2011-2012 FAA Design Competition for Universities

About the Challenge

This competition is open to individuals and teams of undergraduate and/or graduate students from accredited U.S. colleges and universities, working with faculty advisors.

Cash awards are offered as well as funded opportunities to present winning designs at a professional meeting.

Participants are challenged to consider innovative approaches to the following airport design areas:

• Operation and Maintenance
• Runway Safety/Runway Incursions/Runway Excursions
• Environmental Interactions
• Management and Planning

Challenges might typically be addressed as part of a senior design class or independent study option or through other academic venues, including faculty-mentored, college-based student chapters of professional societies.

The Competition requires evidence of interaction with airport operators and industry experts for feedback on the practicality of the proposed design/approach.

Participants are encouraged to take an interdisciplinary approach to the selected topic and a cross-departmental approach where appropriate.

Design submissions must be student written and demonstrate a thorough understanding of current conditions/state of the art approaches relevant to the chosen topic.

Though not required, participants are strongly encouraged to provide a nonbinding Notice of Intent by January 31, 2012.

Guidelines for the required elements of the design package, scoring criteria for design review, and additional information about the challenge categories is posted on the Competition website at http://FAADesignCompetition.odu.edu.