UT Awarded $1 Million through Transportation Network Growth Opportunity Initiative
This May, the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) awarded a total of $1 million to two research teams blending academic and industry expertise within the University of Tennessee System.
The award will be split evenly between grant recipient teams from UT Knoxville and UT Chattanooga, which are working to improve natural disaster preparedness and intersection safety, respectively.
The UT Knoxville team is spearheaded by Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Kevin Heaslip, who is also the director of UT’s Center for Transportation Research (CTR). In collaboration with NTT DATA, the team will create a public-facing website that integrates live data and disaster simulations so users can prepare for, and safely navigate, a variety of natural disasters.
“As companies continue to innovate, it’s important that we showcase the exceptional research being done to modernize infrastructure across our state,” said Governor Bill Lee. “Today’s announcement highlights new partnerships with three Tennessee-based global brands, and I look forward to seeing how these investments create greater opportunity for Tennesseans.”
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