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	Founded in 1968, the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute has grown from a small research facility to one of the nation's leading university transportation centers. From its first days PTI has pursued a mission of interdisciplinary research that today involves laboratories, departments, and colleges throughout Penn State and numerous external collaborators. The institute's role within Penn State supports University faculty and students by providing research opportunities that complement and enhance the University's undergraduate and graduate education programs. Since a majority of PTI's research is conducted by faculty of the College of Engineering, in 2000 PTI transitioned from the University's Intercollege Research Programs to its current place in the College of Engineering. The institute's integral role in transportation research serves to maintain its identity as Penn State's interdisciplinary transportation research institute.  The Pennsylvania Transportation Institute operates under the direction of Dr. John M. Mason, Jr., Professor of Civil Engineering and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, Research, and Outreach in the College of Engineering.
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