Center for Environmentally Sustainable Transportation in Cold Climates (CESTiCC)

News Archive

2019

February

• CESTiCC Makes "Concrete" (Playdough) at Engineering Open House

January

• CESTiCC engages future drivers at Pearl Creek Elementary School’s STEM Night

2018

May

• Final Report for Development of Guidelines for Synthetic Fluid Dust Control Palliative Application is Available

April

• CESTiCC and CSET Introduce 5th and 6th Graders to Safe Driving in Cold Regions

• Final Report for Transportation Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Synthesis Phase II is Available

• Final Report for Estimating the Application Rate for Liquid Chloride Products based on Residual Salt Concentration on the Pavement Available

• Final Report for Investigation of Alternative Deicers for Snow and Ice Control Available

March

• Final Report for Freeze-Thaw Durability and Long-Term Performance Evaluation of Shotcrete in Cold Regions Available

• Final Report for Development of Durable "Green" Cementitious Materials Available

• Final Report for Long-Term Stabilization of Disturbed Slopes Resulting from Construction Available

• Use of Recycled Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer in Mortar Report Available

February

• CESTiCC Makes "Concrete" (Playdough) at Engineering Open House

• CESTiCC engages future drivers at Pearl Creek Elementary School’s STEM Night

2017

December

• Final report for Evaluation of Effectiveness and Cost-Benefits of Woolen Roadside Reclamation Products Available

• Molly Ross and Nara Almeida win 3rd place at the 5th Annual Texas STEM Conference

October

• PhD candidates present at ACI Fall Convention in Anaheim

August

• Gang Xu presents in Hong Kong and Minnesota

• Rob Ament's work on using wool for erosion control featured in Erosion Control Magazine

July

• Matt Blank and his research group present at the American Fisheries Society

• Liv Haselbach elected as ASCE Fellow

June

• CESTiCC Researchers at ICTIM 2017

• CESTiCC Researchers Organize and Attend International Workshop in Beijing

May

• Gang Xu presented at annual World of Coal Ash conference

• Pizhong Qiao named Engineering Mechanics Institute Fellow

• CESTiCC attends the 2017 Week of the Arctic in Fairbanks, Alaska

• Congratulations to UAF’s 2017 graduates!

• CESTiCC student researchers receive fellowships and scholarships

• Rob Ament Travels to Gabon to Speak on Wildlife Connectivity

• Laura Fay presents for APWA North American Snow conference in Des Moines

• CESTiCC presents for Math Day on Campus

April

• Call for Abstracts: CESTiCC Summer workshop in Pullman, Washington on August 10

• Western Transportation Institute selected to host 12th International Conference on Low-Volume Roads

• CESTiCC introduces Kids2College students to the world of sustainable transportation infrastructure

• Mahmoud Shehata presents at GPSA Research Exposition

• Joe Alloway presents about transportation at Pearl Creek Elementary

• Jenny Liu and Xianming Shi present at Sustainability Workshop

March

• Mehdi Honarvar Nazari presents at Agriculture Symposium

• Joe Alloway presents for Intercultural Communication class at UAF

• Laura Fay to present at APWA conference in Des Moines in April

• Srijan Aggarwal presents for Fairbanks ASCE Monthly Meeting

• CESTiCC showcases transportation to students at Major Mania

• Rob Ament’s work on wool featured in IECA newsletter

• Jenny Liu and Xianming Shi serve as panelists at CI Summit

• Horacio Toniolo leads DOT workshop on 2-D Modeling

• Addison Yang receives ASPE Travel Grant

• Jenny Liu crowns the 2016 Engineer of the Year

• CESTiCC researchers and students join the Order of the Engineer

• CESTiCC Builds Roads (and Bridges) at Engineering Open House

February

• Joe Alloway at Alaska Academic Decathlon

• Gang Xu receives ACAAEF scholarship

• CESTiCC showcases transportation at Pearl Creek Elementary School’s STEM Night

January

• Jialuo He and Gang Xu receive awards from IACIP

• Gang Xu receives Fuller Scholarship

• Anthony Clevenger’s wolverine research featured in Canadian Geographic

• CESTiCC Researchers Preside and Present at TRB

• Congratulations, Mehdi!

• Laura Fay’s work on “unpaving” roads featured in Stateline article

2016

December

• Liv Haselbach and Quinn Langfitt’s Washington State Ferry report featured in TRB Newsletter

• Brandon Werner’s article accepted for ASCE journal publication

• Joe Alloway and Srijan Aggarwal present on air quality at Pearl Creek Elementary School

November

• Somayeh Nassiri serving as co-organizer for Future Cities Competition

• Jenny Liu presents for UAA Professional Development Seminar Series

• Xianming Shi’s work on “Green” Deicers featured in Washington State University Magazine

• CESTiCC 2016 Student of the Year: Mehdi Honarvar Nazari

• Ning Xie presents in Qingdao, China

• CESTiCC student researchers present at PacTrans conference

• Srijan Aggarwal and Patrik Sartz receive awards from Air and Waste Management Association

• Laura Fay presents at Northwest Pavement Management Association

• Srijan Aggarwal leads class for UAF Inside Out

October

• Anthony Mullin and Carrie Sorensen receive Coral Sales Scholarship

• Beaux Kemp defends thesis

• Jenny Liu and Xavier Schlee present for Fairbanks Transportation Infrastructure Committee

September

• Jungho Baek promoted to professor

• Two CESTiCC Researchers to Hold Seminar on Sustainability

• Liv Haselbach presents on pervious concrete in Cartagena, Colombia

• ACI Alaska Chapter officers Meet with UAF Civil Engineering Students

• Marcel Huijser presents research in Lyon, France

• Horacio Toniolo and Jenny Liu to present for UAA Professional Development Seminar Series

• Matt Blank receives IENE Project award for 2016

• Student Researcher Quinn Langfitt receives Eisenhower Fellowship

• Rob Ament presents at the Pronghorn Antelope Workshop

• “Can you see me now?” on Roads & Bridges Magazine

• Xianming Shi receives NSF Grant and WSU Excellence Award

• CESTiCC at UAF Engineering Activities Fair

• CESTiCC project on wildlife detection systems featured on TV in Idaho

August

• Fall Webinar Schedule

• Jenny Liu and Xianming Shi present at SCMT4 in Las Vegas, Nevada

• CESTiCC researcher’s project featured on TV Time KREM2

• CESTiCC at the Tanana Valley State Fair

• Ning Xie and Xianming Shi’s research project named on the AASHTO 2016 Sweet Sixteen High Value Research project list

• Somayeh Nassiri serves on the Organizing Committee for ICCP conference

• Xianming Shi attends TRB 2016 Summer Workshop in North Carolina

July

• Xiong Zhang to receive international award for innovation in unsaturated soil mechanics

• Gang Xu Presents at ICTIM in Xi’an, China

• Somayeh Nassiri receives grant from the American Concrete Institute

• Jenny Liu visits at Wuhan Polytechnic University

• CESTiCC Researchers at TRC

• Dr. Jenny Liu presents at the International Workshop on the Genome of Stone-based Civil Infrastructure Materials

• Laura Fay’s work cited in WIRED

June

• Dr. Liv Haselbach presents at ASEE Annual Conference workshop in New Orleans

• ATTAP and CESTiCC collaborate to hold Summer Transportation Institute

• UAF Steel Bridge team gives a strong showing at national competition

May

• Call for Abstracts: CESTiCC Summer workshop in Bozeman, Montana on August 12.

• Jenny Liu Named Outstanding Reviewer for the Journal of Cold Regions Engineering for 2015

• Save the date: Summer Transportation Institute, June 6-9

• CESTiCC introduces roads and transportation to students at Pearl Creek Elementary

• CESTiCC young professional receives award and fellowships

April

• CESTiCC at Alaska Space Grant’s Math Day

• CESTiCC transports Kids2College Students to the World of Infrastructure

• Liv Haselbach Receives Exceptional Professor Award

• Patricia Ruiz Bowen passed Thesis Defense!

• CESTiCC presented at the spring SWANA Meeting in Anchorage

• UAF Steel Bridge Team and Concrete Canoe Stand Strong at Regional Competition

• CESTiCC presents to intercultural communication students

March

• CESTiCC student and faculty receive ASPE top honors

• Jenny Liu presents at ASCE CI Summit

• Save the date: Professor Jia Yan's An Empirical Model for Optimal Highway Durability in Cold Regions webinar, April 19th, 2016

• CESTiCC researchers present at research fair

• CESTiCC at the Fairbanks Career Expo and Job Fair

• Anthony Mullin Passed Thesis Defense!

• CROSS USA LECTURE OF THE GEO-INSTITUTE OF ASCE: Observation Method for Bridge Scour and Meander Migration

February

• Engineering Week Open House

• Congratulations, Sheng!

• CESTiCC Researchers Presiding and Presenting at TRB

• CESTiCC at Pearl Creek Elementary STEM night

• Save the Date: Professor Briaud’s Cross-USA Lecture, March 3rd, 2016, Fairbanks AK

• Congratulations, Beaux!

2015

December

• Wendy Presler Passed Thesis Defense

• CESTiCC Continues to Support UAF Engineering Student Competition Teams

• ACI Alaska Chapter Presents at ASCE Student Chapter Meeting

November

• CESTiCC 2015 Student of the Year: Beaux Kemp

• 2015 Alaska Asphalt Summit Meeting

• Congratulations, John Netardus!

• Dr. Liv Haselbach Presented on Pervious Concrete Design at City College of New York

• Beaux Kemp and Sophia Tidler Received Coral Sales Scholarship

• Dr. Xiong Zhang Presents at 6th Asian-Pacific Conference on Unsaturated Soil

• Sustainable Construction Methods for Remote Cold Regions

• Dr. Liv Haselbach Presenting on Pervious Concrete Performance at ASCE Inland Empire Branch Meeting

• Dr. Liv Haselbach Featured as a Keynote Speaker at 57th Brazilian Conference on Concrete

• CESTiCC Participates in U.S.DOT FHWA Eco-Logical Webinar

• Major Mania - October 23, 2015

• Dr. Xianming Shi Attends PacTrans Region 10 Transportation Conference

• The Who and What of CESTiCC at the ASCE Fairbanks Chapter October Meeting

• 2016 International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure and Materials Calls for Participation

• CESTiCC Sponsors 2016 Transportation Research Congress Conference

October

• Assistant Director Rob Ament Addresses Ecology and Transportation Issues

• Fall Webinar Schedule

September

• New Report on Increasing Use of Digital Wildlife Data

• Summer 2015 Newsletter posted on Website

• Ph.D. student Chuang Lin Presents Research at Zhejiang University, China

August

• Community Outreach at Tanana Valley State Fair

• Successful Symposium

July

• CESTiCC hosts Chinese Visitors

• ANSWER Camp Students visit CESTiCC

• Dr. Shi Presents Research in China

June

• CESTiCC Sponsors ICOET 2015

• Summer Transportation Institute

• Dr. Xiong Zhang Presents in China

• 2015 CUTC Summer Meeting

• Laura Fay and Dr. Mehdi Nazari invited speakers at TRB ADC60 Summer Workshop

• Save the Date: 2015 Summer Transportation Institute

May

• Join us for Imagine Tomorrow

• CESTiCC Research Highlighted in USDOT April Newsletter

• FHWA Sustainable Pavements Program

• Update on UAF Concrete Canoe Competition

• Congratulations, Dr. Jenny Liu!

April

• MEPDG Peer Exchange Meeting

• Congratulations, Lin Li!

• 2015 Kids2College

• WSU Student Presents CESTiCC Funded Research

• Tony Mullin receives Recognition from UAA

• Major Mania @ UAF

March

• Dr. Haselbach presents in Brazil

• Release of LCA Modules

• International Foundations Congress & Equipment Expo

• Summer Transportation Institute

• Liv Haselbach Invited Speaker in Argentina

• Engineering Open House

February

• Laura Fay Presents at the International Erosion Control Association Conference

• Dr. Liu - Invited Speaker at 2015 Construction Institute Summit Meeting

• Pearl Creek Elementary STEM night

• CESTiCC Researchers Presiding and Presenting at TRB Annual Meeting

• CESTiCC Supports UAF Concrete Canoe Team

January

• CESTiCC Reception at TRB Annual Meeting

• Congratulations, Quinn!

• The 5th International Association of Chinese Infrastructure Professionals Annual Workshop

• Green Winter Road Technology Continues to get Attention

• NPR Interview with Laura Fay

2014

December

• AKDOT&PF Research Workshop

• CESTiCC Radio Interview

• CESTiCC TRB Reception: You're Invited!

• CESTiCC Researchers presenting for TRB Webinars

• 2014 Alaska Concrete Summit: Economical Innovations for Extended Service Life

November

• CESTiCC 2014 Student of the Year: Quinn Langfitt

• CESTiCC Researcher Highlighted in News Across the Nation

• CESTiCC at UAF Arctic Day

• Chuang Lin Passed Thesis Defense

• CESTiCC Associate Director Laura Fay Highlighted in Road Institute Newsletter

October

• Dr. Xiong Zhang presents at AEG National Annual Conference

• Road Ecology Program featured in Mountains & Minds Magazines

• Call for Participation: International Symposium on Systematic Approaches to Environmental Sustainability in Transportation

• Dr. Xianming Shi Presenting at the 2014 APWA Western Snow & Ice Conference

• Sponsoring and Presenting at NTTC

• Dr. Liv Haselbach to be on Panel

September

• Haselbach to present at Catalyzing Change: Northwest Green Chemistry Roundtable 2014

August

• Dr. Xianming Shi Presenting at the 2nd International Symposium and Exhibition on Winter Road Maintenance

• Save the Date: 17th Annual National Tribal Transportation Conference, September 22-25th, Anchorage, AK

• Congratulations to Dr. Xianming Shi and Welcome Ms. Laura Fay

July

• Dr. Nazari Presenting at the 2014 “Corrosion – Aqueous” Gordon Research Conference (GRC)

• CESTiCC Hosting ASRA Students

• Introduction to LCA and Applications for Pavements Workshop in Beijing

• Dr. Xianming Shi Giving a Lecture on Technical Writing

• National Energy Literacy Virtual Town Hall

• Biomass 2014: Growing the Future Bioeconomy

• Dr. Xianming Shi Presenting at the 2014 TRB ADC60 Sustainable & Resilient Infrastructure Workshop

• Dr. Xianming Shi Presenting at the 2014 National Equipment Fleet Management Conference

June

• U.S. DOT OST-R Officers Visited UAF

• CESTiCC Staff at GeoShanghai 2014 International Conference

May

• Imagine Tomorrow

• Dr. Liv Haselbach Presenting at ASCE One-day Seminar on Pervious Pavements

April

• Kids2College

• Dr. Xiong Zhang’s Research Featured in AlaskaDispatch

March

• ASCE one-day seminar on Pervious Pavement, April 25, 2014

• Liv Haselbach receives Fulbright-ALCOA award

• 2nd International Symposium on Winter Road Maintenance, August 19-22

February

• Engineering Open House