Illinois Center for Transportation

Thank you to @scicoalition for hosting The Science of Transportation event this evening. This was an amazing opportunity for @IL_Transport Director Dr. Imad Al-Qadi and @CEEatIllinois Assistant Professor Ramez Haji, from @uofigrainger to showcase their research advancements.

We’re excited to join @scicoalition for “The Science of Transportation” today! Join us in D.C. alongside industry leaders, academic researchers and policymakers to celebrate the federally funded scientific research that keeps America moving. #ICT #Illinois #TheScienceOf

Our students recently attended the @UMichCCAT Symposium at @UMich. They presented a poster titled “Improving Traffic Safety Through Qualification of Road Network Hydroplaning Risks.” #ICT #CivilEngineering #CCAT #Michigan #Illinois

Join us in celebrating our graduating students and the journeys that brought them here. Hear directly from our graduates as they reflect on their time at ICT and the experiences that shaped them. Read more: ict.illinois.edu/news/newslette… #ICT #Illinois #Graduation #Classof2026

It was an honor to host Marsha Anderson Bomar, @ASCETweets president, for the Kent Seminar Distinguished Lecture. During her visit, she also attended a breakfast for women in @CEEatIllinois, toured ICT, and connected with students at a meet-and-greet session. #ICT #KentSeminar

📰 Our May newsletter is live. 🔗: ict.illinois.edu/news/newslette… Photo credits: Michelle Hassel #ict #Illinois #Newsletter

ICT hosted new faculty as part of the @UofIllinois’s I-Engage program, welcoming participants for an afternoon panel at our facility. Read more: ict.illinois.edu/news/newslette… Photo credits: Michelle Hassel #ICT #Illinois #VisitICT

ICT is leading two @FAANews-sponsored research initiatives to advance airport pavement design and performance. The projects focus on improving predictive modeling of airfield pavements and evaluating stone-matrix asphalt for airfields. Read more: tinyurl.com/mrx8sf7w #ict

Join us for the Kent Seminar Distinguished Lecture featuring Marsha Anderson Bomar, President of @ASCETweets tomorrow at 4 p.m. in Room 1017 of @CEEatIllinois building. Read more: ict.illinois.edu/outreach/kent-… Can’t attend in person? Join live on Zoom: go.illinois.edu/KentSeminar #ict

Join us today at 2 p.m. for the Kent Seminar Series featuring Kiruba Haran of @ECEILLINOIS presenting “Near-lossless Electrical Machines.” Read more: ow.ly/TPJ250YMKeR #ict #kentseminar

At EOH 2026, our students presented Step into the Future: Pavement Energy Harvesting—showing how roads can generate energy from everyday traffic. Their exhibit won two first-place awards: Most Engaging and the Sustainability Award 🏆🏆 Read more: ict.illinois.edu/news/newslette… #ICT

Join us today at 2 p.m. for the Kent Seminar Series featuring Jeb Tingle of @ArmyERDC presenting “Challenges Implementing Mechanistic Pavement Methods.” Read more: ict.illinois.edu/outreach/kent-… #ICT #Illinois #KentSeminar

ICT faculty and students participated in the @ARPAE Energy Innovation Summit in San Diego. They presented “Integrated Intermodal Freight Models and Tools for Efficiency and Resiliency,” highlighting innovative approaches to improving freight efficiency and resilience. #ict

Join us today at 2 p.m. for the Kent Seminar Series featuring Yang Zhou of @TAMU presenting “From Roads to Air: A New Paradigm for Transportation Sensing and Intelligence.” Read more: ict.illinois.edu/outreach/kent-… #ICT #Illinois #Aviation #KentSeminar

Join us today at 2 p.m. for the Kent Seminar Series featuring Daniel Bodony of @AEatIllinois presenting “Acoustic Detect-and-Avoid for Drones.” #ICT #Illinois #Aviation #Drones #KentSeminar

@CEEatIllinois professor Alireza Talebpour and @IDOT_Illinois' Juan Pava are studying how digital alert systems affect compliance with the Move Over Law (Scott’s Law). Read the full article: ict.illinois.edu/news/quantifyi… #ict #illinois #ictresearch #idot

Celebrating excellence at ICT—introducing our 2026 Award Winners! 🏅 Teamwork Award: McCall Macomber. 🏅 Innovation Award: Alisha Funkhouser-Walker. 🏅 Student’s Choice Award: Asad Khan Your work continues to inspire and elevate those around you, thank you! 💙🧡 #ICTAwards

Join us today at 2 p.m. for this week’s Kent Seminar featuring Mark Hansen of @UCBerkeley. Topic: Irregular operations, flight delays and passenger delays: Some newish evidence. Read more: ict.illinois.edu/outreach/kent-… #ICT #Illinois #KentSeminar #Aviation #UCB #CATRes

Join us today at 2 p.m. for this week’s Kent Seminar featuring R John Hansman of MIT International Center for Air Transportation. Read more: ict.illinois.edu/outreach/kent-… #ICT #Illinois #KentSeminar

ICT hosted students from @RantoulHigh to learn about data science applications in engineering. Students were introduced to data acquisition, signal analysis, advanced computing and artificial intelligence in transportation engineering. #ICT #Illinois #STEMEducation