Institute of Transportation Engineers - UIUC Student Chapter

09/02/2018

Our first general meeting of the semester will be held on Wednesday, September 5th in 1310 Newmark. Dr. Jeremy Chapman will be presenting "A Gap-Based Approach to the Left Turn Warrant at an Existing Signalized Intersection". This is an exciting opportunity to learn about cutting-edge transportation technology research. As always, there will be free food provided for attendees. See you there!

04/30/2018

Thank you to everyone who attended our autonomous vehicle discussion panel last Tuesday! Our panelists were able to provide excellent insights into the future of autonomous vehicles.

01/31/2018

Our first general meeting of the spring semester will be on Thursday, February 8 at 6pm in 1310 Newmark. Professor Kiruba Haran of the ECE department will be presenting on his research into the electric and hybrid-electric propulsion of commercial aircraft and its importance in reducing CO2 emissions generated by the aviation industry. This is an exciting opportunity to learn about cutting-edge transportation technology research. As always, there will be free food provided for attendees. See you there!

11/29/2017

The Institute of Transportation Engineers UIUC Student Chapter will be hosting its final General Meeting of the Fall 2017 semester on Wednesday, December 6th @ 5:30PM in 2312 Yeh Center (NCEL). We will be hosting Dr. Geoffrey Hewings of the Urban Planning and Economics departments on campus for a lecture entitled Transportation Impact Analysis with Special Attention to the Modeling of Unexpected Events (floods, earthquakes).

In addition to hearing about this pressing topic, attendees will have the opportunity to run for two open positions on the ITE board for the Spring 2018 semester: Treasurer & Events Chair. This is a perfect opportunity to stay involved with us as we look to plan bigger and better events in the Spring semester. Finally, Free pizza will be served! We hope to see new and familiar faces alike at this final meeting of the semester!

10/24/2017

Our next event will be on Wednesday, Oct 25 at 6pm in 2312 Newmark. PhD student Raphael Stern will present on his research about autonomous vehicles. His research interests are autonomous and connected vehicle control, machine learning and artificial intelligence, and traffic data analysis. Hope to see you there!

10/16/2017

Our Fall Student-Practitioner Forum will be on Wednesday, October 18 at 6:30 pm in Newmark 1233. This serves as a good opportunity for students to learn about what is expected of them when interviewing and applying for jobs, what to expect on the job, and other aspects of a transportation engineer's career. Professionals in the transportation industry will be present to speak about their time in the workforce and answer student's questions. There will be free pizza provided to attendees. See you there!

10/03/2017

Our next general meeting will be this Wednesday, Oct 4th, at 5:30pm in 1310 Newmark. The City Engineer of Champaign, Dave Clark, will be speaking about the MCORE construction project on Green St. As always, food will be provided.

The following Wednesday, Oct 11th we will be taking a guided tour of the MCORE construction site. Any student is welcome! To attend, you must wear long pants and close-toed shoes. If you have boots, they are strongly recommended. To reserve your place on the tour, please fill out the form here: https://goo.gl/forms/1FmvHaFEYV3klpZh2

09/19/2017

Our first general meeting of the semester will be on Wednesday, September 20 at 6pm in 2310 Newmark. Engineering Career Services will be speaking about how to approach a career fair. Jimmy John's will be provided as well. Hope to see you there!

05/15/2017

Members of the outgoing ITE Executive Board and faculty adviser Prof. Ray Benekohal's group went out for pizza to celebrate another successful year.

Have a great summer, and see you all in the Fall!

05/11/2017

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2017/05/self-driving-car-reduce-traffic/
Dr. Work's research which found that one self-driving car was enough to reduce traffic!!

One of the reasons why self-driving vehicles might be better than one driven by humans is safety. This is because computers make all the split-second...

04/26/2017

DON'T FORGET!
Our general meeting will start at 6:00 PM. Stop by to hear about the O'Hare Modernization Program with Dr. David Lange!

04/26/2017

TONIGHT!
Join ITE for our last general meeting and hear from Dr. David Lange about the O'Hare Modernization Program.

Also, stand for elections to the ITE Executive Board and get involved with Transportation! All that over some free food.