The Department of Applied Aviation Sciences offers four bachelor's degree programs, each unique: Spaceflight Operations, Air Traffic Management, Aerospace and Occupational Safety, and Meteorology.
Each program is very different from the others. However, all are good choices for students who want challenging and rewarding careers working in direct contact with aviation or aerospace but who may not be interested in flight.
For example, the Spaceflight Operations program helps students work in training, management, safety, policy, and planning in private and commercial space programs. This relatively new program helps students fill an expanding need in a growing, innovative field.
The Air Traffic Management program prepares students to work as air traffic controllers, airline dispatchers, or simulation specialists.
Aerospace and Occupational Safety gives students gain the knowledge and the expertise needed to address safety concerns in aviation, aerospace operations, as well as most businesses and industries across the globe. Graduates of the AOS program have gone on to fill key safety management roles in both the public and private sectors.
The Meteorology programs prepare students to be forecasters and researchers in the field of meteorology and weather analysis or to be broadcasters or briefers who provide weather-related information on the air or online.
The department’s facilities include high-definition simulators for air traffic control, a crash lab where students get to experience forensic investigation of aircraft accidents, and a meteorology lab with specialized equipment for broadcasting and forecasting. These programs ensure students graduate with hands-on experience using highly advanced technology.
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Submissions from 2024
Experimental Environmental Profiles and Sloshing Dynamics Aboard Zero-G Aircraft, Pedro J. Llanos, Sathya Gangadharan, and Kevin Crosby
Submissions from 2023
The Effect of Advection on the Three Dimensional Distribution of Turbulent Kinetic Energy and Its Generation in Idealized Tropical Cyclone Simulations, Joshua B. Wadler, David S. Nolan, Jun A. Zhang, Lynn K. Shay, Joseph B. Olsen, and Joseph J. Cione
Submissions from 2022
Assessment of Scientific Payload Carrying Spirulina Onboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard Vehicle, Pedro J. Llanos, Morgan Shilling, Kristina Andrijauskaite, Kody Kidder, and Vijay V. Duraisamy
Submissions from 2021
Predicting a Consumer’s Willingness to Fly with COVID-19 Passport: Domestic and International Models, Sean R. Crouse, Elizabeth K. Combs, and Katherine Bell
Submissions from 2020
Suborbital Payload Testing Aboard Level 3 Rocket Research Platform, Pedro Llanos, Sathya Gangadharan, Nikita Amberkar, Isachi Halphen, Melisa Mastroliberti, and Michelle Munasinghe
Physiological Effects on Scientist Astronaut Candidates: Hypobaric Training Assessment, Pedro Llanos and Diego Garcia
Physiological Effects during Aerobatic Flights on Science Astronaut Candidates, Pedro Llanos and Diego M. Garcia
Submissions from 2019
Application of a Hybrid Statistical–Dynamical System to Seasonal Prediction of North American Temperature and Precipitation, Sarah Strazzo, Dan C. Collins, Andrew Schepen, Q. J. Wang, Emily Becker, and Liweli Jia
An Investigation of the Magneto-Active Slosh Control for Cylindrical Propellant Tanks Using Floating Membranes, Manikandan Vairamani, Pedro Llanos, Balaji Sivasubramanian, Somnath Nagendra, and Kevin Crosby
Submissions from 2018
A Diagnostic Metric for Predicting Tropical Cyclone and Mid-Latitude Floods, Jonathon Klepatzki and Shawn M. Milrad
Reimagining Icarus: Ethics, Law and Policy Considerations for Commercial Human Spaceflight, Sara M. Langston
Submissions from 2017
The Extratropical Transition of Tropical Cyclones. Part I: Cyclonic Evolution and Direct Impacts, Clark Evans, Kimberly M. Wood, Sim D. Aberson, Heather M. Archambault, Shawn M. Milrad, Lance F. Bosart, and et al.
Mapping of IVA Spacesuit Mobility: Design Observations and Functionality, Gavin C. James, Ryan L. Kobrick, and Victor Kitmanyen
Human Factors for Small Net Habitable Volume: The Case for a Close-Quarter Space Habitat Analog, Victor Kitmanyen, Timothy J. Disher, Ryan L. Kobrick, and Jason P. Kring
Creating an Experimental Learning and Research Driven Spacesuit Lab for ERAU, Ryan L. Kobrick and Erik Seedhouse
Suitability Testing for PoSSUM Scientist-Astronaut Candidates Using the Suborbital Space Flight Simulator with an IVA Spacesuit, Pedro J. Llanos, Victor Kitmanyen, Erik Seedhouse, and Ryan L. Kobrick
Mobile Radar as an Undergraduate Education and Research Tool: The ERAU C-BREESE Field Experience with the Doppler On Wheels, Shawn M. Milrad and Christopher G. Herbster
Wiggle 3D Displays of Weather Data, Frederick R. Mosher
Information Technology Approaches to Forest Management, Mary Snow and Richard Snow
Green Building Business is Booming, Richard Snow and Mary Snow
Investigation of the 2013 Alberta Flood from Weather and Climate Perspectives, Bernardo Teufel, G. T. Diro, K. Whan, S. M. Milrad, and et al.
Submissions from 2016
Suitability Testing for PoSSUM Scientist-Astronaut Candidates using the Suborbital Space Flight Simulator with an IVA Spacesuit, Pedro J. Llanos, Erik Seedhouse, and Ryan L. Kobrick
Application of Bioinstrumentation in Developing a Pressure Suit for Suborbital Flight, Pedro Llanos and Erik Seedhouse
New Metric for Defining the Time of Extratropical Transition of Tropical Cyclones, Ajay Raghavendra and Shawn M. Milrad
Until We Meet Again, Richard Snow and Mary Snow
The Influence of Model Resolution on the Simulated Sensitivity Of North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Maximum Intensity to Sea Surface Temperature, Sarah Strazzo, James Elsner, Timothy LaRow, Hiroyuki Murakami, Michael Wehner, and Ming Zhao
Submissions from 2015
Exploring New Lagrangian Cyclers to Enhance Science: Communications with CubeSat Technology, Pedro P. Llanos, Abdiel Santos Galindo, and John Ford
A Meteorological Analysis of the 2013 Alberta Flood: Antecendent Large-Scale Flow Pattern and Synoptic-Dynamic Characteristics, Shawn M. Milrad, John R. Gyakum, and Eyad H. Atallah
A Swirl in the Clouds Near Santa Cruz Island (Images of Note), Bradley M. Muller and Christopher G. Herbster
An Unusual Aerial Photograph of an Eddy Circulation in Marine Stratocumulus Clouds (Picture of the Month), Bradley M. Muller, Christopher G. Herbster, and Frederick R. Mosher
The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health, Mary Snow and Richard Snow
The Impact of Climate Change on Select Ecosystems, Mary Snow and Richard Snow
The Damaging Effects of Climate Change Denial, Richard Snow and Mary Snow
Exploring How Social Media Can Be Used to Promote Space Awareness: A Case Study of the Yuri's Night Web 2.0, Alan Steinberg, Jeffrey Alles, and Ryan L. Kobrick
Quantifying the Sensitivity of Maximum, Limiting, and Potential Tropical Cyclone Intensity to SST: Observations Versus the FSU/ COAPS Global Climate Model, Sarah Strazzo, James Elsner, and Tim LaRow
Hurricanes and Climate The U.S. Clivar Working Group on Hurricanes, Kevin J.E. Walsh, Suzana J. Camargo, Gabriel A. Vecchi, Anne Sophie Daloz, James Elsner, Kerry Emanuel, Michael Horn, Young-Kwon Lim, Malcom Roberts, Christina Patricola, Enrico Scoccimarro, Adam H. Sobel, Sarah Strazzo, Gabrielle Villarini, Michael Wehner, Ming Zhao, James P. Kossin, Tim LaRow, Kazuyoshi Oouchi, Sigfried Schubert, Hui Wang, Julio Bacmeister, Ping Chang, Fabrice Chauvin, Christiane Jablonowski, Arun Kumar, Hiroyuki Murakami, Tomoaki Ose, Kevin A. Reed, Ramalingam Saravanan, Yohei Yamada, Colin M. Zarzycki, Pier Luigi Vidale, Jefferey A. Jonas, and Naomi Henderson
Submissions from 2014
Developing Space: Political and Socio-Economic Rationales of Emerging Space Programs, Sandra Cabrera-Alvarado, Sara Langston, and Tanay Sharma
Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change with Wind Energy and GIS, Rachael Isphording, Richard Snow, and Mary Snow
Overview of Instruments for Investigating Dust Interactions on Small Solar System Bodies by Landers and Rovers, Ryan L. Kobrick, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Kenneth W. Street Jr., and Douglas L. Rickman
Synoptic Typing and Precursors of Heavy Warm-Season Precipitation Events at Montreal, Québec, Shawn M. Milrad, Eyad H. Atallah, John R. Gyakum, and Giselle Dookhie
On the Dynamics, Thermodynamics, and Forecast Model Evaluation of Two Snow-Burst Events in Southern Alberta, Shawn M. Milrad, John R. Gyakum, Kelly Lombardo, and Eyad H. Atallah
Reduction of Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Mitigate Climate Change Impacts, Mary Snow and Richard Snow
Climate Change: The Proof and the Process, Richard Snow and Mary Snow
The Grand Thaw: Our Vanishing Cryosphere, Richard Snow and Mary Snow
Submissions from 2013
Sensitivity of Limiting Hurricane Intensity to SST in the Atlantic from Observations and GCMs, James Elsner, Sarah Strazzo, Thomas H. Jagger, Timothy LaRow, and Ming Zhao
Assessing Safety Culture within a Flight Training Organization, David Freiwald, Carolina Lenz-Anderson, and Erik Baker
A Meteorological Analysis of Important Contributions to the 1999-2005 Canadian Prairie Drought, Lisa M. Hryciw, Eyad H. Atallah, Shawn M. Milrad, and John R. Gyakum
Paradigms for Cybersecurity Education in a Homeland Security Program, Gary C. Kessler and James Ramsay
Paradigms for Cybersecurity Education in a Homeland Security Program, Gary C. Kessler and James D. Ramsay
Heteroclinic and Homoclinic Connections Between the Sun-Earth Triangular Points and Quasi-Satellite Orbits for Solar Observations, Pedro J. Llanos, Gerald R. Hintz, Martin W. Lo, and James K. Miller
Precipitation Modulation by the Saint Lawrence River Valley in Association with Transitioning Tropical Cyclones, Shawn M. Milrad, Eyad H. Atallah, and John R. Gyakum
Synoptic-Scale Precursors, Characteristics and Typing of Nocturnal Mesoscale Convective Complexes in the Great Plains, Shawn M. Milrad and Cailee M. Kelly
Attempting to Turn Night into Day; Development of Visible like Nighttime Satellite Images, Frederick R. Mosher
The Case to Accredit Homeland Security Programs: Why Outcomes-based Accreditation Makes Sense, James D. Ramsay
There's a Pattern Here: The Case to Integrate Environmental Security into Homeland Security Strategy, James D. Ramsay
The 2012 Pilot Source Study (Phase III): Response to the Pilot Certification and Qualification Requirements for Air Carrier Operations, Guy M. Smith, Derek Herchko, Elizabeth Bjerke, Mary Niemczyk, Robert Nullmeyer, Julie Paasch, and David A. NewMyer
Frequency, Intensity, and Sensitivity to Sea Surface Temperature Of North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones in Best-Track and Simulated Data, Sarah Strazzo, James B. Elsner, Jill C. Trepanier, and Kerry A. Emanuel
Observed Versus GCM-Generated Local Tropical Cyclone Frequency: Comparisons Using a Spatial Lattice, Sarah Strazzo, Daniel J. Halperin, James Elsner, Tim LaRow, and Ming Zhao
Validation of Proposed Metrics for Two-Body Abrasion Scratch Test Analysis Standards: In Principle, Any Scratch Can Be Analyzed by This Method, Kenneth W. Street, Ryan L. Kobrick, and David M. Klaus
A Thermodynamic Analysis of an Intense North American Arctic Air Mass, Jessica K. Turner, John Gyakum, and Shawn M. Milrad
Adjusted Tornado Probabilities, Holly M. Widen, James B. Elsner, Cameron Amrine, Rizalino B. Cruz, Erik Fraza, Laura Michaels, Loury Migliorelli, Brendan Mulholland, Michael Patterson, Sarah Strazzo, and Guang Xing
Submissions from 2012
Asteroid Retrieval Feasibility Study, John Brophy, Fred Culick, Louis Friedman, Pedro Llanos, and et al.
Sensitivity of Limiting Hurricane Intensity to Ocean Warmth, James B. Elsner, Sarah Strazzo, Jill C. Trepanier, and Thomas H. Jagger
Disparities in Weather Education Across Professional Flight Baccalaureate Degree Programs, Thomas A. Guinn, Krista M. Rader, and Thomas A. Guinn
Commercial Space, Diane Howard
Introduction to Cryptography, Gary C. Kessler
The Advanced Persistent Threat and the Role of Cybersecurity Education, Gary C. Kessler
Perceptual Framing of Homeland Security, Linda Kiltz and James D. Ramsay
Revisiting 3D Stereo Satellite Image Displays, Frederick R. Mosher
Synoptic-Scale Environments Conducive to Orographic Impacts on Cold-Season Surface Wind Regimes at Montreal, Quebec, Alissa Razy; Shawn M. Milrad; Eyad H, Atallah; and John R. Gyakum
Synoptic-Scale Analysis of Freezing Rain Events in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Gina M. Ressler, Shawn M. Milrad, Eyad H. Atallah, and John R. Gyakum
Generation of Four Dimensional Grid of Probabilistic Hazards for Use by Decision Support Tools, Ian A. Wilson
Submissions from 2011
A Guide for Homeland Security Instructors Preparing Physical Critical Infrastructure Protection Courses, Steven Hart and James D. Ramsay
Commercial Space, Diane Howard
Validation of Proposed Metrics for Two-Body Abrasion Scratch Test Analysis Standards, Ryan L. Kobrick, David M. Klaus, and Kenneth W. Street
A Diagnostic Examination of the Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec Wintertime Convection Event of 28 January 2010, Shawn M. Milrad, John R. Gyakum, Eyad H. Atallah, and Jennifer F. Smith
Global Satellite Images for Aviation Operations, Frederick R. Mosher and James Block
Submissions from 2010
Commercial Space, Diane Howard
Three-Body Abrasion Testing Using Lunar Dust Simulants to Evaluate Surface System Materials, Ryan L. Kobrick, Kenneth G. Budinski, Kenneth W. Street Jr., and David M. Klaus
Defining an Abrasion Index for Lunar Surface Systems as a Function of Dust Interaction Modes and Variable Concentration Zones, Ryan L. Kobrick, David M. Klaus, and Kenneth W. Street Jr.
Standardization of a Volumetric Displacement Measurement for Two-Body Abrasion Scratch Test Data Analysis, Ryan L. Kobrick, David M. Klaus, and Kenneth W. Street Jr.
A Diagnostic Examination of Consecutive Extreme Cool-Season Precipitation Events at St. John's, Newfoundland, in December 2008, Shawn M. Milrad, Eyad H. Atallah, and John R. Gyakum
Synoptic Typing of Extreme Cool-Season Precipitation Events at St. John's, Newfoundland, 1979-2005, Shawn M. Milrad, Eyad H. Atallah, and John R. Gyakum
Analysis of Causes of Icing Conditions Which Contributed to the Crash of Continental Flight 3407, Frederick R. Mosher, Debbie Schaum, Chris Herbster, and Tom Guinn
Development of an Outcomes-Based Undergraduate Curriculum in Homeland Security, James D. Ramsay, Daniel Cutrer, and Robert Raffel
Pilot Source Study: An Analysis of Pilot Backgrounds and Subsequent Success in US Regional Airline Training Programs, Guy M. Smith, David A. NewMyer, Elizabeth Bjerke, Mary Niemczyk, and Raymond A. Hamilton
The Challenge of Climate Change in the Classroom, Richard Snow and Mary Snow
Submissions from 2009
Access Mars: Assessing Cave Capabilities Establishing Specific Solutions: Final Report, Abdul Mohsen Al Husseini, Luis Alvarez Sanchez, Konstantinos Antonakopoulos, Jeffrey (Johannes) Apeldoorn, Kenneth Lowell Ashford Jr., Kutay Deniz Atabay, Sara Langston, and et al.
Digital Forensics: Everything Leaves a Trace in Cyberspace, Gary C. Kessler
Developing Abrasion Test Standards for Evaluating Lunar Construction Materials, Ryan L. Kobrick, David M. Klaus, and Kenneth W. Street
Dynamical and Precipitation Structures of Poleward-Moving Tropical Cyclones in Eastern Canada, 1979-2005, Shawn M. Milrad, Eyad H. Atallah, and John R. Gyakum
Synoptic-Scale Characteristics and Precursors of Cool-Season Precipitation Events at St. John's, Newfoundland, 1979-2005, Shawn M. Milrad, Eyad H. Atallah, and John R. Gyakum
The Reestablishment of American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius), Mary Snow and Richard Snow
Submissions from 2008
The Identification and Verification of Hazardous Convective Cells Over Oceans Using Visible and Infrared Satellite Observations, Michael F. Donovan, Earle R. Williams, Cathy Kessinger, Gary Blackburn, Paul H. Herzegh, Richard L. Bankert, Steve Miller, and Frederick R. Mosher
Commercial Space, Diane Howard
On Teaching TCP/IP Protocol Analysis to Computer Forensics Examiners, Gary C. Kessler
Over-Ocean Validation of the Global Convective Diagnostic, David W. Martin, Richard A. Kohrs, Frederick R. Mosher, Carlo Maria Medaglia, and Claudia Adamo
Global Composite of Volcanic Ash “Split Window” Geostationary Satellite Images, Frederick R. Mosher
GIS Forest Inventory and Evaluation in the Wake of Climate Change, Mary Snow and Richard K. Snow
