Civil and environmental engineering professor awarded $350,000 for pedestrian safety research

3/25/26 3:30 PM

Civil and environmental engineering professor Huaguo Zhou earns $350,000 to develop a national framework improving pedestrian safety through better visibility at roadway crossings.

AUTRI receives $1.9 million to study smart tire technology for highway safety

2/23/26 1:30 PM

Auburn University’s Transportation Research Institute receives $1.9 million from FMCSA to test RFID-enabled smart tire technology aimed at preventing commercial truck blowouts and improving highway safety.

Auburn marks 69 years of hosting Alabama Transportation Conference

2/10/26 2:30 PM

Auburn University marked 69 years of hosting the Alabama Transportation Conference, drawing nearly 1,000 engineers and transportation leaders to Huntsville.

AUTRI director receives Council of University Transportation Centers’ Lifetime Achievement Award

1/27/26 2:00 PM

AUTRI Director Larry Rilett received the CUTC Lifetime Achievement Award for advancing transportation research, education and public service.

Computer science and software engineering graduate student awarded veteran fellowship award

10/22/25 2:00 PM

Graduate student and Air Force veteran Keanna Tennyson earns Auburn’s Student Veteran Fellowship for her transportation safety research at AUTRI.