Dr. Yu Yan, Mr. George Lopp and Dr. Reynaldo Roque, from the University of Florida (UF) Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, conducted a study to examine the possibility of increasing the percentage of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) used for roadway surfaces without reducing pavement cracking performance. 

To address the concern, the researchers designed a comprehensive experimental plan resulting in recommendations that consideration of RAP gradation should be included in future design guidelines.

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Over the summer this year, Dr. Ruth Steiner of the Department of Urban & Regional Planning, participated in an ongoing collaboration between the University of Florida and the University of Indonesia on an International Development Smart Cities project. Dr. Steiner was a keynote speaker at a the International Conference in Quality on Research in Padang, Indonesia. During her trip, Dr. Steiner met with transportation engineering faculty and also made public presentations at Ganadarma University and Tanri Abeng University.

UFTI Director Dr. Lily Elefteriadou traveled to Brazil in August 2019 to present her work on "Signal Control Optimization for Autonomous and Connected Vehicles", a project funded by NSF (Award Number 1446813; additional information on this project is provided at http://avian.essie.ufl.edu/about/). She also presented an overview of the I-STREET testbed and spoke with students and faculty about advanced transportation technologies and their implementation. The invitation was extended to her by colleagues and collaborators from the School of Engineering at the University of São Paulo located in São Carlos, Brazil.

The Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE) at the University of Florida invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher in transportation, to begin as early as Oct. 1, 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter. The successful candidate will assist the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) with several research projects related to its I-STREET initiative. The candidate will assist with proposal writing, development of research plans, quantitative analyses, and tech transfer efforts. Candidates for this position should have a strong qualitative and quantitative research background and have experience with traffic operational analyses, transportation engineering/planning, survey design and administration, statistical analysis, and familiarity with connected and autonomous vehicle operations.