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Press Release
(06/11/2008)
Texas Southern
University Aviation Science Student, Juby L.
Kuruvilla Receives Scholarship from the
Rotary Club of Gulfway-Hobby Airport
For Immediate Release
Contact: Danny R. Perkins
Phone: 713-645-5155 x222
Houston News - Juby Laila Kuruvilla
receives a scholarship in the amount of
$2,175.00 from the ROTARY CLUB OF GULFWAY-HOBBY
AIRPORT HOUSTON Ms. Kuruvilla is a junior at
Texas Southern University, enrolled in the
College of Science and Technology majoring
in Aviation Science Management. She was one
of three finalists chosen to receive a
scholarship sponsored by the Rotary Club.
Ms. Kuruvilla along with two other
recipients was recognized for their academic
achievements during a luncheon on June 5th,
2008.
Gulfway Rotary Club was spawned on October
26, 1950 when the Pasadena Rotary Club
agreed to sponsor the new club - then to be
named South Houston Rotary Club. In 1983-84,
the Board reserved $10,000 to create a
permanent fund to provide money for annual
scholarships or other projects of the Club.
Each year thereafter, the Club increased the
permanent fund. In 1986-87, the Club
created the Gulfway-Hobby Airport Rotary
Club Charitable Foundation, Inc., a 501(c) 3
not-for-Profit Corporation to manage the
permanent fund and distribute its revenues
for charitable purposes.
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DTS Faculty and
Students Actively Attended TSU 2008 Research
Week
(4/07/2008)
Faculty, staff and students in Department of
Transportation Studies actively attended TSU
research week from March 31 to April 4,
2008. A total of 13 research products were
presented with 1 faculty presentation, 3
staff presentations, and 9 student
presentations. Dr. Fengxiang Qiao,
co-authored with Zhiyuan Chen, Rong Zhang,
Reza Fatholahzadeh, and Dr. Lei Yu, won the
3rd place award in faculty poster
presentation. Miss Hilary H. Wang and Miss
Rachel Y. Zeng, both advised by Dr.
Fengxiang Qiao, won the 2nd place and the
3rd place awards in staff poster
presentation, respectively.
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TSU Graduate
Students Won TexITE Scholarship
(3/12/2008)
Ms. Qinyin Nancy Shi and Ms. Xiaoyue Cathy
Liu, graduate students majoring in Master of
Science in Transportation Planning and
Management in the Department of
Transportation Studies, Texas Southern
University won the 2008 Texas Institute of
Transportation Engineering (TexITE)
scholarship for their interest and
contribution to the field of traffic and
transportation engineering. They attended
the TexITE Houston Section Luncheon on March
12th, and were presented with the
scholarship.
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TSU Named
Co-Leading Institution of NTSCE
(2/27/2008)
The U.S. Department of Homeland
Security announced today the
selection of 11 universities to
serve as important partners for
conducting multi-disciplinary
research and creating innovative
learning environments for critical
homeland security missions. These
universities will partner to lead
one of five new Centers of
Excellence and receive a multi-year
grant of up to $2 million per year,
over a period of four to six years.
The five new Centers of Excellence,
located across the country, will
study: border security and
immigration; explosives detection,
mitigation, and response; maritime,
island and port security; natural
disasters, coastal infrastructure
and emergency management; and
transportation security.
"Investments in long-term, basic
research are vital for the future of
homeland security," said Jay M.
Cohen, Under Secretary for Science
and Technology. "These colleges and
universities are leaders in their
fields of study. They will provide
scientific expertise, high-quality
resources, and independent thought –
all valuable to securing America."
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Center of Excellence for Border
Security and Immigration: The
University of Arizona at Tucson
and University of Texas at El
Paso will co-lead a new center
responsible for conducting
research and developing
technologies, tools, and
advanced methods to balance
immigration and commerce with
effective border security. Their
focus will be to assess threats
and vulnerabilities, improve
surveillance and screening,
analyze immigration trends, and
help to enhance policy and law
enforcement efforts.
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Center of Excellence for
Explosives Detection, Mitigation
and Response: Northeastern
University in Boston, Mass., and
the University of Rhode Island
in Kingston, R.I., will co-lead
a new center responsible for
conducting research to evaluate
the risks, costs and
consequences of terrorism, and
develop new means and methods to
protect the nation. Their
primary focus will be to detect
leave-behind Improvised
Explosive Devices, enhance
aviation cargo security, provide
next-generation baggage
screening, detect liquid
explosives, and enhance
suspicious passenger
identification.
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Center of Excellence for
Maritime, Island and Port
Security: The University of
Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii and
Stevens Institute of Technology
in Hoboken, N.J., will co-lead a
new center responsible for
conducting research and
developing new ways to
strengthen maritime domain
awareness and safeguard
populations and properties
unique to U.S. islands, and
remote and extreme environments.
Examples include protecting the
Alaskan Pipeline and other
infrastructure and enhancing
response and recovery plans for
natural disaster threats like
earthquakes and tsunamis. The
University of Hawaii will lead
research and education for
maritime and island security,
and Stevens Institute of
Technology will lead research
and education for port security.
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Center of Excellence for Natural
Disasters, Coast Infrastructure
and Emergency Management: The
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill and Jackson State
University in Jackson, Miss.,
will co-lead a new center
responsible for conducting
research and enhance the
nation's ability to safeguard
populations, properties, and
economies as it relates to the
consequences of catastrophic
natural disasters, including
hurricanes, tornadoes, floods,
earthquakes, droughts, and
wildfires. Examples include
protecting at-risk
infrastructures and populations,
enhancing post-catastrophic
recovery, improving information
sharing and communication, and
enhancing critical supply chain
resiliency.
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Center of Excellence for
Transportation Security: Texas
Southern University in Houston,
Tougaloo College in Tougaloo,
Miss., and the University of
Connecticut in Storrs, Conn.,
will co-lead a new center
responsible for conducting
research and developing new
technologies, tools and advanced
methods to defend, protect, and
increase the resilience of the
nation's multi-modal
transportation infrastructure.
These institutions were
designated by Congress with the
passage of the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007.
The Centers of Excellence program is
managed by the Science and
Technology Directorate's Office of
University Programs. The program
takes advantage of the unsurpassed
research capabilities and
intellectual capital of U.S.
colleges and universities to fill
knowledge and technology gaps for
the department. By Congressional
authorization, each Center will be
responsible for conducting
multidisciplinary research and
developing education initiatives in
areas important for homeland
security.
For more
information about University
Programs and current Centers of
Excellence, visit
www.dhs.gov/universityprograms.
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Congresswoman
Sheila Jackson Lee, and Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) Administrator
Kip Hawley
Visit
Department of Transportation
Studies
(2/11/2008)
The Department
of Transportation Studies hosted the visit
by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, and
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Administrator Kip Hawley on February 11,
2008 at 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. The visit started
with a tour of major transportation labs,
including Full-Motion Flight Simulator,
Full-Motion Driving Simulator, Mobile
Traffic Lab, and Real-Time Traffic Lab.
After the tour, a discussion was held about
the National Transportation Security Center
of Excellence, and issues regarding the
training of transportation security
personnel. Accompanied with the visit
included President John M. Rudley, Provost
Bobby Wilson, Dean Demetrios Kazakos, as
well as some faculties and students in the
Department of Transportation Studies.
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Texas Southern
University was earmarked as the National
Transportation Security Centers of
Excellence in the Improving America’s
Security Act of 2007
(11/25/2007)
Texas Southern
University was among seven institutions
earmarked as the National Transportation
Security Centers of Excellence in the
Improving America’s Security Act of 2007,
405, Section 1205, which was signed by
President George W. Bush on August 3,
2007. The Earmarks, which provide $18
millions dollars annually, are intended to
conduct research and education activities,
and to develop or provide professional
security training, including the training of
transportation employees and transportation
professionals. Texas Southern University
will join the other six institutions,
including the National Transit Institute at
Rutgers of The State University of New
Jersey, Tougaloo College, the Connecticut
Transportation Institute at the University
of Connecticut, the Homeland Security
Management Institute, Long Island
University, the Mack-Blackwell National
Transportation Study Center at the
University of Arkansas, and Mineta
Transportation Institute at San Jose
University, to provide the highest
educational and research services to improve
the national transportation security.
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Chinese
Consulates and Missions
Visit
Department of
Transportation
Studies
(4/13/2007)
The Department
of Transportation Studies joined the College
of Science and Technology community to greet
the Chinese Consulates and Missions on
Friday, April 13, 2007 at 2:00 pm, which
toured the laboratories in the Departments
of Chemistry, Biology and Transportation
Studies. There were 15 members present and
they were greeted by the Provost Wilson, Dr.
Robert Ford, Dr. Demotrios Kazakos, and Dr.
Gregory Maddox. They visited the Driver’s
Simulation Lab, Full-Motion
Flight-Simulation lab, Mobile Traffic Lab,
NASA University Research Center’s Core Lab,
Advanced Nanocomposite Materials Research
Lab, and the Proteomics Research Lab. A
reception was prepared for the delegation
before they left the campus.
In the meeting
with guests
In the meeting
with guests
Introducing driving
simulator
Guests driving
on simulator
Introducing
Portable OEM machine
Introducing Smart Van
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Port Update
Seminar
(10/03/2006)
Jassica, Charlie
and Blain in UTAQL attended Port Update
Seminar hold by Houston Transportation Club
on Oct 3rd. Officials in Houston Ports
updated the information and a discussion was
held then.
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Improving
urban traffic and air quality
(09/08/2006
From TIGERGRAM)
The Department of Transportation Studies in
the College of Science and Technology at
Texas Southern University (TSU) selected
DriveSafety’s DS-600c with Q-Motion (tm) as
a research tool to help improve urban
traffic and air quality issues.
MORE
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2006 TRB Student
Sign-Up
(10/22/2005)
All second year
graduate students in Transportation Studies who are interested in
2006
TRB Meeting should sign up at room
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Department of Transportation Studies
TB 125, College of
Science & Technology, Texas Southern University
3100 Cleburne Avenue, Houston, Texas 77004-9986 USA
Phone (713) 313-1841 or (713) 313-7282
Fax (713) 313-1856
Contact:
Dr. Lei Yu, Department Chair
Ms. Paula
Eakins, Administrative Assistant
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