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$1.5 Million NASA Grant: San Jose State University Engineering Faculty to Study Ways to Reduce Air Traffic Congestion.

AScribe Business & Economics News Service, November, 2007

Byline: San Jose State University

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Professors Wenbin Wei and Kevin Corker of San Jose State University's Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering have won a $1.5 million National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) grant for "Integrated Approaches for Surface Traffic Optimization," a project that aims to decrease air traffic congestion while improving safety at U.S. airports. The project is part of the Next Generation Air Transportation System Integrated National Plan, which will completely transform air traffic control from a ground-based system of radars to a satellite-based system. The new system is needed to handle future air traffic, which is expected to double by 2025.

Professor Wei of the...

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