Best Poster Award
Best Poster Award Past Recipients 2023: Virginia Sisiopiku and Furat Salman, “Impacts of Ride-Hailing Services on Transportation Network Performance in theBirmingham Region” 2022: Mitra Salehi Esfandarani, “Equitable Distribution of Freight Transportation: A Case Study in Tennessee”
Awards
The Transportation Research Forum awards outstanding performance in the field in six categories. Agricultural & Rural Transportation Paper Award Best Paper Award Distinguished Transportation Researcher Award Graduate Student Best Paper Award Herbert O. Whitten Service Award President?s Award
Agricultural & Rural Transportation Paper Award
Past Recipients 2010: Marvin Prater, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Ken Casavant, Washington State University; Eric Jessup, Washington State University; Pierre Bahizi, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Daniel Nibarger, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Bruce Blanton, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Isaac Weingram, U.S. Department of Agriculture, “An Investigation of Rail Freight Transportation Competition” 2009: James Nolan, University of […]
Best Paper Award
Best Paper Award Past Recipients 2024: Jules Yimga, “The On-Time Performance Effects of a Policy Change in Airport Slot Restrictions: A Synthetic Control Analysis” 2023: Patrick McCarthy, “Health Factors, Mode Choice, and Time-Cost Trade-offs: Evidence from Out-PatientTrips to Health Care Facilities” 2022: Cesar Rivera Trujillo, “Establishing the first economic regulation of the Mexican rail concessions” […]
Distinguished Transportation Researcher Award
The Distinguished Transportation Researcher Award recognizes individuals who have distinguished themselves as research scholars in transportation. A committee, chaired by the TRF President, will evaluate nominees based on their work. The award is presented during the TRF’s Annual Forum. Past Recipients 2024: James F. Nolan, University of Saskatchewan 2023: Ian Savage, Northwestern University 2022: Aisling […]
Graduate Student Best Paper Award
Graduate Student Best Paper Award Past Recipients 2024: Xavier Harmony, “The Importance of Transporation Policies in Local Elections” 2023: Michael McCormick, “The Network Impact of Consolidation of Full-Service Airlines in the 21st Century” 2022: Zakhary Mallett, “Inequitable Inefficiency – A Case Study of Rail Transit Fare Policies” 2021: Xavier Harmony, “Can Transportation Network Companies Replace […]
Herbert O. Whitten Service Award
Herbert O. Whitten Service Award The Herbert O. Whitten Service Award was named after the TRF founder and first TRF president Herbert O. Whitten. The award is given to a TRF member whose contributions to the Transportation Research Forum have played an important role in the history of the organization. A committee, chaired by the […]
President’s Award
The President’s Award recognizes an individual in transportation who has made significant contributions to the practice of transportation management, operations, planning, finance, public policy and other professional areas of endeavor. Individuals selected for this award will have exhibited leadership and innovation on a regional or national scale that has resulted in improving the mobility of […]
