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PACTRANS SUPPORTS OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE STUDENTS PRESENTING AT THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL DRIVING ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE PacTrans was well represented by members of Dr. David Hurwitz's research group at the 7th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design, held June 17–20, 2013 in Bolton Landing, New York. PacTrans student of the year Joshua Swake (OSU MS 13') and his co-author, Mafruhatul "Medha" Jannat (PhD candidate), presented their paper, "Driver Response to Phase Termination Joshua Swake (OSU MS 13'), presenting in a podium session at the DA Conference at Signalized Intersections" in a podium session. Additionally, Patrick Marnell (OSU MS 13') presented his paper, "Permissive Left-Turn Behavior at the Flashing Yellow Arrow in the Presence of Pedestrians," in a hybrid session. The contingent from Oregon State University attended the dinner cruise on Lake George, where they had the opportunity to network with more than 200 colleagues from around the world. Patrick Marnell (OSU MS 13'), presenting in a hybrid session at the DA Conference Members of Dr. Hurwitz's research group. Left to right: Joshua Swake, Patrick Marnell, David Hurwitz, & Mafruhatul Jannat PACTRANS LEADS ASCE PACIFIC NORTHWEST STUDENT CONFERENCE PacTrans teams took the top five General Excellence Award titles in Corvallis, Oregon at the 2013 ASCE Pacific Northwest Student Conference April 25-27, 2013. In rank order, they were: 1st: University of Alaska, Fairbanks 2nd: Washington State University 3rd: University of Washington 4th: Oregon State University 5th University of Idaho Seventeen teams from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia competed in multiple events, which were averaged to produce a 1-5 General Excellence score. Teams also took part in steel bridge, concrete canoe, technical paper, and engineering knowledge competitions. Within the steel bridge competition, teams were judged on multiple categories, including efficiency, economy, stiffness, lightness, speed, and display to produce an overall bridge score. Teams pre-rehearsed and competed in a timed construction of their steel bridge; once complete, the bridges were load tested to 2,500 pounds to measure their stiffness and strength. Leading the steel bridge cmpetion in order were the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, followed by Washington State University and the University of British Columbia. University of Alaska, Fairbanks team load tests their bridge 2012-2013 Annual Report 27

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