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E-cigarette nicotine deposition and persistence on glass and cotton surfaces

  • PI Cheri Marcham

    CO-I Beverly Wood

    CO-I Evan Floyd

    CO-I Susan Arnold

  • This study examined whether nicotine from electronic cigarette aerosols deposits on indoor surfaces and how long it persists. Using controlled chamber experiments, the research demonstrated that nicotine readily deposits on both glass and cotton surfaces and remains detectable for several days, with substantially longer persistence on cotton materials, indicating potential for thirdhand nicotine exposure.
Effects of Institutional Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic on Undergraduate Faculty and Students Across STEM Disciplines

  • PI Chelsea LeNoble

    CO-I Allison Kwesell

  • The project's specific aims are to: (1) examine teaching and learning experiences of undergraduate faculty and students in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; (2) examine the effects of faculty and student reactions on undergraduate STEM teaching and learning; and (3) leverage findings to develop actionable recommendations for colleges and universities to best prepare and protect their faculty, staff, and students and the integrity of undergraduate STEM education.
Evaluation of potential exposure risks from 3D printing operations using video and direct reading instrument datalogging

  • CO-I Justin Reed

    CO-I Cheri Marcham

  • Internal College of Aviation funding supported a multi-year study evaluating potential particle and VOC exposure risks associated with 3-D printing operations. The work involved student collaboration and resulted in multiple peer-reviewed conference posters and presentations at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exhibition (AIHce), including a virtual presentation in 2021.
Examining and addressing the content knowledge development needs of Florida's aspiring and newly-qualified mathematics teachers

  • PI Catherine Paolucci

    CO-I Darryl Chamberlain

    CO-I Christopher Redding

    CO-I Sam Vancini

    CO-I Ashley Reese

  • This project aims to support content knowledge development for secondary mathematics teachers, particularly those whose pathway to certification has included limited post-secondary studies of mathematics. 

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Hidden Dangers on the Flight Deck: A Stakeholder Analysis of the Issues Surrounding Commercial Pilot Mental Health

  • PI Mark Miller

    CO-I Katie Coleman Assad

  • A comprehensive stakeholder analysis of commercial pilot mental health in the US.

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Improving Undergraduate Student Persistence, Performance, and Perspectives in Online STEM Courses via a Community of Inquiry and Decreasing Students' Cognitive Load

  • PI Emily Faulconer

    CO-I Darryl Chamberlain

    CO-I Beverly Wood

  • ​This project aims to serve the national interest in high-quality undergraduate STEM education by designing and studying a pilot program to improve online discussion forums in STEM courses. The goal of the project is to positively impact student persistence, performance, and perspectives in asynchronous online STEM courses.

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Prospective Gains in Safety and Cost Management; Using the HFACS to Proactively Address Organization Influences that Cause Human Error

  • PI Mark Miller

    PI Michelle Hight

  • Using the HFACS to identify organization influences causes to accidents.

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Representations of the Military in 20th Century Ethnic American Literature

  • PI Kara Fontenot

  • Building on existing literary and ethnic studies scholarship with respect to the construction of American identity, I am considering the political work of representations of the U.S military in ethnic American literature. Ethnic American texts that contain representations of the U.S. military are an essential yet understudied part of a politicized, nation-centered critical discourse that examines strategies for constructing and negotiating national identity, practices of inclusion and exclusion with regard to citizenship and relationships between individual, racial group, ethnic group and nation.

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sUAS Agricultural Aerial Application Spreading Efficiency

  • PI David Thirtyacre

    CO-I Joseph Cerreta

    CO-I Scott Burgess

  • The use of UAS in agricultural operations is increasing under the 14CFR Part 137 regulations. However, there is little data on the efficiency of using UAS to spread gradual products. This research seeks to determine efficiency through flight testing.

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The Effect of Using PollEverywhere Technology in Large-Lecture Classrooms
  • The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of using PollEverywhere web software on student engagement in large lecture courses.
The Rise and Fall of the Veterans' Airlines

  • PI Alan Bender

  • This is an investigation into a practically unknown chapter in U.S. airline history: the advent of a brand new breed of airlines in the aftermath of World War II, mom-and-pop discounters immensely popular with the general public but very threatening to the established airlines and to the federal regulatory system.

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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Application to Support Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF)

  • PI Brent Terwilliger

    CO-I David Ison

    CO-I Dennis Vincenzi

    CO-I Dahai Liu

  • This continuing research project features refinement of UAS application methods to support of ARFF responses. Previously, modeling and simulation, in combination with UAS attribute performance models, was implemented to better understand challenges, limitations, and potential benefits of UAS support. However, based on the findings and recommendations of the original inquiry, the research will be expanded to include examination of operator knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs), performance rating standards, and appropriate training requirements and delivery approaches.