Graduate Research Award Program on Public-Sector Aviation Issues Update: 2008–2017 (2016)

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14 Table 5 Research papers selected for academic year 2013–2014. Student Degree Research Paper University Sarah-Blythe Ballard PhD U.S. Civil Air Show Crashes, 1993 to 2013: Burden, Fatal Risk Factors, and Evaluation of a Risk Index for Aviation Crashes Johns Hopkins University Sophine A. Clachar PhD Identifying and Analyzing Atypical Flights by Using Supervised and Unsupervised Approaches University of North Dakota Tara J. Conkling PhD Spatiotemporal Dynamics in Identification of Aircraft–Bird Strikes Mississippi State University Jeffrey J. Eloff PhD Airport Infrastructure Investment: Strategic Interaction or Strategic Allocation? University of Toledo Makarand Gawade* PhD Airport Users’ Perception Towards “Remote and Virtual” Control Towers at Small Airports University of South Florida Maria Chiara Guercio PhD Quantifying the Performance of Warm-Mix Asphalt and Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement in Flexible Airfield Pavements Villanova University Jaime A. Hernandez PhD Airfield Pavement Response Caused by Heavy Aircraft Takeoff: Advanced Modeling for Consideration of Wheel Interaction University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Evan Humphries Master’s Evaluation of Pavement Preservation and Maintenance Activities at General Aviation Airports in Texas: Practices, Perceived Effectiveness, Costs, and Planning Texas State University, San Marcos Paulos Ashebir Lakew PhD Airport Traffic and Metropolitan Economies: Determinants of Passenger and Cargo Traffic University of California, Irvine Richard Penn Master’s Is Your Flight Really on Time? Analysis of the Timing of Flight Delay Announcements by U.S. Airlines Georgia Institute of Technology *Research topic accepted during the 2013–2014 academic year; however, given further development, the project was finalized and the paper published under an amended title during the 2014–2015 academic year. The final paper is listed in Table 4 and the abstract appears with the 2014–2015 published papers. ACADEMIC YEAR 2013–2014 Applications for the academic year 2013–2014 were due in May 2013. Thirty-seven submissions were received from students representing 28 dif- ferent universities. The applicant pool included 30 PhD candidates and 7 master’s degree candi- dates. The selection panel met in Washington, D.C., for 2 days in August to evaluate the submittals. Ten applicants were selected, each of whom would receive a stipend of $10,000 for successful comple- tion of a research paper on the subject chosen by the applicant (Table 5). During the 2013–2014 academic year, the pro- gram initiated a process to survey past student par- ticipants, panelists, mentors, and student advisers to determine how many students have continued in the field of aviation, where they are working, and what positions they currently hold. The first step in that pro- cess, completed early in 2013, resulted in a summary of current positions and status of more than 40 past student participants. At that time, participant status ranged from continuing to complete graduate degrees to serving as assistant professors, working in airport operations, serving in the legal profession, and other broad disciplines. The survey continues to be admin- istered at the end of each program year. The survey results, now covering academic years 2008–2009 through 2014–2015, are presented in Appendix A.