Awards
Received by Dr. Bhat's Graduate Students: |
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National / International Awards |
M.S. student, Carey Blackmar, received the Charley V. Wootan Memorial Award
for the best MS thesis in the Transportation Policy & Planning area, awarded by the
Council of University Transportation Centers, 2011. |
Ph.D. student,
Naveen Eluru,
received an Honorable Mention in the Transportation Science and Logistics (TSL) Dissertation
Prize (award presented at the INFORMS Annual Meeting in Austin, TX, November 2010). |
Ph.D. student, Nazneen Ferdous, received
an Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship, awarded by the National Highway
Institute, Federal Highway Administration, 9/1/10-8/31/11.
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Ph.D. student, Abdul Pinjari, received an Honorable Mention in the
international 2008 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize for one of the top two
dissertations in the travel behavior field (award presented at the 12th
International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, Jaipur, India,
December 2009).
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M.S. student, Bharath Rajagopalan, received the Charley V. Wootan Memorial Award
for the best MS thesis in the Transportation Policy & Planning area, awarded by the
Council of University Transportation Centers, 2009.
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Ph.D.
student, Naveen Eluru, was selected as a finalist for the 2009 North
American Regional Science Council (NARSC) Graduate Student Paper
Award for the paper entitled “A Joint Flexible Econometric Model
System of Household Residential Location and Vehicle Fleet
Composition/Usage Choices” by N. Eluru, C.R. Bhat, R.M. Pendyala,
and K.C.
Konduri.
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Ph.D.
student, Jeffrey LaMondia, selected as an Eno Fellow to participate
in the annual Leadership Development Conference, sponsored by ENO
Transportation Foundation, 2009.
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Ph.D.
student, Naveen Eluru, selected to participate in the 2009
International Road Federation (IRF) Executive Leadership Program.
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Ph.D.
student, Abdul Pinjari, received the Charley V. Wootan Memorial
Award for the best dissertation in the Transportation Policy &
Planning area, awarded by the Council of University Transportation
Centers, 2008.
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Ph.D.
student, Ipek Sener, selected to participate in the 2008
International Road Federation (IRF) Executive Leadership Program.
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Ph.D.
student, Jeffrey LaMondia, received an Eisenhower Graduate
Fellowship, awarded by the National Highway Institute, Federal
Highway Administration, 9/1/07-8/31/09.
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Ph.D.
student, Rachel Copperman, received an Eisenhower Graduate
Fellowship, awarded by the National Highway Institute, Federal
Highway Administration, 9/1/07-8/31/08.
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Ph.D.
student, Abdul Pinjari, selected to participate in the 2007
International Road Federation (IRF) Executive Leadership Program.
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M.S.
student, Rachel Copperman, selected as an Eno Fellow to participate
in the annual Leadership Development Conference, sponsored by ENO
Transportation Foundation, 2005.
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M.S.
student, Rachel Copperman, received an Eisenhower Graduate
Fellowship, awarded by the National Highway Institute, Federal
Highway Administration, 9/1/05-8/31/07
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Ph.D.
student, Jessica Guo, received the Charley V. Wootan Memorial Award
for the best dissertation in the Transportation Policy & Planning
area, awarded by the Council of University Transportation Centers,
2004.
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M.S. student, Allison
Lockwood, selected as an Eno Fellow to participate in the annual
Leadership Development Conference, sponsored by ENO Transportation
Foundation, 2003.
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M.S. student, Gozen Basar,
selected as an Eno Fellow to participate in the annual Leadership
Development Conference, sponsored by ENO Transportation Foundation,
2002. |
M.S.
student, Aruna Sivakumar, received the Milton Pikarsky North
American Memorial Award for the best MS thesis in the Transportation
Science & Technology area, awarded by the Council of University
Transportation Centers, 2001. |
M.S.
student, Harikesh Nair, received the Milton Pikarsky North American
Memorial Award for the best MS thesis in the Transportation Science
& Technology area, awarded by the Council of University
Transportation Centers, 2000. |
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Regional Awards |
Ph.D.
student, Rajesh Paleti, received the 2011 SWUTC Dr. Robert Herman
Award to the Most Outstanding Student, awarded by the Southwest
Region University Transportation Center, award is based in part on
research work conducted in Ph.D. dissertation. |
Ph.D.
student, Ipek Sener, received the 2010 SWUTC Dr. Robert Herman
Award to the Most Outstanding Student, awarded by the Southwest
Region University Transportation Center, award is based in part on
research work conducted in Ph.D. dissertation. |
Ph.D.
student, Jeffrey LaMondia, received the 2010 SWUTC Dr. William J.
Harris Award to the Outstanding Doctoral Student, awarded by the
Southwest Region University Transportation Center, award is based in
part on research work conducted in Ph.D. dissertation. |
Ph.D.
student, Ipek Sener, received the 2009 Helene M. Overly Memorial
Scholarship, awarded by the Heart of Texas Chapter of the Women's
Transportation Seminar (WTS). |
Ph.D.
student, Naveen Eluru, received the 2008 SWUTC Dr. Robert Herman
Award to the Most Outstanding Student, awarded by the Southwest
Region University Transportation Center, award is based in part on
research work conducted in Ph.D. dissertation. |
Ph.D.
student, Rachel Copperman, received the 2008 SWUTC Dr. William J.
Harris Award to the Outstanding Doctoral Student, awarded by the
Southwest Region University Transportation Center, award is based in
part on research work conducted in Ph.D. dissertation. |
Ph.D.
student, Rachel Copperman, received the 2007 Outstanding Student
Award, awarded by the Texas Institute of Transportation Engineers to
recognize the outstanding student member in each of the TexITE
Student Chapters. |
M.S.
student, Rachel Copperman, received the 2006 SWUTC Outstanding
Masters Student Award and selected as the SWUTC 2006 Outstanding
Student of the Year, awarded by the Southwest Region University
Transportation Center, award is based in part on research work
conducted in M.S. thesis. |
M.S.
student, Jeffrey LaMondia, received the 2006 Outstanding Student
Award, awarded by the Texas Institute of Transportation Engineers to
recognize the outstanding student member in each of the TexITE
Student Chapters.
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Ph.D.
student, Aruna Sivakumar, received the 2005 SWUTC Dr. Robert Herman
Award to the Most Outstanding Student, awarded by the Southwest
Region University Transportation Center, award is based in part on
research work conducted in Ph.D. dissertation.
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Ph.D. student,
Jessica Guo, received the 2004 Wanda J. Schafer Graduate
Scholarship, awarded by the Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter of the Women's
Transportation Seminar (WTS). |
M.S. student, Allison
Lockwood, received the 2003 SWUTC Outstanding Masters Student Award,
awarded by the Southwest Region University Transportation Center,
award is based in part on research work conducted in M.S. thesis.
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M.S. student, Allison
Lockwood, received the 2003 Outstanding Student Award, awarded by
the Texas Institute of Transportation Engineers to recognize the
outstanding student member in each of the TexITE Student Chapters.
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M.S. student, Gozen Basar,
received the 2002 SWUTC Outstanding Masters Student Award, awarded
by the Southwest Region University Transportation Center, award is
based in part on research work conducted in M.S. thesis.
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M.S.
student, Teresa Frusti, received the 2001 SWUTC Outstanding Masters
Student Award, awarded by the Southwest Region University
Transportation Center, award is based in part on research work
conducted in M.S. thesis.
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University Awards |
Ph.D.
student, Nazneen Ferdous, received a David Bruton, Jr. Graduate
School Fellowship for the 2009-2010 academic year, awarded by the
Graduate School, UT Austin. |
Ph.D.
student, Rachel Copperman, received a University Continuing
Fellowship for the 2007-2008 academic year, awarded by the Graduate
School, UT Austin. |
Ph.D.
student, Aruna Sivakumar, received a University Continuing
Fellowship for the 2004-2005 academic year, awarded by the Graduate
School, UT Austin.
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Ph.D.
student, Siva Srinivasan, received a University Continuing
Fellowship for the 2003-2004 academic year, awarded by the Graduate
School, UT Austin.
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