Company Profile
UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies
Company Overview
The University of California, Berkeley, is one of the world’s leading institutions of higher education, distinguished by its combination of internationally recognized academic and research excellence; the transformative opportunity it provides to a large and diverse student body; its public mission and commitment to equity and social justice; and its roots in the California experience, animated by such values as innovation, questioning the status quo, and respect for the environment and nature. Since its founding in 1868, Berkeley has fueled a perpetual renaissance, generating unparalleled intellectual, economic and social value in California, the United States and the world.
Since its creation in 1947, the Institute of Transportation Studies has been one of the world's leading centers for transportation research, education, and scholarship by developing leading-edge innovations influencing movement of people and goods and advancing sustainability, economic health, and quality of life. ITS serves as UC Berkeley’s nucleus for multidisciplinary transportation research — including engineering, the physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities; student engagement; and outreach by addressing transportation problems and solutions in aviation operations, environmental and health impacts of transportation, infrastructure management, intelligent transportation system, logistics, pavement engineering, traffic operations, traffic safety, transit operations, transportation and energy, and transportation planning. Organizationally, ITS is comprised of smaller centers that specialize thematically on one or more of the research and outreach areas identified. Over 150 faculty, researchers, and staff members are associated with ITS through various research and educational activities under one of its several research centers. More than 100 graduate students pursuing master and doctoral degrees currently study with ITS faculty and researchers. Over 125 graduates have gone on to university faculty positions and many more have become industry and government leaders. The Institute’s programs receive an average of $25 million in extramural funds each year, one of the largest such totals at the University for a research facility or academic department.
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