Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Research (VECTOR)

ABOUT VECTOR

VECTOR, established in 1988, has a solid record of achievement and is committed to continued excellence in all three of its mission components—research, education, and outreach.

Recognizing the complexity of transportation issues in the private sector and at every level of government, VECTOR emphasizes the integration of transportation engineering, planning, and management. Other distinguishing characteristics of VECTOR’s work include ground-breaking applications of information technology and risk management, systems thinking, and adherence to our statement of shared values.

Current research is focused on these topics:

Policy, management, and operations
Advanced information systems
Intermodal freight
Safety, security, and risk management
Incident management and emergency operations

VECTOR represents Vanderbilt as one of the member institutions of the Southeastern Transportation Center, and VECTOR has ongoing partnerships and working arrangements with other research institutions, professional organizations, and transportation industry leaders. VECTOR draws on significant resources from the School of Engineering and other schools and departments of Vanderbilt University.

MISSION

The mission of VECTOR is to improve the quality of life in our community, region, and nation through leadership and excellence in transportation research, education, and outreach using all of the resources of the university and strong partnerships with government and industry.

VALUES

In all our work, we emphasize:

Objectivity
Interdisciplinary approaches
Innovation
Timely delivery of cost effective results
Quality
Responsiveness to our stakeholders

We seek transportation solutions that:

are both effective and efficient
use state-of-the art technology and information systems
enhance safety and security
incorporate environmental protection and improvement

ABOUT VECTOR VECTOR, established in 1988, has a solid record of achievement and is committed to continued excellence in all three of its mission components—research, education, and outreach. Recognizing the complexity of transportation issues in the private sector and at every level of government, VECTOR emphasizes the integration of transportation engineering, planning, and management. Other distinguishing characteristics of VECTOR’s work include ground-breaking applications of information technology and risk management, systems thinking, and adherence to our statement of shared values. Current research is focused on these topics: Policy, management, and operations Advanced information systems Intermodal freight Safety, security, and risk management Incident management and emergency operations
VECTOR represents Vanderbilt as one of the member institutions of the Southeastern Transportation Center, and VECTOR has ongoing partnerships and working arrangements with other research institutions, professional organizations, and transportation industry leaders. VECTOR draws on significant resources from the School of Engineering and other schools and departments of Vanderbilt University. MISSION The mission of VECTOR is to improve the quality of life in our community, region, and nation through leadership and excellence in transportation research, education, and outreach using all of the resources of the university and strong partnerships with government and industry.
	VALUES In all our work, we emphasize: Objectivity Interdisciplinary approaches Innovation Timely delivery of cost effective results Quality Responsiveness to our stakeholders We seek transportation solutions that: are both effective and efficient use state-of-the art technology and information systems enhance safety and security incorporate environmental protection and improvement