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Sustainable Transportation Center

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Year Three Annual Report

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The 2010 STC Outstanding Student: Nathan Parker

The 2009-2010 STC Outstanding Student, Nathan Parker

 


Upcoming Events:


Monday, Nov. 23, 2009

Prof. Steve Greco, Department of Environmental Design, UC Davis

Connecting the dots: are free-ranging Tule Elk in the Central Valley in our future?
12:10 – 2:00 pm
Olson Hall 141


January 10-14, 2010

89th Annual TRB Conference
Washington, DC

"...an information-packed program that will attract more than 10,000 transportation professionals from around the world."

For more information, please visit the conference website.


April 1-2, 2010

16th UCTC Student Conference:
"Moving Toward Sustainable Transportation"

University of California, Irvine

For more information, please visit the conference website.

Announcements:

Nathan Parker has been chosen as the Outstanding Student of the Year for the UC Davis Sustainable Transportation Center for 2010. Nathan is a Ph.D. student in the Transportation Technology and Policy program and specializes in assessing the potential for greater use of biofuels in California and nation-wide. The STC awards this honor in recognition of his excellent performance in the classroom, his innovative and independent research program, and his demonstrated leadership potential.

As Prof. Joan Ogden said in her nomination letter, “Nathan has demonstrated excellence in all the criteria for the STC Student of the Year award: academic achievements, research excellence, and leadership and professionalism… I am confident that he will one day lead a group of researchers helping solve our nation’s transportation and energy problems.”

The award comes with a $1,000 prize and complimentary attendance at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Washington DC in January. There, Nathan will honored along with honorees from the other University Transportation Centers at the 19th Annual
Outstanding Student of the Year Awards ceremony.