GEM Students' Winning Proposal on Aviation Sustainability

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

GEM Student Winners
Congratulations to GEM students Nehal Kanetkar, Tanya Iljas, Vineet Virwani (pictured in order) on their winning proposal to L&B Consultants on aviation sustainability. This was through their participation in the GEOG 474 course on Sustainability in Aviation, taught by Dr. Suzanne Kearns.

The students issued the following statement:

"The idea of sustainability within the aviation industry is an important and relevant topic that is poised to change the way that the industry looks at and solves issues that it faces today. Even more so, making aviation sustainable is not out of reach; by working with each other, having strong leadership and setting realistic goals the sky’s the limit. This course has helped reiterate and rejuvenate these ideas showing how we, as young professionals entering the aviation industry, can make a difference towards a more just and verdant tomorrow. A special thanks to Dr. Kearns for teaching this course and Landrum & Brown for graciously offering their time and expertise to listen to our classes presentations on sustainability within aviation."

The students were awarded with registration to the 2018 Airports Going Green conference, to be held in Atlanta, Georgia. 

See the full article here.