Over 750 students, faculty and industry professionals (both in person and online) attended the six William W. Hay Railroad Engineering Seminars throughout the Fall 2024 semester. These seminars were sponsored by the National University Rail Center of Excellence (NURail CoE) and the University of Illinois Rail Transportation and Engineering Center (RailTEC).
The initial presentation of the seminar series was given on 30 August by Illinois RailTEC alumni Dr. Chen-Yu Lin. Lin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Transportation and Logistics Management at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan and he presented on “Adapting to Future Climate for Railway Systems”. Other speaker highlights from the semester included Michael Iden, Mike Cleary, Joe Szabo and Tyler Dick. Click here for a list of the presenters and their presentation titles.
The Fall series wrapped up on 06 December with Paul Vilter and Peter Swan and their discussion on “Long Freight Trains: Ensuring Safe Operations, Mitigating Adverse Impacts”. Their presentation, as well as a recording of each of the individual presentations for the semester, can be found on the William W. Hay Railroad Engineering Seminar page or on the RailTEC YouTube channel. A big thank you to all the speakers who shared their time and knowledge this semester.
Stay tuned for more Hay Seminars during the Spring 2025 semester where another exciting semester is planned.