Prairie View A&M University will lead a historic national-tier $40 million University Transportation Center. Named the National Center for Infrastructure Transformation (NCIT), the center will focus on perfecting the nation’s transportation systems. The Center will be housed in the Roy G. Perry College of Engineering and led by the center director, Dr. Judy Perkins.
“This is a historic achievement for PVAMU, the state of Texas, and the nation’s infrastructure community. We will work collectively to establish a legacy, ”said Dr. Judy Perkins, who is also a Texas A&M University System Regents professor in the Civil Engineering Department at Prairie View. “We are here to provide the generation to follow with an innovative, intentional and unique university partnership that bring to practice breakthrough discoveries and new knowledge by improving the durability and improving the life of our transportation infrastructure.”
“This is a game changer,” said Texas A&M System Chancellor John Sharp. “Prairie View is the first HBCU to lead a national UTC, and we are proud to bring this to Texas, particularly when the national centers have historically been on the East and West coasts,” said John Sharp, chancellor of The Texas A&M University System.
Dean Pamela Obiomon of the Roy G. Perry College of Engineering said, “This is the largest investment for research in The University’s history. This investment is about much more than research. It’s about preparing the next generation of transportation leaders. NCIT and its partner network offer a rare opportunity for our undergraduate and graduate students to engage in state-of-the-art transportation infrastructure research while working with top-notch transportation researchers in the nation. Without a doubt, NCIT will bring in funding and recognition worth many times this initial investment, thus helping move PVAMU to the next level of research, scholarship and creative activity to benefit all of Texas and our nation.”
Prairie View’s center will be joined by researchers from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, Texas A&M University, Rutgers University, Michigan State University, Arizona State University and Blinn College. Read more…..
Live stream link of announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-EbgV_tigg
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