Connecticut Department of Transportation/Connecticut Transportation Institute 2002
Transportation Research Showcase
March 19, 2002
Agenda
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8:30 am - 9:00 am - Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 am - 9:15 am - Welcome: Introduction video
- Dr. Christian F. Davis , Connecticut Transportation Institute Opening Remarks:
- Dr. John D. Petersen - Chancellor and Provost, University of Connecticut
- James F. Byrnes, Jr - Acting Commissioner, CT Department of Transportation Awards Presentation
- Presented to the Acting Commissioner
9:15 am - 10:30 am - Issues Facing Connecticut and the Nation
Moderator - Dr. Christian Davis
- Future of Transportation - Robert E. Skinner , Jr. Transportation Research Board
- fSHRP (future Strategic Highway Research Program) Robert E. Skinner, Jr. Transportation Research Board
- Connecticut Transportation Issues - James Boice , Bureau Chief, Public Transportation
10:30 am - 10:45 am - Break
10:45 am - 12:00 pm - Finding Solutions for Connecticut
Moderator - Keith R. Lane, ConnDOT
- Computerized Bridge Monitoring - Dr. Robert Lauzon , ConnDOT & Dr. John DeWolf, UConn
- Alternative Fuel Vehicles in Government Fleets: Demonstration of Hybrid
- Diesel-Electric Transit Buses-Mike Sanders , Steve Warren, CTTransit & Dennis Jolly, ConnDOT
- Research Opportunities - James Sime , ConnDOT
- Discussion & Questions
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm - Lunch (with Guest Speaker)
40th Anniversary of the Cooperative Highway Research Program-Dr. Richard Long - Prof. Emeritus, UConn
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm - Current Research Activities & Implementable Products
Moderator - James Sime, ConnDOT
- Highlights of ConnDOT's in-house Research Program Donald Larsen(part 1) , (part 2) ConnDOT Research
- Connecticut's Cooperative Highway Research Program Dr. Lisa Aultman-Hall , UConn
- USDOT Region 1 (New England) University Transportation Center Dr. John Ivan , UConn
- Discussion & Questions
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Break
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Continuation of Current Research Activities & Implementable Products Moderator - Keith Lane, ConnDOT
- Ct Academy of Science & Engineering Dr. A. George Foyt , CASE
- New England Transportation Consortium Research Program Gerald McCarthy , NETC
- Research in Fuel Cells for Transportation
- Patricia Bergman, - UConn, CT Global Fuel Cell Center &
- Dr. James Cowart , UConn
4:00 pm-4:05 pm Closing Remarks and Adjournment
-Keith Lane