Binghamton University students earn honors in National Federal Aviation Administration's Design Competition

BINGHAMTON, NY (07/02/2012)(readMedia)-- A team of Binghamton University students, led by William Ziegler, associate professor of computer science in the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, was recently selected as second-place winners in the National Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) Design Competition for Universities.

Andrew Cholewa from Spencerport, NY, was a member of the winning team and project leader for the group.

Competing against 50 colleges and universities worldwide, the Binghamton University team captured the second-place award in the "Airport Operations and Maintenance" challenge with a submission titled, "Runway excursion Modeling and Analysis: A Web-Based Geographic Information System Solution." The team was recognized for adopting existing technology in new and practical ways at airports.

Binghamton University is one of the four university centers of the State University of New York. Known for the excellence of its students, faculty, staff and programs, Binghamton enrolls close to 15,000 students in programs leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Its curriculum, founded in the liberal arts, has expanded to include selected professional and graduate programs.