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PI Pedro LLanos
CO-I Sathya Gangadharan
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The following studies were conducted with Co-PIs Dr. Sathya Gangadharan (ERAU) and Kristina Andrijauskaite (University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio [UTHSCSA]).
MESSI Summary: This project was ERAU's second suborbital payload aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard launched May 2, 2019. We analyzed the effects of suborbital flight stressors and various light conditions (red, white, no light) on the Arthrospira platensis, commonly known as Spirulina, aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard launch vehicle. Commercially available cyanobacterium species were cultivated and closely monitored in mother colonies several months before the flight. The aim was to estimate biomass production and growth as a potential dietary alternative for prospective human spaceflight's life support system.
McXIMUS Summary: Zebrafish larvae were exposed to the same physiological stressors they would encounter during suborbital space flight: alterations in light, thermal, and centrifugation conditions, and their behavioral responses were analyzed using the DanioVision (Noldus) behavioral tracking system. Our results showed that zebrafish were most active when kept in a dark environment as measured by swim distance. Also, thermal alterations revealed that zebrafish larvae adapted well to the different temperatures ranging from 25°C to 32°C with the highest levels of locomotor activity observed at 32°C. Finally, the centrifugation tests demonstrated that although zebrafish were exhausted initially, their recovery process was short, lasting for approximately five minutes.
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PI Birce Dikici
CO-I Nonso Onukwuba
CO-I Remelisa Esteves
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Boiling heat transfer is used in variety of industrial processes and applications, such as refrigeration, vapor cycle power generation, heat exchangers, petroleum refining, and chemical manufacturing. Enhancements in boiling heat transfer processes are critical for making these applications more energy efficient.
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CO-I Wendi Kappers
- This project evaluated the pilot implementation of the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) during the 2014-2015 academic year. Participating faculty and students were asked to complete a survey about their experiences with the new system and asked to participate in a qualitative follow-up session (focus groups with students; interviews with faculty members) to identify additional perspectives. During the transition to a new LMS, the university underwent a smaller pilot implementation to help all parties better prepare for the larger, university-wide Canvas implementation slated during the first half of 2015.
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PI Glenn Harmon
- Embry Riddle has increased the research capabilities of the High-Altitude Lab at its Daytona Beach Campus with the addition of a new Mentor Advanced Aircraft Training Device from Frasca.
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PI Virginie Rollin
- Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) have a potential for many application, including the reinforcement of composites used in the aerospace industry, development of sensors, or ultra-light electrical cables for signal transmission.
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PI Eduardo Rojas
- The focus of this CARRER development project is on an emerging antenna fabrication technique that combines additive manufacturing (AM) and pulsed laser machining that has the potentials to fundamentally alter the existing state of the art.
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PI Edwin Mierkiewicz
- The primary aim of this work is to determine the distribution of atomic hydrogen from thermospheric altitudes, into the exosphere on the nightside of the earth. The approach is the coupled analysis of ground-based atomic hydrogen Balmer-alpha and Balmer-beta intensities and line profiles by forward radiative transport (RT) modeling.
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PI John Lanicci
CO-I James Ramsay
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In addition to preparing a new edition of his book Critical Issues in Homeland Security (Routledge), Dr. Ramsay is actively contributing to the advancement of intelligence education frameworks. The evolving threat landscape—marked by complex, transnational challenges such as artificial intelligence, public health crises, and climate change—has strained traditional analytic approaches and highlighted the need for enhanced strategic foresight among intelligence professionals.
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PI Alan Liu
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This project will establish a distributed network of meteor radars and optical instruments in the mid-latitudes of South America, providing continuous measurements of upper atmospheric winds and nighttime wave perturbations in the mesosphere and thermosphere.
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PI Sathya Gangadharan
- The world's primary energy needs are projected to grow by 56% between 2005 and 2030, by an average annual rate of 1.8% per year (International Energy Agency, 2012). Energy policy has confirmed the improvement of the environment sustainability of energy as a primary objective also though increasing use of renewable sources (Increasing Wind Energy's contribution to U.S. Electricity supply, 2008).
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PI Mark Ricklick
CO-I Royce Fernandes
CO-I Yash Mehta
CO-I Simon Martinez
CO-I Bhushan Upalkar
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The accuracy of the simulation of gas turbine component temperatures relies heavily on the selection of appropriate modeling parameters. The focus of this project is the research and development of these parameters, through the comparison to experimental data-sets.