The Daytona Beach Undergraduate Student Works collection showcases undergraduate student research. This research includes journal and magazine articles, poster sessions from Discovery Day, group and club projects, as well as creative endeavors.
Events from 2024
Advanced LASER Mining Array, Jacob R. Romeo
Advancing the Development of the Magneto-Active Slosh Control (MaSC) System for Spacecraft and Launch Vehicles, Eden Antalec, Karthik Kolipaka, Jack Murray, Cora Belekewicz, Dara Metz, Anthony Damon, Michal Wlodarski, Jose Rocha-Puscar, and Thomas Jones
Ages of White Dwarf Stars, Alisa Tiselska, Ted von Hippel Dr., and Allyson Woodruff
Airbus Financial Analysis - We Make It Fly, Jane Lam
Analyzing the air mask fit for bearded commercial airline pilots., Hannah Lyons, Gavin Weinheimer, Cecilia Zoutewelle, Ezra O'connell, and John French
An Empirical Daisy Chain Method for Determining Wide Binary Star Ages Based on Cluster Data, Aldir Moreira
A New Biological Inspired Resource Allocation Algorithm for Distributed Multi Agent Systems with Limited Knowledge, Julia Gorthey
A Novel Approach To Modular Ramjet Inlets, Emily Bendeck, Dylan Nagowski, Joseph Deleo, and Nicolai Nandlal
Antimicrobial Profile of Oral Biofilms: Insights and Implications, Jaden McBride and Ashley Lunt
Application of Matrices for Facial Recognition, Henry Peters
Artificially Intelligent Route Building Unsupervised Drone, Jose Castelblanco, Conor Metz, and Maddox Morrison
Assessing bacterial quorum sensing through measuring bioluminescence with Vibrio fischeri exposed to simulated microgravity, Paulina Slick, Maria C. Tobarra, Alba Chavez, and Hugo Castillo
Assessing Vulnerability to Heat Stress Trends in the Southeast United States, Desiree Knight and Shawn M. Milrad
Assess the Effect of Electrical Flight Bag (EFB) on General Aviation Pilot Situation Awareness in Different Conditions, Dongguang Yu
Attitude Control Testbed in Vacuum, Justin Hartland, Dylan Ballback, Ryan Taylor, Isaac Stitt, Jacob Salazar, and Anuhya Suhas
Bridging the Gap: Women's Leadership Roles in Disaster Management, Kirsten Tse and Chelsea Tse
Comparative study of simulated and observed blended light curves for unambiguous stellar rotation period determinations, Luca Guida, Ryan J. Reynolds, Mariel Lares Martiz, and Terry Oswalt
Comprehensive Review of Distracted Driving Programs in the United States, Keenan P. Hubbard; Amelia K. Lawson; Nolan J. Metz; Kiara R, Meggit-Goff; Charles H. Hruda; and Jacob D. Wilhelm
Data-driven Methods for Partial Differential Equations, Josephine Parker, Oliva Holdeman, Collin Sunes, Lola Torres, and Caleb Chronowski
Data Reduction from Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy Telescopes and Analysis with Multiple Surveys for Slow Rotating Stars for Gyrochronology, Ahnika Gee and Kylie Boyer
Design and Analysis of Tungsten Carbide Ceramic Coating for Lunar Regolith Damage Mi, Miquela Smith, Caleb Thompson, Justin Astacio, Maximus Mendez, Tristian Ahuna Sr., Zeba Momin, Kristen Sanchez-Ramirez, Joanna Fnu, Avi Waghraya, Abigail Meyers, and Luizandrei Galanida
Designing the Future of Amateur Astronomy: 3D Printed Telescopes, Ahnika Gee, Robert Thibodeau, and Nicholas Trunzo
Detecting Stellar Rotation with the Synchrosqueezing Wavelet Transform, Cassandra McGinley, Mariel Lares Martiz, Terry Oswalt, and Derek Buzasi
Detecting UV Filters in Fish Tissue, Angel Hinojosa
Detecting UV Filters in Fish Tissue, Angel Hinojosa
Developing a Pipeline to Automate Plant Growth Measuring, Collin R. Topolski, Paulina Slick, Emma Costa, Monica Garcia, and Hugo Castillo
Diurnal Immune Cell Migration Patterns Characterized in the Spaceflight Environment, Angela Cebula, Marissa Burke, Erik Larsen, Kaylin Juarez, Carol Mitchell, Cassandra M. Juran, Candice G. T. Tahimic, Stephanie Tabares Ruiz, Janani Iyer, Stephanie Puukila, Siddhita D. Mhatre, Joshua S. Alwood, Marianne B. Sowa, April E. Ronca, and Amber M. Paul
Drug Repurposing in Mycology: Finasteride and NSAIDs Efficacy as Potential Antifungals Against Yeast Strains Isolated From the International Space Station, Stefani Capasso Villanueva, Reilly Skye Taylor, Sebastian Tusa Tucker, and Ana Isabel Cruz Beltrami
Energy Storage Systems, Rebecca Macdonald
Event-Driven Demand Modeling of European Private Aviation Travel, Noa Teed and Michael Leitelt
Event-Driven Demand Modeling of European Private Aviation Travel, Noa Teed and Michael Leitelt
Exoplanet Research with NASA's EXOTIC, Ahnika Gee, Kylie Boyer, Cole Gresham, Anthony Raduazzo, Cassandra McGinley, Kate Shenk, and Sally Kingan
Exploring Micro-, Meso-, and Macro- thriving in engineering: Implications for engineering education and engineering ethics, Rachel Swan, Julianna Gesun, and Bryan Watson
Exploring the Potential of Recyclable PDMS-Based Polymers for Self-Healing, Flexible Sensor Applications, Forrest Dohner
Exploring trends in tornado outbreaks and greenhouse gas concentrations, Heidi Erfourth and Zoe Searcy
FE-PINN Optimization, Christina Bocirnea
Fiber-Reinforced Composites, Rebecca Macdonald
Finasteride Affects on Planaria Regeneration, Ja'Hann M. Hannor
Finding Subdwarf B stars using Python automation and TESS data, Lindsay Spence and Tomomi Otani
Flexjet Crew Preferences Conflict Adaptive Monitoring, Jessica Christa Wira, Caelin Sergent, and Trent Bazemore
Framework for a Case Study Based Course in Safety and Mission Assurance in Human Spaceflight, Liz Bosch and Joshua B. McGurn
Freshman Student Sleep and Academic Stress Levels: An Empirical Study for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Julia Cortese
GEM3 Propellant Viability Test, Matthew Karten
Gyrochronology: TESS Light Curve Analysis, Myles Curtis, Dori Stein, Heather Hancock, Terry Oswalt, and Mariel Lares
Implementation of Turtle-Based Consensus Algorithms on Drone Swarm Search & Rescue, Jack Capuano, Austen Pallen, and Grace Gratton
Innovative Design of Fire Training Simulator, Amelia Austin, Shannon Gibley, Cole Tipler, Mathew Moore, and Chandler Futrell
Investigating Spatial Disorientation Related Aviation Mishaps Utilizing Machine Learning Keyword Extraction Models, Katherine Hoffsetz
Investigating the significance of water associated with organic matter towards atmospheric Aerosol Liquid Water Content in Florida, Megan Neumann, Marwa El-Sayed, and Shannon Capps
In-vitro investigation of pathophysiologic responses to exercise conditions in single ventricular patients, Anthony Damon, Martin Cinelli, Keyu Vadaliya, Clayton Purdy, Levi Blumer, Ray Prather, Arka Das, Alain Kassab, Eduardo Divo, and William DeCampli
Leveraging Drug Repurposing: A Strategic Approach to Combat Bacterial Infections., Wesley Flewelling, Anderson Y. Jeon, and Giovanni Benjamin
Mixed-Reality Information Kit for Exploration (MIKE), Cole Montrose, Joseph DeMartini, Miranda Young, Joyce Garcia, and Garydon Russell
Modeling Predictions of the Performance of Tube Bank Heat Exchangers with Phase Change Materials, Jared C. Williams and Casey Troxler
Modeling Recent Asteroid Disruptions in the Solar System, Jarrett Dieterle, Kate Shenk, Rhiannon Hicks, Skylar G. Butler, Ian Donnelly, and Ethan Fajardo
No Name (Tentative) Senior Design Project, Phoebe Fleshman
On the Mathematical Modeling of an Antenna in the 5G RF2 Range, Kian Greene, Samuel Quinutolo, and Gianna Napoleon
OpenMutt - 3D Printed Robotic Quadruped Educational Controls Platform, Dylan Ballback, Bryan Gonzalez, Avery Cuenin, Marcus Targonski, Jack Caiola, Dominick Strollo, Harrison Bryant, Allure Adams, Stephanie Sibayan, Sanjana Murthy, and Joseph Perry
Optimizing Air & Water CPU Cooling, Megan Parker
Persistent stress during pregnancy influences thymic development in murine offspring, Alexander Schroeder, Cassandra M. Juran, Carol Mitchell, and Amber M. Paul
Plant and Microbial Interactions Under Simulated Lunar Conditions, Emma Costa, Parker Mann, Paulina Slick, Collin Topolski, Maria Tobarra, and Hugo Castillo
Post-Pandemic Recovery at Boeing, Gunnar Larsson
Power System Testing and Verification for a Space Camera System With 18650 Batteries, Vikas A. Patel and Nicola Bella Ruiz
Predicting Fatigue Impairment for Industry, Amanda Dhanpaul, Hannah Lyons, Dominic Sandell, Brianna Magdaleno, Savannah Burke, Inga Agustsdottir, Alice Eriksson, Rowan Knauf, Eva Zaragoza, and John French PhD
Project McClane: Developing a Pipe Inspection Robot, Torsten Hollinghead, Leonard Farrell, and Ivy Moore
Quantitative Analysis for Industrial Computed Tomography, Thomas Pasfield, Ioannis Paraschos, Kian Greene, Ryan Reynolds, Dylan Pereira, and Jacob Koscinski
Quantitative Measurement of Marine and Fungal Biofilm Dynamics: Insights into Ecological and Biomedical Implications, Ryan F. Rednick, Mariposa C. Magee, and Alba A. Chavez
Radiation Orbital Shielding Investigation Satellite, Jacob Lahue, Jackson Lamb, and Steven Insignares
Relationship identification between triggers and electrophysiological changes in the brain and the overall human physiology during migraines, Dominic Sandell
Safety Training Procedure for Precision Tank Entry, Olvin Laureano Santana, Yongseong Won, Layton Hicks, Shelby Morgan Ernst, and Javier E. Janer
Sandpiper Food Search Algorithm: A New Optimization Approach for Agents with Limited Knowledge, Jessica Christa Wira and Spoorti Nanjamma
Satellite Autonomous Launch and Assembly (SATLASS) Cold Gas Propulsion System and Nozzle Geometry, Anthony Todisco and Anirudh Aggarwal
Selection of A Computer Vision Algorithm to Track Bed Bug Swarms, Maxwell Moolchan and Pranav Kumar
Self-Balancing Wheeled Robot for Discontinuous Terrains, Kilian O. Olen
Solving Inverse Problems Using Finite-Element Physics Informed Neural Networks in Presence of Noise, Anthony Lore Starleaf and Siddharth S. Parida
Stimulation of soil native microflora to stabilize soils after wildfires, Christopher Legon
Sustainability Applied in the Amazonia, Beatrice M. Ribeiro and Lucas Acosta
Swarm UAVs for Area Mapping in GPS-denied Locations, Daniel G. Golan, Patrick M. Kennedy, Bryan M. Gonzalez, Ethan X. Thomas, Kyle M. Fox, Ryan A. Taylor, and Joseph M. Perry
Tardigrade Bio-ExplorAtion Reproduction Research Satellite (tBEARR), Joshua T. Lozano, Natalie Brattain, Luke Ritchie, and Zachary Readdick
The Gap Between Male and Female Enrollment in Aerospace Engineering: A Problem Solution Analysis for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Lauren Augusto
The Impact of Light Pollution on Observational Resources, Ahnika Gee, Myles Curtis, Thomas Matney, Sean Smith, Cole Gresham, Raiden Keefer, Cassandra McGinley, Viviana Loguercio, Harrison Zimmermann, and Madison Costello
The Influence of Gender on Personal Grooming Behaviors among ERAU Students, Austin Wood
The Investigation of Thermal Energy Storage - Heat Pump Integration for Residential Applications, Martin Rosales, Jared Williams, Spencer Marinac, John Bai, and Gianluca Borgese
The Invisible Monster Returns: Further Investigations of the Epsilon Aurigae Disk, Nathan D. Clark and Kian N. Greene
Toolbox for optimizing spacecraft ascent trajectory from launch to lower earth orbit, Divyeshwari Vansadia, Anubhav Dasgupta, and Ishan Dubey
Tracking Bed Bug Movement in the Presence of CO2 using Computer Vision, Austen Pallen and James E. Hand
Training Simulation for Fall Protection in Commercial Construction, Lauren Fitzpatrick, Ashley Mueller, Josepeh Johnson, and Anna Dzyak
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Detection Using Acoustics and Quantum Signal Processing, Lynette Ramirez
Using Strain Gauges to Measure Local Strain in Cyclic Triaxial Testing, Keenan Hubbard
Variable-Height Wind Tunnel Fairing, Jordan D. Birjandi and Leonardo Martinez
What an astronaut’s gut microbiome must feel in space: Simulated microgravity and ionizing radiation changing Escherichia coli’s growth dynamics., Parker Mann and Hugo Castillo
Writing Matters in Student Employment, Karen Bronshteyn, Lindsey Ives, Laura Pope Robbins, Hannaliisa Savolainen, Akshay Kaundinya, James Brown III, and Cassandra Branham
Events from 2023
Additive Manufactured Intelligent Patches For Wound Management, Aria Jafari
Analysis of FedEx Flight 1478 Using Threat and Error Management Framework, Kensho Arcari, Carter Evans, and Chloe Sahara Billman
An Examination of Changes in the Florida Seabreeze Climatology, Harrison Woodson Bowles and Sarah Strazzo
Antifungal resistance patterns of two human yeast strains isolated from the International Space Station (ISS)., Riley Dienna, Logan Petty, and Alba A. Chavez
A review on hot-spot areas within the Cislunar region and upon the Moon surface, and methods to gather passive information from these regions, Brian P. Baker-McEvilly, Annika Gilliam, Sebastian Doroba, Franco Criscola, David Canales Garcia, Troy Henderson, and Carolin Frueh
Assessing bacterial quorum sensing through measuring bioluminescence with Vibrio fischeri exposed to simulated microgravity, Paulina Slick, Maria C. Tobarra, Alba Chavez, and Hugo Castillo
Assistive Paddle Mounting System for Para-Kayaking Sports, Betsabe Hernandez and Dinh Le
Bacterial antibiotic resistance in space, Christopher Legon and Pablo J. Robles
