The URI Transportation Center was established in 1999 to
conduct multidisciplinary education,
research, technology transfer and
outreach for surface transportation systems and advanced transportation
infrastructure.
The Center is one of 33 national centers supported by the US Department of Transportation
through the University
Transportation Centers Program.
The Center has a full time staff of three, headed by an Executive
Director. The Center also has
an Executive Board chaired
by the URI Vice President for Administration and composed of senior member of the
Center's stakeholder groups.
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National UTC Mission & Goals |
To advance U.S. technology and expertise in the many disciplines
comprising transportation through the mechanisms of education,
research and technology transfer at university-based centers
of excellence.
Education:
a multi disciplinary program of course work and experiential
learning that reinforces the transportation theme of the Center.
Human
Resources: an increased number of students, faculty and
staff who are attracted to and substantively involved in the
undergraduate, graduate and professional programs of the Center.
Diversity:
students, faculty and staff who reflect the growing diversity
of the U.S. workforce and are substantively involved in the
undergraduate, graduate and professional programs of the Center.
Research
Selection: an objective process for selecting and reviewing
research that balances multiple objectives of the program.
Research
Performance: an ongoing program of basic and applied research,
the products of which are judged by peers or other experts
in the field to advance the body of knowledge in transportation.
Technology
Transfer: availability of research results to potential
users in a form that can be directly implemented, utilized
or otherwise applied.
