RESEARCH PROJECT TITLE HERE AUTHORS: PAPER # ABSTRACT   Here are the basic components of an abstract: 1) Motivation problem statement: Why do we care about the problem? What practical, scientific or theoretical need is your research addressing? 2) Methods/procedure/approach: What did you actually do to get your results? 3) Results/findings/product: As a result of completing the above procedure, what outcomes were achieved? DATA This box shall explain your research data, including graphs if applicable. ANALYSIS Outline here your analysis of the data above. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This research was conducted with funding … We gratefully acknowledge help from… Please note, the conclusions and interpretation of these data are solely those of the authors. CONCLUSIONS Use this box to summarize your findings. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER BURLINGTON, VERMONT www.uvm.edu/~transctr