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HAMPTON UNIVERSITY EASTERN SEABOARD INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION Applications CENTER (ESITAC)

Final Report

2006 - 2013


Front Cover: Varina Enon Bridge

Above: Artistic vantage point of Varina Enon


Bridge

DISCLAIMER The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the in-formation presented herein. This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U. S. Department of Transportation University Transportation Centers Program, in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government and partnering organizations assumes no liability for the contents or use thereof.

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Table o f Contents

3 ESITAC Theme

4 Director’s Message

5 ESITAC Milestones

6 Performance Indicators for 2006 - 2013

7 Final Research Projects on TRIS/TRID Databases

9 ESITAC Organization

10. Organization Chart

11 Transportation Steering Committee

12 Research Selection Committee

13 Principal Staff

15 Industrial and Institutional Partners

16 Consortia Partners 17 Research 18 Research Performance Reports (June 2006 to December 2013)

21 Student Researchers

25 Research Spotlight

26 Education and Workforce Development

27 Modular Framework for Education and Workforce Development 28 Education

29 Workforce Development

38 Technology Transfer

39 National Conference

40 Symposium on Transportation Issues and Problems

41 Clearing House for ESITAC activities

42 Related Workshops and Courses

46 Research Presentations and Publications

Esitac Theme The theme of this Center is to enhance regional intermodal transportation systems by improving safety and efficiency while

minimizing environmental impacts.


Director’s Message


It is with a great feeling of achieve-ment that I present this Final Report documenting seven years of dedi-cated work in research, education, and technology transfer. As you read this report, you will perceive the growth of t h e E a s t e r n S e a b o a r d I n t e r m o d -a l T r a n s p o r t a t i o n A p p l i c a t i o n s C e n t e r ( ESITAC) from a modicum of transportation activities in 2006 to a substantial increase over the Strategic Plan’s baseline measures for research, education, and technology transfer per-formance. During this period, Hampton University acquired national and inter-national visibility. In 2006, Hampton University was barely known among the transportation community. Today, with ESITAC researchers serving on international committees, presenting and publishing papers in North Ameri-ca, European Union, Australia, and Asia, it has earned itself a spot on the international transportation map. From the results of 13 completed projects, 32 papers have been presented at national and international confer-ences and 21 papers published in refereed journals and proceedings. ESITAC has put into operation ad-vanced labs in the area of safety, infrastructural renewal, and pollution control. The Hampton University Acci-dent Research Center (HUARC) has simulation facilities for studying the problems of driver distraction and

texting-while-driving which are of na-tional and international concerns. Of all the ESITAC success stories, I am pleased to see the beginning of formal transportation education and workforce development curriculum made available to students. A framework con-sisting of modules which can be independently selected to match ones career goals offers a blend of educa-tion and workforce development in intermodal transportation systems that will produce qualified profes-sionals with techno-managerial skills. This modular framework developed for our consortia sub-award project, has attracted more students and faculty to the field of transportation education and re-search, thus fulfilling the USDOT’s goal of advancing U.S. technology and expertise in transportation. The ESITAC will remain operational and carry on the transportation activities which have evolved during the conduct of the project. Our extensive Website: http://biz.hamptonu.edu/esitac/ will provide updated information on our transportation activities. I look forward to your continued interest and support of the ESITAC.

K. A. D’Souza

Kelwyn A. D’Souza ESITAC Director

http://biz.hamptonu.edu/esitac/

esitac milestones (June 2006 – December 2013)

1. HU receives notification of Tier II UTC grant, award, June 2006. 2. Phase I of the project started, June 2006 3. Strategic Plan approved by RITA, Dec- ember 2007. 4. Awarded the first research project

funded by VDOT entitled Short Term Evaluation of Bridge Cables Using Acoustic Emission Sensors, January 2008.

5. Transportation Steering Committee was finalized, March 2008. 6. Research S e l e c t i o n Committee final-

ized, March 2008. 7. First call for research proposals initi- ated, May 2008. 8. First newsletter published, June 2008. 9. First annual report published, August 2008 (June 2006 – May 2008). 10. HU receives notification of Phase

II grant funding, September 2008. 11. ESITAC played a leading role at the

31st Annual Black Family Conference, March 2009.

12. Completed first project entitled Short Term Evaluation of Bridge Ca-

bles Using Acoustic Emission Sensors, April 2009.

13. Installed Air Pollution Lab, June, 2009.

14. HU receives notification of Phase III grant funding, June 2009.

15. RITA Site Visit, November 2009. 16. Outstanding Student of the Year award-

ed to Ms. Courtney Mitchell, January 2010.

17. PB conducts a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Course, February 2010.

18. HU receives notification of Phase IV grant funding, September 2010.

19, ESITAC hosted the Symposium on Transportation Issues and Problems, October 2010.

20. Outstanding Student of the Year award-ed to Mr. Shaun Harvell, January 2011.

21. HU’s Business students win 3rd Place in the ISM’s Logistics Case Competition February 11, 2011.

22. HU receives notification of Phase V grant funding, June 2011.

23. Outstanding Student of the Year

awarded to Ms. Dionne West, January 2012.

24. ESITAC hosts Workshop on The Climate Change/Sea Level

Rise and the Effects on Transpor-tation Infrastructure, April 2012.

25. ESITAC hosted the National Confer-ence on Intermodal Transportation, October, 2012.

26. Held Transportation Steering Committee meeting, October 2012.

27. Outstanding Student of the Year awarded to Ms. Alexa Hollinshead, January 2013.

28. Hampton University Accident Research Center (HUARC) was established, June 2013.

29 Hosted Workforce Development Workshop, November 2013

30. ESITAC last project completed December 2013.

31. ESITAC grant completed, December 2013. 32. Outstanding Student of the Year

awarded to Ms. Lexis Phillips, Jan-uary 2014.


performance indicators f o r 2006-2013 Strategic plan base line measure year 2006-2007 shown in ( )

RESEARCH PERFORMANCE

13 (4) 13 (1) 32 (3) 21 (-) Transportation

Applied

Research

Projects

Reports Published

Research Papers Research Papers Presented Published

EDUCATION

2 (53) 46 (7) 40 (7) 6 (-)New Transpor-

tation Related Course

Transportation

Related Projects

Undergraduates

In Transportation Related Projects

Graduates In

Transportation Related Projects

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 5 (-) 249 (-)

transportation conferences,

symposiums,

workshops

transportation professionals

participated


Final research reports on tris/trid databases

SR.

#

TRIS

ID#

TITLE OF TRIS RESEARCH

DOCUMENT

START

DATE

END

DATE

TRID ACCESSION# PUBLISH

DATE

TITLE OF FINAL TRID REPORT ESITAC

WEB

SITE

1 28355 Short Term Evaluation of Bridge

Cables Using Acoustic Emission

Sensors.

01/01/2008 04/30/2009 011725131

07/12/2011

Short Term Evaluation of a Bridge

Cable Using Acoustic Emission Sen-

sors1.

YES

2 19746 Investigation of Nitrogen Oxides

Emissions from a Major Road-

way.

10/01/2008 12/31/2009 01154222 12/31/2009

Investigation of Nitrogen Oxides

Emissions from a Major Roadway

YES

3 19747 Modeling Traffic Accidents at

Signalized Intersections in the

City of Norfolk, Virginia.

10/01/2008 12/31/2009 01341898 12/31/2010

Modeling Traffic Accidents at

Signalized Intersections in the City of

Norfolk, VA

YES

4 19748 Non-Destructive Bridge Testing

with Acoustic Emission (AE)

Sensors.

10/01/2008 02/28/2010 01154221 12/31/2009

Non-Destructive Bridge Testing and

Monitoring with Acoustic Emission

(AE) Sensor Technology

YES

5 26205 Investigation of NOx and Trop-

ospheric Ozone Transport

around a Major Roadway.

03/01/21010 02/28/2011 01341899 02/28/2011

Effect of Ozone and Distance from a

Major Roadway on Nitrogen Oxides

Concentrations

YES

6 26207 Non-Destructive Bridge Testing

With Advanced Micro-II Digital

AE system.

03/01/2010 02/28/2011 01463958 02/28/2011

Non-Destructive Bridge Testing With

Advanced Micro-II Digital AE Sys-

tem

YES

7 26206 Modeling and Predicting Traffic

Accidents at Signalized Intersec-

tions in the City of Norfolk, VA.

03/01/2010 02/28/2011 01365968 10/2011

Modeling and Predicting Traffic Ac-

cidents at Signalized Intersections in

the City of Norfolk, VA.

YES

1Funded by VDOT. Full report available at: http://www.virginiadot.or...ine_reports/pdf/10-r24.pdf

CONTINUED……..


http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/10-r24.pdf

Final research reports on tris/trid databases

SR.

#

TRIS

ID#

TITLE OF TRIS RE-

SEARCH DOCUMENT

START

DATE

END

DATE

TRID AC-

CESSION #

PUB/MOD

DATE

TITLE OF FINAL TRID

REPORT

ESITAC

WEB

SITE

8 28334

Impact of Education and

Awareness Programs on the

Usage and Attitude towards

Texting while Driving among

Young Drivers.

05/01/2011 05/30/2012 01467988

01/03/2013

Impact of Education and


Usage and Attitude towards

Texting while Driving among

Young Drivers.

YES

9 28335

Acoustic Emission (AE) Sensor

Technology: Utilization for

Non-Destructive Bridge testing.

05/01/2011 04/30/2012 01446277 09/19/2012

Non-Destructive Bridge test-

ing with Acoustic Emission

(AE) Sensor Technology.

YES

10 28140

Further Analysis of NOx and

O3 data, and the Acquisition,

Installation and Laboratory

Testing of the PM Equipment

05/01/2011 05/31/2012 01446265 05/31/2012

Further Analysis of NOx and

O3 data, and the Acquisition,

Installation and Laboratory

Testing of the PM Equipment YES

11 32557

Investigation of Fine Particulate

Matter, NOx and Tropospheric

Ozone Transport around a Ma-

jor Roadway.

06/20/2012 05/31/2013 01495387 07/31/2013

Investigation of Fine Particu-

late Matter, NOx and

Tropospheric Ozone Transport

around a Major Roadway.

YES

12 31986

A Research Framework For

Studying Transit Bus Driver

Distraction 06/20/2012 05/31/2013 01495385 09/2013

A Research Framework For

Studying Transit Bus Driver

Distraction YES

13 31987

Investigation Of Corrosion And

Other Deterioration Effects In

Highway Bridge Components

Using Non-Destructive Testing

Technology Of Acoustic Emis-

sion

06/20/2012

12/31/2013 01520423

03/29/2014

Investigation Of Corrosion

And Other Deterioration Ef-

fects In Highway Bridge

Components Using Non-

Destructive Testing Technolo-

gy Of Acoustic Emission2

YES


Esitac organization

The School of Business The School of Engineering and Technology


organization chart


ESITAC Director Dr. Kelwyn D’Souza

Transportation Steering Committee

Research

Selection

Committee

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR – TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Dr. Sharad Maheshwari

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR – EDUCA-TION & TRAINING Prof. Carey Freeman

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR – RESEARCH Dr. Jale Akyurtlu

School of Business Dean and ESITAC Budget Executive Dr. Sid H. Credle

Hampton University Provost Dr. Pamela V. Hammond

Hampton University President Dr. William R. Harvey

Transportation Steering Committee

Transportation Steering Committee: serves as an advisory body to govern the ESITAC. The Committee provides advice relative to project goals, implementation, and coordinating partnership activities and funding. The Committee is made up of the following leaders representing federal, state, city, academics, and private organizations whose expertise contributes positively to the theme and goals of ESITAC.

Member Title/Organization

Dr. Moges Ayele Senior Liaison for Higher Education, FHWA, USDOT.

Mr. Michael Chapman Assistant Deputy Director for Aerospace Testing, NASA Langley

Dr. Sid Credle Dean, School of Business, Hampton University.

Dr. Michael Demetsky Henry L. Kinnier Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the

Center for Transportation Studies, UVA.

Dr. Kelwyn D’Souza ESITAC Director, Hampton University.

Mr. David Gehr Senior Vice President, Parsons Brinkerhoff.

Dr. Asad J. Khattak Frank Batten Endowed Chair Professor, Civil & Environmental

Engineering Department, Old Dominion University.

Dr. Eric Sheppard Dean, School of Engineering and Technology, Hampton Universi-

ty.

Mr. Everett Skipper Director, Department of Engineering, City of Newport News.

Mr. Michael Sprinkel Associate Director, Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation

and Research, (VCTIR), VDOT.

Dr. Roger Stough Associate Dean for Research and NOVA Endowed Chair & Pro-

fessor of Public Policy, George Mason Univ.

Mr. Bill Thomas Associate Vice President, Gov. Relations, Hampton University.


Research Selection Committee

Research Selection Committee: assists and advises the Center on selecting research projects that fit the theme, expertise of the Univer-

sity, and the regional needs. The Committee is made up of the following transportation experts representing federal, state, city,

academics, and private organizations.

Member Title/Organization

Dr. Guzin Akan City Transportation Engineer (Retired), City of Norfolk, Division of Transportation.

Dr. Jale Akyurtlu Associate Director (Research), ESITAC, Hampton University.

Mr. Lynn Allsbrook Acting Director of Public Work, Dept of Public Works, City of

Hampton.

Mr. Thomas Ballou Director, Air Data Analysis and Planning, Virginia Department of

Environmental Quality (VDEQ).

Mr. Lorenzo Casanova Senior LP and Research Engineer, FHWA, Virginia District Office.

Ms. Lisa Colbert Project Manager, FTA, Washington D. C.

Mr. Stephany Hanshaw Statewide Transportation Operations Center Project Manager,

VDOT.

Mr. Jim Ponticello Air Quality Program Manager, VDOT.

Dr. Camelia Ravanbakht Deputy Executive Director, Hampton Roads Transportation Plan-

ning Organization.

Dr. Stephen Sharp Research Scientist, Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation

and Research, (VCTIR), VDOT.

Dr. John Sokolowski Executive Director, Virginia Modeling and Simulation Center

(VMASC), ODU.


Principal Staff

ATES AKYURTLU, Ph.D. Professor Chemical Engineering Research I n v e s t i g a t o r Specialization: Reacting flows, c o m b u s t i o n a n d propu lsion ; m o d e l i n g o f chemical r e -ac to r s ; catalytic and noncatalytic gas-solid reactions; above topics related to coal, general energy and environmental research; application of general purpose and design software to per-form chemical engineering calculations.

JALE AKYURTLU, Ph.D. Endowed Professor Chemical Engineering Associate Director (Research) and Research I n v e s t i g a t o r Specialization: Chemical reaction engineering; model ing of chemical reactors; catalytic and noncatalytic gas-solid reactions; above topics related to coal, general energy and environmental research; application of general purpose and design software to conduct chemical engineering calculations; undergraduate education in nanotechnology.

SID CREDLE, Ph.D. Dean School of Business Budget Executive Specialization: Application of Social Cognitive Career Theory, Merger Acquisition Target Firm Valuation Methods, and Higher Education Administration.


Principal Staff (Cont.)

CAREY FREEMAN, Chairperson Aviation Associate Director (Education) Specialization: A retired Air Force Officer, Pilot and Air Traffic Controller. Holds Federal Aviation Administration licenses and ratings in: Airline Transport Pilot; Gold Seal Certified Flight Instructor Airplanes and Instruments; Single and Multi-Engine; Commercial Pilot Single–Engine Sea; Ad-vanced ground Instructor; and Control Tower Operator.

VADIVEL JAGASIVAMANI, Ph.D. Researcher Electrical Engineering Research I n v e s t i g a t o r Specialization: Nondestructive testing, Aging aircraft NDE, Corrosion studies, Measurement & Instrumentation techniques, Electronic Circuits, Microcontrollers, Microscopy (TEM, SEM & Optical), Vacuum techniques, XRD, Reverse engineering and Prototyping.

SHARAD MAHESHWARI, Ph.D. Associate Professor Business Administration Associate Director (Technology Transfer) and Research I n v e s t i g a t o r Specialization: Traffic Management, Logistics, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Management Education, Total Quality Control, and Taguchi Technique.


Industrial and institutional Partners

ORGANIZATION NAME LOCATION CONTRIBUTIONS

Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) Hampton, VA Assisted ESITAC during driver distraction study, provided research

internship positions and mentoring, and in-kind match.

Institute for Supply Management

(ISM)

Phoenix, AZ Provides free membership for faculty and students as in kind match.

Organizes student case competitions and mentoring.

National Highway Institute (NHI) Arlington, VA Provided access to training and case study materials.

Newport News/Williamsburg

International Airport

Newport News, VA Provided internship positions and mentoring in Air Traffic Manage-

ment, Airport Operations Management, and Flight Operations

Management.

Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) Norfolk, VA PB representatives teamed up with ESITAC in research/educational

fields and provided in-kind match.

Potomac and Rappahannock

Transit Commission (PRTC)

Woodbridge, VA Provided data and conducted survey for the ESITAC driver distraction

research project.

Virginia Department of Transpor-

tation (VDOT)

Richmond, VA Provided full funding for the Short Term Evaluation of Bridge Cables Using

Acoustic Emission Sensors project. Collaborates with ESITAC on Non-

Destructive Testing of bridges research projects.


Consortia Partners

Hampton University is one of the five members of the consortium of uni-

versities led by Mississippi State University (MSU) that established

the National Center for Intermodal Transportation for Economic

Competitiveness (NCITEC) through a grant from RITA of the U.S. De-

partment of Transportation. The other members o f the consortium

include the University of Denver, University of Mississippi, and Louisi-

ana State University.

Hampton University is also one of the four members of the con-

sortium of Universities led by Marshall University that established

the Multimodal Transportation & Infrastructure Consortium (MTIC)

through a grant from RITA of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The other members of the consortium include Rahall Transportation

Institute (RTI) at Marshall University, Kentucky Transportation Center at

the University of Kentucky, and Center for Transportation Innovation at the

University of Louisville.

RITA Site Visit to Mississippi State University (L to R): Harold “Skip” Paul (LSU), Denise Dunn (RITA), Kelwyn D’Souza (HU), Patrick Sherry (DU), Burak Eksioglu (MSU), Caesar Singh (RITA), Amy Stearns (RITA) and Devendra Parmar (HU)


research

Student Researchers


Research performance reports (June 2006 – December 2013) 1) COMPLETED PROJECTS Year 7 (2012 - 2013)

Investigation of Fine Particulate Matter, NOx and Tropospheric O z one

Transport around a Major Roadway.

Investigators: Drs. Ates Akyurtlu & Jale Akyurtlu.

Investigation of Corrosion and Other Deterioration Effec ts in

Highway Bridge Components Using Non-Destructive Testing

Technology of Acoustic Emission.

Investigator: Dr. Vadivel Jagasivamani.

A Research Framework for Studying Transit Bus Driver Distraction

Investigators: Drs. Kelwyn D’Souza & Sharad Maheshwari.

Year 6 (2011 - 2012)

F u r t h e r Analysis of NOx and O3 Data, Testing, and Calibration of

Upgraded PM Equipment. Investigators: Drs. Ates Akyurtlu & Jale Akyurtlu.

Non-destructive Bridge Testing with Acoustic Emission (AE) Sensor Technology. Investigator: Dr. Devendra Parmar.

Impact of Education and Awareness Programs on the Usage

and Attitude Towards Texting While Driving Among Young Driv-

er.

Investigators: Drs. Sharad Maheshwari and Kelwyn D’Souza.

(Top) Concrete columns damages due to the corrosion of reinforcing

steel rods and corrosion damages in steel structures. (Bottom) Den-

bigh Blvd. Bridge Crossing over CSX railway in Newport N e w s , VA.


Year 5 (2010 – 2011)

Effect of Ozone and Distance from a Major Roadway on Nitrogen Oxides Concentrations.

Investigators: Drs. Ates Akyurtlu & Jale Akyurtlu.

Non-Destructive Bridge Testing With Advanced Micro-II Digital AE

System.

Investigator: Dr. Devendra Parmar.

Modeling and Predicting Traffic Accidents at S i g n a l i z e d

Intersections in the City of Norfolk, VA.

Investigators: Drs. Sharad Maheshwari and Kelwyn D’Souza.

Year 4 (2009 – 2010)

Investigation of Nitrogen Oxides Emissions from a Major Roadway. Investigators: Drs. Ates Akyurtlu & Jale Akyurtlu.

Non-Destructive Bridge Testing and Monitoring with Acoustic Emission (AE) Sensor Technology.


Modeling Traffic Accidents at Signalized Intersections in the City

of Norfolk, VA.

Investigators: Drs. Sharad Maheshwari a n d Kelwyn D’Souza .

―Non-Destructive Bridge Testing With Acoustic

Emission (AE) Sensor Technology,‖


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Variation of Nitrogen Oxide Concentrations with Distance from the Roadway. Error bars

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Year 3 (2008 - 2009

Short term Evaluation of Bridge Cables Using Acoustic Emission Sensors.


Year 1 & 2 (2006 – 2008)

Involved with grant startup activities, preparation

of Strategic Plan, forming external committees,

and selecting projects in Safety, Infrastructural

Renewal and Environmental Stewardship.

2) DISCONINUED PROJECTS: None

3) PROJECTS WITH SIGNIFICANT COST OVERRUNS: None.

Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (VDOT 1990)


Student Researchers

2012 - 2013

1. Bus Driver Distraction Study Continued Student researcher Ms. Alexa Hollinshead analyzed the HRT and PRTC acci-dent database

1 2

3 4

and conducted sample route ob-servations. She participated in the NCIT conference and pre-sented, and published a joint paper on driver distraction.

2. NDT and Safety Assurance

Engineering Student researchers

Mr. Joel Fernandez, Mr. Javier

Martinez, Mr. Darrion Cren-

shaw, and Mr. Benjamin Pinda

used NDT to evaluate the struc-

tural safety of bridges.

3. Pollution Research

Engineering student re-

searchers Travian Samp-

son, Courtney Watts,

Courtney Dansby, and Dar-

rion Crenshaw. worked on

―Investigation of Fine Par-

ticulate M a t t e r , NOx and

Tropospheric Ozone Tran-

sport around a Major

Roadway‖ under the su-

pervision of Dr. Ates

Akyurtlu and Dr. Jale

Akyurtlu.

4. Texting-While-Driving

MBA student researchers Mr. Andrew Nguyen and Ms. Victoria Saunders, conducted experi-ments on the texting- while-driving using the DriveSquare simulator. The study was con-ducted on the campus of Hampton University. The experi-ments’ samples were drawn from Hampton University student volunteers who agreed to par-ticipate in the study.

Texting while driving studies in

progress.


2011 - 2012

1. Bus Driver Distraction Student research interns Ms.

Alexa Hollinshead and Ms. Jes-

sica Sims conducted the study

on Transit Bus Driver Distrac-

tion at HRT through follow up

surveys, route observations

and data analysis.

1 2

3

2. Non-destructive Testing

(NDT) Engineering student re-

searchers Mr. Terrell

Robinson and Mr. Nigel

Plumb, worked on the re-

search project ―Non-

destructive Bridge Testing

with Acoustic Emission (AE)

Sensor Technology: Study

on a Bridge Crossing Over

Rail Road and a Highway‖

during the Spring 2012

semester.

3. Pollution Research

Chemical engineering student researchers, Mr. Albert George, Mr. Benjamin Pinda, and Mr. James Reid worked with ESITAC researchers Dr. Ates Akyurtlu and Dr. Jale Akyurtlu on setup, cali-bration, and operation of the PM analyzer. They also participat-ed in the NOx and ozone measurements for longer time periods, and collected the traffic volume data on I-64 using cam-eras.


2010 - 2011

1. A Pilot Study on Bus

Distraction at Hampton

Roads Transit

Student research intern, Ms.

Michelle Talley studied bus

driver distraction at HRT

and its impact on traffic

1 2

3

accidents. An analysis of

historical bus accident

data for the past two years

was conducted to identify

causes of accidents in the

City’s Northside and

Southside locations.

2. AE Investigation of

Highway Bridges

Student research intern, Ms.

Shelitta Sheffield, worked on

the research project: Non-

destructive bridge testing with

Advanced Micro-II D ig i ta l AE

system during the 2010-2011

academic years.

3. Pollution Research Stu-dent research intern, Mr. Lamarr Hill, and Ms. Avian Lain, processed the data and assisted with the start-up of the new PM analyzer. T hey collected ozone, NOx, and PM data in the commuter parking lot across Hampton Universi-ty Convocation Center, using a Thermo Scientific Model 49i ozone analyzer, a Thermo Scientific 42i chemilumines-cence

NO-NO2-NOx analyzer, and

a Thermo Scientific Model

1405-DF Particulate Matter

(PM) analyzer, respectively.

Air Pollution Laboratory at Hamp-

ton University

Mr. Terrell Robinson (L) and Mr. Ni-gel Plumb (R) inspecting the Pocket Digital UT system at the NDT La-boratory.


2009 - 2010

1. Driver Distraction Study

Student researcher Ms. Amber Griffith did a preliminary a n a l y -s i s of bus accident data at HRT to identify causes due to driver distraction.

1 2 She worked under the guid-ance of the HRT safety officer collecting accident data and conducting route observations in Hampton, Newport News, and Norfolk.

2. Students Serve as

Research Assistants

Student researchers Ms.

Courtney Mitchell, Ms. Dinah

Holland, Mr. LaMarr Hill, and

Mr. Tyler Hopkins assisted with

the ESITAC’s environmental

project. They were involved in

collecting traffic data, mak-

ing environmental

measurements, doing litera-

ture search, and modeling air

pollution

2008 - 2009

Accident Analysis at the City of Norfolk

Mr. Parth Punjabi, assisted with

data collection for the research

project on traffic accident

analysis in the City of Norfolk.

2006 - 2008

Modeling Transportation Pollutants:

Mr. Christopher Santiago, as-

sisted with modeling of the

dispersion of transportation

pollutants on I-64.


Research Spotlight

National News

Evaluation of Highway

Bridge Cables Using

Acoustic Emission

Sensors

This completed project was highlighted by RITA in UTCs Program Points of Pride 2009 as signifi-cantly aligned with the nation’s needs and with the Department of Trans-portation’s goal of econ-omy and infrastructure in-vestment. This is a tribute to ESITAC’s abilities to offer practical solutions to transportation problems and respond to new and continuing challenges.

Varina- Enon Cable Stay Bridge (Final Report VTRC 10-R24).

Asset Management Listening Brief reported that acoustic emission specialist Physical Acoustics Corporation worked with Hampton University and the Virginia Transportation Research Council on a study to monitor the stay cables of a major bridge. The project on the Varina-Enon Bridge over the James River led by Hampton University in Virginia, in-volved the short term evaluation of bridge cables using acoustic emission sensors provided by Physical Acoustics Corporation.


Education AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Library Resources Lecture Auditorium



FRAMEWORK

Education

Curriculum Redesign

MBA with Logistics Mgt

Major in Aviation Mgt

Minor in Aviation Mgt

Concentration in Transportation Mgt

Classroom/Other Strategies

Intermodal Transportation Components

Transportation Scholarships

Building of Transportation Labs

Classroom Upgrades

Workforce Development

Internal Training

Distinguished Lecture Series

Research Internships

Evaluation of Internships

External Training

Eisenhower Fellowships and SoY Awards

NSTI Program

Field Interns/Field Trips

Workforce Dev. Workshop and Conf.

FIGURE 1. modular FRAMEWORK for EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

The modular framework (Figure 1) developed for the Mississippi State University Consortium sub-award has been adopted by the ESITAC project. It consists of education and workforce development modules that were formulated by introducing a few new courses, updating availa-ble multidisciplinary programs of course work, and including lecture series, research projects, fellow-ships, and experiential learning.

EDUCATION The education goal of the Center was to develop curriculum, courses, and delivery systems for interdisci-plinary transportation programs that include experiential training in inter-modal transportation operations. Education modules consist of academic programs that were de-veloped through Curriculum Re-design and Classroom Strategies. CURRICULUM REDESIGN The existing transportation programs within Hampton University (HU) were revised and integrated to offer an interdisciplinary curriculum with emphasis in intermodal transporta-tion. The undergraduate and grad-uate transportation courses were updated to incorporate case studies. MBA with Logistics Management

The MBA curriculum was altered to include emphasis in intermodal

transportation and its impact on business logistics. It included topics such as transportation planning, op-timization, challenges in logistics due to transportation, etc. The NHI educational resources were utilized while implementing ad-vanced course materials and case studies that incorporated transporta-tion issues in supply chain/logistics into the MBA 551 curriculum. Grad-uate students were encouraged to participate in transportation and lo-gistics case competition, confer-ences, guest lectures, field trips, and workshops to gain an exposure to career opportunities and advanced degree programs in transportation available at other universities. MAJOR AND MINOR IN AVIATION MANAGEMENT AND CONCEN-TRATION IN TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT These aviation modules prepare students to work in the aviation in-dustry, which is a large and growing segment of intermodal transporta-tion, especially in the global econ-omy. A growing number of under-graduate students are currently pursuing a major and minor in Avia-tion Management, and a Concen-tration in Transportation Manage-ment. An increase in airfreight and passenger movement through the region’s two international airports will result in added pressure on the surface transportation modes creat-

ing need for skills in air transporta-tion to supplement surface transportation modes. Students majoring in other fields of study are offered an opportunity to earn a minor in Aviation Man-agement. The course curriculum was revised to increase emphasis on intermodal transportation, avia-tion safety, and legislation tools to ensure safe operations of the civil aviation fleet. The Aviation Manage-ment minor and Concentration in Transportation Management mod-ules were developed to attract bright students from other majors to the transportation educational and work-force development modules. The Concentration in Transportation Management provides students an opportunity to earn a major degree in their field of study with a concen-tration in transportation manage-ment. It was implemented in both the Aviation and Management de-partments and is promoted to students through workshops and offering of scholarships. CLASSROOM AND OTHER STRATEGIES Intermodal Transportation Com-ponents Nine existing transportation man-agement and related courses of-fered across campus were identified and stored in a database.


The current undergraduate and graduate transportation courses and the undergraduate Aviation Man-agement courses were updated to incorporate intermodal transport-ation components and case studies. The graduate courses were altered to include emphasis on intermodal transportation as well as its impact on business logistics. Case studies which incorporate transportation concepts on supply chain/logistics management were included in the curriculum. Transportation Scholarships The announcement of scholarships and internships encouraged stu-dents to consider Aviation Manage-ment major/minor and Concentration in Transportation Management modules. It has attracted and edu-cated our bright students in transportation. A Presidential Schol-ar joined the project team as a stu-dent research intern. Other scholars from across campus were selected as Transportation Fellows to work on research projects in the Student Transportation Fellowship Program (STFP). The overall goal of the STFP is to attract and educate the next generation of transportation

professionals through well designed education and job training programs. To meet this goal, selected STFP students were assigned independent research projects on safety related topics, and attended the transporta-tion workshop, and guest lectures. Transportation Labs The computers and equipment used in research projects are made avail-able to students to conduct class experiments and research projects. The HU Accident Research Center (HUARC) located in the School of Business acquired a driving simula-tor from DriveSquare, Inc. for studying driver distraction. The sim-ulator has three sensors—brake pedal, accelerator pedal and front wheels that create multiple driving scenarios. It is being used for train-ing as well as generating a data log for each session which includes red light infractions, crossing of yellow lines, severing and number of crashes. The objective of the driv-ing simulator is to study the attitude of drivers towards ―Texting-While-Driving‖ and incorporate the results in the education and training mod-ules.

Classroom Upgrades The goal was to educate the next generation of transportation profes-sionals in the usage and application of advanced simulation software packages as well as improve quality of student interaction. To achieve this goal, advanced simulation soft-ware packages and state-of-the-art classroom technology that includes a Smart Board Model 685 with UF75 Projector, Kramer 1x2 XGA Distribu-tion Amplifier, and a Multimedia Lectern have been installed in the Transportation and Logistics Class-room (Buckman Hall 208) in the School of Business for use in con-ducting courses for the education modules.

WORKFORCE DEVELOP-MENT The workforce development includes internal and external training mod-ules that are geared towards building the transportation workforce through student research interns working alongside faculty research-ers on several research projects, in-plant internships, lecture series, and the fellowship programs.


INTERNAL TRAINING

Distinguished Lecture Series

1. Texting While Driving

Lecture

City of Poquoson’s Police

Chief Clifford T. Bowen made

a presentation to a group of

freshman students on the

dangers of texting while

driving. The participants

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were part of the texting

while driving study group.

Mr. Bowen highlighted

various aspects of texting

while driving such as ―Inatten-

tion Blindness‖ caused due

to distraction and how it im-

pairs drivers’

ability to maneuver an ob-

stacle. Students raised

several questions related

to law and enforcement of

the texting while driving

statutes.

2. Career Management

Mr. Christopher Lawson,

Division Administrator for

the Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA)

and the Principal Repres-

entative for the FHWA in

the District of Columbia

discussed with Hampton

University students the

importance of career

management.

3. Safety Issues

Mr. Hari Kalla, MUTCD Team

Leader, Office of Operations

(HOTO-1) at the FHWA deliv-

ered a lecture entitled

Traffic Safety: A Federal

Perspective.

The lecture, attended by

faculty members and stu-

dents from across the

campus generated a lively

question and answer ses-

sion.


4. Transit Route Design

Dr. Jeremy Blum from Penn State Harrisburg deliver-

ed a lecture on Agent-

Based Optimization of

Transit Route Network

Design.

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Design (TRND) model seeks

to optimize a set of bus

routes and schedules that

maximizes the utility of

the bus system for passen-

gers while minimizing

operator cost.

The optimization system

developed by Dr. Blum was

based on intelligent agent

architecture. In this architec-

ture, several existing and

new meta-heuristic and

heuristic search approaches

are encapsulated in a single

intelligent agent to find an

optimal solution.

5. Airline Careers.

The Department of Aviation

invited First Officer Steve

Forest, Continental Airlines,

Boeing 777 and First Officer

Joanne Forest, United Air-

lines, Airbus A-320 for a

lecture presentation. Both

speakers had substantial

flying experience. The main

focus of their presentation

was on careers in the air-

line industry. Initially,

Steve and Joanne de-

scribed their career paths in

the airline industry. Both

were graduates of college

aviation programs and

worked at variety of jobs in

the aviation industry before

joining the airlines.

6. Research Projects at

VTRC

Dr. Steven R. Sharp Dr. Steven

R. Sharp, Research Scientist

at the Virginia Transportation

Research Council (VTRC), Char-

lottesville Office presented the

different types of research pro-

jects conducted by VTRC

Research and Field Interns The internship program included

a variety of majors who were

placed in internships at facilities

located in Hampton and Norfolk.

The interns worked on selected

research projects that were mutu-

ally beneficial to the company and

students.


Research and Field Interns

Ms. Lexis Phillips.

Ms. Victoria Saunders.

Ms. Reani Lewis

Mr. Jason B. Moore

Ms. Takhaja Lanae Cotton

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Ms. Takari Cotton

Ms. Siedah Garret

Mr. Terrell Robinson

Ms. Chelsy Gray

Ms. Thuy Lee Phoyo

Mr. Devin Jones (left) and Mr. Richard Nelson


Evaluation of Internships A survey instrument was used to evaluate the impact of the internship program on students and participating organiza-tions. It was based on the feedback from current and past participants, as well as the stated goals of the internship programs over past several years. Each responding in-tern completed the survey to determine desired outcomes and expectations of the internship. In addition, team members performed a summative evaluation by interview-ing mentors and interns to examine benefits, costs, and suggestions for future enhancement of the program. The survey was administered on the past participants of the internship program to gain longitudinal analysis of the ef-fectiveness of the internship program. Since 1995, approximately 80 students have participat-ed in the internship program. The 14 former interns that responded to a feedback survey indicated that the intern-ship experiences were very educational (Figure 2). Around 70% of the interns considered transportation careers at some point of time in their career (Figure 3), however less than 10% of the interns secured employment with transpor-tation organizations. Due to the small sample size, final conclusions have not been drawn. The study continues with greater number of responses expected from the past interns.

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1. Ms. Alexa Hollinshead was selected for 2012 Outstand-ing Student of the Year award. Ms. Hollinshead worked as a research intern with Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) and Po-tomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC).

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2. Ms. Dionne West w a s s e -l e c t e d f o r t h e 2011 Outstanding Student of the Year. Dionne is a senior in the five-year MBA program and is on a partial athletic scholarship wi th the Women’s Golf Team. In her most recent internship with Hampton Roads Transit, Dionne participated in the launching of the Light Rail Transit system in Norfolk, Vir-ginia. 3. Mr. Shaun Harvell, was selected for the 2010 Out-standing Student of the Year Award for his research pro-ject entitled: Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) Deter-rent Technology: Ultrasonic versus Infrasonic Sound Waves. Shaun is an outstand-ing student, and peer leader having earned and held the respect of faculty, staff, and fellow students.

4. Ms. Courtney Mitchell was selected for the 2009 Out-standing Student of the Year Award. She worked with Dr. Ates Akyurtlu on analyzing NOx emissions a t high traffic intersections and was involved in self-training of the NOx Emission Analyzer, the CA-LINE4 software, and modeling of air pollution. Ms. Lexis Phillips was the final ESITAC recipient of the 2013 Outstanding Stu-dent of the Year Award. Ms. Phillips is a Presiden-tial Scholar currently working at the Hampton University Accident Re-search Center (HUARC). She conducts studies on texting-while-driving and driver distraction.

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selected as the 2013 -2 014

Eisenhower Fellow. His re-

search was in the area of

Air Transportation.

Mr. Crawford is currently

serving as an Airport Man-

agement Intern at the San

Jose airport.

2. Mr. Henry Norris, partici-

pated in the TRB annual

meeting in Washington, D.C.

in January 2013. Mr. Norris

completed his airport re-

search project, and

graduated in May, 2013 with

plans to work for the FAA. 3. Mr. Westin Goetz participated

in the 2008 – 2009 Dwight D.

Eisenhower Transportation Fel-

lowship Poster Session where

he presented the numerous

benefits of Next Generation Air

Traffic Control System, specifi-

cally, the Automatic Dependent

Surveillance Broadcast Sys-

tem currently being imple-

mented by the FAA.

This provided him an opportunity to

share the current events and future

technologies being used by the aviation

industry with professionals in all areas

of the transportation industry. The following table shows the number of fellowships that have been awarded during the 2006-2009 period.

Academic Year No. of Fellow-

ships

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National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI)

Since 2008, ESITAC has played an active role in the School of Business

National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI). A t e a c h i n s t i t u t e ,

Professor Carey Freeman, Associate Director (Education) presented an

overview of the transportation industry to the high school participants

and organized the ESITAC essay contest. The essay contest required

students to prepare a paper on a transportation-related topic. The ESITAC

awarded cash prizes to the winners of student essay contest:

High School Students Participating in the 2010 STI at Hampton University.


Professor Freeman Distributing Prizes to Winner of

the Transportation Essay Competition.

NSTI Program Evaluation The ESITAC conducted an evaluation of the National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI) to explore its impact on generating interest in transportation for middle and high school students. The objective was to assess whether the students that complete the Hampton Univer-sity NSTI Program are encouraged to seek additional transportation-related opportunities that will prepare them for careers within the field of transportation. A survey was mailed to former NSTI participants to ascertain the perceived educational value of the program. A total of 37 participants that responded to the survey reported im-provement in various skills sets (Figure 4). The exposure to key personnel in the FHWA and VDOT cou-pled with mentoring and academic enhancement provided by the program’s staff was found to be effective for the students that participated in the NSTI Program. Over 60% of the respondents selected science, technol-ogy, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related majors in the college (Figure 5). Consistent with prior research, the mentorship provided during the 4-week summer program was found to be valuable and effective. The exposure to key personnel in the FHWA and VDOT coupled with mentoring and academic enhancement provided by the program’s staff was found effective in enhancing math and technology skills for the partici-pants..

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National Conference for Intermodal Transportation 2012


National Conference

On October 11-12, 2012, ESITAC hosted its 1st National Conference on Intermodal Transportation: Problems, Prac-tices, and Policies on the campus of Hampton University. T h e Keynote Speaker was Mr. Jeff Keever, Sen-ior Deputy Executive Director, Virginia Port Authority. More than 120 participants including stu-dents, faculty members, city planners, and transportation professionals from all over the world participated in the conference. Several technical abstracts were received by the conference technical committee which reviewed all the submissions and made recommendations for in-

clusion into the conference program. Totally, 34 tech-nical papers were selected for presentation and 14 other topics were selected for the various plenary ses-sions. The conference incorporated a wide range of transportation topics including transportation policy, safety, security, environment, infrastructure, simulation, education and workforce development. The conference agenda included an opening session, two plenary ses-sions, one panel discussion and nine different technical sessions.


Symposium on Transportation Issues and Problems On October 1, 2010, ESITAC hosted a Symposium on Transportation Issues and Problems in the Hampton Roads. Around 50 participants including students, faculty members, city planners, and transportation professionals from the Hampton Roads area participated in the sympo-sium. This full-day event started with opening remarks by Dr. Kelwyn D’Souza, ESITAC Director. The Symposium included nine different presentations and a panel discus-

sion on the transportation issues in the Hampton Roads. The presentations were followed by a panel discus-sion. The panelists consisted of Mr. Jim Ponticello, Dr. Camelia Ravanbakht, Mr. Timothy Rayner and Dr. Ste-phen Sharp. The panel was moderated by Dr. Jale Akyurtlu. The symposium’s organizing committee con-sisted of Dr. Jale Akyurtlu, Mr. Carey Freeman and Dr. Sharad Maheshwari.


CLEARING HOUSE FOR ESITAC activities

ESITAC Website The Center has maintained i t ’ s website since 2008. The website includes links that disseminate research and education activities to wider audiences. Abstracts as well as full research reports are posted on the site. Conference proceedings, research publications, lectures and other educational p r o -g r a m s a r e also posted on the website. A l l p u b l i s h e d s emi-annual newsletters and annual reports t o d a t e are a v a i l a b l e on this website. The address of the website is http://biz.hamptonu.edu/esitac/.

Semi-Annual Newsletter ESITAC’s Strategic Plan was approved by RITA in December 2007. The first newsletter was published in June 2008. A total of 12 semi-annual newslet te rs have been published from June 2008 to December 2013. These newsletters p r o v i d e i n formation on the Center’s activities. It includes articles on transportation research and educational efforts as well as other transportation related activities of the Center. The newsletter i s electronically circulated w i t h i n R I T A , USDOT, UTCs, ESITAC partners, and University administrators and faculty.

Annual Report The Annual Report was published in three parts: Part A Corporate Style, Part B Re-search Project Status Report, and Part C Performance Indicator Report. The first annual report was published in August 2008 documenting the first two years of activities (June 2006 – May 2008). A total of six annual reports have been published from August 2008 – August 2013).


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Related Workshops and courses The Center organized a se-r ies of workshops and courses. The participants com-prised of transportation officials from local governments, Virgin-ia DOT, organizations, faculty and students. An overview of these courses and workshops are provided in the following sections:

1. Sustaining Our

Communities

he 31st Annual Con-

ference on the Black

Family took place on

March 18-20,

2009 and had the theme of

Sustaining Our Communities.

The ESITAC organized a panel

on Sustainability. Another

panel of great interest to

ESITAC was organized by

Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) on

Sustainable Transportation.

The first panel was organized

by the ESITAC investigators

from the Chemical Engineering

Department. The two speakers

were Dr. Ates Akyurtlu and Ms.

Cynthia Burbank; and Dr. Jale

Akyurtlu was the moderator.

Dr. Ates Akyurtlu’s presen-

tation was on Sustainable

Manufacturing; c o v e r e d the

meaning of sustainability and

its inevitability, and included

examples to sustainable ch-

emical processes practiced

globally. He mentioned that

global warming was mush-

rooming into a greater threat

and the earth’s limited re-

sources such as oil, minerals

and usable water were getting

depleting; the direly needed

sustainable approaches will

result in the preservation of the

resources and the reduction of

the life cycle cost.

Ms. Cynthia J. Burbank’s

presentation was entitled

Global Climate Change – The

Transportation Challenges That

Face the US. Ms. Burbank,

also, stressed the importance

of sustainability with respect

to global climate change. She

stated that in order to halt

the global warming, 80%

reduction in CO2 emissions


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is needed by 2020; by 2050,

vehicles have to be virtually

decarbonized. She stated

that the highest priority was

to maximize the energy effi-

ciency of the current

vehicles, invest in decar-

bonizing vehicles and fuels,

and adopt procedures that

reward conservation and

stimulate technology inno-

vation. She mentioned

several simple ways for

families to adopt to reduce

the emission of greenhouse

gases.

2. Context Sensitive

Solutions (CSS) – The Pillar of Sustainable

Highways

he ESITAC hosted t h e

Parsons Brinckerhoff

(PB) workshop entitled,

Context Sensitive

Solutions (CSS) on April 1,

2009 at the University Student

Center. The workshop was

presented by Jake Keller, Vice

President, Principal Project

Manager, Senior Profession-

al Associate at PB and Marsha

Kaiser, Vice President and

Managing Principal, Place

Making Group at PB.

As a leader in development

and operation of infrastructure

to meet the needs of com-

munities around the world,

PB provides strategic con-

sulting, planning, engineer-

ing, and construction man-

agement services to public

and private sector clients.

Sustainability can be de-

fined as designing, building,

and producing in such a way

that the environment will be

kept livable for future gener-

ations. Climate change has

attracted attention of the

departments

of transportation to the im-

portance of sustainability.

Therefore, the idea of designing

sustainable highways was ex-

plored during the workshop,

whose goal was to contest the

notion that highways are an

obstacle to sustainability.

A total of 46 participants:

from PB and its clients and

Hampton University faculty

members and students from

the School of Business and the

Department of Chemical En-

gineering attended the work-

shop.

The CSS practices were discussed to meet sustainability goals. The application

of CSS principles and practices were demonstrated using examples from

state departments of transportation. It was clear that three factors, name-

ly, functional requirements, environmental stewardship, and sustainable

highways, have to be considered simultaneously; and an optimum highway

design solution has to be achieved within the constraints of these factors.


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Officials from the City of Virgin-ia Beach, City of Chesapeake, James City County, Virginia De-partment of Transportation (VDOT), Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) were among the PB clients that at-tended the workshop. this was the largest attended CSS workshop with the highest age difference among the at-tendees. Case studies were developed by teams and lively discussions followed the presentations.

3. National Environmental

Policy Act (NEPA) Course

arsons Brinckerhoff (PB)

collaborated with ESITAC

to offer a short course

on the NEPA process.

The course was conducted

at Hampton University on

February 24, 2010. The

NEPA has been a part of the

transportation planning process

since 1969.

The course discussed the

Policy Act, Environmental

Impact Statements, and how

to design context sensitive

transportation solutions re-

quired by NEPA. Specifically,

how the NEPA umbrella concept

influences the transportation

decision-making process; the

roles and responsibilities of the

participants in the NEPA pro-

cess; the importance of a

reasoned, collaborative pro-

cess when developing and

evaluating alternatives; how to

balance an array of conflicting

interests and values while mak-

ing transportation project

decisions, and the documenta-

tion requirements of the NEPA

process.

Mr. Stephen Plano and Ms. Nan-cy Skinner, PB planners and NEPA experts, served as in-structors. Around 45 particip-ants attended the course includ-ing students, faculty, PB employees, and planners from local government agencies. This mixed group provided useful exchange of ideas, problems and concerns, and mentoring opportunities for our students.


4. Climate Change and its Effects on Transportation

Infrastructure On 4 April 2012, Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) in collaboration with ESITAC. hosted an educational seminar: Climate Change/Sea Level rise and its Effects on Transportation Infrastructure, at Hampton University. Mr. Joseph Curtis coordinated the semi-nar for PB. Several noted PB technical experts and university professors with years of experience in the field of climate change addressed the participants. Ms. Suzanne Johnson, PB, served as panel moderator. Mr. Lewis White, Mr. Ben McFarlane, Dr. Ismail Karatas, and Dr. David Pezza made presentations. The seminar was attended by students, local transportation officials from surrounding cities, and university professors

5. Workforce Development Workshop On November 12, 2013, Hampton University hosted a regional workshop on Transportation Workforce Develop- ment for Non-Technical Professionals. Around 50 trans-portation professionals, faculty, and students

Workforce Development Workshop participated in the workshop. The focus of the work-shop was on developing a workforce to meet the rapid changes around the nations that are transforming trans-portation systems, services, and education.


Research Presentations and Publications Research Presentations

Akyurtlu, A. & Akyurtlu,

J. ―An Investigation on the

Dispersion of Pollutants from

Major Roadways.‖ Nat. Conf.

for Intermodal Transp. (NCIT),

Hampton University, Hampton,

VA, October 11 - 12, 2012.

Akyurtlu, Ates. ―Investigation

of Fine Particulate Matter,

NOx and Tropospheric Ozone

Transport Around a Major

Roadway‖. Meeting

of the Virginia Environmental

Research Advisory Committee

Meeting in Richmond, VA. June

2011.

Akyurtlu, A. & Akyurtlu, J.

―Effect of Ozone and Dis-

tance from a Major Roadway

on Nitrogen Oxides Concen-

trations.‖ The 2nd

International Conference on

Environmental Pollution and

Remediation, Montreal, Quebec,

Canada, August 28-30, 2012.

Akyurtlu, A., Mitchell, C. and

Akyurtlu, J., ―Investigation of

Nitrogen Oxides Emissions

from Roadways‖, submitted to

the 12th National Conference

on Transportation Planning

for Small and Medium Sized

Communities, September 22-24,

2010, Williamsburg, VA.

Akyurtlu, A., Mitchell, C. &

Akyurtlu, J. ― Investigation

of the Transport of Nitrogen

Oxide Emissions from a Major

Roadway, I-64‖. The Urban

Environmental Pollution

Conference, Boston, MA.

June 20-23, 2010.

Akyurtlu, A., Mitchell, C. &

Akyurtlu, J. ― Investigation of

Nitrogen Oxides Emissions from

a Major Roadway‖. The 51st

Annual Transportation Research

Forum, Arlington, VA. March 11-

13, 2010.

(Left) Dr. Ates Akyurtlu making presentation at the 2nd Int. Conf. on Environmental Pollution and Remediation held at Montreal, Canada. (Right) Dr. Ates

Akyurtlu making a presentation at the Urban Environmental Pollution Conference.


D’Souza, K. A. & Maheshwari, S. K.

―A Framework for Implementing

Interdisciplinary Transportation

Education and Workforce Devel-

opment Modules in Business

Curriculum.‖ The 16th Annual

International Conference of

American Society of Business and

Behavioral Society (ASBBS), Is-

tanbul, Turkey. June 13-15,

2013.

D’Souza, K. A. & Maheshwari, S.

K. ―Research framework for

studying transit bus driver dis-

traction.‖ The Urban Transport

2013 Conf. Kos, Greece,

May 29-31, 2013. Wessex

Institute of Technology Press,

Southampton, U.K.

D’Souza, K. A. & Maheshwari,

S. K. ―Interdisciplinary

Transportation Education

and Workforce Development

Modules (ITEWDM)‖ Poster

presentation in UTC Conference

for the Southeastern Region,

Orlando, Florida. April 4-5,

2013.


S. K. ― Modeling and Analysis of

Transit Bus Driver Distraction.‖

20th National Conference for

Rural Public and Intercity Bus

Transportation, Salt Lake City,

Utah, October 14 – 17, 2012.

D’Souza, K. A., Siegfeldt, D. &

Hollinshead, A. ―A Conceptual

Analysis of Cognitive Distrac-

tion for Transit Bus Drivers.‖

National Conference for Inter-

modal Transportation (NCIT),

Hampton University, Hamp-

ton, VA, October 11 - 12,

2012.

Maheshwari, S. K. & D’Souza,

K. A. ―Impact of Education

and Awareness Programs

on the Usage and Attitude

Towards Texting-While-

Driving Among Young Driv-

ers.‖ 2012. Mid-Continent

Transportation Research Fo-

rum, Madison, WI, September

6 -7, 2012.

D’Souza, K. A, Maheshwari,

S. K. & B. Zbigniew. ―Re-

search Framework for

Studying Driver Distraction

on Polish City Highways‖.

Workshop on Multimodal

Networks Modeling and

Design, Management, Faculty

(Far left) Dr. Kelwyn D’Souza making a presentation at the UT 2013 Conference at Kos, Greece on May 29-31, 2013. (Left center) Dr. Sharad Ma-

heshwari presenting paper at the 16th Ann.l Int. Conf. of American Society of Business and Behavioral Society (ASBBS), Istanbul, Turkey. (Right

center) Dr. D’Souza making a presentation at the Transportation Research Forum held in Madison WI, September 2012. (Far right) Dr. D’Souza

making a presentation at the Urban Transport 2012 Conference held in A Coruoa, Spain in May 15-17, 2012.


of Management, Warsaw Uni-

versity of Technology, Warsaw,

Poland, June 5, 2012.


S. K. ―Improving Performance

of Public Transit Buses by

Minimizing Driver Distraction‖.

Urban Transport 2012 Conf.,

A Coruna, Spain, May 13-16,

2012.


S. K. ―An Analysis of Transit

Bus Driver Distraction Using

Multinomial Logistic Regres-

sion Models‖. Transportation

Research Forum, Tampa, FL,

March 15-17, 2012.

Maheshwari, S. K. ―Mod-

eling Signalized Intersection

Traffic Accidents: A Pilot Study

Conducted at the City of Norfolk,

Virginia, USA‖.. The Interna-

tional Academy of Business

and Economics (IABE) – 2008

C o nference, Las Vegas, NV,

October 19-22, 2008

D’Souza, K. A. ―An Overview

of Eastern Seaboard Inter-

modal Transportation Appl-

ications Center (ESITAC) and

Research Related to Intersec-

tion Traffic Accident Analy-

sis‖ Civil Engineering Asso-

ciation (CEA) Workshop.

Indian Institute of Technology

(IIT), Bombay, India, 04 Feb-

ruary, 2009.


S. K. ―Modeling and Predict-

ing Transit Bus Driver

Distraction.‖ 2012 Mid-

Continent Transportation

Research Forum, Madison,

WI, September 6 -7, 2012. Maheshwari, S. K. & D’Souza,

K. A. ― Cluster Analysis of Traf-

fic Accident Data: the City of

Norfolk, Virginia‖. The Spring


Allied Academies, New Orleans,

April 4-6, 2012.

Maheshwari, S. K. & D’Souza, K.

A.. ― Impact of Education and


Usage and Attitude Towards Tex-

ting While Driving among Young

Drivers‖. The Spring Intl.

Conf. of Allied Academies,

Orlando, FL, April 6-8, 2011.

Maheshwari, S. K. & D’Souza, K.

A. ― Modeling Traffic Accidents

at Signalized Intersections in

the City of Norfolk, Virginia‖

The Spring International Con-

ference of Allied Academies,

Orlando, FL. April 6-8, 2011.

.

(Left) Dr. Maheshwari making a presentation at the Mid-Continent Transportation Forum held in Madison, WI, September 2012. (Left Center)

Dr. Sharad Maheshwari at the Workforce Development poster session at the UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region, Orlando, FL.

(Right Center) Dr. Maheshwari making a presentation at the Allied Academies Conference. (Right) Dr. Sharad Maheshwari making presenta-

tion on traffic modeling.


Maheshwari, S. K. ―Statistical

Predictive Models for Vehicular

Traffic Accidents‖. The Spring


Allied Academies, New Orleans,

LA. April 14-17, 2010.

Maheshwari, S. K.. ―Traffic Ac-

cidents Analysis: City of Norfolk

(Continued Study)‖. Spring In-

ternational Conference of Allied

Academies, New Orleans, April

8-10, 2009.

Parmar, D. S., Sharp, S. R.,

Tamutus, T. & Gostautas, R.

―Acoustic Emission for Non-

Destructive Evaluation of Active

Crack Dynamics in Concrete

Wall of a Highway Bridge due

to Interaction with Freight

Traffic on Rail Road that the

Bridge Crosses‖. T h e Spring

2012 Conference of the Amer-

ican Society for Non-

Destructive Testing, Dallas,

Texas, March 22 – 25, 2012.

Parmar, D. S. ―Role of Broadband

Communication in Management

and Efficient Analysis of

Acoustic Emission Data from

Transportation Infrastructure‖.

Proc. 18th World Congress on

Intelligent Transport Systems

Featuring ITS America’s Annual

Meeting and Exposition, Or-

lando, FL, October 16 – 20,

2011. http://itswc.confex.com/

itswc/WC2011/webprogram/

Paper1810.html

Parmar, D. S. & Sharp, S. R.

―Remote Sensing and Analy-

sis of Acoustic Emission

Signatures from Active Cracks

in Stressed Concrete Structure

on a Highway Bridge‖.. The 53rd

Acoustic Emission

Working Group (AEWG) Meeting‖,

Denver, CO. May 18–19, 2011.


―Remote Sensing and Analysis

of Acoustic Emission Signatures

from Active Cracks in Stressed

Concrete Structure‖. The ASNT

20th Annual Research Symposi-

um & Spring Conference, San

Francisco, CA. March 21-25,

2011.


―Listening and Locating Mi-

crocrack Bursts in Concrete

Structure Using Acoustic

Emission Technology‖.

(Left) Dr. Devendra Parmar making a presentation at the 2011 ASNT Fall Conference. (Left Center) Dr. Devendra Parmar making a presentation at

the 18th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems. (Right Center) Dr. Parmar with Dr. Marvin Hamstad, Conference Chair, 53rd AEWG. Dr.

Parmar was the opening speaker at the Conference. (Right) Dr. Devendra Parmar making a presentation at SMT2010.


http://itswc.confex.com/


Proceedings of the American

Society for Nondestructive

Testing (ASNT) Fall Conference

and Quality Testing Show –

2010, Houston, TX, November

15-19, 2010.


―Non-destructive Evaluation

of Virginia Bridges – Health

Monitoring with Acoustic

Emission Technology‖. Poster

presented at the 2010 Regional

Transportation Symposium,

Hampton, VA. October 1, 2010.


―Cost Benefits and Assessment

for Evaluation of Bridge Cables

Using Acoustic Emission

Technology‖. Proceedings

of the 2010 Mid-Continent

Transportation Research Forum,

Madison, WI. August 19-20,

2010.

Parmar, D. S. ―Acoustic

Emission for Non-Destructive

Testing of Bridges and other

Transportation Infrastruc-

ture‖. The round table

discussions at the National

Conference on Transporta-

tion Infrastructure and Policy,

Denver, CO, May 27 – 28,

2009.

Parmar, D. S., Sharp, S. R., Tamu-

tus, T. & Gostautas, R. ―Acoustic

Emission Studies on a Highway

Bridge Crossing Over Freight

Rail Tracks‖. The Acoustic

Emission Working Group

Meeting (AEWG54), Princeton

Junction, NJ, May 20 – 23,

2012.

Parmar, D. S. ― Acoustic Emis-

sion for Non-Destructive

Evaluation of Highway Bridge in

Virginia‖. The HBCU Meeting

organized by VDOT/VCTIR at

VSU, Petersburg, VA, April 27,

2012.


Research

Publications

Akyurtlu, A. & Akyurtlu, J.

―Effect of Ozone and Dis-

tance from a Major

Roadway on Nitrogen Ox-

ides Concentrations.‖ Proc.

of the 2nd Int. Conf. on

Envir. Pollution and

Remed., Montreal, Quebec,

Canada, August 2012, Pa-

per No. 179, pages1-8.


K. ―Research framework for

studying transit bus driver dis-

traction.‖ Proc. of the Urban

Transport 2013 Conf., Kos,

Greece, May 29-31, 2013. Edi-

tor: C.A. Brebbia. Wessex Inst. of

Technology Press, Southampton,

U.K.: pp.137–148.

D’Souza, K. A. &. Maheshwari, S.

K. ―Improving Performance of

Public Transit Buses by Minimiz-

ing Driver Distraction‖. Proc. of

the Urban Transport 2012 Conf.

A. Coruňa, Spain, May 13-16,

2012. Editors: J.W.S. Longhurst

and C.A. Brebbia. Wessex Inst.

Technology Press, Southampton,

U. K. page 281-293.

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D’Souza, K. A., Siegfeldt, D.

& Hollinshead, A. ―A Con-

ceptual Analysis of

Cognitive Distraction for

Transit Bus Drivers.‖

Managt and Product Engg

Review. Vol. 4, No. 1,

March 2013, pp. 10 – 19. D’Souza, Kelwyn A. &

Maheshwari, S. K. ―An

Analysis of Transit Bus Driver

Distraction Using Multinomial

Logistic Regression Models‖.

On-line Proceedings of the

Journal of the Transportation

Research Forum, Tampa, FL,

March 15-17, 2012. www. trfo-

rum.org/forum/2012.


K. ―Multivariate Statistical

Analysis of Public Transit Bus

Driver Distraction.‖ Journal

of Public Transportation: Spe-

cial Edition: Rural and

Intercity Bus, Vol. 15, No. 3,

2012, pp. 1-23. Maheshwari, S. K. & D’Souza, K.

A. ―Cell Phone Use During Driv-

ing Should be Illegal.‖ Daily

Press, Local Voices, June 12,

2013.


K. A. Modeling Traffic Acci-

dents at Signalized

Intersections in the City of

Norfolk, Virginia. Accepted for

publication in Academy of

Information and Management

Sciences Journal (AIMSJ).


K. A. ―Cluster Analysis of

Traffic Accident Data the

City of Norfolk, Virginia‖.

Proceedings of 2012

Spring Allied Academies

Conference, New Orleans. Maheshwari, S. K. & D’Souza,

K. A. ―Modeling and Predicting

Traffic Accidents at Signalized

Intersections in the City of

Norfolk, VA‖. Academy of In-

formation and Management

Sciences Journal (AIMSJ), Vol.

16, No. 1, pp. 47-66, 2013.

Parmar, D. S., Sharp, S. R.,

Tamutus, T. & Gostautas, R.

― Remote Sensing and Anal-

ysis of Acoustic Emission

Signatures from Active

Cracks in Stressed Con-

crete Structure‖. Materials

Evaluation, 70 (4), page 415

– 420 (2012).


―Acoustic Emission for Non-

Destructive Evaluation of

Active Crack Dynamics in

Concrete Wall of a Highway

Bridge due to Interaction

with Freight Traffic on Rail

Road that the Bridge Cross-

es‖. Proc. 2012 ASNT Spring

Conference and Quality

Show, page 73 -77 (2012).

Parmar, D. S. & Sharp,S. R. ― Acoustic Emission Investiga-tions of Active Cracks in the Concrete Back Wall of a High-way Bridge Crossing Freight Rail Tracks with Significant Cargo Traffic‖. Proceedings of ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show, Palm Springs, CA. October 24 - 28, 2011, pp. 68 – 75.

Dr. Ates Akyurtlu (extreme right) demonstrat-

ing lab equipment to RITA Site Visit team

members: Denise Dunn (L), Lydia Mercado

(C), and Dr. Moges Ayele (R).

http://www/

Parmar, D. S. ―Role of Broadband

Communication in Management

and Efficient Analysis of Acoustic

Emission Data from Transporta-

tion Infrastructure‖. Proc. 18th

World Congress on Intelligent

Transport Systems Featuring ITS

America’s Annual Meeting and

Exposition, Orlando, FL, October

16 – 20, 2011.


itswc/WC2011/webprogram/ Pa-

per1810.html


― Remote Sensing and Analy-

sis of Acoustic Emission

Signatures from Active

Cracks in Stressed Concrete

Structure‖. Proc. ASNT 20th

Annual Research Symposium

& Spring Confer., pp. 68–73

(2011).


―Listening and Locating

Microcrack Bursts in Con-

crete Structure Using

Acoustic Emission Tech-

nology‖. Proceedings of

the American Society for

Nondestructive Testing

(ASNT) Fall Conference

and Quality Testing Show

– 2010, Houston, TX, No-

vember 15-19, 2010.

Parmar, D. S. & Sharp, S.

R. ― Short Term Evaluation of

Bridge Cables Using Acoustic

Emission Sensors‖. Virginia

Transportation Research Council

Report, VTRC-10R24. May, 2010.

http://www. virginadot.org/-

vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/1

0-r24. pdf


―Cost Benefits and As-

sessment for Evaluation of

Bridge Cables Using Acous-

tic Emission Technology‖.

Proceedings of the 2010

Mid-Continent Transporta-

tion Research Forum,

Madison, WI. August 19-

20, 2010.

Parmar, D. S. & Sharp, S. R. ― Acoustic Emission

Studies for Non-destructive

Evaluation (NDE) of Bridge

Cables‖. Proceedings of the

ASNT Conference on

NDE/NDT for Highways and

Bridges: Structural Materials

Technology (SMT2010), New

York, NY, August 16-19, 2010,

pp. 686 - 693.

Dr. Dev Parmar (left) demonstrating lab

equipment to RITA Site Visit team member,

Lydia Mercado (right).

National Conference on Intermodal Transportation: Problems, Practices and Policies

Hampton University, Hampton, VA 23668, U. S. A.

October 11 – 12, 2012



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