Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU): Smart Cities – Advancing Mobility

This project aims to train and support the next generation of mobility researchers through a summer research experience for undergraduate (REU) students. This proposal will provide supplementary support for two additional undergraduate researchers as part of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)’s existing National Science Foundation (NSF) REU Site on Smart Cities. The existing program provides support for 10 students to engage in 10 weeks of hands-on-research that leads to peer-reviewed publications while providing co-curricular training that will not only support their long-term academic careers but also inspire them to be leaders in the field. The REU Site emphasis in on Smart Mobility and encompasses key research areas including intelligent transportation systems (ITS), connected automated vehicles (CAVs), and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication. These areas are crucial for increasing quality of life, reducing delays, increasing quality of service for road users, securing critical infrastructure, and providing safer roadways and more informed decision-making based on data. Beyond providing hands-on research experience in mobility, the UNLV REU Site, as an MSI, is committed to promoting diversity and has over 60% participation from underrepresented/underserved communities

• Record URL:
  https://metrans.org/research/research-experience-for-undergraduates-reu-smart-cities-advancing-mobility

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Programmed
• Funding: $26464
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3552348309

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  METRANS Transportation Consortium

  University of Southern California
  Los Angeles, CA  United States 
• Project Managers:

  Hong, Jennifer

  Bruner, Britain

• Principal Investigators:

  Morris, Brendan

• Start Date: 20240815
• Expected Completion Date: 20250814
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: College students; Connected vehicles; Intelligent transportation systems; Research; Vehicle to infrastructure communications
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Education and Training; Research; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01928981
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center
• Contract Numbers: 69A3552348309
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Aug 27 2024 5:16PM