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Professor Daniel Chatman Appointed as Chair for the Department of City & Regional Planning at CED

June 24, 2022
Dan ChatmanCongratulations to ITS affiliate Professor Dan Chatman, who was recently appointmented Chair of the Department of City & Regional Planning.

Professor Chatman’s research investigates issues of equity, race, immigration, gentrification, environmental impact, and well-being through the lens of transportation and land use policy. To the Department, he brings expertise on how to drive planning and policies...

Pravin Varaiya, pioneer in smart transportation, dies at 81

June 24, 2022

Praveen VaraiyaPravin Varaiya, a renowned expert in smart transportation systems and the Nortel Networks Distinguished Professor emeritus in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) at UC Berkeley, died on Friday, June 10. He was 81. Read more:

Rodríguez Selected to Lead ITS Berkeley as Next Director

June 14, 2022

Daniel RodriguezThe Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is delighted to announce that Professor Daniel Rodríguez has been selected to serve as the next director of Berkeley’s Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS), effective July 1, 2022, following a campuswide search chaired by Professor Elizabeth Deakin. Rodríguez succeeds Professor Alexandre Bayen, who now serves as...

Bassham, Martin Receive Spot Awards

June 14, 2022

Congratulations to ITS Berkeley Executive Assistant to the Director Helen Bassham and Transportation Sustainability Research Center Research and Development Engineering Elliot Martin for receiving Vice Chancellor of Research Spot Awards!

Helen BasshamBassham is recognized for her efforts and accomplishments over the past seven years serving the former ITS Berkeley Director Alexandre Bayen....

Horvath Elected to National Academy of Construction

May 31, 2022

Arpad HorvathTransportation Sustanability Research Center Co-Director and Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Arpad Horvath has been elected to the National Academy of Construction (NAC). Membership "is to be conferred with care on those few, most qualified... to share this reservoir of expertise as a service to the nation." (...

PATH Welcomes New Executive Director

May 24, 2022

James FishelsonCalifornia Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH) would like to welcome Dr. James Fishelson as the new Executive Director.

“I am very excited to welcome James on board,” says PATH Faculty Director Scott Moura. “He brings a strong research background, innovation and enthusiasm to PATH. I look forward to working with him as we continue to build on...

Carpio Receives Schlumberger Foundation Fellowship

May 19, 2022

Joy CarpioCongratulations to PhD student Joy Carpio, who has received the Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future fellowship for the third year. The program recognizes women from developing countries who are pursuing post-graduate studies in various STEM disciplines...

Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Climate Displacement

May 18, 2022

Join ITS affiliate and Professor Emerita of City & Regional Planning, director of UC Berkeley’s Urban Displacement Project Karen Chapple as she faciliates a discussion on climate displacement with faculty members of UC Berkeley’s new cluster in climate equity and environmental justice (Maya Carrasquillo, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Daniel Aldana Cohen, Sociology; Zoe Hamstead, City & Regional Planning; Meg Mills-Novoa, Energy & Resources Group and Department of Environmental Science; Danielle Rivera, Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning). ...

Grembek Presents at CA DMV and ITS San Diego

May 4, 2022

Safe Transportation Research and Education Center Co-Director Offer Grembek presented on the Safe System Approach in two recent events, one for the CA DMV and one for ITE San Diego Chapter.

On Thursday, April 28, 2022 the California...