Sustainable mobility: Fall 2023 Kent Seminar to focus on transportation, climate change

Illinois Center for Transportation is proud to present the Kent Seminar Series’ Fall 2023 lineup.

Each Thursday of the fall semester transportation leaders will share their expertise from 2-3 p.m., beginning Aug. 24 and concluding Nov. 29 — with the exception of Nov. 23.

This semester is set to feature 14 presentations, delving into a range of topics that address the intersection of transportation and climate change.

Attendees will have the opportunity to explore various aspects of sustainable transportation practices, innovative green technologies and strategies for mitigating the impact of transportation on our changing climate.

All presentations will be held on Zoom, with the majority of speakers delivering their talks in person at ICT.

To access each week’s Zoom credentials, speaker abstracts and bios, and to stay informed about upcoming presentations, join ICT’s Kent Seminar mailing list or visit our website.

All lectures will be available on ICT’s YouTube channel. Below is a list of all speakers and presentation dates:

• Aug. 24 — Jeff Roesler, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Aug. 31 — Corey Harper, Carnegie Mellon University
• Sept. 7 — Tom Van Dam, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
• Sept. 14 — Hao Wang, Rutgers University
• Sept. 21 — Jane Lin, University of Illinois Chicago
• Sept. 28 — Davide Lo Presti, University of Palermo
• Oct. 5 — Chait Bhat, Asphalt Institute
• Oct. 12 — Migdalia Carrion-Alers, Federal Highway Administration
• Oct. 19 — João Santos, University of Twente
• Oct. 26 — Jamilla Teixeira, University of Nebraska — Lincoln
• Nov. 2 — Cheng Ling, Pike Industries
• Nov. 9 — Amlan Mukherjee, WAP Sustainability Consulting
• Nov. 16 — Francesco Canestrari, Polytechnic University of Marche
• Nov. 29 — Yafeng Yin, Distinguished Lecture, University of Michigan

For more questions, contact ict-communications@illinois.edu.