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Gator ITE Wins Best Student Chapter - Second Year in a Row Congratulations to our Gator Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) student chapter for winning Best Student Chapter in the Florida Puerto Rico District for the second consecutive year. GatorITE was recognized for their outstanding accomplishments in connecting students with transportation professionals, organizing seminars, and promoting common interests among Chapter members. Ehsan Amini (GatorITE Treasurer), Asean Davis (GatorITE Social Media Coordinator), Thuha Nguyen Lyew (Florida Puerto Rico ITE President), Siddhartha Gulhare (GatorITE President), and Corbin Kramer (GatorITE BEC Representative) Congratulations Ph.D. student Aschkan Omidvar Congratulations to Aschkan Omidvar who won the Bill McGrath Scholarship Award at the Florida Puerto Rico ITE District Annual Meeting. Aschkan is currently an Operations Research Science Intern with Norfolk Southern Corporation in Atlanta, GA and will be graduating this year. This award is given to further the educational pursuits of an outstanding student.

Dr. Nithin Agarwal Presents at the Florida Puerto Rico ITE District Meeting Dr. Agarwal gave a presentation - " UF Transportation Safety Center's Effort on Improving Rural Road Safety in Florida " - during the Safety and Vision Zero Initiatives Session at the Florida Puerto Rico ITE District Annual Meeting.

Learn more about the UFTI T2 Transportation Safety Center

Congratulations to our students graduating this semester: Aschkan Omidvar, Ph.D Islam Ashanul, M.S. Xi Duan, M.S. Aschkan Omidvar successfully defended his dissertation titled "Optimizing Freeway Merge Operations under Conventional and Automated Vehicle Traffic" on November 4, 2019.

Aschkan Omidvar defends his dissertation titled "Optimizing Freeway Merge Operations under Conventional and Automated Vehicle Traffic" Aschkan Omidvar's Dissertation Committee: Dr. Sanjay Ranka, Dr. Lily Elefteriadou, Aschkan Omidvar, Dr. Scot Washburn, and Dr. Demetris Athienitis

Congratulations to Ala Alobeidyeen and Fabio Sasahara who were both honored at the UF International Center Awards Ceremony on Nov. 19

One of the highest priority goals for UF is to expand its international outlook and impact in education, research and service. UF’s leadership has placed a special emphasis on internationalization because it is a direct outgrowth of UF’s mission and reflects the importance of globalization in the world today. Our international students are a key element as we pursue these goals. While international students adjust to a different language, educational system and cultural environment, they also share with the UF community their language, educational system and culture.

Ala Alobeidyeen is currently a Ph.D. student, her dissertation topic is “Flow Propagation Models in Transportation Networks." As Ala continues her journey through studies and research, she also makes time to volunteer in the community. In her time at UF, Ala has involved herself in the K-12 outreach program thought the Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development & Education Center (STRIDE).Additionally, Ala is the vice president of the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Student Chapter at UF.

Fabio Sasahara is currently a Ph.D. student, his dissertation topic is "Evaluation of queue spillback on freeway off-ramp bottlenecks." In his 3 years at UF, Fabio has also been heavily involved in the Gator Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Chapter. He was the chapter President from 2018 to 2019, stepping down this year to focus more on wrapping up his Ph.D. dissertation and spending time with his newborn baby Felipe. Despite no longer being President, Fabio remains involved with Gator ITE, particularly organizing seminars for the group.

Ala Alobeidyeen was awarded the Certificate of Outstanding Merit and the Diane Fisher Award.

Fabio Sasahara was awarded the Certificate of Outstanding Merit

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