Center of Excellence for Airport Technology A Partnership

Center of Excellence for Airport Technology A Partnership in Research and Outreach with the O’Hare Modernization Program David Lange Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Schedule for Today 10: 00 10: 10 10: 30 10: 50 11: 25 12: 00 1: 30 2: 00 6: 30 Welcome & Introductions — Lange & Coudurier Overview of OMP — Arman Overview of New Center — Lange Technical Project #1: Subgrade Support and Stabilization — Tutumluer/Thompson Technical Project #2: Raw Materials — Struble Lunch Technical Project #3: PCC Mix Design — Roesler/Lange Outreach Program — Lange Breakout Groups a. Technical projects — UIUC faculty/students, OMP Engineering b. Outreach — UIUC Alcantara/Popovics, OMP Staff c. Administration — UIUC Lange/Dixon, OMP Andolino/Arman Reception/Dinner

UIUC team Faculty and Staff UIUC Students: • • • • • Marshall Thompson Jeff Roesler Erol Tutumluer Leslie Struble John Popovics Sam Carpenter Bill Buttlar Barry Dempsey Minosca Alcantara Eve Earles Vicki Dixon Francis Nelson III Zach Grasley Rob Rodden Cristian Gaedicke Salvador Villalobos Harkanwal S. Brar

Our mission The mission of the Center of Excellence for Airport Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is to develop new scientific knowledge and technology for the development, maintenance and operation of airports by conducting research in cooperation with government, industry and the private sector, enriching the engineering community through technology transfer, serving a diverse student population through educational programs, and educating the public to appreciate its investment in airport infrastructure.

The Center Model • • Attractive for large research programs Provides coordination, encourages collaboration, Sustained investigation and continuity Facilitates ancillary programs – Outreach activities for diversity and education – Technology transfer to OMP engineers • High value to Center sponsors – Leverage via projects and shared administration

OMP, FAA and UIUC in partnership OMP FAA Subgrade issues Subgrade & pavements Materials & Pavements Wildlife issues Outreach Anti-icing Outreach

Common goals • FAA and OMP are two major sponsors – Project costs separate and accountable – Center objectives unified and leveraged • Leverage and Collaboration – – Share administrative costs Common research goals Complementary Outreach Program Greater visibility of Center activities

Our FAA partner • Our FAA sponsor is at Wm J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City, NJ – AIRPORT TECHNOLOGY R & D BRANCH – Contacts: • Pat Watts, Director of COE Programs • Satish Agrawal, Branch Manager • David Brill, FAA COE Program Manager • Extends a 9 -year research relationship – Prof. Barry Dempsey was founding Center Director

Projects sponsored by FAA • Pavement Research Program – Moisture curling of concrete slabs for airfield applications • D. A. Lange and J. R. Roesler – Fatigue in Airport Pavements • S. H. Carpenter – Materials Testing for NAPTF Base/Subbase and Subgrade Layers • E. Tutumluer – Design of Flexible Overlay Systems for Asphalt Pavements: Phase II Advanced Model Development • W. G. Buttlar – Fatigue and Fracture Behavior of Airfield Concrete Slabs • • S. P. Shah, B. Mu, J. R. Roesler Added Project – Anti-icing Coating Self Cleaning Properties and Wearing Characteristics Study at ORD • • B. J. Dempsey Wildlife Research Program – Bird Strike Advisory System • • Ed Herricks Outreach Program – Summer COE Internship Program for Minority Graduate Students • B. J. Dempsey

Other universities participate • Northwestern University • North Carolina A&T • Rensselaer Polytechnic University – New Lighting project • Emery-Riddle University – May participate in wildlife studies

OMP objectives • Technical objectives – Pursue research in support of OMP, and thus we share basic objectives of OMP – Illuminate technical issues at O’Hare – Improve basis for decision-making – Lead to cost-effective solutions

OMP Objectives • Outreach objectives – Serve broader needs, beyond physical infrastructure – Support advancement of traditionally underrepresented groups in engineering and construction – Deliver educational opportunities through OMP – Attract students to technical career paths, particularly in service to O’Hare – Participate in communicating to the public

Where will work be done? • In the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering… – Newmark Civil Engineering Lab – Advanced Transportation Research and Engineering Laboratory (ATREL) • And O’Hare International Airport… • With support of the College of Engineering

Newmark CE Lab • Our main building, 118, 000 sq ft • Labs, offices, shop

ATREL • Advanced Transportation Research & Engineering Laboratory, 50, 000 sq. ft. , 56 acres

Human resources at UIUC • Our core team is from within CEE Transportation and Materials Groups • Department: 450 undergrads; 420 grad students – 5700 in College; 39, 000 in University • 46 tenure-track faculty – Transportation, Materials, Geotechnical, Structures, Environmental Eng. , Hydrology, Construction Management

Our home within the University of Illinois University College Department Group at Urbana-Champaign at Chicago at Springfield Engineering LAS Business … 12 more Civil and Environmental Electrical Mechanical … 10 more Transportation Materials Structures … 4 more

Communication & Reporting • Results of research investigations – – Final project reports Technical Notes Annual review In-progress collaboration • Academic publications and meetings • Other delivery mechanisms – Web archive for reports and Tech Notes – Electronic newsletter – Other transfer of results via FAA

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