December 17, 2025

The SCITT at CSU Pueblo will recruit two-three full time employees (both faculty and staff) as soon as possible. The faculty will be in the broader hydrogen fuel area and the staff positions will focus on training coordinator, grant management, and instructional design. Please keep in touch if you are interested.

October 6, 2025

The SCITT at CSU Pueblo will host the second annual Southern Colorado Transportation Conference (SCTC 2025) at Colorado State University Pueblo. Read more here.

January 12, 2025

A news segment about the SCITT was launched on KOAA Television. Watch here

January 5–9, 2025

The SCITT participated in the 104th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. Read more here

October 25, 2024

The SCITT has been awarded an $11.7M grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to conduct safety assessment, testing, and workforce development for hydrogen and natural gas-powered rail vehicles. Led by Director Md Rashad Islam, PhD, PE, the project includes partners such as the University of Hawaii at Manoa, ENSCO, and OptiFuel Systems. Read more here

October 24, 2024

The Southern Colorado Transportation Conference (SCTC 2024) was held at CSU Pueblo, attracting 113 professionals from 9 states. Read more here

SCITT is part of the Climate Change and Extreme Events Training and Research (CCEETR) consortium, a $4.6M FRA-funded program. Learn More

SCITT is part of a $17M FRA workforce development grant led by University of South Florida (2023–2027). Learn More

SCITT is part of an $8.98M USDOT Hydrogen Refueling Infrastructure project along the I-25 Corridor. Learn More

SCITT has been awarded $415,000 from the Colorado State Patrol to study seatbelt enforcement effectiveness (2023–present).

SCITT is part of a $230,000 CDOT wildlife collision mitigation study starting in 2022.

August 2024: Dr. Gulzar and Dr. Sidorova have joined SCITT as Assistant Professors. Welcome!

July 7, 2022: CSU Pueblo unveiled the new SCITT during a public press conference. Read Press Conference

May 27, 2022: Colorado Governor Jared Polis officially established the Southern Colorado Institute of Transportation Technology (SCITT). Read Press Conference

May 17, 2021: CSU Pueblo engaged in a major national partnership with ENSCO through a $571M contract. Read Press Conference