Accomplishments: Transportation Research Center
Shashi Nambisan, Juliana Byzyka, Khandaker Arafin Islam (Transportation Research Center), and Shreya Chindepalli (University of Texas at Arlington) published "A Study of Electric Vehicles Ecosystem in Nevada" in 2024 Forum of Innovative Sustainable Transportation Systems (FISTS) by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The…
Juliana Byzyka (CEEC, Transportation Research Center) has been appointed as a Planning Committee Member of the 2024 Nevada Asphalt Conference: Sustainable and Resilient Pavement. The conference will be held at the South Point Hotel and Casino, and Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada, between October 29 to 31. The conference aims to bridge the gap between…
Juliana Byzyka (Transportation Research Center; Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) accepted a three-year appointment to the Standing Committee on Pavement Maintenance — AKT30 of the National Academies’ Transportation Research Board (TRB). Members of a TRB standing committee contribute with…
Juliana Byzyka (Transportation Research Center; Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) presented "A Study of Electric Vehicles Ecosystem in Nevada" during the FISTS 2024: 4th IEEE Forum for Innovative Sustainable Transportation Systems held Feb. 26-28 at the Bourns Technology Center in Riverside, California. This is an…
Juliana Byzyka (Transportation Research Center) attended the 2024 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting on January 7-11 in Washington, D.C. TRB is one of the major program divisions of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine with a global impact in the transportation field. It links engineers, scientists, and…
Assistant research engineer Juliana Byzyka (Transportation Research Center) published an article titled, "Evaluation of self-compacting concrete containing pozzolan (zeolite, metakaolin & silica fume) and polypropylene fiber against sulfate attacks with different PH: an experimental study," in the Innovative Infrastructure Solutions journal.…
Shashi Nambisan (Transportation Research Center and Civil Engineering) presented "A Preliminary Analysis of the Electric Vehicles Charging Infrastructure in Nevada" during the 2023 Fall Transportation Conference held on Nov. 1-2 at the Tuscany Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The presentation summarized the state of the charging infrastructure…
Juliana Byzyka (Transportation Research Center) presented "Improving Asphalt Patch Repair Performance through Innovative Heating Technology" during the 2023 Fall Transportation Conference held on Nov. 1-2, 2023, at the Tuscany Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The study presented the realities of patch repair work and the impact of material…
Rithesh Shivuni, Sabrina Moore, and Shashi Nambisan (all Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) co-authored the presentation “An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Speed Feedback Signs in the City of Las Vegas." Shivuni and Nambisan presented it at the 2022 Institute of Transportation Engineers Mountain District’s annual meeting in…
Shashi Nambisan (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction and the Transportation Research Center) received the Institute of Transportation Engineers Mountain District’s 2022 Outstanding Educator award, which was presented at the district’s annual meeting held in Boise, Idaho, earlier this month. He was nominated for this award by…
Shashi Nambisan (Transportation Research Center and Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering and Construction), along with Andrew Bennett, director of the Clark County office of traffic safety, was featured on Vegas PBS's Nevada Week program (season 4, episode 32) that discussed speeding behaviors of motorists on roadways in Southern Nevada…
Laura K. Gryder-Culver, Merika Charupoom (both Medicine), and Erin Breen (Transportation Research Center) presented "Marrying Pedestrian and Bike Data with Court Education Data and Community Demographics" at the 2021 Nevada Traffic Safety Summit hosted by Nevada Department of Transportation and Department of Public Safety to share best practices…