CATS Contributes to Historic Year in Research Expenditures
Investment in centers like the Center for Applied Transportation Sciences boots Arizona's regional economy.
The University of Arizona College of Engineering, closing out the spring 2024 semester with a 21% increase in research expenditures over last year’s third-quarter record, is experiencing historical highs in federally funded centers and doubling average project budgets.
The Center for Applied Transportation Sciences, partnering with the Arizona Department of Transportation, Pima County and the City of Tucson, serves academic institutions, private companies and government agencies throughout the state.
“Our goal is to combine emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence with existing multimodal infrastructure to make traffic move more efficiently – thereby reducing emissions and preventing people from sitting in congested traffic,” said the center’s director, Yao-Jan Wu, professor of CAEM.
Learn more about the College of Engineering's historic year in research expenditures here.