People
Dr. Susan Hotle, Associate Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
shotle3@vt.edu, 540-231-7407
200 Patton Hall, 750 Drillfield Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Current and Graduated Students
Jeongwoo Park
M.S. 2024 (expected)- Using ASDE-X to Estimate Deicing Facility Capacity and Delays
Marcella Kaplan (Co-advised with Dr. Kevin Heaslip, University of Tennessee)
PhD 2023 (expected)- Optimization of Delivery as a Service
Tomek Gradzki
M.S. 2023- Updating Airport Layout Information using Aircraft Surface Trajectories
Courtney Jones
M.S. 2023- System Wide Information Management (SWIM) data collection and analysis
Dr. Osama Alsalous
PhD 2022- Airport Performance Metrics Analysis: Application to Terminal Airspace, Deicing, and Throughput
Nancy Kaur
M.S. 2022- Flight Flow Evaluation at Chicago O’Hare Airport Using ASDE-X Surveillance
Dr. Mihir Rimjha (Co-advised with Dr. Antonio Trani, Virginia Tech)
PhD 2021- Urban Air Mobility: Demand Estimation and Feasibility Analysis
Dr. Stephanie Atallah
PhD 2020- The Impact of Airport Size on Service Continuity and Operational Performance
M.S. 2017- The Impact of Airline Market Competition Structure on Fares
Dr. Navid Mirmohammadsadeghi (Co-advised with Dr. Antonio Trani, Virginia Tech)
PhD 2020- Development of an Aircraft Landing Database and Models to Estimate Aircraft Runway Occupancy Times
M.S. 2017- Improvements to Airport Systems Capacity and Efficiency Using Computer Models and Tools
Mia Li
M.S. 2019- Taxiing Efficiency Evaluation in Major U.S. Airports Using ASDE-X Surveillance
Elham Hajhashemi (Co-advised with Dr. Pam Murray-Tuite, Clemson University)
M.S. 2018- Agent-based Modeling for Recovery Planning after Hurricane Sandy
Kunal Singh (Co-advised with Dr. Pam Murray-Tuite, Clemson University)
M.S. 2017- Health Risk Perception for Household Trips and Associated Protection Behavior during an Influenza Outbreak
Sadhana Chukkala
M.S. 2017- Effect of airline mergers on the operational performance and cancellations