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2022 Competition Winners

Click on the hyperlinks to see copies of winning designs under each category. Note that only place award winners are provided.

Airport Environmental Interactions Challenge:

1st

First Place - A four-member team from the College of Aeronautics at Florida Institute of Technology received top honors in the Airport Environmental Interactions category with its design titled, Implementing Alternative, Renewable Energy Sources for Ground-based Airport Operations. Dr. Deborah Carstens served as faculty adviser. Full Design
3rd

Third Place - A four-member team from the College of Engineering at Penn State University placed third in the Airport Environmental Interactions category with its design titled, Environmental Interactions Stormwater Management. Dr. Meg Handley served as faculty adviser. Full Design

Airport Operation and Maintenance Challenge:

1st

First Place - A two-member team from the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of South Florida received top honors in the Airport Operation and Maintenance category with its design titled, Design the Allocation of External Alternative Aircraft Taxiing System at Airports. Dr. Yu Zhang and Professor Joseph Post served as faculty advisers. Full Design
2nd

Second Place - An eleven-member team from the Binghamton University Scholars Program at Binghamton University - State University of New York placed second in the Airport Operation and Maintenance category with its design titled, B-Swap: Battery Swapping for eVTOL. Professors Zachary Staff and Chad Nixon served as faculty advisers. Full Design
3rd

Third Place - A four-member team from the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University placed third in the Airport Operation and Maintenance category with its design titled, A Systematic Decision-Making Approach for Developing and Maintaining a Plan for Airport Pavement. Dr. Mary Johnson served as faculty adviser. Full Design

Runway Safety/Runway Incursions/Runway Excursions Including Aprons, Ramps, and Taxiways:

1st

First Place - A two-member team from the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University received top honors in the Runway Safety/Runway Incursions/Runway Excursions Including Aprons, Ramps, and Taxiways category with its design titled, Simple, Affordable, Flexible, and Expandable Runway Status Lights (SAFE-RWSL). Dr. John Mott served as faculty adviser. Full Design
2nd

Second Place - An individual from the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at Oregon State University placed second in the Runway Safety/Runway Incursions/Runway Excursions Including Aprons, Ramps, and Taxiways category with its design titled, Improving Pilot-Controller Communication Through the Use of Artificial Intelligence for Real-Time Radio Analysis. Dr. Kiri Wagstaff served as faculty adviser. Full Design
3rd

Third Place - A four-member team from the Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering Department at Michigan Technological University placed third in the Runway Safety/Runway Incursions/Runway Excursions Including Aprons, Ramps, and Taxiways category with its design titled, Thermal Detection System for Mitigating Runway Incursions at Non-Towered Airports. Dr. Audra Morse served as faculty adviser. Full Design

Airport Management and Planning Challenge:

1st

First Place - A three-member team from the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University received top honors in the Airport Management and Planning category with its design titled, Airport Unmanned Self-Driving Wheelchair (AUSW). Dr. Mary Johnson served as faculty adviser. Full Design
2nd

Second Place - A five-member team from the College of Engineering at Penn State University placed second in the Airport Management and Planning category with its design titled, Augmenting Passenger Throughput in Airport Terminals. Dr. Meg Handley served as faculty adviser. Full Design
3rd

Third Place - A three-member team from the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University placed third in the Airport Management and Planning category with its design titled, Increased Usage of Satellite Check-In: Reducing Landslide Congestion and Increasing Airport Sustainability. Dr. Mary Johnson served as faculty adviser. Full Design

Honorable Mentions given to:

A four-member team from the College of Aeronautics at Florida Institute of Technology won an honorable mention in the Airport Management and Planning category with its design titled, Ethereal. Dr. Deborah Carstens served as faculty adviser.