SPTC is the USDOT 2023 Region 6 BIL University Transportation Center.
Click here for more information on the SPTC. A full list of grantees can be found here. Additionally, SPTC is also a partner of the ABC-UTC at Florida International University. Please visit their website here.
Announcements
The inaugural Transportation Industry & Workforce Development Symposium will be April 30 at The Forum on the University of Oklahoma campus. Click here for more information or to register.
ABC-UTC at Florida International University will be hosting the 2024 World Bridge Engineering Conference on December 11-13, 2024 in Miami, Florida. Click here for more details. Abstracts are now being accepted.
The Transportation Technology Tournament and the 2024 TRB Student Contest are now open for entry. See their respective pages for details.
Cycle 1 projects have begun to be posted. Please visit our reports page and read what we are working on.
Who We Are
The Southern Plains Transportation Center (SPTC) is a consortium of 11 diverse academic institutions dedicated to providing solutions for climate-related transportation challenges across the region. Representing every state in the region, each member institution has demonstrated expertise in addressing weather-related infrastructure issues, leveraging their connections with state departments of transportation, private stakeholders, and other partners.
SPTC also has access to key facilities such as the National Weather Center, NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory, Radar Innovations Laboratory, and the Oklahoma Mesonet. With these resources, partnerships, and talent, the Center is uniquely qualified to respond to the climate crisis and will support transportation research that will help increase the longevity and resilience of transportation infrastructure in an inclusive, sustainable, and economically competitive way.
About the Consortium
The SPTC is a U.S. Department of Transportation Region 6 Regional University Transportation Center. The Center was established in 2013 based on an award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) to conduct a multidisciplinary program of transportation research, education, and technology transfer.
The eleven consortium members consist of:
The University of Oklahoma, Norman | Consortium Lead
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Texas Southern University, Houston
Texas A&M University Transportation Institute, College Station
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
Navajo Technical University, Crownpoint
Louisiana Tech University, Ruston
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
El Paso Community College, El Paso
March 25, 2024
FREE - TRB Webinar: Respectful Response to People Experiencing Homelessness in Transit
April 30, 2024
Transportation Industry & Workforce Development Symposium
May 21-22, 2024
2024 Global Symposium on Mobility Innovation presented by Mcity and UMTRI
June 3-5, 2024
2024 International Bridge Conference - with ABC-UTC
June 23-26, 2023
2nd International Roadside Safety Conference
July 7-10, 2024
TRB Workshop on Transportation Law
July 21-24, 2024
ITE Annual Meeting
July 29-August 1, 2024
TRB’s Annual Automated Road Transportation Symposium
August 25-29, 2024
National Transportation in Indian Country Conference
October 23-24, 2024
ASBI Annual Convention and Committee Meetings - with ABC-UTC
December 11-13, 2024
ABC-UTC at FIU World Bridge Engineering Conference
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congratulations
to SPTC Director Dr. Zaman for his appointment to editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology. You can read more here.
A selection of images from Oklahoma Transportation Research Day 2022. See the OTRD 2022 page for more images and details.