A member of The Texas A&M University SystemA member of The Texas A&M University SystemA member of The Texas A&M University SystemA member of The Texas A&M University System

Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University

• 48,000 total students• Over 10,000 Enrollment in College of Engineering

• 12 Departments• Top 20 Research University

Celebrating 60 Years of Implementing the Land Grant Mission

St t A• State Agency

M b f Th• Member of The Texas A&M UniversityS tSystem

Board of Regents

Chancellor

Vice Chancellorid

– Texas Engineering Experiment Station

Vice ChancellorEngineering

Presidents

Prairie View A&MTarleton State Station

– Texas Transportation Institute– Texas Engineering

Extension Service

Tarleton StateTexas A&M InternationalTexas A&M TAMU-Central TexasTAMU C

Vice ChancellorAgriculture & Life Sciences

TAMU-CommerceTAMU-Corpus ChristiTAMU-KingsvilleTAMU-San Antonio

– Texas AgriLife Research– Texas AgriLife Extension Service– Forest Service

TAMU-TexarkanaTexas A&M Health Science

CenterWest Texas A&M – Veterinary Medical

Diagnostic LaboratoryWest Texas A&M

Statewide OfficesArlington Dallas AustinBryanCollege Station

El PasoGalvestonHouston

Lamar UniversityRegional Divisions

San Antonio

Lamar UniversityPrairie View A&M UniversityTexas A&M International UniversityTexas A&M University – CommerceTexas A&M University CommerceTexas A&M University – Corpus ChristiUniversity of Texas – El PasoTexas A&M University – GalvestonTexas A&M University GalvestonTexas A&M University – KingsvilleTexas Southern UniversityWest Texas A&M University

Statewide ResearchStatewide Research y

Pecos Center for Research and Testing

Research Network

Research Network

TTI Contract Research Expenditures

60

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Academic InitiativesSupport of Teaching

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Academic Initiatives

• Assistance in faculty recruitment

Mission

• TTI staff teach in:– Civil Engineering– Architecture

Bush School– Bush School – PVAMU– UTEP

• TTI employs and trains studentsTTI employs and trains students from multiple universities

• Joint research projects• Development of Transportation• Development of Transportation

Certificate Program

Major Source of Educated T t ti P f i lTransportation Professionals

Over 4000 Transportation Professionals Worked for Cities in which A&M

graduates and/or former TTI employees are TTI and/or Educated at Texas A&M –

2800 of those in Texas

TTI employees are practicing transportation

professionals

State LegislatureState LegislatureSignificant increase in requests for i f tiinformation– Individual legislators

Ho se/Senate leadership– House/Senate leadership offices/committees

– House Research Organizationg– State Auditor’s Office– Comptroller’s Office

LBB– LBB– Requested testimony– Continued interaction withContinued interaction with

Governor’s transportation staff

State Legislatureg

State Representative Lois KolkhorstState Senator John Carona2010 T t ti S f t Chair of the House Committee on Public

HealthJuly 27, 2009

2010 Transportation Safety Conference

March 31, 2010

TxDOT LargestTxDOT Largest Sponsor

A d SAmadeo SaenzExecutive Director, Texas Department of Transportation

Facilities

State HeadquartersState Headquarters Research Building

Gibb Gilchrist Buildingg

Environmental and Emissions Research Facility

Hydraulics, Sedimentation, and Erosion Control LabControl Lab

Cli t C t ll dClimate Controlled Greenhouses

Indoor RainfallVariable Slope Ch l FlIndoor Rainfall

SimulatorChannel Flume

Visibility Research Laboratory

Structures andStructures and Materials Labs

Commercialization of ResearchCommercialization of Research

HIGHWAY HIGHWAY HIGHWAY HIGHWAY PRODUCTSPRODUCTSPRODUCTSPRODUCTS

HIGHWAY HIGHWAY HIGHWAY HIGHWAY PRODUCTSPRODUCTSPRODUCTSPRODUCTS

Break-away Signs, Crash Cushions, BarriersBarriers

HARTHART

End TreatmentEnd Treatment

Cable Barrier

Bridge PiergTesting

ComputerComputer Simulation

TTI Research = ValueEach $1 million invested in

• 5 lives saved

transportation research results in:

• 460 traffic crashes avoided • 500,000 person-hours of traffic delay

li i t deliminated • $6 million in reduced operating

expenses to TxDOTexpenses to TxDOT • 5 graduate students trained

• Overall benefit/cost ratio: > 5 to 1Overall benefit/cost ratio: 5 to 1

Source: TxDOT and TTI data

Implications of Under FundingImplications of Under Funding Research Significant

• Problems Not Solved• Talent Not Attracted to Profession

Council of UniversityCouncil of University Transportation

CCenters

• TTI a founding member• First CUTC presidentp• Premier CUTC award in

honor of Charley Wootanhonor of Charley Wootan• 3 TTI staff served as

CUTC PresidentCUTC President

A Member of The Texas A&M University SystemA Member of The Texas A&M University SystemA Member of The Texas A&M University SystemA Member of The Texas A&M University System