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Air-Deployed sUAS and StreamSonde Measurements of Turbulence in the High Wind Tropical Cyclone Surface Layer
  • PI Joshua Wadler

  • ​The primary objective of this proposal is to use uncrewed aircraft technology and atmospheric profilers to measure turbulence in the tropical cyclone (TC) boundary layer and to use those measurements to improve NOAA’s operational models.
An Empirical Study of the Evolution of Homeland Security Definitions in Federal Documents
  • PI Alexander Siedschlag

    CO-I Andrea Jerkovic

  • This ongoing empirical study (quantitative systematic review) systematically tracks the evolution of official homeland security definitions from related federal strategies, frameworks, guidelines, the Quadrennial Homeland Security Reviews (QHSRs), enterprise agencies’ strategic plans, and pertinent legislation. Continuing and changing ingredients of the sprouting public policy and strategy definition of homeland security will be identified.
An Exploratory Study of General Aviation Visual to Instrument Meteorological Condition Contextual Factors
  • PI James Hartman

    CO-I Mark Friend

  • The purpose of this dissertation was to bridge the existing literature gap of outdated contextual factor (CF) research through examination and determination of current General Aviation (GA) Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 visual flight rules (VFR)-into-instrument meteorological condition (IMC) contextual factors. Contextual factors are a multifaceted arrangement of pertinent events or occurrences contributing to pilot accidents in weather-related decision-making errors. 
An Investigation of Factors that Influence Passengers’ Intentions to Use Biometric Technologies at Airports
  • PI Kabir Kasim

    CO-I Scott Winter

  • This research investigated the factors that influence passengers’ intentions to choose the use of biometrics over other methods of identification. The current study utilized a quantitative research method via an online survey of 689 persons from Amazon ® Mechanical Turk ® (MTurk) and employed structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques for data analysis. The study utilized the theory of planned behavior (TPB) as the grounded theory, while perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use were included as additional factors that could influence individuals’ intentions to use new technology.

Analyticity and kernel stabilization of unbounded derivations on C*-algebras
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    We first show that a derivation studied recently by E. Christensen has a set of analytic elements which is strong operator topology-dense in the algebra of bounded operators on a Hilbert space, which strengthens a result of Christensen. Our second main result shows that this derivation has kernel stabilization, that is, no elements have derivative eventually equal to 0 unless their first derivative is 0. As applications, we (1) show that a family of derivations on C*-algebras studied by Bratteli and Robinson has kernel stabilization, and (2) we provide sufficient conditions for when two operators which satisfy the Heisenberg Commutation Relation must both be unbounded.

Argumentative Knowledge Construction in Asynchronous Calculus Discussion Boards
  • PI Zackery Reed

    CO-I Darryl Chamberlain

    CO-I Karen Keene

  • Social learning tasks can provide additional cognitive benefits to students. These tasks are necessarily different in an asynchronous environment though. Our proposed study will investigate how instructors can encourage students to socially construct knowledge during asynchronous discussions. 

Arriving at a Better Answer: a decision matrix for science lab course format
  • PI Emily Faulconer

    CO-I James Hanamean

    CO-I Laura Faulconer

  • This paper presents a decision matrix for identifying ideal lab format based on institutional parameters for safety, budget, etc.

Assessing If Motivation Impacts General Aviation Pilots’ Persistence in Varying Weather Conditions
  • PI Sabrina Woods

    CO-I Scott Winter

  • Continued flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions is the predominant cause for fatal accidents by percentage, for general aviation aircraft operations. It is possible that a pilot’s motivation or reason for flying will override other safer, more logical courses of action when a hazard presents itself. The decision appears to stem from a willingness to persist in a course of action despite factors that indicate an alternate and safer course is warranted. This research addresses what is currently presumed about the decision to continue flying under visual flight rules into instrument conditions and marries those ideas with the extensive studies on how theoretically affects the decision-making process.

ASSURE A55
  • PI Richard Stansbury

    PI Christopher Herbster

  • The aviation industry uses flight data recorders (FDR) and cockpit voice recorders (CVR) to investigate accidents and incidents. FDRs record sensor data to provide information about an aircraft’s technical status, while CVRs record sounds from the cockpit to draw conclusions through crew communications and environmental sounds.
Astronomy
  • PI Pragati Pradhan

    CO-I Brian Rachford

    CO-I Noel Richardson

  • Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences, as people have been observing and learning from the stars for thousands of years. Astronomy has expanded beyond visible light to include the full spectrum of electromagnetic waves, from radio to x-rays and gamma rays, as well as cosmic messengers beyond the electromagnetic spectrum.
Astroparticle Physics
  • PI Darrel Smith

    CO-I Brennan Hughey

  • In the 1950s and 1960s, high-energy and cosmic-ray physics developed into two different fields of research. However, in the last 20 years, they have come together in a most peculiar way. As space physicists explored the sources and mechanisms for producing cosmic rays, they also realized that it was impossible to measure the dynamics of the early universe (i.e., the first 400,000 years).
Automated Homework System: Improving Teaching Quality by Utilizing Technology
  • PI Farshid Azadian

  • One of the essential elements in improving the students' skills and abilities and helping them to better understand the course materials is homework assignments. A well designed and purposeful homework not only enhances the student's understanding but also may provide valuable feedback to instructors.