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The University of Wisconsin-Madison
is pleased to host the
National Center for Freight & Infrastructure
Research & Education

Position Available: CFIRE Freight Researcher

Photos of truck and plane courtesy of USDOT. Ship and train courtesy of AASHTO.

News

CFIRE's 2008 Executive Committee Meeting will be held on August 13th at the Madison Concourse Hotel. Details and a draft agenda will be posted soon.

CFIRE will co-host the 2008 MidContinent Research Forum on August 14-15, 2008. More details are at the Forum Website.

Director Teresa Adams with Congressman Steve Kagen

CFIRE hosted Congressman Steve Kagen in early May.
From left: Director Teresa Adams and Congressman Steve Kagen.

Congressman Petri with CFIRE staff and faculty
CFIRE hosted Congressman Thomas Petri in January. Congressman Petri shared his observations on the importance of the nation's infrastructure and the key work that Center researchers are doing to keep the US economy strong.
From left: Associate Dean Deanna Dietrich, Congressman Thomas Petri, Deputy Director Jason Bittner, STAR Chair Tracey Holloway, Researcher Bruce Wang, and STAR Chair David Noyce.

CFIRE hosted a workshop on November 16th entitled Setting the Freight Transportation Research Roadmap.
**Detailed Workshop Webpage Now Available**
The 2008 Research Ideas Workshop is scheduled for August 13th. More details will be available soon.

The designated National University Transportation Center will operate alongside the existing Midwest Regional University Transportation Center. A full strategic plan has been approved by the USDOT.

CFIRE will collaborate with the 10 states of the Mississippi Valley Region to coordinate a regional freight pooled fund, the Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition. For details, visit http://www.mississippivalleyfreight.org

Click here to read about the Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition in Research Review, UW-Madison's College of Engineering newsletter.

The Center will work with Consortium partners at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Superior, University of Illinois-Chicago and the University of Toledo.