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Master’s Thesis Submitted and Approved

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

My Master’s thesis, entitled Airports’ Connective Role in Megaregions, was submitted this past week to Georgia Tech’s Graduate Studies office, and I have received notification that it has been accepted. With the thesis complete, I will graduate this December with my Master’s degree in Civil Engineering.
The document has been my focus since the summer, and I [...]

Semester 3 at Georgia Tech

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

I have started my second year at Georgia Tech, and this semester I will finish my thesis to complete my Master’s degree. My research on megaregions and airports is continuing well and I am currently writing up on the results I have produced over the summer. Dr. Michael Meyer and Dr. Laurie Garrow are helping [...]

Ph.D Written Comprehensive Exam

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

This past week was the Ph.D Written Comprehensive Exam for the transportation engineering group. The four day test was intended to measure our ability to think through transportation problems, evaluate our ability to develop a research idea, and assure we have the technical abilities to proceed with the Ph.D program. Overall, there was a significant [...]

ITE: Awards, presentation, and new role

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Last week was the final meeting of the school year for the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Georgia Tech student chapter. Our chapter recently won Chapter of the Year for the Southern District (composed of 9 states) as well as the Traffic Bowl competition at the SDITE Annual Meeting. It was the first time in many years [...]

Semester 2 at Georgia Tech

Monday, February 8th, 2010

My graduate studies are now in their second semester at Georgia Tech. This semester I am taking the following courses, the first of which is required for my curriculum.  They are listed below along with the instructors’ names.
CEE 6605 - Transportation Administration and Policy (Dr. Michael Meyer)
CEE 6631 - Signalized Intersections (Dr. Michael Hunter)
CP 6514 [...]

First graduate semester complete

Monday, December 21st, 2009

My first semester at Georgia Tech wrapped up well. 15 credit hours of coursework was certainly challenging, but taking this heavy load now is going to free up time for research in future semesters.
It was my first season on Georgia Tech Crew. The team’s rowing stroke took some getting used to, but being on the [...]

Georgia Section ITE Scholarship

Friday, December 11th, 2009

This past month I was awarded a scholarship from the Georgia Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, one of four students in the state to receive one. Three of us were from Georgia Tech and a fourth was from Southern Polytechnical State University.
Yesterday we attended the monthly meeting of the Georgia Section of the [...]

Ph.D at Georgia Tech

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

I have made the decision to pursue a Ph.D here at Georgia Tech. This decision has come after several months of tossing the idea around in my head, conversations with professors and fellow students, and discussing it with my family. My advisor does not think it too ambitious to complete an MS in Civil Engineering [...]

Starting at Georgia Tech

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

My graduate studies have begun this week at Georgia Tech. I have received my desk in the transportation lab, spoken with my advisor about possible research topics, and begun classes. This semester I am taking the following courses, the first four of which are required for my curriculum.  They are listed below along with the [...]

Graduate School Decision - Georgia Tech

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

My graduate school decision process is finally complete, I have chosen to attend Georgia Tech starting this autumn. My advisor will be Dr. Michael Meyer in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. At Georgia Tech, I intend to pursue a dual degree program to earn a Master of Science in Civil Engineering and a [...]