Losing your marbles
September 6, 2008
Losing your marbles
With 674 players, the “World’s Largest Marble Tournament” was held at UMKC Aug. 23.
Last year, marble enthusiasts attempted to break the record, but failed with only about 500 participants, leaving them just short of the 569 players in the world record event held in 1998.
PhD Studentship - Value of Time University of Dublin
University of Dublin, Trinity College
Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
PhD Studentship in Transport Research
Applications are invited for a PhD studentship in the Centre for Transport Research, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, Trinity College Dublin. The research position is for 3 years, commencing October 2008. Funding is provided under the National Roads Authority Doctoral Fellowship Programme.
This research will investigate the value of time used and savings in travel time using a number of methods including stated and revealed preference methods, and discrete choice modelling. The outcomes of this research will be used to calculate a value for travel time saved so that a value can be placed on the benefits derived by road users for major new road schemes.
The studentship includes a stipend of €13,000 per annum, plus college fees. Applicants should have a good honours primary degree (at least 2-1 honour) in Civil Engineering, Economics, Transport, or other relevant degree.
Candidates are asked to send a full CV together the names of two referees, at least one of whom should be an academic, to:
Professor Margaret O’Mahony,
Chair of Civil Engineering, Head of Department and
Director of the Centre for Transport Research,
Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Trinity College
Dublin 2
Ireland
Email: margaret.omahony@ tcd.ie
Telephone +353-1-8962084
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