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As we close the semester, we're enjoying taking a look back at recent accolades and accomplishments of 2025. Please enjoy this holiday video greeting from all of us at the Alabama Transportation Institute.

This month has been a season of changes. We were shocked and saddened with the passing of Dr. Jun Liu, a dedicated and highly productive professor in the ATI family. Long-time staff member Rhonda Stricklin will be leaving us as she retires at the end of October. But new to ATI is visiting Fullbright Scholar,…

As the new semester has gotten underway, ATI has been hard at work in a variety of ways. We were excited to welcome Alabama teachers this summer for a professional development experience on the innovations in transportation. In late August, ATI co-hosted the 2025 Southeastern Commercial Motor Vehicle Summit along with the Federal Motor Carrier…

As summer rolls along, ATI enjoyed co-hosting the advanced traffic controller training along with CTOPS. The inaugural Automated & Connected Transportation REU summer program was a resounding success with ATI sponsoring three students. I was honored to speak on eco-friendly electric vehicles for smart cities at the tenth international conference on sustainable transportation in Liberia.…

We have certainly been busy this summer here at ATI! Our partners over at AMP had their Spring Consortium Meeting, bringing together those from many industries. AMP also was thrilled to attend and participate in the Battery Show in Germany, where connections and insights were shared in the EV battery world.

We're starting the summer semester off strong, with new opportunities for our researchers and students. First, students have the privilege to work with ATI in partnership with the UA Graduate School in the first ever Autonomous and Connected Transportation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program.

Find the latest updates on ATI students and faculty, Alabama transportation legislation, the 2025 Southeast CMV Safety Research Summit, and more.

March has been another busy month. We have coordinated and hosted events such as the spring meeting for the Alabama section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ALSITE) and a Transportation Awareness Day at Greensboro Middle School to teach students about careers in transportation and STEM education.

The new year has brought in new opportunities all around. I am excited to have officially begun my tenure as the Executive Director of ATI (no more Interim). In this role I look forward to leading ATI into a new future with exciting new opportunities by continuing to support amazing colleagues and students. It has…

As we close out the year, ATI is preparing for a productive 2025. The Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting will be held in early January in Washington D.C. ATI is looking forward to presenting many papers and posters and will be well-represented.