Past Student Chapter Award Winners

Student Paper Winners

1989   
1st        Wasim Ali Khan         To Test and Explain Logic of Arrival Patterns

1990   
1st        Brian Wolshon           Safety Hazards of Passive Traffic Crossings of RR
2nd       Jack Wheatley            Accident Occurrence at Rural Clear Vision Areas

1991   
1st        Khaled Al-Sahili        Traffic Circles or Traffic Signals – Which is Better?
2nd       Martin Kane                Light Rail and the Revitalization of Communities

1992   
1st        Martin Kane                Collisions with Mailboxes:  How Dangerous?
2nd       Jung-Taek Lee            Gap Acceptance Merge Ramp Control Study

1993   
1st        Gary Piotrowicz         Is it Time for a Change?
2nd       Debbie Hornbeck        The Sensitivity of TRANSYT-7F to Speed

1994   
1st        Shirley Wollner          Factors Influencing Accident Occurrence on Arterials
2nd       Jeffrey Manring          Right Turns on Red vs No Turn on Red – Acc. Analysis

1995   
1st        Steve Wasylk              The Sensitivity of Transyt-7F to an Optimization Process
2nd       Bellandra Foster         Sensitivity analysis, Traf-Netsim Comparison to Passer

1996   
1st        Eric Penfield               Anal. On 55 mph Speed Limit & its Effect of Traffic Fatals
2nd       Min Zhou                    Relationship between Hourly v/c Ratio & Hourly Acc. Rate

1997   
1st        Jung-Taek Lee            Incident detection for arterial streets using Kalman filtering
2nd       Mousa Abbasi             Intermodal Freight: Opportunities & Challenges

1998               
None

1999   
1st        Mshadoni Smith         Intermodalism from the Passenger Prospective
2nd       Nicholas Mascia         Toll Roads

2000   
1st        Timothy Gates            Converting Old Traffic Circles to Modern Roundabouts
2nd tie  Nicholas Mascia         A Review of Electronic Toll Collection
2nd tie  Vladimir Oulevski      Some Traffic Safety Problems in Downtown Volograd

2001   
1st        Kyu Lim                     Priority Signal Control for Bus Transit Operation
2nd       Nadia Kholodova        A Review of Impact Fees

2002   
1st        Vladimir Oulevski      Pedestrian Treatment on MSU Campus Sidewalks

2003   
1st        Kamran Ahmed   $500           Modeling the Impact of Downstream Congestion on
Delay of Upstream Signalized Intersection
2nd tie  Disapat Lavansiri   $150         Evaluations of Variable Speed Limits in a work Zone
2nd tie  Inkyu Lim              $150         An Analysis of the Impact on CMS on Incident Based Congestion

2004   
1st        Yu Liu             $500    Investigate Traffic Accident Using a Dual-Camera System
2nd       Xinguo Jiang  $300    Validation of Underlying Assump. of Quasi-Induced Exposure

2005   
1st        Kamran Ahmed  $500    Modeling Vehicle Miles of Travel using Socioeconomic Data
(no 2nd place)

2006   
1st        Hui Chen                     $500    Dynamic Signal and Speed Control in Networks
2nd       Mohammad Ghanim   $300    Potential Transit Signal Priority Benefits at MSU

2007   
1st        Mohammad Ghanim   $500    Prediction Tool for Near-Side Transit Stops  
2nd       Umar Farooq              $300    Economic Impact Model for ITS Systems

2008   
None

2009   
1st        Sabyasachee Mishra   $500    Traf. Flow Characteristic – Roundabouts & Intersections
2nd  (tie)  Rebecca Mulholland $150    Use of high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes           
2nd (tie)  Griffin Enyart           $150     Effects of HOV lanes on Mich. Freeways                  

2010
None

2011               
Brenden Russo (WSU)

2012   
1st        Farhad Abasahl           $500    Key Elements of Safety Audit in Modern Roundabouts
2nd        Jason Pittenger           $300    Modeling Correct Child Safety Seat Use 

2013   
1st        Ahmad Fawaz             $500    Predicting Crashes at Roundabouts and Intersections
2nd       Elisha Wankgere        $300    Motorcycle Injuries in Wayne County – 2011

2014   
1st        Bachir Hamadeh         $500    Seat Belt Use among Commercial Truck Drivers
2nd Veronica Maslanka     $300    Safety Analysis of Rural Two-Lane Highways

2015   
1st        Richard Atta Boateng $500    Effectiveness of  Countdown Pedestrian Signals

2016   
None

2017   
1st        Odai Alhouz               $500   
2nd       Fadi Alhomaidat         $300

2018   
None

2019   
None  

2020   
1st        Bedan Khanal             $500    Exploratory Analysis of Surrogate Safety Measures and
Signal Timing: A Single-Intersection Case Study

2021   
None

2022   
1st        MD Shakir Mahmud  $500    also Won International award

2023   
1st        Myles Overall  $500
2nd       Victoria Powe   $300

2024   
1St        Oluwanifemi Adegbulugbe  $500
2nd       Bedan Khanal $300


Student Scholarship Winners

1992
Martin Kane MSU $500

1993
Paul Dorothy MSU $500

1994
Gill Mosseri MSU $500
Prasad Nannapaneni WSU $500

1995
Sarah Nolf MSU $500
Amy Lankford WSU $500
Sorawit Narupiti MSU $750
Aimee Flannery WSU $750

1996
Hilary Owen MSU $1000
Amy Lankford WSU $1000
Ahmed Abdul-Rahim MSU $1000
Mirza Fasiulla Baig WSU $1000

1997
Kimberly Kolody MSU $1000
Katherine Misteravich MSU $1000
Kerrie Schattler WSU $1000
Kristina Fields MTU $1000

1998
Michael Spitz MSU $1500
Shana Mogensen MTU $1500
David Shafer MTU $1500
Janeen Holland WSU $1500

1999
Nicholas Mascia MSU $1500
Kara Sharp MSU $1500
Paul Klappa MTU $1500
Teresa Frusti MTU $1500

2000
Heather Morales MSU $2000
Nadia Kholodova MSU $2000
Kari Allen MTU $2000
Timothy Dressel MTU $2000

2001
Xinguo Jiang – MSU $2000
Jamie Bourdlais – MTU $2000
Tracie Kalliainen – MTU $2000
Kohinoor Kar – WSU $2000

2002
Vladimir Oulevski – MSU $2000
Casey Ries – MTU $2000
Joshua Pudelko – MTU $2000
Joseph Bartus – WSU $2000

2003
Hannah Remtema MSU $2000
Vasanth Shenoy MSU $2000
Dana Suggitt MTU $2000
Jennifer Byle MTU $2000

2004
Carissa Markel WSU $2000
Lee Nederveld MSU $2000
Yu Liu MSU $2000
Tor Anderzen MTU $2000

2005
Robert Green MTU $2000
Brendon Shields MTU $2000
Chirag Safi WSU $2000
Suvra Chakrabarti WSU $2000

2006
Sabyasachee Mishra WSU $2000
John Engle MSU $2000
Yana Chudnaya MSU $2000
Jed Peters MTU $2000

2007
Sean Fitzgerel MSU $2000
Steffanie Pepin MTU $2000
Dharmesh Valsadia WMU $2000
Mark Mathes WSU $2000

2008
Indrajit Ghosh WSU $2000
Nicholas Puroll MTU $2000
Elena Yadykina MSU $2000
Jacquelyn Kawa WMU $2000

2009
Matthew Tronnes MTU $2000
Adam Eaton WMU $2000
Imen Zaabar MSU $2000
Elibe Ama Elibe WSU $2000

2010
Zachary Porter MTU $2000
Daewoon Park WMU $2000
Bilal Makik MSU $2000
Samantha Cook WSU $1000 tie
Jennifer Schalk WSU $1000 tie

2011
Omar Kanaan WMU $2000
Chelsea Griffith WMU $2000
Amma Chaudhry WSU $2000
Jessica Cichowski MTU $2000

2012
Stephanie Boioeau WSU $2000
Farhad Abasahl WMU $2000
Mark Van Der Wegen MTU $2000
Jonathan Gerke MTU $2000

2013
Samuel Redinger MTU $2,000
Trevor Kirsch WSU $2,000
Matthew Clark WMU $2,000
Bryce Wegner WMU $2,000

2014
Alyssa Myers MTU $3,000
Emily Blaney MTU $3,000
Jonathan Baggett WSU $3,000
Brenda Hodgell WMU $3,000

2015
Gentjan Heqimi MSU $3,000
Conner Langendorf MSU $3,000
Moraima I. Santos Rosario WMU $3,000
Lusanni M. Acosta Rodriguez WMU $3,000
Cody Leveski MTU $3,000

2016
Keneth Kwayu WMU $3000
Drew Roberts MTU $3000
Rachel Kloc MTU $3000
Steven Stapleton MSU $3000

2017
Jenna Kirsch WSU $3000
Jacob Swanson MSU $3000
Adeline Hummel MTU $3000
Amanda Bink MTU $3000

2018
Rajat Verma MSU $3000
Seyede Fatemeh Fakhrmoosavi MSU $3000
Matthew Motz MSU $3000
Kyle Owen WMU $3000

2019
Zoe E. Wahr MTU $3000
Zachary Ruddick MSU $3000
Meghna Chakraborty MSU $3000
Megat Usamah Megat Johari MSU $3000

2020
Nischal Gupta MSU $3000
Anshu Bamney MSU $3000
MD Shakir Mahmud WSU $3000
Corrina Kostrzewa MTU $3000

2021
Sara Dancy MTU $3000
Austin Detweiler MSU $3000
Skylar Callis MTU $3000
Baraah Qawasmeh WMU $3000

2022
Stiven Reci WMU $3000
Aleah Hummel MTU $3000
Anahita Zahertar WSU $3000
Samuel Hall WMU $3000
Myles Overall MSU $3000
Sia Mwende WMU $3000

2023
Yingtong Tan Mich Tech $2500
Colin Pearson MSU $2500
Zhongda Liu Mich Tech $2500
Sarah Premo MSU $2500
Gracie Clark MSU $2500
Summer Yeck Western Mich $2500