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TSRC's Cohen, Martin Earn Spot Awards

June 5, 2023

Congratulations to Transportation Sustainability Research Center researchers Dr. Elliot Martin and Adam Cohen on earning Spot Awards!

Adam Cohen head shotAdam Cohen, a Survey Researcher, was nomiaed in recognition of his outstanding efforts in advancing transportation research on Advanced Air Mobility. Within the past year, Adam co-organized a large Tech Transfer conference for...

Smart and in charge Integrating zero-emissions vehicles into California's electric grid

May 26, 2023

Scott Moura with an EV chargerSee how PATH Faculty Director, Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Scott Moura's team is electrifying UC Berkeley’s RSF parking garage with the Smart Learning Research Pilot for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (SlrpEV), which aims to provide a blueprint for the future of electric vehicles. Read the full story at...

Honoring Public Health and Traffic Safety Leader David R. Ragland

May 19, 2023

The public health and traffic safety world suffered a deep loss on Sunday, May 7, 2023 with the passing of visionary and beloved colleague, teacher, mentor and friend, Dr. David R. Ragland, founder and Co-Director of the UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC). Read more at:

Congratulations to our 2023 Graduates!

May 19, 2023

ITS Berkeley is excited to celebrate the success of all the Transportation-concentration masters and PhD student who graduated this year! We look forward to seeing what you do next! See the Engineering commencement program and videos here.

Congratulations to our 2022 Graduates!

May 23, 2022

ITS Berkeley is so proud of our recent graduates! We were honored to have you while you studied, worked hard, and played at UC Berkeley. A special thank you to our GSRs and GSIs, and all the students who helped make ITS a stronger research unit! The College of Engineering honored Master students on Tuesday May 17, 2022 and Civil and Environmental Engineering held a reception, and College of Engineering...

ITS Welcomes KOTI Delegates

March 20, 2023

The Institute of Transportation Studies welcomed visitors from The Korea Transport Institute (KOTI) to UC Berkeley on March 16, 2023.

ITS Director Daniel A. Rodriguez and ITS affiliates met with KOTI president Dr. Oh, Jaehak, KOTI Department of Air and Space Transportation Research Fellow (Chief director) Dr. Park, Jinseo, KOTI Department of Metropolitan and Urban Transport Research Fellow (Chief director) Dr. Park, Kyounga, and KOTI Department of Air and Space Transportation Associate Research Fellow Dr. Kim, Myeonghyeon to learn about each other’s institutes, research interests,...

Ho Earns NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

April 16, 2023

Phoebe HoCongratulations to Civil and Environmental Engineering doctoral student Phoebe Ho! She has been selected to receive a 2023 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship, which offers three years of support over a five-year period.

“I am very excited to receive this fellowship and the research opportunities that come
with it,” says Ho.

Ho earned a Bachelor of...

Cooper Honored with 2023 NHTSA Public Service Award

April 10, 2023

Jill CooperCongratulations to SafeTREC Co-Director Jill Cooper, who was honored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) with the 2023 NHTSA Public Service Award at the Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities in Seattle, Washington.

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Kenichi Soga Inducted into NAE

February 10, 2023

Kenichi SogaCongratulations to ITS affilaite, CEE Professor, and Center for Smart Infrastructure directpr Kenichi Soga on his induction into the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)! Soga was elected for his achievements in geomechanics and computational modeling, as well as underground infrastructure simulation and monitoring. He is one of 106 new...

Walker Named Next CEE Chair

February 16, 2023

Joan WalkerCongratulations to Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Joan Walker on her recent appoint as CEE Department Chair, effective July 1, 2023.

She takes the reins from Professor Mark Stacey, who has led the department over the past four-and-a-half years through the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and UAW strike. Under his stalwart...