Engineering institute presents lifetime achievement award to Carleton engineering professor

26.03.09 - 14:05 ... source : Carleton University

... (Ottawa) – Carleton engineering professor Dr. Ata Khan has been presented with a lifetime achievement award by the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers (CITE). Â CITE president Bruce Belmore says: "It is truly an honour to be nominated and selected for this prestigious award as it is bestowed on very few individuals by ITE International in Washington." Â Dr. Khan is an expert on sustainable and intelligent transportation systems and the director of the Transportation Research Centre, housed in the department of civil and environmental engineering at Carleton University. Recently, he co-led a national team that used "smart" technology to simulate the driving experience in cars in order to research safer and more efficient transportation. Followup studies are planned on "˜intelligent driving' involving cars and transit for enhancing safety, efficiency and reducing environm ...» Next (HTML)