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Faculty and Researchers
- Alexandre Bayen wins National Science Foundation CAREER Award It will support Bayen's project entitled: "Lagrangian Sensing in Large Scale Cyber-Physical Infrastructure Systems."
- Arpad Horvath wins ASCE Walter L. Huber Prize: Generally intended to recognize younger members for their early accomplishments and future promise, it was given to him for his contributions to life-cycle environmental modeling and assessment of infrastructure systems.
- Joan Walker Wins National Science Foundation Award: Walker is one of some 20 Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) winners who are receiving the additional distinction of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). See also the UC Berkeley NewsCenter story.
- Adib Kanafani, Cahill Professor of Civil Engineering, and Director of ITS Berkeley from 1983 to 1998, has been named the 2009 Chairman of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Executive Committee. He will serve a one-year term, beginning January 14, 2009.
- CCIT Wins 2008 Tranny Award for Traffic Operations (posted October 2008)
- Adib Kanafani Honored by National Research Council The National Academies of Science name the former ITS Director a lifetime National Associate of the National Research Council for his service. (October 2008).
- Pavement researcher EB Lee receives Global Road Achievement Award (posted November 2007).
- Samer Manadat Awarded Xenel Distinguished Professorship in Engineering (October 2006).
- Karl Hedrick wins American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2006 Rufus Oldenburger Medal. (September 2006).
- Pravin Varaiya, the Nortel Networks Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, and former Director of the California PATH program, was awarded the Berkeley Citation in June 2006.
- Pravin Varaiya, the Nortel Networks Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, and former Director of the California PATH program, was awarded the Berkeley Citation in June, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) on April 24, 2006.
- Hansen shares best paper prize at international air traffic management seminar.
- Monismith inducted into NAPA's Asphalt Hall of Fame.
- Lee’s "rapid rehab" wins Caltrans awards.
- Horvath named AT&T Faculty Fellow.
- Monismith receives honorary degree.
- Cervero wins best-paper prize for "Road Expansion, Urban Growth, and Induced Travel: A Path Analysis" from The Journal of the American Planning Association.
- Cervero receives the Dale Prize for excellence in urban planning from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
- May wins the 2003 American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) S.S. Steinberg Award.
- Hedrick named Principal Investigator of a new ONR center for Collaborative Control of Unmanned Vehicles.
- Hedrick wins O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award.
- Tomizuka receives the 2002 ASME Rufus T. Oldenburger Medal.
- Wachs honored by Transportation Research Board and Council of University Transportation Centers.
- Kanafani joins Transportation Research Board (TRB) Executive Committee.
- Daganzo elected to chair International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory.
- Homburger receives distinguished service award from ITE.
- Kanafani given alumnus honor by American University of Beirut.
- Wachs named Carlson Professor.
- Kanafani elected to National Academy of Engineering.
- Wachs honored as National Academies Associate.
- Our Nobel connection: UC Berkeley Professor Daniel L. McFadden, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics.
- Traffic Safety Center GSR Kitae Jang wins "Excellence in Applied HOV Research" award from the High-Occupancy Vehicle, High-Occupancy Toll, and Managed Lanes Committee of the Transportation Research Board: "The results of his recent study sponsored by Caltrans on the safety of limited versus continuous access HOV lanes are having an impact on HOV operation in California"—from the award citation.
- UC Berkeley dual-degree grad wins Fulbright: Nicole Foletta, who received her joint master's in transportation planning and engineering in December 2007, will do transportation research in Barcelona at CENIT, at the Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya. (June 2008)
- UC Berkeley Students Nab Nine Eisenhowers.This year’s winners were Bruce Appleyard, Robert Campbell, Carey McAndrews, Brittany Montgomery, Tasos Nikoleris, Rebecca Sanders, Robert Schneider, Megan Smirti and Dan Work.
- Laura Stonehill, a dual-degree master's student in transportation planning and engineering, won the top prize for a paper from the American Planning Association's Transportation Planning Division in its 2008 competition. (May 2008)
- Kitae Jang, a Ph.D. student in transportation engineering, Wins ITE "Sustainable Living in the Suburbs" Student Paper Grand Prize. (April 2008)
- Nikolaos Geroliminis Named UCTC Student of the Year: Ph.D. in transportation engineering program wins award for his work in transportation science, traffic theory and traffic control, and the management of traffic in urban centers. (December 2007)
- Big Wins for ITS students: UC Berkeley Nabs Three Eno Awards, Two Eisenhowers, the Horonjeff Memorial Grant and a national achievement award from China (April 2007)
- ITS Student leads winning team in $50,000 Urban Land Institute Competition TE Master's student Christopher Lollini heads a five-person UC Berkeley Team to the top prize in the 2007 Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition. (March 2007)
- Lost in Translation: Wendy Tao, a student in the concurrent Master of Science/Master of City and Regional Planning transportation program, won the top prize in the 2007 American Planning Association Transportation Planning Division Student Paper Competition for her analysis of traffic safety in Hanoi, Vietnam. (March 2007)
- Megan Smirti wins Eno Fellowship: One of 19 in country (April 2006)
- Eisenhower Transportation Fellowships awarded to Ryan Greene Stoesel, Stella So and Ria Hutabarat (April 2006).
- Monica Menendez named Gordon Newell Fellow for 2006 (April 2006).
- Monica Menendez and Charles Antoine Robelin Recognized as Outstanding Graduate Student Instructors for 2005-2006 academic year (March 2006).
- Three Berkeley Transportation Students Win 2006 SF Bay Area ITE Awards with papers on "Congestion Pricing in the Bay Area" (March 2006).
- Day among six Eisenhower doctoral winners presenting at TRB 2006 (February 2006).
- Mitman among Eisenhower master's winners presenting at TRB 2006 (February 2006).
- Eight of 11 California Eisenhower winners in 2005 are from ITS Berkeley: Christopher Cherry, Elliot Martin, James Rubin, Josh Seelig, Saray Syed, Meghan Mitman, Patricia Lynn Scholl, and David Uniman.
- Bolic shares best paper prize at international air traffic management seminar.
- Ouyang receives 2005 Newell Award.
- Goodchild receives AAUW award.
- Cherry and Mejias win local ITE essay contest.
- McDonough receives TDMI award.
- Ohsfeldt on team that wins Bank of America Low-Income Housing Challenge.
- Mukherjee wins the FAA's Air Transportation Centers of Excellence Student Paper Competition.
- Sciara wins Helene Overly Scholarship.
- Students from three campuses win Eno Fellowships.
- Durango-Cohen wins top student prize from the University of California Transportation Center.
- Malchow wins maritime economics Ph.D. dissertation prize.
- Lago named second Gordon Newell Fellow.
- Two students win Eisenhower Fellowships in 2002.
- Munoz named first Gordon Newell Fellow.
- Students from three campuses win Eno Fellowships.
Staff
- Krummes wins campus prize.
- Evans wins Special Libraries honor (PDF).
