Dr. Yusuf Mehta earned his M.S. degree from OU CEES before earning his Ph.D. from Penn State. Today we celebrate his accomplishments as the founding director of the Center for Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering (CREATES) at the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering. Recently, he secured a $30 million, five-year contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). This grant aims to support and advance research efforts in the Arctic region.