As part of CIAMTIS participating universities created education programs to enhance the education of students  on the transportation industry. Listed below are some of the programs that were created along with their final reports. 

West Virginia Enhancing Fundamentals of Engineering Program

A project was designed to enhance the civil engineering portion of the curriculum in the Fundamentals of Engineering Program to
foster workforce development through recruitment, retention, and development of engineering students. This effort supports the
educational and technology-transfer-critical missions of the WVU Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources and the
Center for Integrated Asset Management for Multimodal Transportation Infrastructure Systems (CIAMTIS). Specifically, a teaching
module consisting of a team project related to bridge design, analysis, fabrication, and testing was developed for the “Engineering
Problem-Solving I” (ENGR 101) course taken by first-year students. The curriculum module was designed during summer 2019 and
piloted in both fall 2019 and spring 2020 sections of ENGR 101. Student learning was, and continues to be, assessed and project
revisions are recommended for future implementations.

Lehigh University Year 3 Core REU program

Lehigh University, through its Institute for Cyber Physical Infrastructure and Energy (I-CPIE) and its Advanced Technology for
Large Structural Systems (ATLSS) Engineering Research Center, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology
Alliance (PITA) program, conducted a virtual 10-week CIAMTIS Lehigh Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program.
The program, which ran from June 2, 2021 through August 6, 2021, featured Lehigh University students who participated in a
virtual program that exposed the students to a well-rounded experience, including both research-focused and professional
development-focused activities. The program’s activities included professional skills development workshops in addition to the
assignment of students to an active CIAMTIS research project at ATLSS or a technical project related to the mission of CIAMTIS
under the direction of the project Principal Investigator and graduate student mentor to help them navigate through the research
project experience. The program culminated with a final report, presentation, and poster on their research findings.

Lehigh University Year 4 REU Program

Lehigh University, through its Institute for Cyber Physical Infrastructure and Energy (I-CPIE) and its Advanced Technology for
Large Structural Systems (ATLSS) Engineering Research Center, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology
Alliance (PITA) program, conducted a virtual 10-week CIAMTIS Lehigh Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program.
The program, which ran from June 1, 2022 through August 5, 2022, featured Lehigh University students who participated in a
virtual program that exposed the students to a well-rounded experience, including both research-focused and professional
development-focused activities. The program’s activities included professional skills development workshops in addition to the
assignment of students to an active CIAMTIS research project at ATLSS or a technical project related to the mission of CIAMTIS
under the direction of the project Principal Investigator and graduate student mentor to help them navigate through the research
project experience. The program culminated with a final report, presentation, and poster on their research findings

Lehigh University Year 5 REU Program

Lehigh University, through its Institute for Cyber Physical Infrastructure and Energy (I-CPIE) and its Advanced Technology for
Large Structural Systems (ATLSS) Engineering Research Center, in conjunction with Lehigh University’s STEM Summer Institutes
(STEM-SI) program, conducted a 10-week CIAMTIS Lehigh Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. The
program ran from May 31, 2023 through August 4, 2023. One Lehigh University undergraduate student participated in the
research-centric program, which exposed the students to a well-rounded professional development experience. Students were
assigned to an active CIAMTIS research project at ATLSS or a research project that fit within the mission of CIAMTIS under the
direction of the project Principal Investigator and faculty mentor to help the student navigate through the research project
experience. Additionally, program activities included professional skills development workshops and trainings. The program
culminated with a final report, presentation, and poster on the student’s research findings.

Penn State-Altoona Railroad Engineering Education & Outreach

Due to high levels of attrition, the railroad industry is in need of trained engineering students who are qualified to fill professional
and management roles for railroad, consulting, and supply companies. Penn State Altoona offers the nation’s only four-year
Bachelor of Science degree in Rail Transportation Engineering. While this program is growing and is attracting students from
across the United States and from other countries, enrollments are still low. Other universities offer railroad engineering education
in the form of minor offerings, graduate programs, rail transportation coursework, and railroad engineering student clubs. Penn
State is working with these universities to promote both regional and national K-12 outreach activities.

West Virginia University Enhancing Fundamentals of Engineering Program under the COVID-19 Situation

A project was designed to enhance the civil engineering portion of the curriculum in the Fundamentals of Engineering Program to
foster workforce development through recruitment, retention, and development of engineering students. This effort supports the
educational and technology transfer criticial missions of the WVU Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources and the
Center for Integrated Asset Management for Multimodal Transportation Infrastructure Systems. Specifically, a teaching module
consisting of a team project related to bridge design, analysis, fabrication, and testing was developed for the “Engineering ProblemSolving I” (ENGR 101) course taken by first-year students. The curriculum module was piloted in both fall 2019 and spring 2020
sections of ENGR 101. Rerunning of the curriculum module was conducted in both fall 2020 and spring 2021 sections of ENGR
101 under the situation of covid-19. Student learning was, and continues to be, assessed and project revisions are recommended
for future implementations.