The Global Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Academic Paper Competition offers a platform for university students from around the world to showcase their groundbreaking ideas, research, and insights within the realm of AAM. This competition seeks to engage students in exploring various aspects of AAM, including, but not limited to, technology, safety, regulation, urban planning, legal considerations, and sustainability.
Competition theme: Advancing AAM solutions
Competition details:
- Objective: The competition aims to stimulate innovative concepts for new AAM solutions and services.
- Eligibility: Open to university students enrolled in a Master’s, or a PhD program. Students enrolled in the final year of a Bachelor’s degree may also participate.
- Submission guidelines: See competition timeline below.
- Recognition: Winners will have the exclusive opportunity to present their work during the prestigious AAM 2024 event.
- Distinguished jury: The discerning panel includes the following representatives:
- Iryna Borschchova, Ph. D., Research Officer, National Research Council Canada (NRC)
- Robin Garrity, Senior External Affairs Officer, Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR)
- Adriana Andreeva-Mori, Researcher in Aeronautics (Air Traffic Management, Operations), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
- Dr. Kelley Hashemi, Airspace Operations and Safety Program Partnerships Lead, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Divya Bhadoria, Manager, AMP Airspace Operations, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Jim Murphy, AAM System Architect, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Michael Patterson, Ph. D., AAM Mission Integration Office Systems Analysis Lead, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Competition timeline:
- Announcement of competition opening: 6 October 2023
- Initial title/abstract/bio submission deadline: 30 November 2023
- Notification of acceptance: 30 January 2024
- Closure of paper submissions: 15 May 2024
- Winner notification: by 30 June 2024