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The Infrastructure Technology Institute (ITI) is a federally funded transportation research center at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. ITI was founded by an $18 million grant in 1992, and in 1998 was named one of six "top tier" university transportation centers in the nation and awarded a $12 million, six-year federal grant through the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. [1] [2] A primary focus of the work of ITI is structural health monitoring as well as advanced structural modeling methods. Currently, Professor Joseph Schofer is serving as a director of the institute.

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References

  1. "About the infrastructure technology institute". McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science,Northwestern University. Archived from the original on 2008-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Current University Transportation Centers, FY2005-2009". Research and Innovative Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT). Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-04.

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