AZTrans staff, along with colleagues at the University of Arizona and Arizona State University, have entered into a partnership with MAG to develop a taxonomy of Smart Region technologies and assist with independent evaluations of select Smart Region technology deployments. Over the next several years, AZTrans faculty and students will work with MAG and the other partners to scope and evaluate the effectiveness of various Smart technologies in the MAG region.
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AZTrans Exhibit at STEM Celebration hosted during Arizona Diamondbacks Game
AZTrans operated an exhibit at a STEM celebration event at an Arizona Diamondbacks game in July 2019. The STEM-focused event was held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The transportation-focused exhibit operated by AZTrans had equipment set up to show how traffic signal systems work in the real world and was open to k-12 students and the general public. The exhibit was staffed by NAU… Read more
2019 Flagstaff STEM Celebration
AZTrans Exhibit at the 2019 Flagstaff STEM Celebration
AZTrans operated an exhibit at the 2019 Flagstaff STEM Celebration, which was held on March 11th, 2019 at the NAU Walkup Skydome. Students from all 28 Flagstaff K-12 schools were invited, and hundreds attended the event. The transportation-focused exhibit operated by AZTrans was similar to the setup utilized at the 2018 NAU Science and Engineering day and had equipment set up to show how traffic signal systems work, as well as computers… Read more
Sinagua Middle School Outreach Event
AZTrans In-Classroom K-8 Transportation Engineering Outreach Event at Sinagua Middle School
AZTrans faculty Brendan Russo and undergraduate research assistant Emmanuel James presented an introduction to transportation engineering to two classes of 7th and 8th grade students (~60 students total) at Sinagua Middle School in Flagstaff, AZ on October 19th, 2018. The students were enrolled in introductory middle school engineering courses, and the AZTrans presentation included an introduction to the different disciplines of civil engineering, details on the type of work… Read more
AZTrans Exhibit at the 2018 NAU Science and Engineering Day
AZTrans Exhibit at the 2018 NAU Science and Engineering Day
AZTrans operated an exhibit at the 2018 NAU Science and Engineering Day (which was part of the Flagstaff Festival of Science) entitled “Behind the Scenes: How Our Roadways are Designed & Operated” on Saturday, September 29th, 2018. The transportation-focused exhibit had equipment set up to show how traffic signal systems detect vehicles and efficiently move traffic through intersections. There was also a display showing how traffic simulation software is used… Read more
AZTrans Exhibit at ACTI 2018
AZTrans Exhibit at the 2018 ACTI Arizona Innovation Day
AZTrans operated an exhibit at the 2018 Arizona Council for Transportation Innovation (ACTI) Arizona Innovation Day on September 25th, 2018. The mission of ACTI is to “facilitate the implementation of innovative technology, tactics and techniques among transportation program delivery professionals to ensure smart, efficient investment in Arizona’s highway and transportation infrastructure”. The AZTrans exhibit focused on current and recent student-involved transportation research conducted at NAU through the Pacific Southwest Region 9… Read more