The National Center of Excellence in Aviation Operations Research (NEXTOR), is part of a national alliance of research institutes with centers dedicated to the advancement of new ideas, the training of professionals, and the growth of knowledge in the field of aviation operations. Nextor was established in 1996 by the

Federal Aviation Administration The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the largest transportation agency of the U.S. government and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the country as well as over surrounding international waters. Its powers include air traffic m ...

(FAA) as a collaboration between academia, government, and private industry. It comprises five university centers of excellence, government partners, and industry partners. It offers conferences and research to advance its mission of education and growth of knowledge in the field. The NEXTOR administrative offices are located at the center of excellence at

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

, as part of the

Institute of Transportation Studies The Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) at the University of California's Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, and Los Angeles campuses are centers for research, education, and scholarship in the fields of transportation planning and engineering. Facult ...

. Other centers of excellence are located at

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of Mary ...

, Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University (

Virginia Tech Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and informally VT, or VPI) is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also ...

), and

George Mason University George Mason University (George Mason, Mason, or GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia with an independent City of Fairfax, Virginia postal address in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The university was origin ...

. Each NEXTOR university center has its own director: *Michael Ball, Ph.D., University of Maryland at College Park *Arnold Barnett, Massachusetts Institute of Technology *Mark Hansen, Ph.D., UC Berkeley *Lance Sherry, Ph.D., George Mason University *Antonio Trani, Virginia Tech

References

*Mark Hansen, Ph.D., Director, NEXTOR, UC Berkeley *Michael Cassidy, Ph.D., Acting Director, UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies *Steven Campbell, Assistant Director, UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies {{authority control Virginia Tech Aviation organizations based in the United States Research institutes in California Education in California Aviation in California Transportation in California

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