UTEP CTIS - Center for Transportation Infrastructure Systems

⭐ CTIS Outreach Program teamed up with UTEP’s Mini Miners College Fun Days (MMCFD) on May 16, 2024. Welcoming 60 students from IDEA schools of El Paso and Fabens Elementary, we embarked on a two-hour adventure filled with hands-on activities. From marshmallow and toothpick structures to discovering the cohesion of sand with water mix, it was a day filled with learning and excitement!

📣 CTIS spotlight! Dr. Imad Abdallah recently took part in the 2024 Transportation Industry and Workforce Development Symposium and USDOT OST-R visit in Norman, Oklahoma, hosted by the Southern Plains Transportation Center (SPTC) and The University of Oklahoma, on April 30th. During the gathering, Dr. Abdallah showcased groundbreaking UTC-related research conducted at UTEP and spotlighted our collaborative efforts in workforce development alongside El Paso Community College (EPCC). Additionally, Luis Chavarria, an EPCC student actively engaged in transportation research at UTEP, and Sebastian Morales, a UTEP Civil Engineering and CTIS graduate student, presented their research and shared invaluable experiences.

Proud to be at the forefront of shaping the future of transportation innovation! 🚗

Huge congratulations to Alan Flores and Luis Chavarria from EPCC for their outstanding presentations at the UTEP COURI 2024 Spring Symposium, highlighting the excellence of both students and CTIS collaboration! 👏

Proud moment for CTIS as our students shine at the UTEP COURI 2024 Spring Symposium! 🌟

Special recognition to Carlos Cisneros, Celedonio Mejia, Flavio Chavarria, Jennifer Romero, Jesus Macias, Missel Sanchez, Odalys Balanzar Almazan, and Pedro Chavez for their impactful research contributions!

📣⛏ Exciting news! Our CTIS research team just completed training on the cutting-edge Model Mobile Load Simulator Pave®MLS11 equipment, empowering us to elevate our research to new heights. A huge shoutout to PaveTesting for their invaluable support throughout this process. Here's to embracing innovation and delivering top-notch results! 🚀

📣 Join us for the Third General Meeting of UTEP's Aspire Student Association (ASA) and TLC UTEP - Transportation Leadership Council. 🚗

We are thrilled to welcome our esteemed guest speaker, Mike Arellano, P.E., Austin District Deputy District Engineer at Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)! 🚧

📅 Date: April 19, 2024
🕒 Time: 12:30 - 1:30 pm
📍 Location: UGLC 342

Don't miss this incredible opportunity to network, gain insights, and be inspired by leaders in transportation! See you there!

Learn about the history, development through time and what the future holds for Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) with Dr. Atorod Azizinamini, P.E., Director of Infrastructure Research and Innovation at Florida International University and Vasant Surti
Professor of Civil Engineering. Atorod is also Director of Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC).

Join Thursday, May 25, 3:00 - 4:15 p.m (CDT)

Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/past-present-and-future-trends-in-bridge-engineering-tickets-608709355067

Emerging Technologies Forum with the U.S. Department of Transportation! Take advantage of this opportunity to learn from Industry Professionals 🤝
Happening today! APRIL 20 @ 11:30 am

The UTEP CTIS - Center for Transportation Infrastructure Systems cordially invites you to attend

Mahsa Beizaei, Ph.D. Dissertation Defense entitled:
An Approach for Verification of Traffic Speed Deflectometer (TSD) Measurements

Zoom Meeting ID : 817 3793 7612
Tuesday, Feb 21st, 2023
2:00 - 3:30 PM MST

On behalf of the Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and in celebration of 75 years since the UT Board of Regents’ approval to introduce the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering to the El Paso del Norte Region, we welcome you to join us for our next sequence of mini-bios where we highlight alumni members who have returned to the department to serve as faculty. These profile highlights are a testament to how our faculty members went from UTEP alumni to becoming fundamental mentors to the next generation of civil engineers Building the Borderlands.

A brief conversation with Executive Director of Center for Transportation Infrastructure Systems (CTIS) and Associate Professor Imad Abdallah, Ph.D.

CE: What degree(s) did you earn at UTEP and when?
IA: I earned my bachelor’s in 1994, my master’s in 1996, and my doctoral in 2011.

CE: When did you start working at UTEP?
IA: Fall of 1996 Dr. Soheil Nazarian gave me an opportunity to join his research program as a part-time researcher; I am still there (CTIS) some 25 years later.

CE: What have you noticed about UTEP engineering students that impresses you?
IA: Those that are committed are the most amazing students, they work hard given the opportunity. I have also been amazed at their motivation and level of success once they leave our program.

CE: How do you empower your students to succeed?
IA: I feel that my role is to give students opportunities and make them feel that I am there to help them to succeed and not to fail the class. They have until the last day of class to prove to themselves that they know the material. Once they realize that, those that are committed start to shine and enjoy the class. Once they start enjoying the lectures, they start learning and succeeding. I learned that from one of my professors, Dr. Anthony Tarquin.

CE: What advice would you give to graduating seniors (or graduates starting out their careers?)
IA: The most important qualities to have in life are loyalty and honesty. Other than that, have confidence and don’t be afraid to ask questions or offer ideas.

CE: How have you incorporated your industry knowledge and/or research into your teaching?
IA: I use my research experience in my class lectures all the time.

CE: Where can we find you when you’re not at UTEP?
IA: Always with my family.

Thank you Dr. Abdallah, for all the support you provide our students in our department as a proud UTEP Civil Engineer.

To share your story as a proud civil engineering or construction engineering and management alumni member, visit https://lnkd.in/gdHzxUcr

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Hello everyone! CTIS is looking for Web Developers. Please email [email protected] with your resume!

This is a part time position for UTEP students

Come join us to top golf! We can only reserve up to 16 people for now. So make sure to RSVP asap! It will super fun. See you there! 😁

Thank you everyone who attended the second TLC General Meeting/Research Forum !!

We had our first staff vs students event this past Friday! It was great. The students won 🎉😏

This upcoming Friday (October 22nd) at 4pm, we will have an event!!! Staff vs. Students!!! How cool is that?!

Please sign up ASAP! We will play flag football, soccer, and kickball!

Hello everyone!! There will be a 5K Run - 1 Mile Walk on October 31st. Please sign up before October 11th!. The race will begin at 8 am. We urge you to register soon because we need a team of 10 people! 😉

Thanks for coming to the Tailgate!
We wanted to thank everyone who was able to attend. We had a blast with all of you. ✨

Hey! Come join us to the Tailgate! We will provide food and drinks. There will be lots of fun. See you there. 🎉🍾🎊🎈

Hello everyone,

Please sign up for our team bonding day as soon as possible.

Location: Tom Lea
Date: August 21st, 12pm (Saturday)
- TLC - by attending, you will earn .5 pts.
- TLC - by attending, bringing a plus one, and bringing a food item, you will earn 1 pt.

https://forms.gle/ugA6dJ6kQJVH1aSu9

Team Bonding Day Location: Tom Lea Date: August 21st, 12pm (Saturday) - TLC - by attending, you will earn .5 pts. - TLC - by attending, bringing a plus one, and bringing a food item, you will earn 1 pt.

Jesús Castro Pérez

Thesis Defense, Impact of Geomaterial Properties and Roller Parameters on Intelligent Compaction Measurement Values Using Lumped
Parameter Modeling.

Friday July 30th, 2021 8:30 am MDT

Zoom Link: https://utep-edu.zoom.us/j/88671667236?pwd=MUk5YUtDZGF2dkg4Rk5salBGWXQyUT0

PhD Candidate, Mahdi Saghafi, Dissertation Defense on Wednesday (July 28) at 10am MT

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Join us for a Lecture by ASPIRE Research Assistant, Kam Santos, on Friday, July 30th at 3:00 PM MST.

Zoom Link:
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Thank you to TxDOT Recruiters, Angela and Marvin, for visiting CTIS! They are rockin' our TLC shirts on campus!

TLC gave a tour to some students yesterday. We were very excited to meet you all and we really hope we get to see you more often! 🤙

We wanted to thank everyone who came yesterday to the retreat!
Hope we get to see you soon! Stay tuned for updates. Go miners! 👏🏻🎊🎉

Join us for an ASPIRE Lecture by Dr. Ivonne Santiago. Join Zoom Meeting:

https://utep-edu.zoom.us/j/88227472215?pwd=Um1Lb3lRZUxCTVBDWXVCVE1uZTQydz09

See you Friday, June 25! 🤙

Come join us next Friday at 12 pm and meet the new officers!!!! There will be food 🥘 and you can earn member points if you bring store bought items! Look forward to seeing you!

Welcome to our new officers for TLC 👏👏👏

Don’t forget to follow us on our Instagram and
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Attention CTIS
👷 Prathmesh Jichkar's Thesis Defense

⏰ May 17, 12 PM MDT

🌐 Zoom link
https://utep-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIof-yrrTMrEtZSYPzEaciKkLKDqtCDwycL?_x_zm_rtaid=tEVWUJVZSVu3mfJxdfL5kg.1620752316160.528d43ce9357f6f55bff44f72a5c7dba&_x_zm_rhtaid=882