ACRP Design Competition

First Place - A team from the Computer Science Department at Binghamton University - State University of New York advised by Professor William Ziegler won first place for its submission titled, “Radiant Heating of Airport Aprons.” Full Design

Second Place - A team from the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign captured second place for its design titled, “In-place Hot Mix Asphalt Density Estimation Using Ground Penetrating Radar for Airport Pavement Quality Control and Assurance Activities”. Dr. Imad Al-Qadi and Dr. Samer Lahouar were the advisors. Full Design

First Place - A team from the Computer Science Department at the University of Southern California advised by Dr. Michael Crowley won the first place award for designing a Controller Intent Monitoring Interface (CIMI) that would ensure that all high-speed operations conducted on runways are executed in a safe manner that is consistent with FAA regulations. Full Design

Second Place - A submission from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Southern California advised by Dr. David Wilczynski won second place for their design titled, “Airport Safety Management System.” Full Design

First Place - A team from the Computer Science Department at Binghamton University - State University of New York advised by Professor William Ziegler won first place for its submission titled, “Using a High Vacuum Evaporator to Treat Anti-icing and Deicing Byproducts.” Full Design

Second Place - A team from the Department of Aviation and Technology at San Jose State University won second place in this category with a design titled, “Piezoelectric Harvesting.” Dr. Glynn Falcon was the Advisor. Full Design

Third Place - A team from the Department of Aviation and Technology at San Jose State University won third place for their design titled, “The Enthalpy Wheel.” Dr. Glynn Falcon served as their Advisor. Full Design

First Place - A team from the Department of Aviation at The Ohio State University garnered first place for its submission on “Developing an integrated web-based tool to enhance Safety Management System (SMS) planning and management for airports.” Dr. Seth Young was the Advisor. Full Design

Second Place - A team from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Phoenix Sky Harbor Campus of the Worldwide Department of Business Administration advised by Dr. Frank Grabowski won second place for their design titled, “NowGen.” Full Design

Third Place - A team from The University of Nebraska at Omaha Aviation Institute under the guidance of Dr. Scott Tarry won third place for their design titled, “Technology-based Communication Solutions for Reduced Fuel Consumption in the Airport Environment.” Full Design