Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science

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Elliott Gall shows student air quality data on a computer screen in his lab
September 22nd 2022

Ideas in Action: Keeping buildings healthy during wildfires

You already know to stay inside when wildfire smoke is in the air, but should...
2022 TURF fellows Taj Ali, Liam Anthony, Adri DeGuzman, Jason Grajales, Taylor Ward and Matthew Prak pose for a group photo at the Lovejoy Fountain on the Portland State University campus.
August 26th 2022

Transportation Undergraduate Research Fellows Advance Multimodal Travel

The Transportation Undergraduate Research Fellowship (TURF) program at Portland...
Cargo e-bike rider with a purple helmet bikes with child
August 2nd 2022

Can greater access to e-bikes get more people biking?

Replacing more car trips with bike trips can be a great way to reduce carbon...
The automated bicycle counter on Portland's Tillikum Crossing bridge, showing how many bicycles have passed that day and that year.
July 14th 2022

National Study Offers New Bike Count Models: Combining Traditional Counters And Emerging GPS Data

In order to make sure bicyclists' needs are considered when improving a transportation...
A yellow highway speed limit sign in Oregon showing 45 MPH. The image comes from the cover of ODOT's Safety Investigations Manual.
June 30th 2022

Updating ODOT's Safety Investigation Manual

Researchers at Portland State University and Oregon State University have...
Chris Monsere
June 30th 2022

Chris Monsere Wins Branford Price Millar Award for Faculty Excellence

Dr. Chris Monsere, PH.D., P.E. of Portland State University has been awarded...
PSU student Gabby Abou-Zeid (right) stands in front of her research poster at the 2022 TRB conference. On the left is PSU professor Kelly Clifton. They both wear protective face masks. The title of the poster is "It's complicated: Exploring the relationship status of in-store and online grocery shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic."
June 30th 2022

PSU Graduate Gabby Abou Zeid Explores Implications of E-Grocery Shopping during the COVID-19 Pandemic

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic drastically impacted travel for in-person...
Drawing of people waiting to cross a busy intersection. Caption: I've been stranded at this intersection for what feels like forever with no safe or easy way to cross. What happened to people? Why is it all about cars? TITLE: All About The Car
June 16th 2022

Communicating Research through Comics: Transportation and Land Development

Incorporating transportation into the land development process is a big undertaking,...
View of the Steel Bridge, a through truss, double-deck vertical-lift bridge across the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon.
May 20th 2022

Resilient and Rapid Repair Measures for Bridges Following Major Earthquakes

An Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) report, Resilient and Rapid...
A young Black woman rides an e-bike with a small child in the passenger seat behind her. They both wear helmets as they ride down a bicycle boulevard.
May 20th 2022

Using E-Bike Purchase Incentive Programs to Expand the Market

Would monetary incentives encourage more people to buy e-bikes? Portland...
Four PSU students (the 2022 Better Block PSU team for "Hood River ALIVE") wearing orange and yellow reflective vests pose in front of Hood River middle school.
May 20th 2022

Announcing the 2022 Better Block PSU Projects!

Better Block PSU is a partnership program between the volunteer-led group...
April 25th 2022

PSU announces recipients of prestigious university research and mentoring awards

From left: Randall Bluffstone, Katy Barber, Anne Thompson, Leigh Ahlgren Portland State University announces the 2022 awards for excellence in research, graduate mentoring and research administration. The awards are among the university's...