The competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students located anywhere in the world. Papers must relate to aircraft noise and/or emissions reduction. Of particular interest are papers describing research in:

•     socio-economic effects of noise and emissions
•     operational measures for noise and emissions reduction
•     compatible land use management
•     gaseous and particulate matter emissions and mitigation
•     climate and air quality effects of aviation emissions
•     alternative fuels
•     aviation environmental policy
•     aircraft and engine design for environment.

The competition seeks to capture the best ideas concerning technical solutions, economic analyses, methodologies, and processes that work towards reducing aviation noise and emissions exposure through source reduction technologies, alternative fuels, operating procedures, compatible land use management, and policy implementation.