Scholarship recipient Elsa Kong at a poster session for the 2017 summer undegraduate program.

Elsa Kong, an undergraduate in the civil engineering department, is this year’s recipient of the Molitoris Leadership Scholarship for Undergraduates, awarded by the WTS Foundation. Elsa worked with C2SMART Deputy Director Joseph Chow as a summer undergraduate researcher last year.

The scholarship is awarded to women pursuing undergraduate studies in transportation or a related field who demonstrate leadership skills, ability, and interest, with the purpose of motivating and rewarding women who demonstrate leadership in the transportation industry.