The University of Florida Institute of Transportation Engineers (UFITE) Student Chapter recently claimed its second T-Bowl title in 12 years.
The competition was held on Aug. 11 during the ITE Annual Meeting in Orlando. Modeled after TV’s “Jeopardy,” the ITE International Collegiate Traffic Bowl – known as the T-Bowl – brought together 10 teams from the United States and Canada, including Brigham Young University, New York University, Penn State, Purdue University, Texas A&M, University of British Columbia, University of Kansas, University of Washington and Virginia Tech. UF’s victory brought home the championship trophy and a $1,000 prize.
The competition tests students’ knowledge of transportation and traffic engineering fundamentals, including trivia about the ITE organization and its history. Each team is allowed three students. Representing UF were Michael Paranisi, an undergraduate student in civil engineering, Faizur R. Himel and Sanidhya H. Dadia, both master’s students specializing in transportation engineering.