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LTU alumnus, board member Steudle named to Michigan Transportation Hall of Honor

SOUTHFIELD—Kirk Steudle—former Michigan Department of Transportation director, Lawrence Technological University alumnus, and current member of the LTU Board of Trustees—was inducted this week into the Michigan Transportation Hall of Honor. …

Civil Engineering / Engineering Education / Higher Education / Infrastructure / University Research

LTU, MDOT call carbon fiber bridge test a smashing success

SOUTHFIELD—First there were a couple of cracks and pops, as hydraulic presses bore down with titanic force on a 41-foot-long section of test bridge. Then, a few ominous bangs. Finally, …

Civil Engineering / Higher Education / Infrastructure

Aug. 9 event at LTU to highlight Michigan’s leadership in advanced bridge infrastructure

SOUTHFIELD—Bridges that are more durable, with up to a 100-year service life, will be the focus of a visit by federal, state and local officials to Lawrence Technological University’s Center …

Autonomous Vehicles / Connected Vehicles / Drones / Economic Development / Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Mobility startups get state funding

LANSING—Officials with PlanetM, the state of Michigan’s mobility industry accelerator, announced its next fround of testing grants, totaling $200,000, for drone and connected vehicle technology programs. Testing of the technologies …

Higher Education

Lawrence Tech elects business leaders Bell, Hurshe, and Steudle as trustees

SOUTHFIELD—Three business leaders have been elected to Lawrence Technological University’s Board of Trustees. The new trustees are Donna Bell, global director, Technology and Feature Strategy & Planning Enterprise and Product …

Automotive Technology / Autonomous Vehicles / University Research

Lawrence Tech President’s Symposium to cover future of transportation, self-driving cars

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Communities and society are profoundly affected by how efficiently, effectively, and safely people and goods move. But what are the proper roles of society and industry in …

Civil Engineering / Transportation / University Research

LTU study finds ‘tow plows’ will clear snowy roads faster

SOUTHFIELD – With winter driving season just ahead, there’s hope that new technology can clear snow off roadways faster – and save taxpayers money. A research report developed by Lawrence …

Engineering Society of Detroit

ESD Talk Features MDOT Director Kirk T. Steudle

SOUTHFIELD — “Follow our Leader,” a new speaker series from The Engineering Society of Detroit, will kick off Thursday, Nov. 10 with a presentation from Kirk T. Steudle, director of …

Economic Development

State Approves Aid To Business Expansions

LANSING — Funding to assist with projects including the American Center for Mobility – a project to redevelop the old Willow Run industrial site into a center for autonomous and …

Autonomous Vehicles / Transportation

Tomorrow’s Transportation Connected, Shared, Says LTU Symposium

SOUTHFIELD — A capacity crowd of more than 300 heard about the future of transportation Tuesday night at the third annual installment of Lawrence Technological University President’s Symposium Series, “Exploring …

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