Institute of Transportation Engineers
Iowa State University Student Chapter
2015 – 2016 Annual Report
April 1st, 2016
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Table of Contents
Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 2
Iowa State University ITE Chapter Organization ............................................................... 2
ISU ITE History............................................................................................................... 2 ITE Organizational Structure ........................................................................................... 3
2015 – 2016 TSA Cabinet Members .................................................................................. 4
Faculty Advisor: Jing Dong, Assistant Professor, CCEE, ISU ....................................... 4 President: Georges Bou Saab .......................................................................................... 4 Vice-President: Amrita Goswamy ................................................................................... 5 Treasurer and Social Chair: Raha Hamzeie ..................................................................... 5 Secretary: Navid Shafieirad ............................................................................................. 5 ESC Representative: Ellen Nightingale ........................................................................... 6 Recruitment Chair: Steven Younkin ................................................................................ 6
Iowa State University ITE Chapter Activities .................................................................... 7
General Meetings ............................................................................................................. 7 Web Site and Resume Page ........................................................................................... 11 Professional Development Opportunities ...................................................................... 12 Engineering Student Council ......................................................................................... 15 Iowa State University ITE Chapter Liaison and Social Activities ................................ 16 Social Events ................................................................................................................. 16
Student Membership ......................................................................................................... 18
Iowa State University ITE Budget Fiscal Year 2015-2016 .............................................. 19
Summary ....................................................................................................................................................20
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Introduction
The Iowa State University student chapter of Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
has been active in a multitude of ways. As part of the Transportation Student Association
(TSA), the Iowa State ITE chapter is able to combine engineering, planning, and logistics
into one multidisciplinary organization. The ITE student chapter has been involved with
activities ranging from professional development to social interaction, community service
to educational forums. TSA holds general meetings twice a month to discuss transportation
issues, as well as promote ITE events. In addition to meeting, email correspondence is
exchanged among staff, cabinet members, and other TSA members regarding ITE matters.
TSA has been active in 2015-2016, and continues to provide students interested in
transportation with varied professional, networking, and academic opportunities. Some of
the aforementioned opportunities and activities include traveling to professional meetings
and conferences, and participating in service projects locally in Ames and surrounding
communities. The following sections in this report include detail information regarding the
ISU chapter’s history, organization, activities, budget, student membership and chapter
activities from the previous year, along with a budget summary.
Iowa State University ITE Chapter Organization
ISU ITE History
Prior to June 1997, Iowa State University (ISU) students never attempted creating a student
chapter for the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) or the Intelligent Transportation
Society of America (ITS/A). It had long been thought that an ITE or ITS/A chapter would
compete and interfere with the strong, existing student chapter of the American Society of
Civil Engineers (ASCE). ISU did have a group of transportation students, mostly graduate
students with majors including civil engineering, community and regional planning,
transportation logistics, and economics. This organization, called the Transportation
Society (TranSoc), was a casually-formed group that met monthly for graduate students to
present their research. Attendance at the TranSoc meetings had dwindled to just a handful
of members over the course of two years. In June 1997, several transportation students and
faculty met to discuss the future of TranSoc. It was decided that this group needed a
legitimate, professional affiliation to provide the following: 1) professional membership
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and career opportunities for the students, and 2) a means by which to promote the growing,
inter-departmental transportation programs at ISU. This group of students and faculty
found that two prominent professional organizations included the Institute of
Transportation Engineers as well as the Intelligent Transportation Society of America
(ITS/A). They conceived the idea of a two-fold transportation organization on campus that
would build on synergies between these two. Group members formed the "Transportation
Student Association" as the parent organization of ITE and ITS/A.
ITE Organizational Structure
The Transportation Student Association (TSA) is the parent organization for both the
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and the Intelligent Transportation Society of
America (ITS/A). All student members of TSA are required to be national members of
either ITE or ITS/A. The student leadership of TSA consists of the TSA president (serving
as ITE and ITS/A vice president), TSA vice president/ ITE president, TSA vice president/
ITS/A president, secretary, treasurer, engineering student council representative, social
chair, and recruitment chair. A majority of the business and activity that is done by TSA
revolves around the ITE portion of the organization. The TSA business meetings are held
twice a month and incorporate all happenings of the ITE national chapter. Currently, the
national ITS/A policies regarding student chapter involvement have provoked inquiry into
dropping TSA’s affiliation with ITS/A and becoming strictly an ITE student chapter. This
is currently being discussed with members, as the ITE name is widely recognized by
transportation engineers.
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2015 – 2016 TSA Cabinet Members
Faculty Advisor: Jing Dong, Assistant Professor, CCEE, ISU
Dr. Jing Dong joined the faculty in 2012 as an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering in
CCEE at ISU. She received her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental
Engineering from Northwestern University in 2008. Before joining
ISU, she worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a research
staff member from 2010 to 2012. From 2009 to 2010, she was a
postdoctoral researcher at the Northwestern University
Transportation Center. Dr. Dong has worked on several
transportation planning and operations projects and conducted research in areas of
transportation network modeling, intelligent transportation systems, and transportation
energy analysis. Dr. Dong is a member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Committee on Traffic Flow Theory (AHB 45) and Characteristics and the TRB Committee
on User Information Systems (AND 20). Dr. Dong has served as the ISU TSA and ITE
Student Chapter Advisor since September 2013. She has enhanced the knowledge base in
transportation, improved the quality of future transportation professionals, and served the
profession and society.
President: Georges Bou Saab
Georges Bou Saab joined ISU in January 2014 and served as the President for one semester
in Spring 2014. He is currently the President of TSA for the 2015
– 2016 academic year and also serves as the president of the
Graduate Student Council for the Civil, Construction and
Environmental Engineering Department. As President, he has
worked closely with the members and advisor to have a year filled
with events such as speaker meetings, professional development
opportunities, and social events. He completed his M.S. degree under Dr. Hallmark and
thesis focused on the evaluation of risk factors in proactive systemic methodologies for
safety projects along low-volume rural roadways. Currently, Georges is pursuing his Ph.D.
with emphasis in transportation safety. He worked on diverse projects in the field of
transportation engineering ranging from transportation safety, naturalistic driving study
and air quality.
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Vice-President: Amrita Goswamy
Amrita Goswamy joined TSA in January 2014. She was actively
seeking for leadership opportunity when she first joined the
organization and became the recruitment chair. She currently holds
the position of vice-president in TSA. She completed her master’s
degree under Dr. Hallmark from ISU and is continuing with Ph.D.
in the same department under the same professor. She worked on
several projects related to transportation safety, including calculation of crash modification
factors for lane departure countermeasures, and risk factor evaluation for horizontal curves.
She also worked on projects related to naturalistic driving study data.
Treasurer and Social Chair: Raha Hamzeie
Raha Hamzeie joined TSA in August 2014 when she first started
her graduate studies at Iowa State University. She did her undergrad
at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran, which is known
as the most prestigious technical university in the country. She
serves both as the social chair and the treasurer of TSA, and is
hopeful to help this student organization with her efforts and ideas
to promote transportation and educate public to the extent possible at ISU. She will defend
her master’s thesis in May 2016, and will pursue her graduate studies as a Ph.D. student at
ISU. She works under the supervision of Dr. Peter Savolainen, and her research is mainly
focused on traffic safety and stochastic analyses of traffic data.
Secretary: Navid Shafieirad
Navid Shafieirad joined TSA in September 2014 at the beginning
of his doctoral study at Iowa State University. Navid currently
serves TSA as the secretary, and keeps the meetings organized and
documented. His research area is mainly focused on transportation
planning. The last project he has worked on is calibration of micro-
simulators for urban freeways under the supervision of Dr. Jing Dong.
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ESC Representative: Ellen Nightingale
Ellen Nightingale joined TSA immediately after arriving at Iowa
State University in the Fall 2015 and filled the vacant role as
Engineering Council Representative. She completed her
undergraduate at Michigan Technological University where she
participated with Chi Epsilon and ASCE. At ISU, she currently
serves as a chair on the CCEE Graduate Student Council, Chapter
Survey Officer for Tau Beta Pi (TBP), and an Initiate Small Group
Leader for TBP. She was awarded the Trinect Fellowship for next year, where she will help
implement engineering education in elementary schools. She is currently a recipient of the
Eisenhower Fellowship for an in-service evaluation of cable median barrier in Iowa.
Recruitment Chair: Steven Younkin
Steven Younkin has been a member of TSA since Fall 2013. He
first served as secretary for the club in Spring 2014 and never
looked back! He finished his undergraduate degree at ISU and is
currently pursuing a Master’s degree with interest areas in
transportation safety, mapping, and engineering education. He is
planning to graduate in May 2017 and is considering to find a job in the industry.
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Iowa State University ITE Chapter Activities
General Meetings
TSA continues to support interaction among members and transportation professionals.
Student chapter meetings are held every two weeks during the academic year. In addition
to these meetings, TSA also provides members with career development opportunities,
both on campus and within the community. The following sections include brief
descriptions of the various activities that TSA conducted in the past academic year. Student
chapter meetings include invited speakers from the transportation field as well as
supplemental business meetings. A variety of transportation professionals have discussed
their current projects, findings, and challenges of their work. This opportunity allows
students to gain first-hand knowledge of industry innovations and career advice.
Summaries of the presentations are discussed below. In addition to the speaker at each
meeting, TSA held a brief business meeting before the speaker. The business meeting
consisted of each cabinet member giving a report on recent events and upcoming activities
pertinent to their cabinet position. During the TSA business meeting, food and beverages
were provided. The attendance for the general meetings averaged from 20 to 25 students.
Occasionally, local professionals would attend a general meeting.
September 9, 2015
Georges Bou Saab, TSA President
Mr. Bou Saab introduced TSA and the key features including activities of the
organization. He mentioned the opportunities that TSA provides to remind
members as well as educate prospective members. He talked about the
Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, ITE conferences, and the
upcoming social events for the semester. He also introduced the cabinet members
to the students. All of the attending students were then broken into groups to discuss
different aspects of transportation and to brainstorm plans for the semester on
improving TSA.
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September 30, 2015
Nicole Oneyear, Associate Scientist, Institute for Transportation, ISU
Ms. Oneyear’s discussion included a brief background regarding her undergraduate
studies, the motivation to join the master’s program at Iowa State University, and
the interest to conduct research in transportation engineering which ultimately
followed by pursuing a Ph.D. degree. Her presentation provided important
academic advice to the current graduate students of her field. She emphasized
fulfilling every graduation deadline as a reminder for current Master’s and PhD
students. She also advised them to get involved in meetings, conferences and other
initiatives by TSA as not only a way to boost a resume, but to gain the networking
opportunities and experience. She also discussed several advantages and
disadvantages of pursuing post-graduate studies and advised the students to
prioritize their decisions in life.
October 19, 2015
Skylar Knickerbocker, Research Engineer, Institute of Transportation, ISU
Mr. Knickerbocker discussed the Institute of Transportation’s newly developed
traffic operations laboratory and the Iowa DOT’s traffic work zones. Skyler
presented the collaboration and association that exists between the Iowa DOT,
InTrans, and CTRE (Center for Transportation Research and Education). In
addition, he talked about the data collection incorporation in the current InTrans
projects, emphasizing on data issues, qualities, and data acquisition procedures, etc.
He introduced the concept of intelligent work zones and how the intelligent work
zone project team work together at Intrans.
October 28, 2015
Todd Knox, Traffic Engineer at Snyder and Associates, Inc., IA
Mr. Knox discussed traffic engineering as a career after graduation. Mr. Knox
graduated from Iowa State University with his bachelors and Master’s degrees and
currently holds the position of Traffic Engineer at Snyder & Associates. He
discussed the different types of projects to be expected after graduation in Traffic
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Engineering from small, medium, to large scale projects. Small scale
responsibilities may include traffic data collection, traffic impact studies, signing
inventory, access studies, school studies, and funding applications. Medium scale
responsibilities include expansion of smaller projects, multiple tasks on functional
road geometry, traffic impact studies, traffic signals, street/parking lot lighting,
signal inventory and timings. Larger projects include corridor studies, interchange
justification reports and interstate functional geometry. There can be
responsibilities outside of work such as involvement with ICITE, MOVITE, ITE,
ASCE, trainings webinars, leadership classes, etc.
November 11, 2015
David Veneziano. Iowa Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Safety Circuit
Rider.
Mr. Veneziano talked about his work as a researcher in Montana and Iowa after
graduating with his PhD from ISU. His presentation title was "Life as a
Researcher?" Starting with a brief introduction about his experiences at ISU, he
talked about his job as a researcher at Montana State University, and the challenges
that he had to face. He explained his involvement in projects with Oregon DOT like
traffic calming analysis, parking studies, and safety evaluation of gateway
monument. It was clear that his research covers a broad range of transportation
engineering from safety to ITS to planning.
February 10, 2016
Nicole Oneyear, Associate Scientist, Institute for Transportation, ISU
Nicole presented an overview of Midwestern ITE Student Leadership Summit to
be organized by the Iowa State University ITE student chapter. She described how
the conference should be designed for students to communicate with other students
along with successfully communicating with professionals. She also discussed the
ideas of planning the event effectively and successfully.
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February 24, 2016
Adam Scott and Jared Rokke, Foth Infrastructure and Environment, IA
The speakers talked about the importance of the improvements made on North West
55th Avenue in the city of Johnston. The main focus of the project was to improve
drainage and sanitary sewer access. Traffic
calming and sediment removal were other
objectives of the described project. Speakers
described the challenges that they faced
during the improvement program. These
includes tackling driveway grading, deep
sanitary sewer, tight working zone, etc.
Presenters also highlighted the extension and future plans for the project.
March 09, 2016
Danielle Mulholland, Resident Construction Engineer, Iowa DOT, Grimes, IA
Ms. Mulholland presented on her role in a thin concrete overlay project of US-69.
She described how the traffic control plan
was implemented, and challenges for
driveway access during the construction.
The process of using a new laser
technology to redesign the grade was
implemented in this project along with the
newer technology of bonding concrete to
old asphalt. She went over the challenges of working with a pavement from 1921
like incorrect plans and obsolete technology in the pavement. Miss Mulholland
discussed implementation of the new specification for centerline rumble strips. An
internal curing test was conducted by the Institute of Transportation at Iowa State
University under the supervision of Dr. Peter Taylor for this project using a
proprietary mix design.
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March 23, 2016
Iowa Concrete Industry Night
Dan King, Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Ankeny, IA
Drew Manatt, Manatts Inc. Ames, IA
Rodney McCarn, American Concrete Products, Ankeny, IA
Sybil Ferrier, Construction Materials Testing Des Moines, IA
Gabe Nelson, Snyder & Associates, Ankeny, IA
Xuhao Wang, National Concrete Pavement Technology Center, ISU, IA
Iowa Concrete Paving Association and Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association
collaborated with TSA for a night with industry. A total of 80 individuals attended
the Iowa Concrete Industry Night including students from the civil engineering
department, TSA members, professors and professionals. The event commenced by
welcoming all attendees and introductory remarks were made by both Mr. Daniel
King, Regional Services Manager at the Iowa Concrete Paving Association, and
Georges Bou Saab, president of TSA. Dinner was served and speakers from various
aspects of the concrete industry gave presentations on their roles while students ate
dinner. A presentation on innovations in concrete took place following dinner.
April 5, 2016 (Tentatively)
ITE Iowa Chapter will be meeting with TSA members. Some students will present an
overview of their research to the ICITE members. Everyone is then invited to a social after
the research presentations, and there students can interact with the professionals during
dinner.
Web Site and Resume Page
https://www.stuorg.iastate.edu/site/tsa
Since the creation of TSA, the organization has publicized through the use of a webpage.
Iowa State University has consolidated all individual student organization webpages into a
single website. Even under the new format, TSA continues to utilize this tool to provide
information to members.
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On the webpage, contact information for each cabinet member, a list of current
members, and contact information for TSA alumni is available. Speaker summaries and
upcoming events are also available. This semester, a twitter page for TSA has been created
with the handle @CycloneTSA in order to interact with alumni as well as connect with our
members about upcoming events.
One of the key features to the website is the resume page. TSA members are
encouraged to post their resumes on the website. In the past, potential employers have
been directed to the resume page by the faculty advisors. The TSA resume page helps
students to provide their information to employers in the transportation field, both locally
and nationally.
Professional Development Opportunities
Midwestern District ITE conference in Branson Missouri
TSA students attended the Midwestern District ITE
conference in Branson Missouri from 29th June to July
1st, 2015. One of the main reasons for the trip was to
compete in the Annual Traffic Bowl and the Iowa State
Chapter won 1st place. Andrew Houchin, Micah
Makaiwi, and Georges Bou Saab were the participants.
Emmanuel Nketah and Raha Hamzeie were the alternatives. Three students also
participated in poster competition, and several students participated in student design
competition. Raha Hamzeie participated in the design competition at the Midwestern
district meeting of Institute for Transportation Engineers (ITE) and won the first prize in
collaboration with students from other universities including Kansas State University and
University of South Dakota.
2015 Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium
On August 19th and 20th, the Mid-Continent Transportation Symposium at Iowa State
University in Ames, Iowa was held. The Transportation Symposium brought together
transportation professionals, researchers, and educators to discuss transportation-related
research. The meeting provided an opportunity for transportation professionals and
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students who cannot attend events like the Transportation Research Board meeting to
attend a high-level research event. A broad spectrum of issues of interest to the
transportation community from coast to coast was examined. TSA helped to organize the
event and several TSA members were represented in the poster presentations. Amrita
Goswamy presented her research on “An Observational Before and After Safety Evaluation
Study for Road Segments Provided with Safety Edge in Iowa” and Georges Bou Saab
presented a research on “Evaluation of Systemic Safety Risk Factor Coefficients”. TSA
students also took the opportunity to network with professionals in both the public and
private sector through the numerous luncheons, dinners, other events, and the vendor
exhibits at this symposium.
MOVITE Fall Meeting 2015
On September 23rd to 25th, TSA members attended the 2015 TEAM StL FAIR and
MOVITE Annual Fall Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. The
travel expenses were covered by Institute of Transportation
at Iowa State University and ITE. The conference was an
excellent opportunity to learn about current issues in
transportation, as well as socialize with other transportation
professionals. Georges Bou Saab and Amrita Goswamy,
PhD students at the Institute of Transportation at Iowa
State University, both President and Vice President of TSA
respectively, attended the MOVITE Fall Meeting 2015 in
order to receive their first and second position awards in
the Thomas Seburn Student Paper Competition. They also
received the first and second place in a student poster
competition held and was awarded $250 and $150. They also
presented papers at this conference. The ITE Chapter at Iowa
State University was awarded the MOVITE 2015 Student
Chapter of the Year award.
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Transportation Research Board Participation and Awards
One of TSA’s priorities is student participation in conferences. Each year since its
inception, TSA has been able to help approximately 15-20 students attend the
Transportation Research Board meeting in Washington, D.C. This year was no exception
as 18 students from Iowa State University were assisted financially attended the meeting.
Students had a wide variety of experiences in Washington DC. For both students who had
attended before and those who had not, this annual meeting is a time for students to be
exposed to research topics outside of Iowa State University’s scope of work. For everyone,
it is always a great opportunity to meet professionals from the transportation industry and
students from other schools.
In 2015, several TSA students won the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Best Paper
Safety Area Competition. Their paper was titled as: “Examining the Safety Impacts of
Narrow Lane Widths on Urban/Suburban Arterials”. The authors were Timothy Barrette,
Georges Bou-Saab, Amrita Goswamy, Raha Hamzeie, Emira Rista, Brendan Russo, Bo
Wang, and Peter Savolainen. In 2016 TSA student, Raha Hamzeie participated in TRB’s
student paper competition. Her proposed study was to use the SHRP2 data to examine the
factors determining fault in multi-vehicle conflicts. She presented her preliminary results
in TRB 2016 annual meeting as she was
selected as one of the winners for this
competition. She also presented her research
called “Assessing the Safety Performance of
High-Speed Two-Lane Highways with
Differential Speed Limits for Trucks and
Buses” as a poster. Other TSA members Ellen Nightingale, Patty Thompson, Timothy
Barrette also presented a poster at TRB 2016, and recent alumni and former TSA member
Dr. Brandon Russo presented a paper “Development of Crash Modification Factors for
Installation of High-Tension Cable Median Barrier”.
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ITE Annual Meeting
After winning the traffic bowl competition, TSA students
participated in international ITE conference in Hollywood, Florida.
At the conference, the winning team from Midwestern district
competed in the international intercollegiate traffic bowl
competition, attended technical sessions, and posed questions to a
student panel.
Iowa State and ITE TRB Reception
TSA students attended the Iowa State University reception as well as the ITE reception at
the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 95h Annual Meeting held in Washington, D.C
from January 10-14, 2016. This helped students in networking with top researchers and
professionals of both national and international stature. This reception allowed the students
to mingle in a casual setting and discuss a multitude of transportation related topics with
researchers and practitioners alike. By making professional contacts at an international
convention such as TRB, TSA students can broaden the horizons of their educational and
professional careers.
Engineering Student Council
One member from the TSA cabinet serves as a representative for the organization to the
College of Engineering in Engineering Student Council (E-Council). E-Council is
comprised of representatives of numerous engineering-related organizations throughout
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Iowa State University. The purpose is to promote engineering-related activities, provide
community service through outreach projects, and allocate funding provided by the College
of Engineering to the represented organizations. The E-Council meetings occur once a
month and consist of reviewing college-wide events. A significant percentage of TSA’s
funding is allocated through the Engineering Student Council from the College of
Engineering. This allocation has helped TSA members experience rewarding events, such
as the Transportation Research Board conference in Washington D.C. as well as provide
funding to allow TSA to provide food at meetings. Through the organization of the
Engineering Student Council, outreach events like the Engineering Middle School Day
which TSA participated in, were made possible.
Iowa State University ITE Chapter Liaison and Social Activities
Social Events
September 1, 2015
CCEE Fall 2015 Welcome Picnic
The Civil, Construction and Environmental
Engineering Department organized an
event for all the department student
organizations to present advertise to
incoming first years. Information about
TSA was presented and several new faces
were added to our group. Brochures were handed out to the interested candidates. Food
and beverages from Hy-Vee was also provided.
November 18, 2015
Thanksgiving Potluck
A thanksgiving potluck was arranged at the Institute of Transportation, Iowa State
University. Many Intrans Staff attended the potluck along with the TSA students and the
event was a success. Everyone enjoyed the extensive variety of food. There were 30
students, professors, and staff that gathered for the potluck.
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January 27, 2016
Bowling Event
TSA students had fun at a bowling event held at
the Memorial Union Bowling on January 27th.
TSA paid for the shoes and the first game round.
TSA reserved the entire venue.
February 25, 2016
Engineering Middle School Day
TSA participated in a middle school engineering outreach event organized by the
Engineering Student Council. TSA was one of many engineering student organizations that
provided demos and hands-on activities for middle school students to learn about different
engineering-specific concepts. TSA chose to illustrate tension and compression forces
needed in a bridge system by creating human bridges. Students were able to feel the forces
in their arms and on their shoulders. Student also shared facts about bridges locally and
around the world.
April 9, 2016 (Tentatively)
Ames Fly-In
As a way to expose members to various types of
transportation modes, a visit to the Ames Fly-In at the
local general aviation airport will be coordinated by
TSA. This will give members an opportunity to see a
runway up close and watch smaller aircraft arrive and
depart. The event will be organized by the ISU Flying
Cyclones Club, an aviation enthusiasts club on campus.
Though TSA is not planning or organizing the event, TSA will help coordinate rides for
members and might cover the cost of the pancake breakfast.
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(Date To Be Determined)
Picnic
Similar to the Thanksgiving potluck, a picnic will be planned for members to bring food
and enjoy the beautiful springtime Iowa.
(Date To Be Determined)
End of Year Dinner at Old Chicago
TSA members will attend a night at a local restaurant to socialize and celebrate the end of
a successful school year. TSA will pay for non-alcoholic drinks and appetizers.
Student Membership
First Name Last Name Email Type Position(s)
Andrew Houchin [email protected] Student
Nicole Oneyear [email protected] ISU Employee
Bo Wang [email protected] Student
Daniel Peirce [email protected] Student
Emmanuel Nketah [email protected] Student
Michael Mahon [email protected] Student
Matthew Manzer [email protected] Student
Steven Younkin [email protected] Student Recruitment
Chair
Hossein Naraghi [email protected] ISU Employee
Amrita Goswamy [email protected] Student Vice President
Jing Dong [email protected] ISU Employee Adviser
Georges Bou-Saab [email protected] Student President
Navid Shafieirad [email protected] Student Secretary
Emira Rista [email protected] Student
Tingting Huang [email protected] Student
Sneha Roy [email protected] Student
Raju Thapa [email protected] Student
Abdullah Abdullah [email protected] Student
Raha Hamzeie [email protected] Student Treasurer,
Social Chair
Chenhui Liu [email protected] Student
Chaoru Lu [email protected] Student
Lin Qi [email protected] Student
Shuo Wang [email protected] Student
Xingwei Weng [email protected] Student
Luning Zhang [email protected] Student
Fawaz Alharbi [email protected] Student
Abdelrahman Aboulnasr [email protected] Student
Zahra Parvinashtiani [email protected] Student
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Philip Lines [email protected] Student
Akinfolarin Abatan [email protected] Student
Liang Hu [email protected] Student
Fathy-Abdelat Ahmed [email protected] Student
Shefang Wang [email protected] Student
Iftin Thompson [email protected] Student
Ashirwad Barnwal [email protected] Student
Bijan Vafaei [email protected] Student
Quincy Miller [email protected] Student
Ellen Nightingale [email protected] Student ESC
Representative
Patricia Thompson [email protected] Student
Pranamesh Chakraborty [email protected] Student
Brendon Gardner [email protected] Student
Timothy Barrette [email protected] Student
M. Morshedi-
Shahrebabaki
[email protected] Student
Seyed Hosseini [email protected] Student
Iowa State University ITE Budget Fiscal Year 2015-2016
Funds received by TSA
ESC Allocations in Fall (for TRB) = $2,083
ESC Allocations in Spring (for Midwestern ITE Meeting) = $620
Total Amount Available from ESC for Midwestern ITE Meeting = $1,335
Membership Dues = $240
Midwestern District ITE = $200
Total= $4478
Funds spend by TSA
TRB Money Used = $1,368
Bowling Event = $25
Spring Meetings Food = $480
Fall Meetings Food = $500
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Total = $2373
Balance = $4478-$2373 = $2105
Summary
This past year, the Iowa State ITE chapter has grown in several key areas. The most notable
of these is in the area of professional development. Professional development is also
enhanced by the regional and national speakers that present at the bi-weekly business
meetings, along with the financial support made available to send students to national
conferences such as TRB. Other areas that ITE has concentrated upon during the past year
include community service, social interaction and chapter outreach. By careful allocation of
funds, TSA should continue to provide students who are interested in the transportation with
meaningful educational and professional opportunities.