STUDENT COMPETITION RESULTS

Twelve papers were submitted; they were authored by graduate students in 10 transportation programs in USA, one in China and one in the United Kingdom, as follows: Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, University of Minnesota, Morgan State University, University of Florida, University of the West of England, Wayne State University, University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of California-Los Angeles, Louisiana State University, University of Southern California, and Southeast University.

Each paper was reviewed by three reviewers none of whom were at the institution of the student. The reviewers are listed below:

Dr. Ricardo Archilla, University of Hawaii
Mr. Steven Corbin, IBI
Dr. Conrad Dudek, Texas A&M University (ret.)
Ms. Ginger Goodin, Texas Transportation Institute
Dr. Sherif Ishak, Louisiana State University
Mr. Khalid Jamil, P.E.,Transportation Services Group
Dr. Jerry Ji, Wilbur Smith Assosiates
Ms. Cathy Leong, Wilson Oakamoto Associates
Dr. Honglong Li, Parsons Brinkerhoff
Mr. Robert Murphy, Florida SunGuide
Dr. Panos Prevedouros, University of Hawaii
Ms. Juanita Wolfgramm, Wilson Oakamoto Associates
Dr. Lin Zhang, Cambridge Systematics


The results of the review suggested one 1st, three 2nd and one 3rd position awards.
The winners of the competition are as follows:

FIRST PLACE
Yan Qi, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA:
Effect of Truck Lane Restriction and Differential Speed Limit on Traffic Characteristics of Four-Lane Rural Freeways

SECOND PLACE
Yingyan Lou, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL:
A Unified Framework of Proactive Self-Learning Dynamic Pricing for High-Occupancy/Toll Lanes

SECOND PLACE
Alexandros Nikitas, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK:
Road Pricing and Older People: Identifying Age-Specific Differences Between Older and Younger People’s Attitudes, Social Norms and Pro-Social Value Orientations to Road Pricing

SECOND PLACE
Xin (Alyx) Yu, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI:
Evaluation of Non-intrusive Sensors for Vehicle Classification on Freeways

THIRD PLACE
Ahmed Amer, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Blacksburg, VA:
Tight Diamond Interchange versus Single Point Urban Interchange: Pedestrian Perspective