Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced $5 million in research funding to Rutgers University Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT). This partnership between U.S. DOT and Rutgers University will result in development of innovative approaches to decarbonize, promote sustainability, and strengthen the resilience of the Nation’s transportation infrastructure.
“Under the leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration, we’re developing the next generation of construction materials that can reduce carbon emissions and make transportation part of the solution to address climate change,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “With this funding and our partnership with Rutgers University, we will make sure our transportation infrastructure is more resilient, more sustainable, and made in America.”
“This research initiative will develop and advance innovative materials and technologies that support the Nation’s goals to decarbonize the transportation sector by 2050, strengthen resilience of the Nation’s transportation infrastructure, and address adverse environmental impacts created by the transportation system,” said Dr. Robert C. Hampshire, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology and DOT Chief Science Officer.
Rutgers’ CAIT includes partner institutions from academia and the steel and cement industries, such as the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Oregon State University, University of Florida, Lafarge Holcim U.S., Seattle TMS International, Nucor Steel Berkeley, Edward C. Levy & Company, and the Slag Cement Association.