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2026
TTI PodcastStrait Talk: The Impact of International Conflict on the World’s Oil Pipeline
MarTREC’s TTI site director Vince Mantero on how disruptions at global shipping chokepoints affect fuel, fertilizer and supply chains. VanderbiltVSEC Brings Together Energy Leaders to Tackle Power at Every Scale
The Vanderbilt Center for Sustainability, Energy and Climate, where Hiba Baroud is deputy director, holds its inaugural symposium. U of A NewsIndustry, Government, University Leaders Unite to Shape Arkansas Transportation
Heather Nachtmann leads an AR-STRIDES roundtable with partners including Port of Little Rock Executive Director Bryan Day. U of A NewsFaculty Recognized at Provost’s Faculty Recognition Reception
Heather Nachtmann, Justin Chimka and Kelly Sullivan honored for AR-STRIDES and drone-threat research. U of A NewsIndustrial Engineering Faculty, Students Earn Top Honors at National Reliability Conference
Haitao Liao receives two awards for collaborative research.
MarTREC’s TTI site director Vince Mantero on how disruptions at global shipping chokepoints affect fuel, fertilizer and supply chains. VanderbiltVSEC Brings Together Energy Leaders to Tackle Power at Every Scale
The Vanderbilt Center for Sustainability, Energy and Climate, where Hiba Baroud is deputy director, holds its inaugural symposium. U of A NewsIndustry, Government, University Leaders Unite to Shape Arkansas Transportation
Heather Nachtmann leads an AR-STRIDES roundtable with partners including Port of Little Rock Executive Director Bryan Day. U of A NewsFaculty Recognized at Provost’s Faculty Recognition Reception
Heather Nachtmann, Justin Chimka and Kelly Sullivan honored for AR-STRIDES and drone-threat research. U of A NewsIndustrial Engineering Faculty, Students Earn Top Honors at National Reliability Conference
Haitao Liao receives two awards for collaborative research.
2025
U of A NewsU of A Engineering Researchers Push Steel to Breaking Point in Earthquake Simulation
Gary Prinz leads a full-scale seismic connection test at CEREC with Morgan Broberg. VanderbiltHiba Baroud Co-Leads Team Using $1.5 Million NSF Grant to Address Urban Resilience Challenges
MarTREC’s Vanderbilt site director and her team will develop strategies for resilient cities that integrate technology, human factors and the environment. U of A NewsEric Wolfe to Give Distinguished Lecture at Annual Meeting
A Sam M. Walton College of Business alum, Wolfe has worked in every area of third-party logistics. TTITTI Names Vince Mantero Director of the Center for Ports and Waterways as Jim Kruse Retires After 23 Years
Mantero, formerly of the U.S. Maritime Administration, succeeds longtime MarTREC site director Jim Kruse. LSULSU Engineering Professor Recalls Inception of Contraflow Design Prior to Katrina
Brian Wolshon on developing the lane-reversal evacuation method now used worldwide. U of A NewsIndustrial Engineering Department Takes Spotlight at National Conference
Shengfan Zhang co-authors a Best Paper winner; students of Haitao Liao and Kelly Sullivan recognized. U of A NewsArkansas Academy of Industrial Engineering Celebrates 39th Annual Induction Ceremony
Heather Nachtmann named Academy Faculty Member of the Year. U of A NewsIndustrial Engineering Students Recognized With Department Awards and Scholarships
Heather Nachtmann receives the INFORMS Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award; a MarTREC-supported Ph.D. graduate is honored. Arkansas ResearchThe Science Behind Structure
“You and I spend most of our time in structures, and if we’re not in a structure, we’re traveling on them,” says Morgan Broberg, assistant professor of civil engineering.
Gary Prinz leads a full-scale seismic connection test at CEREC with Morgan Broberg. VanderbiltHiba Baroud Co-Leads Team Using $1.5 Million NSF Grant to Address Urban Resilience Challenges
MarTREC’s Vanderbilt site director and her team will develop strategies for resilient cities that integrate technology, human factors and the environment. U of A NewsEric Wolfe to Give Distinguished Lecture at Annual Meeting
A Sam M. Walton College of Business alum, Wolfe has worked in every area of third-party logistics. TTITTI Names Vince Mantero Director of the Center for Ports and Waterways as Jim Kruse Retires After 23 Years
Mantero, formerly of the U.S. Maritime Administration, succeeds longtime MarTREC site director Jim Kruse. LSULSU Engineering Professor Recalls Inception of Contraflow Design Prior to Katrina
Brian Wolshon on developing the lane-reversal evacuation method now used worldwide. U of A NewsIndustrial Engineering Department Takes Spotlight at National Conference
Shengfan Zhang co-authors a Best Paper winner; students of Haitao Liao and Kelly Sullivan recognized. U of A NewsArkansas Academy of Industrial Engineering Celebrates 39th Annual Induction Ceremony
Heather Nachtmann named Academy Faculty Member of the Year. U of A NewsIndustrial Engineering Students Recognized With Department Awards and Scholarships
Heather Nachtmann receives the INFORMS Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award; a MarTREC-supported Ph.D. graduate is honored. Arkansas ResearchThe Science Behind Structure
“You and I spend most of our time in structures, and if we’re not in a structure, we’re traveling on them,” says Morgan Broberg, assistant professor of civil engineering.
2024
U of A NewsCivil Engineering Students Sweep Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center Poster Competition U of A NewsBethany Stich Gives Distinguished Lecture on ‘Intermodal Miracles and Maladies’ VideoGirlTREC: Highlighting a Former Camper Turned Camp Leader Talk BusinessUA Report: Arkansas Waterways Support More Than 40,000 Jobs U of A NewsJack E. Buffington Receives Citation of Distinguished Alumni
Retired rear admiral of the U.S. Navy and retired research professor of civil engineering, B.S.C.E. ’61. U of A NewsCivil Engineering Students and Faculty Present at ARDOT Conference U of A NewsCivil Engineering Associate Professor Appointed Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers U of A NewsCivil Engineering Ph.D. Student Awarded Prestigious WTS Helene M. Overly Memorial Scholarship U of A NewsResearch at the Harvell Civil Engineering Research and Education Center, First of Its Kind in the State Talk BusinessRecession, Autonomous Trucks, Litigation Topics at Truckers Conference Talk BusinessATA Hosts Annual Trucking Conference This Week in Rogers VideoGary Prinz: K8 MEMES Video
A must-see video from the K-8 Maritime Education Modules to Engage Students program. Talk BusinessNew Leadership Takes Helm at UA’s J.B. Hunt Innovation Center of Excellence
Justin Chimka PDFBailey Bullock, MarTREC’s Outstanding Student of the Year 2023
Retired rear admiral of the U.S. Navy and retired research professor of civil engineering, B.S.C.E. ’61. U of A NewsCivil Engineering Students and Faculty Present at ARDOT Conference U of A NewsCivil Engineering Associate Professor Appointed Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers U of A NewsCivil Engineering Ph.D. Student Awarded Prestigious WTS Helene M. Overly Memorial Scholarship U of A NewsResearch at the Harvell Civil Engineering Research and Education Center, First of Its Kind in the State Talk BusinessRecession, Autonomous Trucks, Litigation Topics at Truckers Conference Talk BusinessATA Hosts Annual Trucking Conference This Week in Rogers VideoGary Prinz: K8 MEMES Video
A must-see video from the K-8 Maritime Education Modules to Engage Students program. Talk BusinessNew Leadership Takes Helm at UA’s J.B. Hunt Innovation Center of Excellence
Justin Chimka PDFBailey Bullock, MarTREC’s Outstanding Student of the Year 2023