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T he T ransportation Ce nte r Ha ni S. Ma hma ssa ni Pre se nta tio n to the BAC Ma y 3, 2018 Stra te g ic Visio n: A Re fre she r Cutting e dg e re se arc h that matte rs o n a g lo b a l sc a le Pre mie r e duc atio nal


  1. T he T ransportation Ce nte r Ha ni S. Ma hma ssa ni Pre se nta tio n to the BAC Ma y 3, 2018

  2. Stra te g ic Visio n: A Re fre she r Cutting ‐ e dg e re se arc h that matte rs o n a g lo b a l • sc a le • Pre mie r e duc atio nal pro g ram in tra nspo rta tio n syste ms Ac a de mic pa rtne r fo r no ve l, hig h ‐ impac t • c o llab o rative re se a rc h • Adva nc e sta te o f pra c tic e industry a pplic a tio ns thro ug h applic atio n ‐ drive n re se arc h a nd fundame ntal advanc e s

  3. Pro g re ss Hig hlig hts: BAC Me mb e rship (sinc e la st me e ting )  3 new companies ( 5 new members) F unde d Re se a rc h Ac tivity (T C a ffilia te s)  Active: 26 projects $10.6 M , 11 faculty Stude nts  37 students ( 24 PhD) in Transportation Systems (TRN) graduate program  4 supported via dissertation year fellowships  19 T&L minor students (6 graduating in 2018)  Strong recruiting year for 2018-2019  6 of 7 students accepted offer (PhD)

  4. BAC: Upda te o n Me mb e rship • 2017-2018 g o o d ye a r viz. re c ruitme nt, re te ntio n o f c o mpa nie s, e ve nts, a nd e ng a g e me nt • Ac tive ly se e king more opportunitie s to e ng a g e individua l c ompa nie s a nd/ or c onsortia in re se a rc h support a nd c olla bora tion • Ac tive me mb e rship c o mmitte e , se ve ra l ne w pro spe c ts in the pipe line

  5. BAC: Upda te o n Me mb e rship Co mpa nie s b y Ca te g o ry, 2108

  6. BAC: Upda te o n Me mb e rship

  7. BAC: Ne w Me mb e rship L e ade r ship Ma ve n, a GM c ompa ny Sustaining AGI- Allia nc e Ground Inte rna tiona l Assoc ia tion Ame ric a n T ruc king Assoc ia tion ** 2 othe r c ompanie s joine d and the n aske d to wait 6 months ** str ong pipe line of pote ntial ne w me mbe r s

  8. BAC Co ntrib utio ns: F Y08 – F Y18 $700,000 $600,000 $500,000 60th $400,000 Individual $300,000 Sustaining $200,000 Leadership FY18 Goal: $100,000 $625,000+ $- FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18

  9. BAC Co ntrib utio ns: F Y08 – F Y18 $700,000 $600,000 $500,000 60th $400,000 Association Individual $300,000 Sustaining $200,000 Leadership $100,000 Column1 $- FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18

  10. F a c ulty Awa rds / Ho no rs (I ) Zdenek Bazant 2017 ASME Medal Wei Chen 2017 Ver Steeg Faculty Award The Graduate School, Northwestern

  11. F a c ulty Awa rds / Ho no rs (I I ) Marco Nie 2018 Stella Dafermos Best Paper Award TRB Transportation Network Modeling Committee Amanda Stathopoulos Recognition for paper, “Performance Analysis of Crowd-shipping in Urban and Suburban Areas” TRB Urban Freight Transportation Committee

  12. Congratulations Amanda! Welcome Cassandra!

  13. Stude nts: Our Co re Missio n (I ) • TC adds value to student experience through industry exposure, seminars by authorities in the field, travel funds for conferences, fellowship stipends– essential differentiator for recruiting top talent • Many opportunities for undergraduates interested in transportation; increasing engagement in research, internship placement with BAC companies • Industry support is critical to our mission and to making a Northwestern Education in Transportation the unique experience it is.

  14. Stude nts: Our Co re Missio n (I I ) Dire c t Stude nt F unding T hro ug h NUT C $600,000 $500,000 $400,000 Travel/Events $300,000 Fellowships $200,000 Tuition/Stipend $100,000 $0 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18

  15. Stude nts: Awa rds Michael Hyland Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship ( US DOT ) Helen Pinto International Road Federation 2018 Road Scholar President of IRF Fellows Class of 2018

  16. Stude nts: T ra nspo rta tio n & L o g istic s Mino r Pro g ra m • 6 students graduating in 2018 • Benjamin Connelly - Industrial Engineering • Daniel Diaz - Industrial Engineering • Bryce Halloran – Economics  Deloitte Consulting • Benjamin Kullavanijaya - Economics with a certificate in energy and sustainability  Via Transportation • Ben Powell - Social Policy • Keaton Tatooles – Economics

  17. Gr e e nbr iar E quity Gr oup Unde rg ra dua te T ra nspo rta tio n Re se a rc h F e llo wship • Launched for Summer 2018 research internships • Funds 4 Fellowships each year • Representing multiple undergraduate majors:  Electrical Engineering & Computer Science  Industrial Engineering & Management Science  Civil & Environmental Engineering  Political Science

  18. Re se a rc h (I ) I ndustry Re se a rc h I ndustry T e a ming  Allstate  Booz Allen Hamilton  DiDi Chuxing  Kimley - Horn  Ford  Leidos, Inc.  Google  Resource Systems Group, Inc.  Huochebang (Truck Alliance)  Various small businesses  Roadie

  19. Re se a rc h (I I ) Pub lic Ag e nc ie s / F e de ra l Re se a rc h  Army Research Office  Chicagoland Metropolitan Agency for Planning  Federal Highway Administration  NASA  National Science Foundation

  20. Re se a rc h (I I I ) F r e ight and Supply Chain Pe r for manc e Me asur e me nt in State F r e ight Plans  Review and summarize the mandate for state freight plans in the FAST Act legislation  Report and interpret how states treat freight performance and particularly supply chain performance.  Identify general patterns, best practices in freight performance measurement, and important gaps in methods and  Output: written report, potentially to:  Presentation at TRB conference on freight Fluidity Measures, Sept. 5- 6, 2018  Presentation or report distributed to NUTC BAC fall, 2018  Presentation at TRB Annual Meeting, January 2019 – if paper accepted  Led by Professor Joseph Schofer with Dr. Lama Bou-Mjahed , named as the Schneider Post-Doctoral Fellow

  21. Re se a rc h (I V) Auto no mo us a nd Co nne c te d Ve hic le Syste ms 1. Two ongoing FHWA projects Twinned with European Community project with similar scope 2. New international collaboration on CAV impacts 1. Led by Technical University of Munich (Global Fund Initiatives) 2. In partnership with NUTC and UC-Santa Barbara. 3. Illinois Autonomous Vehicle Association 1. Several ongoing opportunities under discussion

  22. Re se a rc h (I V): Re se a rc h (V) Auto no mo us a nd Co nne c te d Ve hic le Syste ms Joint Re se ar c h Initiative on Autonomous Ve hic le s (AVs)  Partners: NUTC, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign (UIUC) and University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC)  Land for AV testing and proving ground facilities secured by UIUC near Urbana-Champaign for build out  Freight and passenger  Resource for industry to test and demonstrate technologies

  23. Re se a rc h (I V): Re se a rc h (V) Auto no mo us a nd Co nne c te d Ve hic le Syste ms Joint Re se ar c h Initiative on Autonomous Ve hic le s (AVs)

  24. Re se a rc h (I V): Re se a rc h (V) Auto no mo us a nd Co nne c te d Ve hic le Syste ms Joint Re se ar c h Initiative on Autonomous Ve hic le s (AVs)  Examples of proposed testing facilities

  25. Se le c te d Outre a c h Ac tivitie s (I ) 37 th Annual Patterson Transportation Lecture Dennis Muilenburg Chairman & CEO The Boeing Company "The sky's no limit: Boeing and the future of space exploration"

  26. Se le c te d Outre a c h Ac tivitie s (I I ) • Implementing a Freight Fluidity Performance Measurement System Workshop • Transportation Research Board • September 5-6, 2018 • Professor Joseph Schofer , chair of the organizing committee • BAC member John Larkin , speaker • Panel Five: Science Fiction to Engineering Facts – A Visionary Panel • This panel will discuss how the future could bring big changes in manufacturing, purchasing, distribution, and freight performance needs and management.

  27. Se le c te d Outre a c h Ac tivitie s (I I I ) Fall 2017 Spring 2018

  28. C 60 th F I mpa c ts o f NUT undra ising • Schneider Family Graduate Endowed Fellowship Program • Ruan Family Transportation Fund • Greenbriar Equity Group Undergraduate Transportation Research Fellowship • Diana Marek Student Experience Fund

  29. Clo sing T ho ug hts • NUTC remains focused on the future – Autonomous and connected vehicles, trucks – Innovation in logistics and supply chain operations – Last mile supply chain logistics – Internet of Things and smart mobility in cities • NEXT BAC MEETING – November 7-8, 2018 – Featuring BAC member Brad Keywell, CEO, Uptake Technologies, as after dinner speaker

  30. T hank you!

  31. BAC: Ne w Me mb e rs He re T o da y L e ade r ship Pa ul Pe b b le s Chief Technology Officer, Maven, a General Motors company

  32. BAC: Ne w Me mb e rs He re T o da y Sustaining Ja re d Azc uy Chief Operating Officer, AGI-Alliance Ground International

  33. Gue sts He re T o da y (I ) • Ja me s Ca de , Rua n T ra nspo rta tio n • Cra ig F ulle r, F re ig htWa ve s • Jorda n Gra ft, T riumph Busine ss Ca pita l • Don Hille bra nd, Arg o nne Na tio na l L a b • Cong re ssma n Da n L ipinski • Da vid Pe nning ton, BMO Ca pita l Ma rke ts • Jo Stra ng , Ame ric a n Sho rt L ine a nd Re g io na l Ra ilro a d Asso c ia tio n • Noa m Alon, Unite d Airline s • Bre nna n Donne lly, Upta ke • Ra ndy Kowa lski, I llino is DCE O • Ge off Murra y, Olive r Wyma n

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