SYMPOSIUM
2nd Railroad Infrastructure Diagnosis and Prognosis
Inventing the Future of Rail Transportation
May 23-24, 2022
Roanoke, VA
Symposium Organizing Committee
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Virginia Tech
Mehdi Ahmadian
Conference Chair
Virginia Tech
Dr. Ahmadian is the J. Bernard Jones Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech where he also holds the position of Director of Center for Vehicle Systems and Safety (CVeSS), Advanced Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory (AVDL) and the Railway Technologies Laboratory (RTL).
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Hualiang (Harry) Teng
Conference Co-Chair
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Dr. Teng is the commissioner in Nevada High Speed Rail Authority and the director of Railroad High Speed Rail and Transit Initiative at University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Univerisy of Nevada
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Allan Zarembski
University of Delaware
Conference Co-Chair
University of Delaware
Dr. Zarembski is a professor and co-director at the University of Delaware, where he also serves as the director of the Railroad Engineering and Safety Program.
May 23, 2022 (1:00 PM - 5:00 PM) Shenandoah
1:00 - 1:15 PM
Welcome, Opening Remarks, and Safety Briefing
1:15 - 2:45 PM
Session I - Infrastructure
2:45 - 3:15 PM
Coffee Break
3:15 - 4:45 PM
Session II - Inspection and Maintenance Methods
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Reception at the Virginia Museum of Transportation (303 Norflok Ave. SW)
May 24, 2022 (7:30 AM - 3:00 PM) Shenandoah
7:30 - 8:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 AM
Session III - High-speed Rail
9:30 - 10:00 AM
Coffee Break
10:00 - 11:30 AM
Session IV - System Management
12:15 - 1:15 PM
Lunch (Regency)
1:15 - 2:45 PM
Session V - Track Geometry Measurements
2:45 - 3:00 PM
Closing Remarks
11:30 AM- 12:15 PM
Keynote Lecture ( Kari Gonzales, President and CEO, MxV Rail )
The Hotel Roanoke Conference Center (Symposium Venue)
110 Shenandoah Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24016
With a new high-tech Conference Center and other contemporary services and amenities, the Hotel Roanoke still retains the gracious flavor of the old Hotel: antique-filled lobby, original Czech-made chandeliers, a restored Regency Room (home of our signature Peanut Soup), Pine Room (formerly an Officers' Club in World War II), and the Palm Court, the original ceiling of which was painted to show the constellations as they appeared in the skies the day the first train came to Roanoke in 1852. Located at 110 Shenandoah Ave NE in Roanoke, The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center is dedicated to promoting heritage and cultural travel to prestigious historic treasures, and it's ready to greet and captivate guests just as it did for more than a century!
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Registration for the symposium will close on May 18th, 2022