CREATEs has the technical expertise and state-of-the-art facilities necessary to evaluate performance of manufactured and bio-based materials in civil engineering applications. The Center’s resources bridge the gap between fundamental and readily implementable research. CREATEs labs are certified by the AASHTO resource accreditation. In addition, our researchers are capable of conducting a broad range of petrographic... read more →
May
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Jan
03
The CREATEs Team was broadly represented at the 2020 Transportation Research Board's (TRB) Annual Meeting held in Washington, D.C. A link to all CREATEs' lectern presentations is available at CREATES_TRB_Presentations Ahmed Saidi and Dr. Daniel Offenbacker Tasnia Tarannum Khan and Dr. Mohammad Jalayer
Nov
04
At the 21st Annual NJDOT Research Showcase held by the Rutgers University Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Tranportation (CAIT), Post-Doctoral Fellow Daniel Offenbacker presented his research on Design and Performance Evaluation of Fiber-reinforced Hot Mix Asphalt entitled "Laboratory Evaluation of Fiber-Reinforced Hot-Mix Asphalt" as part of an Innovation Breakout Session. In addition,... read more →
Oct
09
We are pleased to publish our Fall 2019 Quarterly Newsletter featuring news and updates about research projects, new funding and our CREATEs Team. Please follow the link here.
Sep
17
CREATEs is pleased to introduce two new members of our team: Schaina Kolodziej is a laboratory technician for CREATEs. She has ten years of geotechnical experience in advanced testing of soils, and has worked on large scale projects such as the widening of the Garden State Parkway, NJTP interchange 6-8,... read more →
Jun
28
CREATEs is pleased to introduce our first three international interns who are working on research projects at the Center for eight (8) weeks. Three students from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Tirupati were invited to participate in CREATES' first internship program. All three students majoring in Civil Engineering at IIT had expressed an exceptional level of interest in CREATEs’ research activities after a recent presentation... read more →
Jun
27
Dr. Mohammad Jalayer and his research team presented four papers at the recent ASCE International Conference on Transportation and Development. The papers presented are: Validation of Traffic Simulation Model Output Using High-Resolution Video by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Improving Drivers' Education Regarding Wrong Way Driving Incidents Evaluating the Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon's... read more →
Jun
26
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded another $3.4 million grant to the Center for Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering Systems (CREATES) at Rowan University to provide support for U.S. Army initiatives in the Arctic and other cold regions. The grant comes about nine months after the DoD awarded an... read more →
May
14
The Center for Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering Systems (CREATEs) of the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering at Rowan University will host the 2019 National Summer... read more →
Mar
19
Thanks to Patricia Quigley and Rowan Magazine for featuring the DOD-funded research project “Innovative Construction Materials to Protect National Security Interests in the Arctic Region.” To read the article in its entirety, and to learn about other innovative research projects going on at Rowan University, follow the link.