ACRP Sponsoring National Competition for Universities

The Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) is sponsoring a national competition for universities.
The University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs offers broad challenge areas relating to issues facing airports that are excellent open-ended topics for capstone design classes, culminating projects or independent study.

Undergraduates and graduates at U.S. colleges may participate as individuals or teams working under the guidance of a faculty advisor. The challenges cross disciplines ranging from engineering and the sciences to information technology, business needs for airports and more. Design challenges relate to these broad areas: Airport Environmental Interactions, Airport Management and Planning, Airport Operations and Maintenance and Runway Safety. Activities can be undertaken during the spring semester.

The competition is a continuation of the FAA Design Competition for Universities which is now managed by the Airport Cooperative Research Program. The Competition is managed for the ACRP by the Virginia Space Grant Consortium of Hampton, Va. Submissions are due April 30, 2015.

Learn more at http://vsgc.odu.edu/ACRPDesignCompetition

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Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.