Mission

The NTC's mission is to improve transportation-related education, research, and outreach programs across the state of Nebraska.

Research: Increase both the quality and quantity of transportation research by 1) building strong multidisciplinary teams across all four NU campuses to compete effectively for large federal research projects, 2) create university/government /industry partnerships to support research, and 3) provide support for proposal writing, budgeting, and project administration.

Education: Strengthen transportation academic degree grading programs on all four NU campuses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The NTC will provide support for undergraduate and graduate students in the form of employment, assistantships, and internships with industrial affiliates. The Center will mentor young faculty interested in transportation and provide research opportunities for faculty and students at all levels. Further, the NTC will enhance education programs by allowing UN to attract and retain nationally recognized faculty and high ability students at all of it s campuses. Finally, the NTC sponsored convergences and technology transfer programs will provide important supplements that will enhance students' academic programs.

Outreach: Build effective technology transfer programs that strengthen Nebraska's human resources and overall efficiency in both the public and private sector. Stat-of-the-art techniques will be disseminated to local and state governments and the private sector through newly created university/government/industry partnerships. These partnerships will allow NTC faculty to identify critical research needs of the private and public sector. By developing new transportation technologies and rapidly transferring them to government and industries, the NTC will enhance transpiration systems and local economies across the state.