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

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24 APPENDIX A: PARTICIPANT EVALUATION SURVEY, ACADEMIC YEARS 2008–2009 THROUGH 2014–2015 The staff of the Graduate Research Award Pro- gram on Public-Sector Aviation Issues (the Program) created a web-based, electronic survey (the e-Survey) to solicit information from past participants of the Program about their attitudes and assessments of the Program. A series of 17 questions was designed, grouped into 6 categories: demographics; employ- ment; publication (non-Aviation); and Program impacts, improvements, and recommendations. This post-participation e-Survey also included questions about participants’ understanding of the Program’s structure and content, their perceptions of the impact of the Program, and when that impact (benefit) was noticed. Overall, the participants perceived the Program as having played a significant role in enhancing edu- cation. Specifically, with regard to experience in research design and professional connections and partnerships with peers, the Program was perceived as having a strong positive impact. When the fact that most survey respondents are employed and pub- lished is coupled with numerous individual state- ments, the result is a definitive indicator for a positive long-term impact of the Program on the participants’ professional careers. Regardless of individual or per- sonal characteristics, career advancement and profes- sional recognition from scholarly publications figured prominently with participants. Moreover, there does not appear to be a systematic difference between male and female experience; however, there is an indication that those who felt more prone to take the survey, and who were overwhelmingly positive about the Program, were doctoral students. Based on the overall response rate, one might conclude that the Program had a greater impact on doctoral students; however, that result may also be a function of the smaller number of master’s degree participants. In general, it does appear that degree type is a more significant characteristic than gender or number of years out of the Program when considering overall effectiveness. The use of social media, posting on relevant list- servs, and outreach to college and professional student associations is strongly encouraged by Pro- gram alumni. It would appear to be a reasonable and cost-effective approach to increase publicity of the Program and expand recruitment of potential future leaders in the public-sector airport/aviation indus- try through expanded use of social media. Finally, the positive perceptions and impacts of the Pro- gram on participants’ professional lives is an indi- cator that can be used in the future as the Program continues to collect information over time. Future applications will help demonstrate the overall effectiveness of the Program and help determine if the preliminary conclusions can be replicated and reinforced. APPENDIX B: PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS The following individuals have served as panel members and mentors and provided oversight of the research program beginning with the 2008–2009 academic year. Their assistance has been invalu- able in attracting students, overseeing their research efforts, and preparing documents for presentation and publication. Panel Members Active Linda Howard, Director, Planning and Program- ming, Aviation Division, Texas Department of Transportation (Retired) (Chair) Monica S. Alcabin, Associate Technical Fellow, Boeing Company Dr. Eric Amel, Vice President, Compass Lexecon Randall D. Berg, Airport Director, King County International Airport David A. Byers, Director, Airport Development, Quadrex Aviation John W. Fischer, Specialist in Transportation Pol- icy Resources, Science and Industry Division, Congressional Research Service (Retired) Kitty P. Friedheim, Friedheim Consulting Richard Golaszewski, Principal, GRA Incorporated Robert Samis (FAA Liaison), Economist, Federal Aviation Administration Christine Gerencher (TRB Liaison), Senior Program Officer for Aviation, Transportation Research Board Renee Hendricks, (FAA Liaison), Engineer, Federal Aviation Administration

25 Retired Dr. Keith Mew (Chair), Aviation Program Director (Department of Technology), California State University, Los Angeles Michael T. Drollinger, Manager, Research and Data, Port of Seattle Aviation Planning, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport John Heimlich, Vice President and Chief Econo- mist, Airlines for America Dr. Annalisa L. Weigel, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Paul L. Friedman, ACRP Project Officer, Federal Aviation Administration Mentors Greg Albjerg, HNTB Debbie Alke, Aeronautics Division Administrator, Montana Department of Transportation Katherine Andrus, Environmental Protection Spe- cialist, FAA Dr. Robert Arnott, Strategic Environmental Analysis Nick Atwell, Wildlife Manager, Aviation, Port of Portland Dr. Michael Ball, Associate Dean for Faculty and Research and Orkand Corporation Professor of Management Science, Department of Deci- sion, Operations and Information Technologies, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park David Ballard, Senior Economist, GRA, Inc. Mark G. Ballin, NASA Frank Berardino, President, GRA, Inc. Jenkintown, Pennsylvania Dr. Dipasis Bhadra, Senior Quantitative Economist, Statistics and Forecast Branch, FAA Michael Brennan, Chief Aviation Scientist, Metron Aviation Dr. David Brill, FAA William Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport Matthew A. Coogan, New England Transportation Institute/Consultant in Transportation, Vermont Patricia Coogan, Research Professor of Epide- miology, Boston University School of Public Health Thomas Cuddy, Environmental Specialist, FAA Robert David, President, RED & Associates Dr. Richard de Neufville, Professor of Engineer- ing Systems, MIT Institute for Data Systems & Society Tony Diana, Manager, Information Systems, FAA Office of Aviation Policy and Plans Steven Domino, Senior Aviation Project Manager, Jacobs Consultants, Salt Lake City, Utah Dr. Robert Dougherty, Aeronautics and Aviation, College of Engineering, University of Washing- ton, and President, OptiNav, Inc. Kent Duffy, Aviation Planner, FAA Jeremy Eckhause, LMI Bart Elias, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress Paul Fishburn, Vice President, TransSolutions Eric Ford, Vice President, Campbell-Hill Aviation Group Tom Freeman, Texas A&M University Igor Frolow, Vice President Operations Research/ Modeling, 21st Century Technologies Dr. Rajesh Ganesan, Professor at George Mason University Dr. Navneet Garg, Research Civil Engineer with the FAA at the William J. Hughes Technical Center Dr. Geoffrey Gosling, Principal, Aviation System Consulting, LLC, Berkeley, California David Gray, Surveillance and Broadcast Services, FAA Howard Hall, FAA Seattle Aircraft Certification Office Paul Hamilton, Orion International Technologies Belinda Hargrove, Managing Principal Airspace, Airfield, TransSolutions Robert Hazel, Partner, Oliver Wyman, Inc. Hua He, Federal Aviation Administration Kevin P. Healy, Senior Vice President, Campbell- Hill Aviation Group Robert Hemm, LMI Research Institute Dr. Karla Hoffman, Professor at George Mason University Dr. Robert Hoffman, Metron Aviation, Dulles, Virginia George Hunter, Senior Principal Engineer, Saab- Sensis Corporation Dr. Katharine Hunter-Zaworski, Director of the National Center for Accessible Transportation, Oregon State University Dr. Irena Ioachim, Supervisor, Operations Research, GRA Inc., currently on assignment with FAA Richard Jehlen, Director, Operational Concepts & Requirements, ATO, Mission Support Services, FAA