08/18/2026
“TRB congratulates these students for their winning proposals and their innovative spirit. We look forward to their continued contributions to the industry in the years to come,” —Ann Brach, TRB executive director
First place University Design Competitions winners include:
Hunter Lisle, Zackrey Schaeder, and Christopher Sidor from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. Their faculty advisers were Chuyang Yang and Ryan Wallace.
Kathleen Brening, Tomas Chacon, Brian Finn, Andrew Kirschenmann, and William Seaman from University of Colorado Boulder. Their faculty adviser was Azadeh Bolhari.
Kyle Choate, Jakeb Jackson, and Kayla Kamposh from Lawrence Technological University. Their faculty adviser was Julia Jovanovic.
Dale Klika, Jason Kwong, and Yinxiao Zhang from Purdue University. Their faculty adviser was Mary Johnson.
The Transportation Research Board’s Airport Cooperative Research Program has selected winners for its latest ACRP University Design Competition. This annual competition encourages students to design innovative and practical solutions to challenges at airports.