ICT Executive Committee Approves 17 New Projects; RFPs Will be Posted in Early May
Some examples of the varied research topics the Executive Committee approved include: the behavior of senior travelers and application to transportation planning, the evaluation of wireless detection systems at railroad crossings and signalized intersections, and mechanical-empirical design implementation and monitoring for both rigid and flexible pavements.
At the Executive Committee meeting, ICT Director Imad Al-Qadi summarized the progress on the 65 research projects funded from August 2005 until the meeting. Al-Qadi told the Executive Committee that 13 projects were completed and 52 others were in progress.
The newly approved research totals almost $3.8 million and brings the total approved ICT projects to 82.
At least four of the newly approved research projects, with an estimated cost of $940,000 will be outsourced to other universities or private researchers.
ICT will post the RFPs for the projects to be outsourced on its website http://www.ict.uiuc.edu in early May.
Photo: Executive committee meets on April 8.