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Two UNM students selected as Transportation Research Board Minority Student Fellows
August 20, 2024
Two University of New Mexico engineering students have been selected as Transportation Research Board (TRB) Minority Student Fellows for 2025.
Emelia Howe and Mauricio Pérez are both pursuing bachelor’s degrees in civil engineering in the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at the University of New Mexico. They were among 23 undergraduate and one graduate students selected, who are studying in disciplines that include civil engineering, transportation systems engineering, electrical engineering, criminal justice, environmental science, and computer science.
The fellows will participate in TRB’s 2025 annual meeting with paper presentations in their own poster session and numerous other activities, including Young Members Council sessions, a new attendee welcome event, a career panel, a networking lunch and committee meetings. They will also interact with an annual meeting mentor with whom they are matched based on academic and professional goals.
The TRB Minority Student Fellows Program funds students from minority-serving institutions to attend and present their research at the TRB Annual Meeting and help them engage in TRB’s network of transportation professionals. TRB established the Minority Student Fellows Program in 2010 to explore research, ideas, and solutions from diverse perspectives. This program seeks to increase the number of individuals from underrepresented groups in the transportation field and in TRB activities.