Transportation Systems and Materials

Feb 2, 2023

CCEE Ph.D. student earns Dwight David Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship

CCEE Ph.D. student Adam Schmidt was selected — for a second time — as a 2022-23 Dwight David Eisenhower Graduate Fellow by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)’s U.S. Federal… 

Jan 24, 2023

Two CCEE Ph.D. students place in STRIDE Center 2023 Poster Showcase & Competition

CCEE Ph.D. students Subid Ghimire and Abdullah Al Farabi won second and third place, respectively, in the Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center 2023 Poster Showcase & Competition… 

Nov 18, 2022

Research update: How can we assess the challenge of reducing freight locomotive pollution?

Freight locomotives require massive amounts of energy — nearly four billion gallons of diesel per year — to move tons of goods and materials across the country. In a $1.9… 

Sep 20, 2022

CCEE’s Dr. Ali Hajbabaie featured on WRAL

CCEE associate professor Dr. Ali Hajbabaie was recently interviewed on news station WRAL about his research using computer simulations to find ways to make autonomous vehicles safer. Hajbabaie and other… 

Sep 8, 2022

Dr. Ali Hajbabaie interviewed on CBS 17

CCEE associate professor Dr. Ali Hajbabaie was recently interviewed on CBS 17 about his research on increasing the safety of self-driving cars. Hajbabaie and other CCEE researchers are utilizing software to… 

Aug 29, 2022

CCEE’s Dr. Ali Hajbabaie featured in Triangle Business Journal

CCEE associate professor Dr. Ali Hajbabaie was recently featured in the Triangle Business Journal.  The article, which focuses on the potential for a $70 billion self-driving car market, notes Hajbabaie’s…