Al-Qadi, Roesler prep infrastructure for emerging technologies

Dr. Henry Liu with Apidej Sakulneya during a visit from USDOT

Al-Qadi, Roesler prep infrastructure for emerging technologies

Dr. Henry Liu with Apidej Sakulneya during a visit from USDOT
Apidej Sakulneya presents to Drs. Firas Ibrahim and Henry Liu during a visit from the U.S. Department of Transportation in October 2023
Photo credit: Calvin Tuttle/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, U-M Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)

Infrastructure is key to effectively rolling out next-generation transportation technologies that could

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Sharika Hegde Receives Outstanding Student of the Year Award (SOYA) for 2025

Photo of Henry Liu and Sharika Hegde at the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) 2025 Winter Banquet

Sharika Hegde Receives Outstanding Student of the Year Award (SOYA) for 2025

Photo of Henry Liu and Sharika Hegde at the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) 2025 Winter Banquet
Sharika Hegde and Henry Liu at the 2025 Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) Winter Banquet in Washington, D.C.

Every year, each USDOT-funded University Transportation Center (UTC) selects a Student of the Year which is awarded at the Council of University Transportation Centers

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CCAT Student Researcher Receives Purdue University Eldon J. Yoder Memorial Award

Photo of Mohammadhosein Pourgholamali

CCAT Student Researcher Receives Purdue University Eldon J. Yoder Memorial Award

Photo of Mohammadhosein Pourgholamali
Headshot of Mohammadhosein Pourgholamali
Photo credit: Purdue University Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering

Award is named after an international icon of pavement research.

CCAT student researcher Mohammadhosein Pourgholamali has received the 2024 Eldon Yoder departmental award of the Lyles School of Civil

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Free certificate in connected/automated transportation aims to bring more engineers into the field

Xintao Yan inside test vehicle

Free certificate in connected/automated transportation aims to bring more engineers into the field

Xintao Yan inside test vehicle
Dr. Xintao Yan and Haojie Zhu sit inside a research vehicle
Photo: Brenda Ahearn, Michigan Engineering

Courses offered to engineering students at CCAT partner universities in the Midwest.

Connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies are among the most critical and exciting areas

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CCAT Postdoctoral Researcher Receives INFORMS TSL Best Dissertation Award

Photo of Dr. Xingmin Wang at the INFORMS TSL Business Meeting

CCAT Postdoctoral Researcher Receives INFORMS TSL Best Dissertation Award

Photo of Dr. Xingmin Wang at the INFORMS TSL Business Meeting
Dr. Xingmin Wang at the INFORMS TSL Business Meeting
Photo credit: Peisen Li

The Postdoctoral researcher working out of Dr. Henry Liu’s Michigan Traffic Lab received the prestigious award at the 2024 Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Annual Meeting

Xingmin Wang, a Postdoctoral

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Washtenaw Community College Hosts U-M William Davidson Institute

Group from WCC and WDI at the College

Washtenaw Community College Hosts U-M William Davidson Institute

Group from WCC and WDI at the College
Group from Washtenaw Community College and U-M William Davidson Institute
Photo credit: Washtenaw Community College

Meeting could lead to partnerships aimed at training future electric vehicle workforce.

On October 7th, Diána Paez, Senior Director of Energy & Mobility at the William Davidson Institute (and CCAT Global Symposium

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NGTS 4th Annual Conference Held at Purdue University

Attendees at the 2024 NGTS Conference

NGTS 4th Annual Conference Held at Purdue University

Attendees at the 2024 NGTS Conference
Attendees of the 4th Annual Next-Generation Transport Systems Conference
Photo credit: Purdue University Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering

Conference returned to West Lafayette in a hybrid format with 16 universities participating.

Purdue University hosted the 4th Annual Conference on Next Generation Transportation Systems (NGTS-4) on

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CCAT Organizes and Participates in Inaugural USDOT Future of Transportation Summit

Organizers of the USDOT Future of Transportation Summit stand on stage

CCAT Organizes and Participates in Inaugural USDOT Future of Transportation Summit

Organizers of the USDOT Future of Transportation Summit stand on stage
Organizers of the USDOT Future of Transportation Summit including Dr. Henry Liu and Debby Bezzina
Photo credit: U.S. Department of Transportation

The inaugural event was organized by the five national University Transportation Centers as well as the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT)

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Former MiTSO President Receives Daniel B. Fambro Student Paper Award

Zachary Jerome with ITE Award in hands

Former MiTSO President Receives Daniel B. Fambro Student Paper Award

Zachary Jerome with ITE Award in hands
Zachary Jerome with Steve Kuciemba at the Institute of Transportation Engineers Annual Meeting
Photo credit: Institute of Transportation Engineers

The Ph.D. candidate advised by Dr. Henry Liu received the internationally recognized award at the 2024 ITE Annual Meeting & Exhibition

Zachary Jerome, a Ph.D. candidate

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