The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Transportation Research Center (TRC) was established in 1988 initially as the Nuclear Waste Transportation Research Center. In 1991, its name was changed to the Transportation Research Center. Housed in the Howard Hughes College of Engineering, since its inception, TRC's activities have included participation of faculty from the Departments of Biological Sciences, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Geo-sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, and Public Administration. To date, the TRC has involved over eighty undergraduate and graduate students in over eighty sponsored projects conducted at the center. These projects have supported a wide range of sponsors including several federal, state and local government agencies as well as from the private sector. In addition, the center has hosted several workshops, training sessions, and conferences.

The mission of the TRC is to promote and conduct transportation research, educational, and outreach activities.

The goals of the Transportation Research Center are to
          Develop and Maintain a Nevada-based Center For Multi-modal Transportation Research and Policy Analysis.
          Educate And Prepare Students For Careers In Transportation.
          Provide Extension and Outreach Services to Public and Private Sector Organizations.

The TRC is physically located in the new Science and Engineering Building (SEB) with a laboratory in Room 3219 and staff office rooms from 3214 to 3219