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Airport Cooperative Research Program

The Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) carries out applied research on problems that are shared by airport operating agencies.

HIGHLIGHTS

Read reviewer comments from last year's 223 submitted problem statements.

Check out the July 2009 announcement (above) for final FY2010 research projects.



You can sign-up to receive notification of new ACRP publications when they arrive.

Potential proposers may sign-up to receive announcements and notices when ACRP RFPs are posted.



You can view the Requests for Proposals for FY2010 ACRP projects. RFPs are released starting in November and continuing through February of each year.

If you are interested is submitting a proposal on an ACRP project, review our specifications for preparing proposals in a brochure titled "Information and Instructions for Preparing Proposals" (PDF).

 

RECENTLY RELEASED ACRP PUBLICATIONS

Research on the Transmission of Disease in Airports and on AircraftResearch on the Transmission of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft
August 6, 2010
TRB Conference Proceedings 47: Research on the Transmission of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft is the summary of a September 2009 symposium. The symposium examined the status of research on or related to the transmission of disease on aircraft and in airports, and the potential application of research results to the development of protocols and standards for managing communicable disea...

Airport Terminal Facility Activation TechniquesAirport Terminal Facility Activation Techniques
July 20, 2010
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 20: Airport Terminal Facility Activation Techniques explores lessons learned during terminal activations at 13 domestic and international airport facilities. The report is designed to help identify effective airport terminal facility activation practices.

Alternative Aircraft Anti-Icing Formulations with Reduced Aquatic Toxicity and Biochemical Oxygen DemandAlternative Aircraft Anti-Icing Formulations with Reduced Aquatic Toxicity and Biochemical Oxygen Demand
July 7, 2010
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Web-Only Document 8: Alternative Aircraft Anti-Icing Formulations with Reduced Aquatic Toxicity and Biochemical Oxygen Demand explores the aquatic toxicity and biological oxygen demand state of the art, components, and promising alternative formulations of deicing and anti-icing products. The report also examines the performance; efficiency; mat...

 


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