transportation center

New transportation center to address aging infrastructure

Posted by on January 6, 2020

A new transportation research center will combine the research of Missouri S&T and the other University of Missouri System campuses with industry and government leaders to develop new strategies to address the state’s infrastructure issues.

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S&T joins new national transportation center

Posted by on July 2, 2019

S&T researchers are joining a national consortium of universities focused on improving the durability and extending the lifespan of the nation’s transportation infrastructure.

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University receives $1.4 million grant for transportation center

Posted by on January 3, 2017

Missouri S&T is one of 35 universities to receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to establish a University Transportation Center (UTC). Missouri S&T received a $1.4 million UTC “tier 1” grant to develop robotic tools to inspect and maintain bridges and portions of highway from the air or from the side of the structure. Dr. Genda Chen, the Robert W. Abbett Distinguished Chair in Civil Engineering, is director of the new center. Other faculty involved in the project include:

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