Recognizes the author of a paper judged to be the best technical paper presented at the ITE Western District Annual Meeting by a Young Professional. The paper would be judged based on its value to transportation engineering. Papers are screened by the local arrangements technical committee and judged by a panel of section technical chairs. Key criteria include: Originality; Significance and Applicability to Transportation; Research and Technical Content; and Ability to clearly communicate information (presentation and format).

  • Papers must be submitted to the Western District Technical Committee Chair by April 1.
  • The primary author must be a Western District member and be 35 years old or younger.
  • The award was established in 2005 and the winning author receives a plaque at the Western District Annual Meeting.

PAPER SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

The paper submittal requirements are as follows:

  • Maximum 8 pages including all figures, tables, etc.
  • Min font size – 11 point
  • Min 0.8” margins
  • Must be submitted in pdf version
  • Must include paper title, abstract, names of authors and their employers

Use the papers published in the ITE Journal as a guide to how the paper should be organized, the ratio of text to non-text elements (figures, charts, graphs, tables, etc.), and length. Paper submittals must be received by the due dates listed above for award consideration.

Submission Information:

  1. Papers submitted after the deadline dates listed above will not be eligible for an award, but will still be included in the Technical Compendia | ITE Western District if submitted before May 1st.
  2. Fill out the ITE Western District Transfer of Copyright Agreement form. If you have multiple authors, each must sign a form.
  3. Submit your paper and copyright agreement through form on this page: CALL FOR PAPERS & TOPICS – Western ITE Annual Meeting
  4. Use the following file naming convention to help us keep track of the submissions:
    • Paper: AuthorLastName_Paper_Topic.pdf (Example: Smith_Paper_LongBeach-Safety-Program.pdf)
    • Copyright Agreement: AuthorLastName_Copyright.pdf (Example: Smith_Copyright.pdf)
Year
Award Winner
Paper Title
2022 Jonathan Howard “Lessons Learned Designing California’s First Turbo Roundabout“
2021 Andrew Sullivan “Flanders Bridge & Neighborhood Greenway”
2020 Eric Milliken “A Study of Local Gap Acceptance Behavior Using Drone Videography“
2019 Matthew Bomberg “Fremont Vision Zero Program: A City Getting Safer“
2018 Christopher Sobie “ATSPM Deployment in Albuquerque, NM”
2017 Ian Barnes “Getting There On Time: Why Travel Time Reliability Isn’t Just for Drivers“
2016 Yung Koprowski “Analysis of Bluetooth and WiFi Technology to Measure Wait Times of Personal Vehicles at Arizona-Mexico Ports of Entry“
2015 None
2014 Jeremy Jackson “Evolving the DDI”
2013 Andrew Cibor “Countywide Roundabout Preservation Plan”
2012 Yue Zhao “Guidelines for Marked and Unmarked Crosswalks and Unsignalized Intersections”
2011 Wei Feng “Techniques to Visualize and Monitor Transit Fleet Operations Performance in Urban Areas”
2010 Shruti Malik “Innovative Techniques to Model HOV to HOT Lane Conversion Using VISSIM – A Case study of SR 237/I-880 Express Connectors in Santa Clara County”
2009 Smith Siromaskul “Diverging Diamond Interchange Design 101: Things to Know Before You Start”
2008 Smith Siromaskul “A Comparative Analysis of Diverging Diamond Interchange Operations”
2007 Ramin Massoum “Bad All Red Times = Recipe for Disaster”
2006 Benjamin Waldman and Bart Przybyl “The Effects of Pedestrian Signals at Multi-Lane Roundabouts”
2005 Christopher Strong “Development of Criteria to Identify Locations for ITE Deployment.”