National Summer Transportation Institute 2010

The National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI) will once again be held on the campus of Michigan Technological University from July 18–31, 2010. Michigan Tech's National Summer Transportation Institute is a two-week residential program that allows students to explore today's top transportation industries.
Some of the topics and activities for this year include:

Learn about planes, trains, ships, and automobiles through cool hands-on activities and group projects.
Tour the Mackinac Bridge Authority and get behind-the-scenes information about the "Mighty Mac"—the third-longest suspension bridge in the world.
Travel to Sault Ste. Marie and learn firsthand about the largest waterway traffic system on earth— the Soo Locks shipping canal between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes.
Spend your time with other smart students in a vibrant university setting.
Enjoy great recreational activities and time spent outdoors in the beautiful Keweenaw Peninsula.

Click Here to open up the photo album from last year's event.

Click Here to open the NSTI Application Form

MTTI

The Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI) is a newly formed Department that serves as an umbrella organization bringing together the cross-disciplinary centers and principle investigators conducting transportation related research and education initiatives that address national and global needs. Sustainability is central to all MTTI efforts regarding transportation, and Michigan Tech researchers are leaders at applying sustainability concepts to transportation problems. Currently, researchers from the Departments of Mathematical Sciences, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Social Sciences, and the School of Forestry and Environmental Resources are collaborating through MTTI within six focused theme areas:

Transportation Structures including bridges and pavements. Other related areas include geotechnical, construction, and nanotechnology related to sensors. This group includes the Center for Structural Durability (CSD).
Transportation Materials including concrete, asphalt, steel, wood, and aggregates. Other related areas include construction, geotechnical, and nanotechnology related to sensors and materials. This group includes the University Transportation Center (UTC) for Materials in Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure (MiSTI), the Transportation Materials Research Center (TMRC), and the Center for Aggregate Research (CAR).
Transportation Systems including waterways, traffic/safety, construction, rail, air, public transportation, freight, intelligent transportation systems, vehicle infrastructure integration, nanotechnology related to sensors, and radio frequency identification devices. This group includes the Rail Transportation Program.
Transportation and the Environment includes environmental impacts, energy, carbon dioxide and other pollutants, fugitive dust, wildlife, flora and fauna, and carbon credits.
Transportation and Society includes policy, planning, human factors, history, economics, and archeology.
Transportation Technology Transfer includes all outreach, management systems, and workforce development programs. This group includes the Center for Technology & Training (CTT) (which is comprised of Michigan's Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), RoadSoft, MERL, and Online Training and Transportation Asset Management) and the Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP).