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Transportation Trajectories

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About Transportation Trajectories

Featuring U.S. DOT Volpe Center experts, the occasional series Transportation Trajectories is a dialogue on advancing transportation innovation for the public good. The transportation community is invited to join the conversation as our staff describe their work and share their knowledge of the transportation enterprise.

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center team represents a world class transportation resource with multidisciplinary capabilities across all modes of transportation, with expertise spanning a wide range of disciplines.

Past Events

Risk Modeling for Small UAS in Controlled Airspace Around Airports

  • September 7, 2017
  • Featured Speakers
    • Tom Sheridan, PhD - Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering and Aero-Astro Departments, MIT
    • Jason Lu - Aerospace Engineer, U.S. DOT Volpe Center
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Exploring Future Energy Scenarios with the U.S. DOT Volpe Center's Freight/Fuel Transportation Tool

New Paradigms for Federal Transportation Programs During a Time of Scarce Resources

Measuring the Impact of Advanced Transportation Technologies on Traveler Behavior: Questions, Questions, and More Questions

Advancing Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety and Trespass Prevention

Lessons Learned from Sandy, Irene, and Katrina: Restoring Normalcy to the Transportation System through Effective Emergency Response

Cracked Up: Broken Rails Are Serious Business

Advancing Aircraft Wake Turbulence Research to Achieve Aviation Capacity and Safety Objectives

Assessment of Hazard Analysis Techniques for Increasingly Complex Electronic Control Systems in Highly Integrated Systems: Better Means to Anticipate What May Go Wrong

Automated Vehicles: Coming to a Driveway Near You?

Weaving Silos into Tapestry: Cross-Modal Safety through the U.S. DOT Safety Council

Cybersecurity in Transportation: Hype or Armageddon?

  • February 14, 2012
  • Featured Speaker
    • Michael Dinning - Director of Multimodal Programs and Partnerships, U.S. DOT Volpe Center
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Global Initiatives for Green Aviation

  • December 20, 2011
  • Featured Speaker
    • Gregg Fleming - Director of Center for Environmental and Energy Systems, U.S. DOT Volpe Center
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The World's Most Expensive Real-World Deployment of Connected Vehicle Safety

  • October 25, 2011
  • Featured Speaker
    • Kevin Gay - Senior Operations Research Analyst, U.S. DOT Volpe Center
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Recent Developments in Positioning, Navigation, and Timing

  • September 27, 2011
  • Featured Speaker
    • Karen Van Dyke - Principal Technical Advisor on Global Positioning Systems, U.S. DOT Volpe Center
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*The views of the speakers do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Last updated: Wednesday, July 9, 2025