New YSU research center opens


January 24, 2008 at 11:27a.m.

New YSU research center opens

YOUNGSTOWN — A new facility created to develop more fuel-efficient vehicles, protect bridges from terrorist attacks and create longer-lasting highway pavement is looking for research proposals.

Youngstown State University’s Center for Transportation and Materials Engineering, funded through a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, is now open and ready for business.

“The economic future of the United States is inextricably tied to the safe and efficient operation of the nation’s transportation systems, and that makes the work of this center vital,” said Martin Abraham, dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, in which the new center is located.

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