SUMMER 2005 INTERNSHIP

2005 Presentation of Research Work by Summer Interns from URI at the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez

On July 19, 2005 the summer interns from University of Rhode Island presented their research work and an overview of their Summer Exchange Internship Experience during the summer of 2005 at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. The Summer Exchange Student Program is sponsored by URI Transportation Center and the Eisenhower Fellowship Program. Students from URI conducted research work in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico under the supervision of professors from the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez.

 

Presentation By David Kurowski 

Advisor: Prof. Benjamin Colucci and Prof. Didier Valdes, Civil Engineering, UPRM

Pedestrian Safety in Puerto Rico: A Socio-Demographic Analysis of Pedestrian Crossing Movements in High-Traffic Areas of Puerto Rico

 

Presentation by Sharon Ruggieri 

Advisor: Prof. Felipe Acosta, Civil Engineering, UPRM

Modeling of Concrete-Filled Fiber-Reinforced Polymeric Tubes

 

Presentation by Ana Maria Hagan

Advisor: Prof. Miguel Pando, Civil Engineering, UPRM

Preliminary Evaluation of Instability in Unsaturated Soil Slopes During Heavy Rainfall: A Case Study in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

Student Summer Exchange Experience Overview

by Ana Maria Hagan, Sharon Ruggieri and David Kurowski

Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program - UPRM/URI Summer Internship 2005

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2005 Summer Intern from Students from UPRM Presented Research Work Done at URI

On July 29, 2005 the summer inters from university of Puerto Rico Mayaguez presented their research work done at URI during the summer of 2005. The Summer Exchange Student Program is sponsored by URI Transportation Center and the Eisenhower Fellowship Program. Students from UPRM have conducted research work related to URITC funded projects under the supervision of professors from the College of Engineering.

Presentation By Elizabeth Negron Diaz

Advisor: Prof. Jyh-Hone Wang, Industrial and manufacturing Engineering, URI

Employing Graphics to Aid Message Display in Dynamic Message Signs

Presentation by Iris Rodriguez Pagan and Manuel Ochoa-Lavergne

Advisor: Prof. Christopher Baxter, Ocean and Civil Engineering, URI

Evaluation of Undrained Shear Strength of Organic Silts in Rhode Island

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