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DCT’s
primary goal is to serve as the research and educational arm
of the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT). We
promote, organize, coordinate, and support research, development,
and educational activities to address the transportation needs,
challenges, and opportunities facing the State of Delaware,
the mid-Atlantic region, the nation, and, indeed, the world.
Transportation plays a vital role in this age of information
technology and a global community, and top-quality transportation
research and education cannot be provided in isolation. At
DCT, we maintain a continuous partnership with all the parties
involved in transportation. We also strive to integrate all
transportation-relevant research and education at the University
with the ongoing activities of the Center, so that our undergraduate
and graduate students, as well as transportation professionals,
can take advantage of what we have to offer in a mutually
helpful environment. Our goal is simple – to be the
best transportation research and education center in the world.
To that end, we have many ongoing and new initiatives that
we think will help us achieve our objectives, as outlined
in the box.
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 Research
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Selecting,
conducting, and disseminating multidisciplinary research is
perhaps the most important function of DCT. Every year, through
a systematic methodology, projects are identified, prioritized,
and funded
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| Education |
| Semester-long
courses, short courses, workshops, seminars, and conferences
constitute the educational component of DCT. These educational
opportunities are available to the university community, DelDoT,
other DoTs, and government agencies, as well as private organizations
dealing with transportation issues. |
| Technology |
| Transfer
The T2 Center was formerly within DelDoT and is now part of
DCT. The T2 program organizes annual workshops for transportation
providers, a “circuit rider” who visits Delaware’s
towns and cities to offer technical assistance with transportation
issues, and distribution of research and other reports from
Universities and Government agencies. |
| Distinguished
Guest Speaker Series |
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times each year, guest speakers from around the world are invited
to visit the Center and present talks about important transportation
issues |
| Technical
Assistance |
| DCT
carries out short term projects for DelDoT and other organizations.
Examples include conducting literature searches and providing
hands-on training for a specific software, hardware, or method
of carrying out a task. |
| Industrial
Collaboration/ Private Partnership |
| DCT’s
Executive directorship has a strong desire and interest to invite
members of the private companies and consulting firms to join
the Center and become actively involved in decision making processes.
There is a great deal of mutual benefits that can be realized
from our industrial collaboration/ private partnership program |
| Global
Research |
| Partnership
with top quality worldwide transportation education and research
institutions includes the exchange of ideas, scholars, research
findings, and conducting joint research projects, conferences,
seminars, and workshops |
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