Research
Charlotte AIR leads transformative research by partnering with internal and external collaborators to investigate four thematic areas. Research is funded by the Federal Aviation Administration, the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and other stakeholders.
- Sustainable materials, green buildings, pavements
- Resilient infrastructure and land use planning
- Smart and intelligent transportation, intermodal operations, simulation and modeling
- Connected and automated vehicles
- Unmanned aerial vehicles
- Sensors, monitoring and screening
- Security
- Artificial intelligence (AI) – machine learning / deep learning
- Passenger service quality
- Airline operations
- Regional and national economy
- Regional and local connectivity
- Governance structure
- Community engagement
- Education and workforce development
- K-12 STEM education