UIUC Students win faa design competition

The FAA Offices of Safety Services and Airport Safety and Standards, in partnership with AAAE, ACC, ACI-NA, and NASAO, sponsored a Design Competition for Universities. This competition gives students at U.S. colleges and universities an opportunity to address technical challenges in the areas of Airport Operation and Maintenance; Runway Safety/Runway Incursions; and Airport Environmental Interactions.

The competition was for the 2007 - 2008 academic year. UIUC students won 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards for the area of Airport Operation and Maintenance. The selection was made by a panel of FAA, industry and academic experts.

First Place: Jonguen Baek and Hao Wang - "Long-Lasting Pavement Structure Rehabilitation: Hot-Mix Asphalt Overlay with Steel Reinforcement Netting Interlayer System." This student entry was sponsored by Professor Imad Al-Qadi.

Second Place: Phillip Donovan - "Aircraft Wander Effects on Unbound Aggregate Layers." This student entry was sponsored by Professor Erol Tutumluer.

Third Place: Hasan Ozer - "A Fast and Automated Approach for Monitoring Groove Deterioration at Airport Pavements." This student entry was sponsored by Professor Imad Al-Qadi.