8th Annual UTC Spotlight Conference:
The Role of Freight Transportation in Economic
Competitiveness
December 10-11, 2014
The National Academies
Keck Center, 500 Fifth St., NW
Purpose of the UTC Spotlight
Conferences
• Promote synergy between UTCs, USDOT, other
government agencies (Fed, State, local),
academia and industry
• Highlight recently completed and ongoing
research by UTCs and others
• Identify existing knowledge gaps in current
research and related activities
Previous UTC Spotlights
Conferences
•
2013 – None (UTC competition)
•
2012 – Sustainable Energy and Transportation: Strategies, Research and
Data
•
2011 – Improving Roadway Safety Programs Through University-Agency
Partnerships
•
2010 – Transportation Systems for Livable Communities
•
2009 – Transportation Infrastructure Preservation and Renewal
•
2008 – The Impact of Changing Demographics on Transportation
•
2007 – Freight Transportation: Congestion and System Performance
•
2006 – Research Opportunities in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
Applications
2014 UTC Spotlight Conference on
The Role of Freight Transportation in Economic Competitiveness
December 10-11, 2014
• Chair
• Denver Tolliver, NDSU
• Major Themes
• - Freight Supply Chains
• - Transp System Resiliency
• - Changing Energy Markets
Sessions
• Freight Supply Chains – Melissa Tooley, TX A&M Transportation
Institute
– Reg Souleyrette, University of Kentucky
– Stacey Hodge, NY City DOT
• Transportation System Resiliency – Anne Strauss-Wieder, Ann
Strauss-Wieder Inc.
– Herby Lissade, CALTRANS
• Changing Energy Markets – Carolyn Mays, TX DOT
– Amy Myers Jaffe, University of California-Irvine
– Diana Bauer, Dept of Energy
– Denver Tolliver, North Dakota State University
Next Steps
Call for Posters
Scott Babcock (sbabcock@nas.edu)
Refinement of Session discussion areas