Wednesday, March 18, 2015

ASCE International Conference on Transportation & Development - June 26-29, 2016 in Houston

International Conference on Transportation & Development
Houston, Texas | June 26-29, 2016
A Conference of the Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) of ASCE
 
Conference Objectives
Smart transportation and development are essential components of competitiveness and prosperity. Projects and practices that truly contribute to smart transportation and development form the theme of this international event. The ASCE International Conference on Transportation & Development (ICTD 2016) will focus on projects and best practices in infrastructure planning and development. It will provide a forum for relevant engineering research, applications, and innovations that contribute to competitiveness, efficiency, convenience, safety, and well-being. Presentations and panel discussions will cover transportation and development planning, financing, functional design, construction, operation, and management: how practitioners are improving performance to meet the critical mobility and development challenges of a changing operational and competitive environment. Presentations and papers are sought to address transportation applications, innovations, and critical needs.

Top Reasons to Attend 
  • Network with other professionals in transportation, development, and infrastructure
  • Learn more about major infrastructure projects underway or being planned in the United States and overseas
  • Discover the latest innovations in planning, design, construction, operations and management
  • Get up-to-date information about federal and state policies and initiatives that are shaping your profession
  • Earn Professional Development Hours and Continuing Education Credits
  • See the infrastructure projects that are reshaping Houston and Texas
Who Should Attend
ASCE International Conference on Transportation & Development (ICTD 2016) is organized to facilitate exchange of information, knowledge, and best practices among transportation and development practitioners and researchers, public infrastructure owners, policy makers, government engineers and planners, operations managers, and leading academics from around the world.
 
Program Overview
The conference is planned for June 26–29, 2016. The technical program will include plenary session with keynote speakers, and multiple technical sessions with panels, presentations, and contributed papers under 5 parallel tracks dealing with roadways, rail and transit, aviation, development, and cross-cutting themes. A poster session with displays of high profile projects and best practices will be held throughout the course of the event. Workshops on specialized topics will be organized as part of the event. The social program will consist of a welcome reception, technical tours, and multiple networking opportunities with speakers and presenters, sponsors and exhibitors, and transportation and development professionals from around the world.
 

Monday, March 9, 2015

Tyler Ley Receives OSU's Regents Distinguished Research Award

Tyler Ley, associate professor and Williams Foundation professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology, was named Oklahoma State University Regents Distinguished Research Award Winner.

Dr. Ley investigates using material science to improve constructions materials, the development of sensors to monitor roads and bridges, and the imaging of the structure and chemistry of materials at the micron and nano scale. In his six years at OSU, his research has been awarded more than $8.8 million in grants, including the funding of 32 projects in which he was the principal investigator. Dr. Ley’s work has led to five patent applications.

His research has been published in 45 peer-reviewed publications and he has co-authored 25 industry reports with his students. He is actively collaborating on research projects with a variety of OSU departments outside of engineering. One project with the College of Education involves developing an engineering-based curriculum for 5th grade students. He is also collaborating on projects involving nine other universities.

In 2014, Dr. Ley was recognized with the American Concrete Institute Walter P. Moore Award, the organization’s highest honor for a faculty member. A passionate teacher, Dr. Ley received the 2011 Halliburton teaching award and the Chi Epsilon Honor Society Teacher of the Year award in 2009.