Northwestern University Transportation Center

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Established in 1954 by industry representatives, Northwestern University Transportation Center (NUTC) was the first US-based university transportation center and has been recognized as a leading interdisciplinary education and research institution serving industry, government and the public ever since. Housed within the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, NUTC aims to influence national and international transportation policy, management, operations, and technological developments.

News & Events

NEWS

Airport Cooperative Research Award

Press Release: 2020-2021 Airport Cooperative Research Program Graduate Research Awardees

Anticipating Vaccination Logistics

The importance of biopharmaceutical supply chains: BAC member company Boyle Transportation explains...

Railway Crossing Crashes

Railway collisions plummet nationwide, but not in Illinois

Celebrating Richard Joseph

Richard Joseph, NUTC Faculty and John Evans Professor Emeritus at Northwestern, turns 75...

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EVENTS

One McCormick: Women in Computing (WiC)

October 28
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Last day to drop a class for Fall in CAESAR. Any requests after ...

November 6
All Day

NUTC Sandhouse / Seminar - CTA / RPM

November 10
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

One McCormick: GradSWE and Women in Science and Engineering Resea...

November 11
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

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Asynchronous Virtual Roundtables

Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chain Networks under COVID-19

NUTC is pleased to announce a series of Asynchronous Virtual Roundtables open to the public on Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chain Networks under COVID-19. This new AVR series, moderated by NUTC director Professor Hani S. Mahmassani, debuted Thursday, April 2nd.

May 14, 2020

Andrew Boyle, Boyle Transportation
Bill Matheson, Schneider
Ben McLean, Ruan Transportation

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May 21, 2020

David Arganbright, OmniTRAX
John Friedmann, Norfolk Southern
Eric Marchetto, Trinity Industries, Inc.

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May 28, 2020

Sean Barbour, Macy's
Suresh Krishna, Northern Tool & Equipment
Saman Saiy, DHL Supply Chain

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Business Advisory Council

NUTC's Business Advisory Council (BAC) is comprised of senior-level executives representing all modes of transportation including shipper and carrier firms, freight forwarders and third party logistics providers, financial institutions, consulting firms, and trade associations. BAC members serve as advisers to NUTC, providing important real-world insights into the issues and problems they face in their businesses.