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The TCD Student Challenge is open to high school, junior college,
college and university students, or teams of students who have an
interest in transportation and an understanding of traffic control
devices. Students in relevant fields such as transportation, human
factors, and technology-related curricula are particularly encouraged
to participate.
Entries are judged on the ability of the idea to address the problem,
applicability of the idea, and its transferability to various environments
and roadways, and feasibility of implementation.
" We congratulate Hellen Shita of Florida International University on
winning this year's challenge and thank each of the winning teams for
taking the time to research the issue and develop their solutions. Each
team offered interesting ideas, " El-Zine says.
The three winning teams were chosen during the TRB Annual
Meeting in Washington, D.C. Each winning team receives a cash prize
($1,500 for first place, $1,000 for second place, and $500 for third
place) and the opportunity to present its submissions to members of
the roadway safety infrastructure industry at ATSSA's 55th Annual
Convention & Traffic Expo in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 28-March 4.
The following seven teams also competed in the 2025 challenge.
* Auburn University - Ernest Nsong Asiedu, Tonghui Li, Md
Roknuzzaman, and Li Quan, " Smart Wrist Band and LED Helmet
Integrated to Speed Detector LED Screen. "
* Michigan State University - Gagan Gupta, Sagar Keshari, and
Sakar Pahari, " Improving Roadway Worker Safety Using Temporary
Rumble Strips and Barrel Cover. "
* Oregon State University - Alexa Baruela, Emily Dahbura,
Eamon Haverty, and Charles Tuckfield, " Conditional Automated
Traffic Flagger. "
* Oregon State University - Emilio Ronaldo Calderon, Aiden Gray,
and Keith Kobayoshi, " Camera-Assisted AFADs. "
* University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - Dewan Tanvir
Ahammed, " Temporary Smart Speed Bumps and Wearable Haptic
Feedback Devices for Work Zone Safety. "
* University of Missouri - Neema Jakisa Owor and Linlin Zhang,
" Automated Audible TMA Alert System. "
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Jean Paul
Talledo Vilela and Marc Issa, " Safeguarding Roadside Workers:
Innovating Work Zone Safety. "
about the author
Maria Robertson is ATSSA director of marketing and communications. ATSSA's
core purpose is to advance roadway safety. It represents the roadway safety
industry with legislative advocacy and a far-reaching member partnership. For
more, visit www.atssa.com.
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