The TRB Young Members Council welcomes submissions of abstracts by graduate student authors and young member (35 years or younger) for consideration of presentation at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB). The intent of this session is to get exposure for transportation research or projects and to provide students and young [...]
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NYC Event Recap: Catenary Presentation
On May 22nd, YPT-NTC and the ASCE Younger Members Forum for NYC joined to present a technical talk with Grace Baird, Catenary Engineer for URS Corporation. Grace, a member of both YPT and ASCE, shared her story of how she entered the field of catenary engineering, and showed a powerpoint that was a great introduction [...]
NYC Event Alert: 2013 Summer Tour Series
We are pleased to offer our 2013 Summer Tour Series... Tour Date Start Time End Time NYCDOT Street Design Tour June 25 4:00 PM 6:00 PM Port Newark June 28 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Oak Island Yard and Newark Auto Terminal July 2 9:00 AM 11:30 AM Grand Central Terminal July 10 9:00 AM 1:00 PM [...]
NYC Event Recap: Scavenger Hunt
On June 1, YPT-NYC and APA New York Metropolitan Chapter teamed up to host the first Transportation Scavenger Hunt! About 17 teams gathered at Union Square on a 90 degree day, ready to scour the city for transportation related trivia. Teams rushed to solve riddles and tackle challenges that brought them as far north as [...]
NYC Event: May 22 Technical Presentation and Happy Hour
We recognize that many of our members are doing awesome work, and love to hear their success stories. Please join us on May 22 for a technical presentation from Grace Baird of URS Corporation, who will be share her story about how she entered the field of catenary engineering. Grace Baird became passionate about transportation [...]