NURail CoE Projects
| Project ID | Project Manager | Principal Investigator | University | Department | Project Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSU-I1 | Eric Fitzsimmons | Robert Peterman | Kansas State University | Civil Engineering | Development of a Hybrid Concrete Tie for Increased Rotational Capacity and Resilience |
| MTU-I1 | Pasi Lautala | Quang Tran & Paul Sanders | Michigan Technological University | Materials Science and Engineering | Enhancing Accuracy of Ultrasound Imaging in Detecting Surface Cracks in Metal Using Microbubbles |
| MTU-I2 | Pasi Lautala | Yousef Darestani | Michigan Technological University | Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering | Life-Cycle Cost Assessment of Coastal Rail Infrastructure |
| RU-SC1 | Xiang Liu | Xiang Liu | Rutgers University | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Data Integration and Informatics for Track Asset Management |
| TU-S1 | Heshmat Aglan | Heshmat Aglan | Tuskegee University | Mechanical Engineering | Fracture and Fatigue Damage Tolerance of Arc Welded Railhead and Thermite Weld Repairs |
| UD-S1 | Allan Zarembski | Allan Zarembski | University of Delaware | Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering | Risk Based Track Surfacing Model |
| UD-S2 | Allan Zarembski | Joseph Palese | University of Delaware | Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering | Risk Based Walking Inspection Frequency Model |
| UIUC-I1 | Riley Edwards | Riley Edwards | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Buckle Risk Modeling Leveraging Track Geometry and Condition Data |
| UIUC-I2 | Riley Edwards | Ramez Hajj | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Combined Grade Crossing Track/Highway Multiphysics Model |
| UIUC-I3 | Riley Edwards | John Popovics | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Quantifying Lateral Track Capacity Using Nondestructive Nonlinear Vibration Response |
| UIUC-I4 | Riley Edwards | Erol Tutumluer | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Field Ballast Condition Evaluation Using Machine Vision and Artificial Intelligence |
| UIUC-SC1 | Chris Barkan | Kirill Levchenko | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Positive Train Control with Asymmetric Authentication and Key Management |
| UT-I1 | C. Tyler Dick | Yunlan (Emma) Zhang | University of Texas at Austin | Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering | Strengthening the Railway Track Lateral Resistance by Reinforcing Ballast with Architected Instability-based Metamaterials (AIMs) |
| UT-S1 | C. Tyler Dick | Salvatore Salamone | University of Texas at Austin | Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering | Rail Defect Detection System Based on Non-contact Vibration Measurements |
| UT-SC1 | C. Tyler Dick | C. Tyler Dick | University of Texas at Austin | Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering | Optimizing Efficiency and Cost of Innovative Strategies for Freight Rail Motive Power Energy Supply |
| UT-SC2 | C. Tyler Dick | C. Tyler Dick | University of Texas at Austin | Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering | Comparing Freight Rail Propulsion Strategies for Efficient and Economical US Mainline Operations |