Education   :: NEXTOR Graduates :: Student Awards :: Thesis Reports :: Short Courses	Education   Overview: Over one hundred graduate students have participated in NEXTOR research and received their Ph.D. or Masters’ degrees from core NEXTOR research Universities since the organization’s inception in 1996. In addition to the NEXTOR graduate student programs, the core NEXTOR Universities have established programs to provide FAA and industry employees with numerous opportunities for research and higher education. NEXTOR co-sponsors short courses with the FAA that are open to any FAA, federal government or industry affiliate employee interested in air transportation systems analysis. Short courses are taught by NEXTOR faculty members are designed for mid-senior level managers and decision makers.