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Institute of Transportation Engineers

Iowa State University Student Chapter

2015 – 2016 Annual Report

April 1st, 2016

ITE Student Chapter Annual Report Transportation Student Association

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Table of Contents

Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 2

Iowa State University ITE Chapter Organization ............................................................... 2

ISU ITE History............................................................................................................... 2 ITE Organizational Structure ........................................................................................... 3

2015 – 2016 TSA Cabinet Members .................................................................................. 4

Faculty Advisor: Jing Dong, Assistant Professor, CCEE, ISU ....................................... 4 President: Georges Bou Saab .......................................................................................... 4 Vice-President: Amrita Goswamy ................................................................................... 5 Treasurer and Social Chair: Raha Hamzeie ..................................................................... 5 Secretary: Navid Shafieirad ............................................................................................. 5 ESC Representative: Ellen Nightingale ........................................................................... 6 Recruitment Chair: Steven Younkin ................................................................................ 6

Iowa State University ITE Chapter Activities .................................................................... 7

General Meetings ............................................................................................................. 7 Web Site and Resume Page ........................................................................................... 11 Professional Development Opportunities ...................................................................... 12 Engineering Student Council ......................................................................................... 15 Iowa State University ITE Chapter Liaison and Social Activities ................................ 16 Social Events ................................................................................................................. 16

Student Membership ......................................................................................................... 18

Iowa State University ITE Budget Fiscal Year 2015-2016 .............................................. 19

Summary ....................................................................................................................................................20


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Introduction

The Iowa State University student chapter of Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

has been active in a multitude of ways. As part of the Transportation Student Association

(TSA), the Iowa State ITE chapter is able to combine engineering, planning, and logistics

into one multidisciplinary organization. The ITE student chapter has been involved with

activities ranging from professional development to social interaction, community service

to educational forums. TSA holds general meetings twice a month to discuss transportation

issues, as well as promote ITE events. In addition to meeting, email correspondence is

exchanged among staff, cabinet members, and other TSA members regarding ITE matters.

TSA has been active in 2015-2016, and continues to provide students interested in

transportation with varied professional, networking, and academic opportunities. Some of

the aforementioned opportunities and activities include traveling to professional meetings

and conferences, and participating in service projects locally in Ames and surrounding

communities. The following sections in this report include detail information regarding the

ISU chapter’s history, organization, activities, budget, student membership and chapter

activities from the previous year, along with a budget summary.

Iowa State University ITE Chapter Organization

ISU ITE History

Prior to June 1997, Iowa State University (ISU) students never attempted creating a student

chapter for the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) or the Intelligent Transportation

Society of America (ITS/A). It had long been thought that an ITE or ITS/A chapter would

compete and interfere with the strong, existing student chapter of the American Society of

Civil Engineers (ASCE). ISU did have a group of transportation students, mostly graduate

students with majors including civil engineering, community and regional planning,

transportation logistics, and economics. This organization, called the Transportation

Society (TranSoc), was a casually-formed group that met monthly for graduate students to

present their research. Attendance at the TranSoc meetings had dwindled to just a handful

of members over the course of two years. In June 1997, several transportation students and

faculty met to discuss the future of TranSoc. It was decided that this group needed a

legitimate, professional affiliation to provide the following: 1) professional membership


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and career opportunities for the students, and 2) a means by which to promote the growing,

inter-departmental transportation programs at ISU. This group of students and faculty

found that two prominent professional organizations included the Institute of

Transportation Engineers as well as the Intelligent Transportation Society of America

(ITS/A). They conceived the idea of a two-fold transportation organization on campus that

would build on synergies between these two. Group members formed the "Transportation

Student Association" as the parent organization of ITE and ITS/A.

ITE Organizational Structure

The Transportation Student Association (TSA) is the parent organization for both the

Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and the Intelligent Transportation Society of

America (ITS/A). All student members of TSA are required to be national members of

either ITE or ITS/A. The student leadership of TSA consists of the TSA president (serving

as ITE and ITS/A vice president), TSA vice president/ ITE president, TSA vice president/

ITS/A president, secretary, treasurer, engineering student council representative, social

chair, and recruitment chair. A majority of the business and activity that is done by TSA

revolves around the ITE portion of the organization. The TSA business meetings are held

twice a month and incorporate all happenings of the ITE national chapter. Currently, the

national ITS/A policies regarding student chapter involvement have provoked inquiry into

dropping TSA’s affiliation with ITS/A and becoming strictly an ITE student chapter. This

is currently being discussed with members, as the ITE name is widely recognized by

transportation engineers.


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2015 – 2016 TSA Cabinet Members

Faculty Advisor: Jing Dong, Assistant Professor, CCEE, ISU

Dr. Jing Dong joined the faculty in 2012 as an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering in

CCEE at ISU. She received her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental

Engineering from Northwestern University in 2008. Before joining

ISU, she worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a research

staff member from 2010 to 2012. From 2009 to 2010, she was a

postdoctoral researcher at the Northwestern University

Transportation Center. Dr. Dong has worked on several

transportation planning and operations projects and conducted research in areas of

transportation network modeling, intelligent transportation systems, and transportation

energy analysis. Dr. Dong is a member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB)

Committee on Traffic Flow Theory (AHB 45) and Characteristics and the TRB Committee

on User Information Systems (AND 20). Dr. Dong has served as the ISU TSA and ITE

Student Chapter Advisor since September 2013. She has enhanced the knowledge base in

transportation, improved the quality of future transportation professionals, and served the

profession and society.

President: Georges Bou Saab

Georges Bou Saab joined ISU in January 2014 and served as the President for one semester

in Spring 2014. He is currently the President of TSA for the 2015

– 2016 academic year and also serves as the president of the

Graduate Student Council for the Civil, Construction and

Environmental Engineering Department. As President, he has

worked closely with the members and advisor to have a year filled

with events such as speaker meetings, professional development

opportunities, and social events. He completed his M.S. degree under Dr. Hallmark and

thesis focused on the evaluation of risk factors in proactive systemic methodologies for

safety projects along low-volume rural roadways. Currently, Georges is pursuing his Ph.D.

with emphasis in transportation safety. He worked on diverse projects in the field of

transportation engineering ranging from transportation safety, naturalistic driving study

and air quality.


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Vice-President: Amrita Goswamy

Amrita Goswamy joined TSA in January 2014. She was actively

seeking for leadership opportunity when she first joined the

organization and became the recruitment chair. She currently holds

the position of vice-president in TSA. She completed her master’s

degree under Dr. Hallmark from ISU and is continuing with Ph.D.

in the same department under the same professor. She worked on

several projects related to transportation safety, including calculation of crash modification

factors for lane departure countermeasures, and risk factor evaluation for horizontal curves.

She also worked on projects related to naturalistic driving study data.

Treasurer and Social Chair: Raha Hamzeie

Raha Hamzeie joined TSA in August 2014 when she first started

her graduate studies at Iowa State University. She did her undergrad

at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran, which is known

as the most prestigious technical university in the country. She

serves both as the social chair and the treasurer of TSA, and is

hopeful to help this student organization with her efforts and ideas

to promote transportation and educate public to the extent possible at ISU. She will defend

her master’s thesis in May 2016, and will pursue her graduate studies as a Ph.D. student at

ISU. She works under the supervision of Dr. Peter Savolainen, and her research is mainly

focused on traffic safety and stochastic analyses of traffic data.

Secretary: Navid Shafieirad

Navid Shafieirad joined TSA in September 2014 at the beginning

of his doctoral study at Iowa State University. Navid currently

serves TSA as the secretary, and keeps the meetings organized and

documented. His research area is mainly focused on transportation

planning. The last project he has worked on is calibration of micro-

simulators for urban freeways under the supervision of Dr. Jing Dong.


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ESC Representative: Ellen Nightingale

Ellen Nightingale joined TSA immediately after arriving at Iowa

State University in the Fall 2015 and filled the vacant role as

Engineering Council Representative. She completed her

undergraduate at Michigan Technological University where she

participated with Chi Epsilon and ASCE. At ISU, she currently

serves as a chair on the CCEE Graduate Student Council, Chapter

Survey Officer for Tau Beta Pi (TBP), and an Initiate Small Group

Leader for TBP. She was awarded the Trinect Fellowship for next year, where she will help

implement engineering education in elementary schools. She is currently a recipient of the

Eisenhower Fellowship for an in-service evaluation of cable median barrier in Iowa.

Recruitment Chair: Steven Younkin

Steven Younkin has been a member of TSA since Fall 2013. He

first served as secretary for the club in Spring 2014 and never

looked back! He finished his undergraduate degree at ISU and is

currently pursuing a Master’s degree with interest areas in

transportation safety, mapping, and engineering education. He is

planning to graduate in May 2017 and is considering to find a job in the industry.


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Iowa State University ITE Chapter Activities

General Meetings

TSA continues to support interaction among members and transportation professionals.

Student chapter meetings are held every two weeks during the academic year. In addition

to these meetings, TSA also provides members with career development opportunities,

both on campus and within the community. The following sections include brief

descriptions of the various activities that TSA conducted in the past academic year. Student

chapter meetings include invited speakers from the transportation field as well as

supplemental business meetings. A variety of transportation professionals have discussed

their current projects, findings, and challenges of their work. This opportunity allows

students to gain first-hand knowledge of industry innovations and career advice.

Summaries of the presentations are discussed below. In addition to the speaker at each

meeting, TSA held a brief business meeting before the speaker. The business meeting

consisted of each cabinet member giving a report on recent events and upcoming activities

pertinent to their cabinet position. During the TSA business meeting, food and beverages

were provided. The attendance for the general meetings averaged from 20 to 25 students.

Occasionally, local professionals would attend a general meeting.

September 9, 2015

Georges Bou Saab, TSA President

Mr. Bou Saab introduced TSA and the key features including activities of the

organization. He mentioned the opportunities that TSA provides to remind

members as well as educate prospective members. He talked about the

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, ITE conferences, and the

upcoming social events for the semester. He also introduced the cabinet members

to the students. All of the attending students were then broken into groups to discuss

different aspects of transportation and to brainstorm plans for the semester on

improving TSA.


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September 30, 2015

Nicole Oneyear, Associate Scientist, Institute for Transportation, ISU

Ms. Oneyear’s discussion included a brief background regarding her undergraduate

studies, the motivation to join the master’s program at Iowa State University, and

the interest to conduct research in transportation engineering which ultimately

followed by pursuing a Ph.D. degree. Her presentation provided important

academic advice to the current graduate students of her field. She emphasized

fulfilling every graduation deadline as a reminder for current Master’s and PhD

students. She also advised them to get involved in meetings, conferences and other

initiatives by TSA as not only a way to boost a resume, but to gain the networking

opportunities and experience. She also discussed several advantages and

disadvantages of pursuing post-graduate studies and advised the students to

prioritize their decisions in life.

October 19, 2015

Skylar Knickerbocker, Research Engineer, Institute of Transportation, ISU

Mr. Knickerbocker discussed the Institute of Transportation’s newly developed

traffic operations laboratory and the Iowa DOT’s traffic work zones. Skyler

presented the collaboration and association that exists between the Iowa DOT,

InTrans, and CTRE (Center for Transportation Research and Education). In

addition, he talked about the data collection incorporation in the current InTrans

projects, emphasizing on data issues, qualities, and data acquisition procedures, etc.

He introduced the concept of intelligent work zones and how the intelligent work

zone project team work together at Intrans.

October 28, 2015

Todd Knox, Traffic Engineer at Snyder and Associates, Inc., IA

Mr. Knox discussed traffic engineering as a career after graduation. Mr. Knox

graduated from Iowa State University with his bachelors and Master’s degrees and

currently holds the position of Traffic Engineer at Snyder & Associates. He

discussed the different types of projects to be expected after graduation in Traffic


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Engineering from small, medium, to large scale projects. Small scale

responsibilities may include traffic data collection, traffic impact studies, signing

inventory, access studies, school studies, and funding applications. Medium scale

responsibilities include expansion of smaller projects, multiple tasks on functional

road geometry, traffic impact studies, traffic signals, street/parking lot lighting,

signal inventory and timings. Larger projects include corridor studies, interchange

justification reports and interstate functional geometry. There can be

responsibilities outside of work such as involvement with ICITE, MOVITE, ITE,

ASCE, trainings webinars, leadership classes, etc.

November 11, 2015

David Veneziano. Iowa Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Safety Circuit

Rider.

Mr. Veneziano talked about his work as a researcher in Montana and Iowa after

graduating with his PhD from ISU. His presentation title was "Life as a

Researcher?" Starting with a brief introduction about his experiences at ISU, he

talked about his job as a researcher at Montana State University, and the challenges

that he had to face. He explained his involvement in projects with Oregon DOT like

traffic calming analysis, parking studies, and safety evaluation of gateway

monument. It was clear that his research covers a broad range of transportation

engineering from safety to ITS to planning.

February 10, 2016

Nicole Oneyear, Associate Scientist, Institute for Transportation, ISU

Nicole presented an overview of Midwestern ITE Student Leadership Summit to

be organized by the Iowa State University ITE student chapter. She described how

the conference should be designed for students to communicate with other students

along with successfully communicating with professionals. She also discussed the

ideas of planning the event effectively and successfully.


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February 24, 2016

Adam Scott and Jared Rokke, Foth Infrastructure and Environment, IA

The speakers talked about the importance of the improvements made on North West

55th Avenue in the city of Johnston. The main focus of the project was to improve

drainage and sanitary sewer access. Traffic

calming and sediment removal were other

objectives of the described project. Speakers

described the challenges that they faced

during the improvement program. These

includes tackling driveway grading, deep

sanitary sewer, tight working zone, etc.

Presenters also highlighted the extension and future plans for the project.

March 09, 2016

Danielle Mulholland, Resident Construction Engineer, Iowa DOT, Grimes, IA

Ms. Mulholland presented on her role in a thin concrete overlay project of US-69.

She described how the traffic control plan

was implemented, and challenges for

driveway access during the construction.

The process of using a new laser

technology to redesign the grade was

implemented in this project along with the

newer technology of bonding concrete to

old asphalt. She went over the challenges of working with a pavement from 1921

like incorrect plans and obsolete technology in the pavement. Miss Mulholland

discussed implementation of the new specification for centerline rumble strips. An

internal curing test was conducted by the Institute of Transportation at Iowa State

University under the supervision of Dr. Peter Taylor for this project using a

proprietary mix design.


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March 23, 2016

Iowa Concrete Industry Night

Dan King, Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Ankeny, IA

Drew Manatt, Manatts Inc. Ames, IA

Rodney McCarn, American Concrete Products, Ankeny, IA

Sybil Ferrier, Construction Materials Testing Des Moines, IA

Gabe Nelson, Snyder & Associates, Ankeny, IA

Xuhao Wang, National Concrete Pavement Technology Center, ISU, IA

Iowa Concrete Paving Association and Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association

collaborated with TSA for a night with industry. A total of 80 individuals attended

the Iowa Concrete Industry Night including students from the civil engineering

department, TSA members, professors and professionals. The event commenced by

welcoming all attendees and introductory remarks were made by both Mr. Daniel

King, Regional Services Manager at the Iowa Concrete Paving Association, and

Georges Bou Saab, president of TSA. Dinner was served and speakers from various

aspects of the concrete industry gave presentations on their roles while students ate

dinner. A presentation on innovations in concrete took place following dinner.

April 5, 2016 (Tentatively)

ITE Iowa Chapter will be meeting with TSA members. Some students will present an

overview of their research to the ICITE members. Everyone is then invited to a social after

the research presentations, and there students can interact with the professionals during

dinner.

Web Site and Resume Page

https://www.stuorg.iastate.edu/site/tsa

Since the creation of TSA, the organization has publicized through the use of a webpage.

Iowa State University has consolidated all individual student organization webpages into a

single website. Even under the new format, TSA continues to utilize this tool to provide

information to members.

https://www.stuorg.iastate.edu/site/tsa


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On the webpage, contact information for each cabinet member, a list of current

members, and contact information for TSA alumni is available. Speaker summaries and

upcoming events are also available. This semester, a twitter page for TSA has been created

with the handle @CycloneTSA in order to interact with alumni as well as connect with our

members about upcoming events.

One of the key features to the website is the resume page. TSA members are

encouraged to post their resumes on the website. In the past, potential employers have

been directed to the resume page by the faculty advisors. The TSA resume page helps

students to provide their information to employers in the transportation field, both locally

and nationally.

Professional Development Opportunities

Midwestern District ITE conference in Branson Missouri

TSA students attended the Midwestern District ITE

conference in Branson Missouri from 29th June to July

1st, 2015. One of the main reasons for the trip was to

compete in the Annual Traffic Bowl and the Iowa State

Chapter won 1st place. Andrew Houchin, Micah

Makaiwi, and Georges Bou Saab were the participants.

Emmanuel Nketah and Raha Hamzeie were the alternatives. Three students also

participated in poster competition, and several students participated in student design

competition. Raha Hamzeie participated in the design competition at the Midwestern

district meeting of Institute for Transportation Engineers (ITE) and won the first prize in

collaboration with students from other universities including Kansas State University and

University of South Dakota.

2015 Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium

On August 19th and 20th, the Mid-Continent Transportation Symposium at Iowa State

University in Ames, Iowa was held. The Transportation Symposium brought together

transportation professionals, researchers, and educators to discuss transportation-related

research. The meeting provided an opportunity for transportation professionals and


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students who cannot attend events like the Transportation Research Board meeting to

attend a high-level research event. A broad spectrum of issues of interest to the

transportation community from coast to coast was examined. TSA helped to organize the

event and several TSA members were represented in the poster presentations. Amrita

Goswamy presented her research on “An Observational Before and After Safety Evaluation

Study for Road Segments Provided with Safety Edge in Iowa” and Georges Bou Saab

presented a research on “Evaluation of Systemic Safety Risk Factor Coefficients”. TSA

students also took the opportunity to network with professionals in both the public and

private sector through the numerous luncheons, dinners, other events, and the vendor

exhibits at this symposium.

MOVITE Fall Meeting 2015

On September 23rd to 25th, TSA members attended the 2015 TEAM StL FAIR and

MOVITE Annual Fall Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. The

travel expenses were covered by Institute of Transportation

at Iowa State University and ITE. The conference was an

excellent opportunity to learn about current issues in

transportation, as well as socialize with other transportation

professionals. Georges Bou Saab and Amrita Goswamy,

PhD students at the Institute of Transportation at Iowa

State University, both President and Vice President of TSA

respectively, attended the MOVITE Fall Meeting 2015 in

order to receive their first and second position awards in

the Thomas Seburn Student Paper Competition. They also

received the first and second place in a student poster

competition held and was awarded $250 and $150. They also

presented papers at this conference. The ITE Chapter at Iowa

State University was awarded the MOVITE 2015 Student

Chapter of the Year award.


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Transportation Research Board Participation and Awards

One of TSA’s priorities is student participation in conferences. Each year since its

inception, TSA has been able to help approximately 15-20 students attend the

Transportation Research Board meeting in Washington, D.C. This year was no exception

as 18 students from Iowa State University were assisted financially attended the meeting.

Students had a wide variety of experiences in Washington DC. For both students who had

attended before and those who had not, this annual meeting is a time for students to be

exposed to research topics outside of Iowa State University’s scope of work. For everyone,

it is always a great opportunity to meet professionals from the transportation industry and

students from other schools.

In 2015, several TSA students won the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Best Paper

Safety Area Competition. Their paper was titled as: “Examining the Safety Impacts of

Narrow Lane Widths on Urban/Suburban Arterials”. The authors were Timothy Barrette,

Georges Bou-Saab, Amrita Goswamy, Raha Hamzeie, Emira Rista, Brendan Russo, Bo

Wang, and Peter Savolainen. In 2016 TSA student, Raha Hamzeie participated in TRB’s

student paper competition. Her proposed study was to use the SHRP2 data to examine the

factors determining fault in multi-vehicle conflicts. She presented her preliminary results

in TRB 2016 annual meeting as she was

selected as one of the winners for this

competition. She also presented her research

called “Assessing the Safety Performance of

High-Speed Two-Lane Highways with

Differential Speed Limits for Trucks and

Buses” as a poster. Other TSA members Ellen Nightingale, Patty Thompson, Timothy

Barrette also presented a poster at TRB 2016, and recent alumni and former TSA member

Dr. Brandon Russo presented a paper “Development of Crash Modification Factors for

Installation of High-Tension Cable Median Barrier”.


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ITE Annual Meeting

After winning the traffic bowl competition, TSA students

participated in international ITE conference in Hollywood, Florida.

At the conference, the winning team from Midwestern district

competed in the international intercollegiate traffic bowl

competition, attended technical sessions, and posed questions to a

student panel.

Iowa State and ITE TRB Reception

TSA students attended the Iowa State University reception as well as the ITE reception at

the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 95h Annual Meeting held in Washington, D.C

from January 10-14, 2016. This helped students in networking with top researchers and

professionals of both national and international stature. This reception allowed the students

to mingle in a casual setting and discuss a multitude of transportation related topics with

researchers and practitioners alike. By making professional contacts at an international

convention such as TRB, TSA students can broaden the horizons of their educational and

professional careers.

Engineering Student Council

One member from the TSA cabinet serves as a representative for the organization to the

College of Engineering in Engineering Student Council (E-Council). E-Council is

comprised of representatives of numerous engineering-related organizations throughout


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Iowa State University. The purpose is to promote engineering-related activities, provide

community service through outreach projects, and allocate funding provided by the College

of Engineering to the represented organizations. The E-Council meetings occur once a

month and consist of reviewing college-wide events. A significant percentage of TSA’s

funding is allocated through the Engineering Student Council from the College of

Engineering. This allocation has helped TSA members experience rewarding events, such

as the Transportation Research Board conference in Washington D.C. as well as provide

funding to allow TSA to provide food at meetings. Through the organization of the

Engineering Student Council, outreach events like the Engineering Middle School Day

which TSA participated in, were made possible.

Iowa State University ITE Chapter Liaison and Social Activities

Social Events

September 1, 2015

CCEE Fall 2015 Welcome Picnic

The Civil, Construction and Environmental

Engineering Department organized an

event for all the department student

organizations to present advertise to

incoming first years. Information about

TSA was presented and several new faces

were added to our group. Brochures were handed out to the interested candidates. Food

and beverages from Hy-Vee was also provided.

November 18, 2015

Thanksgiving Potluck

A thanksgiving potluck was arranged at the Institute of Transportation, Iowa State

University. Many Intrans Staff attended the potluck along with the TSA students and the

event was a success. Everyone enjoyed the extensive variety of food. There were 30

students, professors, and staff that gathered for the potluck.


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January 27, 2016

Bowling Event

TSA students had fun at a bowling event held at

the Memorial Union Bowling on January 27th.

TSA paid for the shoes and the first game round.

TSA reserved the entire venue.

February 25, 2016

Engineering Middle School Day

TSA participated in a middle school engineering outreach event organized by the

Engineering Student Council. TSA was one of many engineering student organizations that

provided demos and hands-on activities for middle school students to learn about different

engineering-specific concepts. TSA chose to illustrate tension and compression forces

needed in a bridge system by creating human bridges. Students were able to feel the forces

in their arms and on their shoulders. Student also shared facts about bridges locally and

around the world.

April 9, 2016 (Tentatively)

Ames Fly-In

As a way to expose members to various types of

transportation modes, a visit to the Ames Fly-In at the

local general aviation airport will be coordinated by

TSA. This will give members an opportunity to see a

runway up close and watch smaller aircraft arrive and

depart. The event will be organized by the ISU Flying

Cyclones Club, an aviation enthusiasts club on campus.

Though TSA is not planning or organizing the event, TSA will help coordinate rides for

members and might cover the cost of the pancake breakfast.


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(Date To Be Determined)

Picnic

Similar to the Thanksgiving potluck, a picnic will be planned for members to bring food

and enjoy the beautiful springtime Iowa.

(Date To Be Determined)

End of Year Dinner at Old Chicago

TSA members will attend a night at a local restaurant to socialize and celebrate the end of

a successful school year. TSA will pay for non-alcoholic drinks and appetizers.

Student Membership

First Name Last Name Email Type Position(s)

Andrew Houchin [email protected] Student

Nicole Oneyear [email protected] ISU Employee

Bo Wang [email protected] Student

Daniel Peirce [email protected] Student

Emmanuel Nketah [email protected] Student

Michael Mahon [email protected] Student

Matthew Manzer [email protected] Student

Steven Younkin [email protected] Student Recruitment

Chair

Hossein Naraghi [email protected] ISU Employee

Amrita Goswamy [email protected] Student Vice President

Jing Dong [email protected] ISU Employee Adviser

Georges Bou-Saab [email protected] Student President

Navid Shafieirad [email protected] Student Secretary

Emira Rista [email protected] Student

Tingting Huang [email protected] Student

Sneha Roy [email protected] Student

Raju Thapa [email protected] Student

Abdullah Abdullah [email protected] Student

Raha Hamzeie [email protected] Student Treasurer,

Social Chair

Chenhui Liu [email protected] Student

Chaoru Lu [email protected] Student

Lin Qi [email protected] Student

Shuo Wang [email protected] Student

Xingwei Weng [email protected] Student

Luning Zhang [email protected] Student

Fawaz Alharbi [email protected] Student

Abdelrahman Aboulnasr [email protected] Student

Zahra Parvinashtiani [email protected] Student


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Philip Lines [email protected] Student

Akinfolarin Abatan [email protected] Student

Liang Hu [email protected] Student

Fathy-Abdelat Ahmed [email protected] Student

Shefang Wang [email protected] Student

Iftin Thompson [email protected] Student

Ashirwad Barnwal [email protected] Student

Bijan Vafaei [email protected] Student

Quincy Miller [email protected] Student

Ellen Nightingale [email protected] Student ESC

Representative

Patricia Thompson [email protected] Student

Pranamesh Chakraborty [email protected] Student

Brendon Gardner [email protected] Student

Timothy Barrette [email protected] Student

M. Morshedi-

Shahrebabaki

[email protected] Student

Seyed Hosseini [email protected] Student

Iowa State University ITE Budget Fiscal Year 2015-2016

Funds received by TSA

ESC Allocations in Fall (for TRB) = $2,083

ESC Allocations in Spring (for Midwestern ITE Meeting) = $620

Total Amount Available from ESC for Midwestern ITE Meeting = $1,335

Membership Dues = $240

Midwestern District ITE = $200

Total= $4478

Funds spend by TSA

TRB Money Used = $1,368

Bowling Event = $25

Spring Meetings Food = $480

Fall Meetings Food = $500


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Total = $2373

Balance = $4478-$2373 = $2105

Summary

This past year, the Iowa State ITE chapter has grown in several key areas. The most notable

of these is in the area of professional development. Professional development is also

enhanced by the regional and national speakers that present at the bi-weekly business

meetings, along with the financial support made available to send students to national

conferences such as TRB. Other areas that ITE has concentrated upon during the past year

include community service, social interaction and chapter outreach. By careful allocation of

funds, TSA should continue to provide students who are interested in the transportation with

meaningful educational and professional opportunities.

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Institute of Transportation Engineers ... - Midwestern ITE · (TSA), the Iowa State ITE chapter is able to combine engineering, planning, and logistics into one multidisciplinary