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vehicle navigation systems and
the following summer (1999) I
obtained an internship at Ford
Motor Company, " she said.
" Interestingly enough, the
summer project was related to
the SAE Recommended Practice
J2364. In March 2000, after
completing my master's I began
working full-time at VTTI. I
finished my Ph.D. in 2.5 years
while working full-time, and I
became the youngest research
scientist at VTTI. "
During her tenure at Virginia
Tech and VTTI, Blanco has been
the founding director of: 1)
Center for Automated Vehicle
Systems, 2) Center for Public
Policy, Partnerships, & Outreach,
and 3) Center for Intelligent
Infrastructure for HumanCentered
Communities. " All with
different goals and focus, but all
related to transportation
safety. "
" It is amazing to see all the
opportunities that VTTI provided
to me as a student and
continues to provide to me in my
evolution as a leader. Now I am
assisting with developing our
new generation of transportation
leaders. "
Read on to learn more about
the former kid car-builder.
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As a child in her first car, built side by side with her father.
As an Air Force
ROTC honor
society
member at the
University of
Puerto Rico
- Mayaguez.
What is the most interesting activity that you are
engaged in at the moment?
I was recently named as the director for VTTI's newly
created Advancement, Partnerships, & Outreach
team. While I have been in the position of initiating
and developing VTTI groups and research centers in
the past, I am excited and energized to be entrusted
with creating this new position and team! Each new
group comes with its new challenges and rewards.
Similar to other opportunities to build new programs,
the accelerated learning and planning needed to
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SAE Update - August 2021 - Cov1
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