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METRANS UTC
Sunday, October 29, 2017
USC Master of Public Administration (MPA) graduate, Wai Shong Chan, is completing the Grads on Career Track Program with the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink) where she enjoys her work in External Affairs and sees herself continuing to work for a public transportation agency long-term. Inspired by seeing how infrastructure projects dramatically improved mobility in her community, Chan wanted to be a part of this positive change. “I want my career to be about giving ...
METRANS UTC PSR
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Pacific South West Region 9 University Transportation Center (PSR) alum Gabriel Jiangbo Yu is a transportation systems modeler and data scientist at Fehr & Peers Transportation Consultants in downtown Los Angeles. He is an alum of two PSR universities, holding a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Southern California (USC) and a Ph.D. from UC Irvine (UCI) in Transportation Systems Engineering with a dissertation on uncertainty and information in transportation ...
METRANS UTC PSR
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Pima Community College's Center for Transportation Training hosted a seminar for Boy Scouts from the Catalina Council of the Boy Scouts of America on October 7, 2017.The Boy Scouts offer a merit badge series that includes a Truck Transportation badge. The seminar helps the Scouts achieve that badge. The Scouts learned the difference between a gas and diesel engine, how trucks fit into a company's supply chain, the role of truck transportation in commerce, safety, driver's logs and ...
METRANS UTC PSR
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Are you wondering how best to pursue a career in transportation? Are you struggling with your work or school environment? Are you wondering how professionals find success? Would you like a mentor? If so, we are pleased to invite you to join the METRANS Mentor Program. The METRANS Mentor Program pairs students and professionals interesting in or currently pursuing a career in the transportation field. Since 2011, the METRANS Mentor Program has matched more than 100 students with mentors, ...
METRANS UTC PSR
Saturday, October 14, 2017
By Eric Tunell, USC MPL ‘18 [Editor’s note: As part of the expansion of METRANS into the Pacific Southwest Region 9 University Transportation Center, we seek to highlight students at universities that are new members of the UTC. This week we are pleased to feature UCLA’s Rabi Abonour, MURP 2018.] Bloomington, Indiana, New York City, and Los Angeles all have distinctly different urban forms, but for Rabi Abonour, they are the lens through which he approaches transportation ...
METRANS UTC PSR
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Many people believe strongly in what they do. But others take that commitment even further. Huê-Tâm Jamme demonstrated how strongly she believes in her work by halting a successful career in international development to return to school. And there was quite a bit on the line with this decision. Huê-Tâm had already completed undergraduate and master’s degrees from France’s prestigious Institut d’Etudes Politiques and had been awarded the International Trade prize for the best young ...
METRANS UTC PSR
Sunday, October 8, 2017
UCLA Urban and Regional Planning master’s degree candidate Ribeka Toda focuses almost exclusively on roadway safety in her studies. And with very good reason. “Last year, 3,680 Californians died on the road, and 2017 is projected to be even worse. Roadway safety is not just a statistic to me. Car crashes have claimed the lives of two individuals in my life and it is difficult to explain the senselessness of these deaths and the unshakable feeling that they could have been prevented. Embracing ...
METRANS UTC PSR
Saturday, October 7, 2017
Samuel Taylor is a Master of Science in Civil Engineering candidate at Northern Arizona University (NAU). His main area of focus is transportation and has particular interest in transportation safety. He recently completed a paper on the factors affecting freight vehicle collisions on the Interstate-10 corridor. His research paper," A Comparative Analysis of Factors Affecting the Frequency and Severity of Freight-Involved and All-Vehicle Crashes on a Major Freight Corridor Freeway," was jointly ...
METRANS UTC PSR
Sunday, October 1, 2017
On September 2, 2017, approximately 80 students faculty, staff and alumni from USC, CSULB, UCI, and UCLA participated in LA Fleet Week tours, sponsored by METRANS. Some added the experience of local transit to their trip, meeting at USC’s University Park campus, walking two blocks together to the local Metro Silver Line station, and forty minutes later, arriving to participate in the numerous festivities San Pedro had to offer. The U.S. Navy hosts Fleet Week in Los Angeles each year to recognize ...
