NEXTRANS Major Partner, UIUC, Sweeps FAA Design Challenge for Airport Operations and Maintenance

June 2, 2008 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Design Competition for Universities has announced the award winners for the Airport Operation and Maintenance Design Challenge. Students from the Nextrans Major Partner the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) won first, second, and third prizes in this category.

The selection was made by a panel of FAA, industry, and academic experts.   The winners were:

• First Place: "Long-Lasting Pavement Structure Rehabilitation: Hot-Mix Asphalt Overlay with Steel Reinforcement Netting Interlayer System" by Hao Wang and Jonguen Baek. (Advisor Imad Al-Qadi)
• Second Place: "Aircraft Wander Effects on Unbound Aggregate layers" by Phillip Donovan. (Advisor Erol Tutumluer)
• Third Place: "A Fast and Automated Approach for Monitoring Groove Deterioration at Airport Pavements" by Hasan Ozer. (Advisor Imad Al-Qadi)

The full press release for this award is posted on ICT’s website at http://www.ict.uiuc.edu/news/news/FAA_design_award.html.  (Courtesy: Illinois Center for Transportation)