Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering/Penn State; Former sanitation worker, landscaper, and bartender; Opinions are my own; who else would own up to them?
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Martin Pietrucha retweeted
1 Sep 2024
I hope you had a nice time in Morgantown!
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1 Sep 2024
I was at the PSU/WVU football game yesterday, and I was tickled to see that the locals made such a special effort to welcome me.
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27 Jan 2024
Prior to the baseball writers dinner in New York, hanging with former New York Mets manager, Bobby Valentine.
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11 Jan 2024
Professors Al-Qadi and Mason are both PSU alums. Just sayin’…
Packed house at #TRBAM for Chair’s Plenary. Congratulation to award winners:
@NathanielPFord of @JTAFLA named 2024 Sharon Banks Medal
Imad L. Al-Qadi of @IL_transport named 2023 Roy W. Crum Award
John M. Mason, Jr. of @PSUHarrisburg named 2023 W.N. Carey, Jr. Award
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7 Jan 2024
Stop by the @kittelson booth. I’ll be there.
If you're hiring, looking for a career change, or just want to connect, TRB's Careers in Motion #Networking Fair is the place to be! Join us at #TRBAM from 10 AM - 2 PM this Sunday!
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16 Oct 2023
Watching The Bridge on the River Kwai on TCM, and I come to find out that the French author of the book, Pierre François Marie Louis Boulle (20 February 1912 – 30 January 1994) also wrote the book Planet of the Apes (1963)
Who knew?
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17 Sep 2023
Where would our transit systems be without these dedicated workers?
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23 Aug 2023
Playing The New Yorker’s “Name Drop” quiz, I got this little bon mot from my correct answer. How prescient.
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Martin Pietrucha retweeted
22 Aug 2023
Vikash Gayah, professor of @PennStateCEE, was named the interim director of @LarsonInstitute!
Read how Gayah will “ensure LTI remains a leading institute for transportation-related research in the U.S.” ➡️ bit.ly/44aqFy9
ALT Vikash Gayah smiles and poses for portrait photo
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19 Aug 2023
The slow, painful morphing of universities into technical colleges… nytimes.com/2023/08/18/us/we…
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9 Aug 2023
I took a lot of classes earning three degrees in Civil Engineering, and I don’t remember any of this material being covered in any of those courses.
8 Aug 2023
Masters
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31 Jul 2023
I’ve said it before, but let me say it again….this account is a perfect example of the word, schadenfreude…
And I’ll head them off at the pass because the last time I said this they replied that I secretly love it (i.e., what they do) and again, to say it again, I do…
30 Jul 2023
Even by our high standards, this is truly spectacular.
#WorldBollardAssociation
ALT 3 cars wrecked by one set of bollards.
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5 Jul 2023
As a one time Maryland resident I can relate…
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5 Jul 2023
V^2-ometer, Part 3…
4 Jul 2023
No crash test dummies were injured in this experiment.
#WorldBollardAssociation
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29 Jun 2023
Wow, just…wow…
Ubben: Could Saudi Arabia’s PIF enter college football? I asked ADs for their thoughts - The Athletic theathletic.com/4647551/2023…
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23 Jun 2023
From the closing credits of the movie Soylent Green (1973).
When are they going to make the great transportation movie and asked me to be the technical consultant?
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11 Jun 2023
Well played, sir.
11 Jun 2023
People riding Route 78 are gonna have a blast starting tomorrow night 🤣🤣🤣
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