Donald Katz

I received notice this past week from the National Science Foundation that I earned an Honorable Mention in this year’s Graduate Research Fellowship competition. This was the final item I was waiting to hear back on from my round of applications this year.

Two weeks ago the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association held its Championship Regatta at Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.  I attended the regatta with my former North Carolina State University rowing team.
It was not until after the regatta that I was alerted by one of the current NC State coxswains that my likeness was [...]

The final study report from my internship over the winter at the Regional Plan Association has been posted in the Writings section. Entitled Assessing Increased Rail Speeds in the Northeast Corridor, it summarizes the issues facing the Northeast Megaregion’s rail backbone, and what could be done to improve it.