WASHINGTON - Research teams from universities nationwide are working on a variety of aviation environmental topics including sustainable aviation fuels, aircraft emissions, and noise impacts with support from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants. The FAA is awarding $27.2 million to 11 U.S. universities as part of its Aviation Sustainability Center (ASCENT) program. The awards will be matched in-kind by the Center’s partners under the grants program one-to-one cost-sharing agreement, AviationPros reports.
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29 March 2024 - ASCENT grants will support the work of these universities:
The Georgia Institute of Technology: fuel efficiency, fuel emissions, fuel cells, sustainable aviation fuel technology, air quality, noise measurement and next-generation aircraft.
Washington State University: sustainable aviation fuel, the sustainable aviation fuel supply chain, fuel efficiency and hydrogen propulsion.
Pennsylvania State University: engine technology, fuel efficiency, noise measurement and supersonic propulsion.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: fuel emissions, air quality, contrails, noise, the sustainable aviation fuel supply chain, high altitude operations, hydrogen propulsion, electrification assessments and commercial space emissions.
Dayton University: sustainable aviation fuel and fuel testing.
Boston University: air quality, noise, and health issues involving aviation noise.
University of Illinois: contrails, emissions impacts, fuel testing, and commercial space emissions.
Purdue University: fuel efficiency and the sustainable aviation fuel supply chain.
The University of North Carolina: air quality.
Stanford University: sustainable aviation fuel.
University of Hawaii: fuel efficiency and the sustainable aviation fuel supply chain.
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