Awards
Faculty Awards (2004-2007)

2007 UT Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award (Dr. Bhat)

2006 Lockheed Martin Excellence in Teaching Award (Dr. Bhat)

2006 Geoffrey J.D. Hewings Award presented by the Regional Science Association International
(Dr. Kockelman)

2006 Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) Award for Distinguished Contribution to University Transportation Education and Research (Dr. Walton)

2006 Council of University Transportation Centers New Faculty Member Award (Dr. Waller)

2006 Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Nagoya Institute of Technology; Nagoya, Japan (Dr. Walton)

2005 James Laurie Prize, awarded by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), for "innovative contributions to the analysis and design of transportation systems." (Dr. Bhat)

2005 Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Award from the ASCE to recognize and honor lifetime excellence in furthering civil engineering education. (Dr. Walton)

2004 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award (Dr. Waller)

2004 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, awarded by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), in recognition of contributions to "innovative methods in transportation systems analysis and modeling." (Dr. Bhat)

2004 America’s Top 100 Private Sector Transportation Design and Construction Professionals of the 20th Century by  ARTBA (Dr. Walton)
Regional and National Student Awards (2003-2008)


Awards and Scholarships

  • Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) Student Paper Awards
    • Charley V. Wootan Memorial Award for the best dissertation/thesis in the area of transportation planning and policy; Ph.D. dissertation: 2004 (Jessica Guo)
    • Milton Pikarsky Memorial Award for the best dissertation/thesis in the area of transportation science and technology; Ph.D. dissertation: 2003 (Michael Hunter); M.S. thesis: 2005 (Pradeep Kumar Gulipalli), 2006 (Stephen Boyles)
  • Southwest Region University Transportation Center (SWUTC) Awards:
    • SWUTC Outstanding Student of the Year: 2004 (Zach Piepmeyer), 2006 (Rachel Copperman)
    • Robert Herman Outstanding Student Award: 2003 (Pamela Murray), 2005 (Satish Ukkusuri), 2006 (Aruna Sivakumar)
    • Naomi Ledé Outstanding Master Student Award: 2003 (Gozen Amber Basar), 2004 (Allison Lockwood), 2005 (Zach Piepmeyer), 2007 (Rachel Copperman)
    • William J. Harris Outstanding Doctoral Student Award: 2005 (Michael Shenoda), 2006 (Isabel Victoria), 2007 (Jennifer Duthie), Nick Lownes (2008)
  • North American Regional Science Council of the Regional Science Association (NARSCRSAI):  
    • Graduate Student Paper Competition Finalist: 2006 (Brenda Zhou)
  • Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Graduate Scholarships:
    • Wanda J. Schafer Graduate Scholarship, Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter: 2004 (Jessica Guo)
    • Helene M. Overly Memorial Scholarship, Heart of Texas Chapter: 2005 (Xiaokun Wang), 2006 (Rong Luo)

National Fellowships

  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship;  2005 (Jason West)
    • Awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Eisenhower Graduate Transportation Fellowship; 2004 (Ashley Chang), 2005 (Rachel Copperman, Isabel Victoria, Nick Lownes), 2006 (Stephen Boyles, Alison Conway, Jennifer Duthie, Feng Hong), 2007 (Stephen Boyles, Alison Conway, Rachel Copperman, Jennifer Duthie, Lauren Gardner, Jeff LaMondia, Jason Lemp, Brenda Zhou
    • )
    • Awarded by Universities and Grants Program, National Highway Institute, Federal Highway Administration
  • Benjamin H. Stevens Graduate Fellowship in Regional Science; 2005 (Xiaokun Wang)
    • Awarded by the North American Regional Science Council of the Regional Science Association International (NARSC-RSAI)

Leadership Conferences

  • ENO Leadership Development Conference: 2003 (Allison Lockwood), 2005 (Rachel Copperman), 2006 (Nick Lownes)
    • , 2007 (Jen Duthie)
    • Awarded to a group of twenty "Eno Fellows," who come to Washington, D.C. to participate in an intensive week of meetings with top Executive Branch and Congressional officials, industry executives, and non-profit leaders.
  • International Road Federation (IRF) Executive Leadership Program: 2006 (Xiaokun Wang), 2007 (Abdul Pinjari, Rong Luo), 2008 (Lucas Lahitou, Ipek Sener
    • Awarded to a group of promising international graduate students who intend to return to their home countries in the near future, who meet with top leaders to learn how to apply current transportation technology and management techniques to improve infrastructures around the world.
 
Spring 2008