2023 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:
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1st
First Place - A four-member team from the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University received top honors in the Airport Environmental Interactions category with its design titled, Implementing Airside Bioswales for Stormwater Management at the Airport. Dr. Mary Johnson served as faculty adviser.
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2nd
Second Place - A four-member team from the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University placed second in the Airport Environmental Interactions category with its design titled, Integration of Piezoelectric Speed Bumps into Airport Roadways. Dr. Mary Johnson served as faculty adviser.
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3rd
Third Place - A five-member team from the School of Design, Technology, and Professional Programs Engineering Leadership Program at The Pennsylvania State University placed third in the Airport Environmental Interactions category with its design titled, Infrared Beam Sensor System for Escalator and Moving Walkway Power Consumption Reduction. Professor Abbie Canale served as faculty adviser.
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Airport Operation and Maintenance Challenge:
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1st
First Place - A five-member team from the School of Design, Technology, and Professional Programs; Engineering Leadership Program at The Pennsylvania State University received top honors in the Airport Operation and Maintenance category with its design titled, RunwAI. Professor Abbie Canale served as faculty adviser.
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Runway Safety/Runway Incursions/Runway Excursions Including Aprons, Ramps, and Taxiways:
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1st
First Place - A three-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, Active Runway Indication System (ARIS). Dr. Mary Johnson served as faculty adviser.
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Airport Management and Planning Challenge:
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1st
First Place - A four-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, Accessible Air Travel Information System (A2TIS). Dr. Mary Johnson served as faculty adviser.
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2nd
Second Place - A three-member team from the College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology at Oklahoma State University placed second in the Airport Management and Planning category with its design titled, Automated Trolley Loop Assistance System (ATLAS). Dr. Nicoletta Fala served as faculty adviser.
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3rd
Third Place - A two-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, Advanced Air Mobility Shuttle from GA Airports. Dr. Mary Johnson served as faculty adviser.
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Honorable Mentions given to:
A four-member team from the Technology Department at California State University, Los Angeles won an honorable mention in the Airport Environmental Interactions category with its design titled, Innovative Noise Mitigation and Casting System. Dr. Yilin Feng served as faculty adviser.
A four-member team from the School of Design, Technology, and Professional Programs; Engineering Leadership Program at the Pennsylvania State University won an honorable mention in the Airport Operation and Maintenance category with its design titled, AirRail. Professor Steven Betza served as faculty adviser.
A four-member team from the Mechanical Engineering Department at Wentworth Institute of Technology won an honorable mention in the Airport Operation and Maintenance category with its design titled, Enhancing Airport Runway Safety with UAV Technology and Convolutional Neural Networks for Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Detection. Dr. Haifa El-Sadi served as faculty adviser.
A five-member team from the School of Design, Technology, and Professional Programs; Engineering Leadership Program at the Pennsylvania State University won an honorable mention in the Runway Safety/Runway Incursions/Runway Excursions Including Aprons, Ramps, and Taxiways category with its design titled, The Airport GPS. Professor Paul Meister served as faculty adviser.
A four-member team from the School of Design, Technology, and Professional Programs; Engineering Leadership Program at the Pennsylvania State University won an honorable mention in the Airport Management and Planning category with its design titled, From Today’s Airports to Tomorrow’s Spaceports: Preparation for Commercial Space Travel Through the Implementation of Liquid Hydrogen Fuel Production, Storage, and Delivery. Professor Paul Meister served as faculty adviser.