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Memorial Service for Hani S. Mahmassani

Please join us in remembering and celebrating the life of Hani S. Mahmassani, William A. Patterson Distinguished Chair in Transportation and director of the Northwestern University Transportation Center.

Friday, October 10, 2 p.m.
Alice Millar Chapel, Northwestern University

1870 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208

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Research That Moves You

Established in 1954 by industry representatives, Northwestern University Transportation Center (NUTC) was the first US-based university transportation center and has been recognized as a leading interdisciplinary education and research institution serving industry, government and the public ever since. Housed within the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, NUTC aims to influence national and international transportation policy, management, operations, and technological developments.

News & Events

NEWS

September 2025: Compass News
September 2025: Compass News

Hani Mahmassani Memorial Service, 2025 Leon N. Moses Distinguished Lecture in Transportation, Stathopoulos Appointed Co-Chair of Accessibility Working Group for CCAT, Panama Canal Leader Outlines Vision for Water Security, Community Impact, and more.

EVENTS

NUTC Seminar Series | Dongwoo Lee, University of Seoul

October 2
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

NUTC Seminar Series | Yanfeng Yin, University of Michigan

October 9
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

NUTC Seminar Series | Alberto Salvo, National University of Singa...

October 16
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Fall 2025 NUTC Industry Techical Workshop - Autonomous Transporta...

November 5
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Featured Research

Joule Locomotive
LOCOMOTIVES: LOwering CO2: Models to Optimize Train Infrastructure, Vehicles, and Energy Storage

SPONSOR: ARPA-E
BY: Northwestern University Transportation Center and Argonne National Laboratory
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: Hani S. Mahmassani, Pablo Durango-Cohen, Amgad Elgowainy (ANL), Yan (Joann) Zhou (ANL)

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Container Terminal
INTERMODAL: INcreasing Transportation Efficiency and Resiliency through MODeling Assets and Logistics

SPONSOR: ARPA-E
BY: Northwestern University Transportation Center and Vanderbilt
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: Hani S. Mahmassani (formerly), Pablo Durango-Cohen, Craig Phillip (Vanderbilt), Hiba Baroud (Vanderbilt), Ahmad Taha (Vanderbilt), Paul Johnson (Vanderbilt)

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Traffic Flow
Illinois, a Leader in Mobility 4.0 and Beyond

SPONSOR: Illinois Department of Transportation
BY: Illinois Center for Transportation & Northwestern University Transportation Center
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: Angeli Jayme (UIUC), Imad L. Al-Qadi (UIUC), Hani S. Mahmassani (NU), Breton Johnson (NU), Jerry Quandt (Mobility IL)

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Business Advisory Council

NUTC's Business Advisory Council (BAC) is comprised of senior-level executives representing all modes of transportation including shipper and carrier firms, freight forwarders and third party logistics providers, financial institutions, consulting firms, and trade associations. BAC members serve as advisers to NUTC, providing important real-world insights into the issues and problems they face in their businesses.

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