This award is presented by the former Centre for Transportation Engineering and Planning (CTEP). CTEP was founded in 2000, by Dr. John Morrall and Harvey Olsen, as a Canadian Centre of Excellence to facilitate the growth and enhancement of transportation knowledge through education and research. CTEP was a joint effort of the private sector, universities, and government to fill a void that was left from the government taking a step back from in-house research and development on land-based transportation, and to also continue technology transfer aimed at transportation engineering and planning through organization of courses. Originally funded by Alberta Transportation alongside various municipalities, post-secondary institutions, and transportation engineering consultants, CTEP funded or co-funded 41 research projects and delivered over 100 courses over the last 25 years.
In honour of his contribution to the transportation industry and as a founding member of CTEP, the scholarship is named after Dr. John Morrall. Dr. Morrall is a Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at the University of Calgary and has had an illustrious career in transportation and road safety. He has been responsible for over 350 road safety audits in five Canadian provinces in addition to conducting many operational reviews and safety assessments for existing urban streets, bicycle facilities, rural highways, railway crossings and work zones. John has also shared his extensive experience and knowledge by delivering road safety audit courses and workshops.
The transportation planning and engineering industry has been rooted in innovation over the past 100+ years. Post-graduate research into new and evolving technologies, methodologies, and applications will continue to drive a successful transportation sector.
The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage students to pursue research projects in transportation planning and engineering. Students should be focused on research towards innovation in the transportation industry.
This award is adjudicated based on the submission of a 500-word abstract of how their research will contribute to the body of knowledge in the transportation industry. In addition, to be eligible for the $2,000 award, candidates must meet the following requirements:
Recipients of the John Morrall Innovation in Transportation Scholarship also receive free registration to the ITE Canada Annual Conference (in the year of the award), reimbursement of travel expenses (up to $1000 if recipient resides outside of conference region, up to $100 if recipient resides within conference region), and recognition at the Annual Awards Luncheon.
Application deadline is March 1st.
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