Student Essay Competition Winners
[/column] [column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] [push h=”30″] [/column] [column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”]The International Road Federation is pleased to announce the winners for the IRF Student Essay Competition. The competition, open to member universities; gave students the opportunity to share their views on a variety of issues affecting road and highway related transported. Submissions were received on themes such as asset management; ITS; pavement materials; sustainability; and road safety amongst others. Essays were reviewed and scored by an expert of judges and in the end the following students were awarded:
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Winner: Jill Provost Asphalt Concrete Used to Combat Climate Change
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Runner up: Eleftheria Kontou Rethinking Fuel Tax in the Age of Increased Fuel Economy
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Runner up: Jelena Karapetrovic Enhancement Of Current Anticorruption Practices To Improve Traffic Safety
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Runner up: Alan Ruck Public Private Partnerships in Highway Construction
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Runner up: Brent Allman Cost Effective Designs To Improve Highway Safety
Essays served as an intersection between academia and real-world transportation issues; and submissions were adjudged to be of high-quality and relevant to the road and highway industry. The IRF congratulates all award recipients.
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