| 2006 |
Wacker Drive Infrastructure Self-Guided Tour
June 12, 2006
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This is a pilot program at ITI aiming to educate the general public about important infrastructure in downtown Chicago. |
| 2005 |
| 2005 ITI Student of the Year |
The Infrastructure Technology Institute was proud to name Brandon Hughes as its 2005 Student of the Year. |
Infrastructure Facilities and Systems (CEE 382)
Spring, 2005 |
This course was taught during the 2004/2005 spring quarter by Civil Engineering Professor Joseph Schofer and ITI Director David Schulz. The course, which is geared to upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, covered infrastructure functionality, organization, planning, design, financing, construction management and monitoring. Weekly lectures on key infrastructure systems such as urban infrastructure, public transportation systems, for-profit infrastructure and railroad systems were followed, each week by field trips to examples of such systems. Among the sites visited were the CTA Control Center, the Trump Tower construction site and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago deep tunnel drop shaft construction site. |
Millennium Park Field Trip
April 29, 2005 |
ITI sponsored a field trip to Millennium Park in Chicago on April 29 for Northwestern Engineering Professor Joseph Schofer's Infrastructure Facilities and Systems class. The tour included the new garage, Harris Theater, Metra Train Station and Train Shed, all of which were built under the park, plus the stage of the Pritzker Pavilion. |
| 2004 |
| 2004 ITI Student of the Year |
The Infrastructure Technology Institute was proud to name Tanner Blackburn as its 2004 Student of the Year. |
Public Infrastructure Management (CEE 338)
Fall 2004 |
Institute director Dave Schulz taught this management course during Northwestern University's fall quarter. The objective of the course was to convey the process of managing public infrastructure in all its complexity in sufficient detail to allow the student to gain a realistic grasp of contemporary public infrastructure management policies and practices. As part of the course, students participated in a day-long charrette exercise, where they were assigned to teams, provided with hypothetical case studies and asked to manage the public infrastructure aspects of them. |
Surveying Workshop
May 22, 2004 |
Northwestern's ASCE student chapter and the Infrastructure Technology Institute co-sponsored a workshop on surveying. Professional surveyors Fred Campeau and Joerg Feldbinder lectured the group on the essential elements of surveying, and then took the group outside and surveyed a building site. One group ran a level circuit and the other group used a total station to measure distance and angles. Every person was able to take a turn at setting up each instrument and taking shots. In the end, we were able to close the circuit horizontally and vertically. There was a discussion on errors and how to correct for them. |
Infrastructure Facilities and Systems (CEE 382)
Spring, 2004 |
Civil Engineering Professor Joseph Schofer, and ITI Director Dave Schulz taught this course during Northwestern's 2003/2004 spring quarter. This course, geared towards upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, combined a weekly lecture on infrastructure planning, design, construction, management, and monitoring with a weekly field trip to one or more Chicago area infrastructure facilities. Lectures, videos, and other materials produced for the course were made available to the students through Northwestern's internal course management system. |
Surveying and Mapping Workshop
February 7, 2004 |
The American Society of Civil Engineers, Northwestern University's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Infrastructure Technology Institute sponsored a workshop on Surveying and Mapping. Dr. Kurt Bauer, retired Executive Director of the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission and an internationally recognized expert on surveying and mapping, described the fundamentals of surveying and mapping to a group of eighteen students, faculty and staff. |
| 2003 |
| 2003 ITI Student of the Year |
John Wirtz was selected as the Institute's 2003 Student of the Year. |
Public Infrastructure Management (CEE 338)
Fall 2003 |
Under the auspices of Northwestern's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Institute again offered its undergraduate / graduate course, during the 2003 fall quarter. Students enrolled in the course gained access to course materials through the University's secure course management site. As part of the course, students participated in a day-long charrette exercise, where they were assigned to teams, provided with hypothetical case studies and asked to manage the public infrastructure aspects of them. |
Infrastructure Facilities and Systems (CEE 382)
Spring 2003 |
Civil Engineering Professor Joseph Schofer, and ITI Director Dave Schulz taught this course during the 2002/2003 spring quarter. This course, geared towards upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, combined a weekly lecture on infrastructure planning, design, construction, management, and monitoring with a weekly field trip to one or more Chicago area infrastructure facilities. Three student project team presentations on the 1) redesign of a subdivision, 2) Grant Park infrastructure, and 3) CTA Blue Line extension, wrapped up the course. Lectures, videos, and other materials produced for the course were made available to the students through Northwestern's internal course management system. |
Student Steel Bridge Competition
May 1-4, 2003 |
The Institute assisted the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student chapter with this competition at the University of Evansville, Indiana. |
| 2002 |
| 2002 ITI Students of the Year |
In 2002, the Infrastructure Technology Institute was proud to name Jill Roboski as its Student of the Year. Lawrence Snyder, a PhD student from Northwestern University, was also named a U.S. Department of Transportation University Transportation Center Student of the Year by the Midwestern Regional University Transportation Center (Region V), located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
Public Infrastructure Management (CE 338)
Fall 2002 |
The Institute offered its undergraduate / graduate course, as part of Northwestern's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering program during the 2002 fall quarter. As part of the course, students participated in a day-long charrette exercise, where they were assigned to teams, provided with hypothetical case studies and asked to manage the public infrastructure aspects of them. Check out the students' charrette presentations and other information about this course. |
Transportation in Chicago - Past, Present ... Future? ( PDF)
September 26, 2002 |
ITI Director Dave Schulz delivered a talk at Northwestern University's Fall 2002 Alumnae Continuing Education lecture series "Are We Heading Toward a Transportation Crisis? Traffic, Travel and Transport through the Windy City". |
Infrastructure Facilities and Systems (CEE 395)
Spring 2002 |
Civil Engineering Professor Joseph Schofer, and ITI Director Dave Schulz taught this course during the 2001/2002 spring quarter. This Northwestern University course combined a weekly lecture on infrastructure planning, design, construction, management, and monitoring with a weekly field trip to one or more Chicago area infrastructure facilities. Three student design teams looked at: 1) a possible location for a transit "Super Loop" in Chicago ( PDF); 2) possible ways to improve railroad grade crossing safety ( PDF); and 3) possible ways to improve airport security ( PDF). |
Student Steel Bridge Competition
April 26, 2002 |
The ASCE student chapter, which is supported by the institute, competed in the Student Steel Bridge Contest at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
| 2001 |
| 2001 ITI Student of the Year |
In 2001 the Infrastructure Technology Institute was proud to name Laureen McKenna as its Student of the Year. |
Student Steel Bridge Competition
May 25-26, 2001 |
Northwestern's ASCE student chapter's steel bridge team, which was supported by the institute, finished 11th out of 44, at the national competition at Clemson University. |
ITI 2000 Student of the Year, Dave Kosnik's, award winning presentation ( PDF)
April 27, 2001 |
ITI 2000 Student of the Year, David Kosnik, gave a presentation at the 2001 Great Lakes Student Regional ASCE conference in Champaign, Illinois. His presentation won top honors. |
| 2000 and earlier |
| 2000 ITI Students of the Year |
The Infrastructure Technology Institute of Northwestern University was pleased to name David Kosnik as its 2000 Student of the Year. Kathleen Swindler was also named a U.S. Department of Transportation University Transportation Center Student of the Year by the Midwestern Regional University Transportation Center (Region V), located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
| 1999 ITI Student of the Year |
In 1999 the Infrastructure Technology Institute was proud to name Damian Siebert as its Student of the Year. |
