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 2026
EVAToolPAD (EVA Passive Attachment Device), Parth Thakar, Olivia Tamer, Amaris Paranjattu, Vaidehi Saini, Sebastian Guerrero, Nicolai Diaz, and Abirami Srenivasan
Exercise Intensity and the Effects on Mood and Wellbeing, Emily Amortegui, Ashley Albert, Riley Ensor, and Keyanna Keyanna Jackson
Experimental Cyber-Physical Platform for Aircraft Dynamic Response Across Subsonic to Hypersonic Regimes, Michael Poinsett and Gabriel Martinez
Experimental Design and Comparative Analysis of CubeSat-Based Reflector Concepts for Future Solar Energy Redirection on Mars, Tatyana Vladislavova Ivanova
Experimental Manufacturing Optimization of 3D-Printed Ducted Fans, Stanlie Cerda-Cruz
Extending the Essentially Entropic Lattice Boltzmann Method to Three-Dimensional Turbulent Flows, Michael Derderian
Extracting Aromatic Compounds from Dehydrated Rose Buds, Lana Sheridan
Extraction of Cedarwood Essential Oils via Steam Distillation, Forrest Dohner
Extraction of the Essential Oils of Roses Using Steam Distillation, Stefani Capasso Villanueva
Fall Hazard Prevention: A Zero-Fatality Goal for Health, Safety, and Well-being on Construction Sites, Alena Richardson, Chaidaliz Minguela Alicea, Nicola Kaehler, and Charlene Weaver
Fatigue and Circadian Disruption in Long-Haul Ferry Pilots: Human Factors Challenges and Mitigation Strategies, Parneet Makkar
Fault-Aware Flight Path Assessment for eVTOLs using an Integrated Air Traffic Management Environment, John Clardy and Edison Alberto Martinez Samaniego
Feasibility of High-Throughput Onboard AI for Mars Rovers Under Solar Constraints, Aashman Gupta
Feasibility of Mylar as a Replacement for a Primary Mirror in a Reflecting Telescope, Ahnika Gee, Robert Thibodeau, Mario Gutierrez, Emma Show, Quinisha Huggins, and Desiree Robinson
Fighting Bacteria on Earth and in Space: Determining Effective Flavonoid-Antibiotic Synergies to Combat Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Yegor Bushnev
Flightless Eagles and the Redbull Flugtag Experience: How We Built a Manned Low-Speed Glider out of Foam and Cardboard, Peter Ulrich, Vansh Varak, Tanay Agarwal, Stanlie Cerda-Cruz, Madison Warner, and Rohan Patel
From Code to Cube: Interactive Fluid Simulation with Real Time Motion Control, Dominic Ziccardi and Carter Groezinger
From Dust to Growth: Microbial Pathways to Extraterrestrial Farming, Stefani Capasso Villanueva and Nupur Kulkarni
From Sunscreen to Seafood: Tracing the Ecological and Human Health Risks of Oxybenzone Contamination in Local Fish, Alyssa Brasko
Galactic Cosmic Radiation and Microgravity-Induced Changes of Murine T Cell FunctionSENKOA@my.erau.edu, Astrid Senko, Graema Grainger, and Angela Cebula
Generalized Cloud-Based Compressible Aerodynamics Calculator and Simulation Web App, Massimo Mansueto, Liam Griesacker, and Andres Torres-Figueroa
Gene Therapy Strategies to Enhance Antifungal Immunity in Microgravity, Riley Dienna
Genetic Association of Alzheimer's Markers, Annelise Beauchamp
Genetic Scheduling Algorithm for Pilots, Owen Mudgett
Gravity Gradient Exploration Satellite, Luke Ritchie, Isaac Rosenthal, Benjamin Mason, and Nathaniel O’Hara
Greenwall Use for Air Repair and Depollution (G.U.A.R.D.), Sophia Elwood, Sophia Piro, Maura Barrada, Kathrine Lopez, and Wendi Goffer
HELIO: Heliophysics Enhanced Learning for Intelligent Orbits, Kylie Nager and James Kirk
High Tempo Air Operations, Joseph Lipson, Brennan Flanagan, Trevor Sterbens, Brandon Godfrey, and Jeremiah Sepich
Honeybee-Inspired Swarm Intelligence for Autonomous Adaptability of Martian Infrastructure, Morgan Kendall
How AI Influences the Design Process of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles’ (UUVs) 3D Sonar System, Eden Tsouklaris, Abriella Smith, Brianna Broderick, Carissa Aumack, and Victoria Cornaro
How does earning a 4-year degree affect promotion rates among municipal police officers?, Anna Brumfield
Human Factors and Passenger Survival in Aircraft Emergency Evacuations, Anjelysa Oleszewski, Adam Dvorak, Anthony Bulko, Christopher Lee, and Nicholas Murphy
Human Factors Challenges in Automated Flight Operations, Jorge Ivan Gonzalez Rivera, Zoe Guyette, Emma Hatten, Katie Huynh, and Benjamin Marsh
Humans vs. AI: Comparing Approaches to Disaster Response Interface Design, Kelly Nguyen, Olivia Hartmann, Kailey Hrbek, Madeline Nees, Gabrielle Roth, and Emily Silliman
Hurricane-Resilient Construction Practices in the Southeastern United States, Eleanor Hopkins, Jonathan Gildersleeve, Kieran Hemminger, and Remingtin Rodriguez
HyDroQuad - A Drone Quadruped Hybrid, Haitish Gandhi and Dheer Chhabria
Hypersonic Propulsion System Design, Gus Gatti and Nico Guido
Identifying Exoplanetary Signals in TESS Cycle 3 Data Using Cross Referencing and Light Curve Analysis, Narayani Arora
Identifying Factors Contributing to Spatial Disorientation (SD) in Fatal Aviation Cases, Alexander Van Baelan, Belinda Tello, and Katherine Campbell
Impact of Inspiratory Muscle Training on diaphragm hypertrophy, exercise performance, and immune response, Riley Dienna, Sabrina Ehrenfort, Joshua Frankenfield, Olivia Hartmann, Ben Kerns, Gianpiero Lara, Meliah Martin, Emma Norris, Louis Pandolfo, Rachel Phillips, Stella Roane, Dominic Sandell, Sabrina I. Santini-Bousson, Madison Stroud, Cecilia Zoutewelle, and Erica Bryant
Impact of Respiratory Muscle Training and Nitrate Therapy on Exercise Tolerance in Hypoxia, Danielle Norris
Improving Multi-Agent Swarm Collision Avoidance using Reciprocal Velocity Obstacles, Nick Wilson
Inferring compositions of marine litter windrows in near-coastal Florida using multispectral indices, Alyssandra Lanese
Influence of Infill Geometry on the Vibrational Behavior of 3D-Printed Cantilever Beams, Owen Maute
Innovative Controls for Combustible Particulate Dust in Industrial Refineries, Sadie Dickman
Interactive Effects of Tissue Temperature and Hydration State on Tendon Mechanical Properties Using a Chicken Drumstick Model, Makayla Maso, Kiara Maso, and Mikayla Hulvey
Internal Fluid Dynamics of Oil and Gas Reservoirs, Christopher Miller
Interplanetary Trajectory Optimization with Reinforcement Learning, Shiloh Cuffe
Interplay between Physical Design Choices and Emergent Cyber System Consensus: A Case Study with an Underwater Swarm, Ava Neubert
Intersectionality and Institutional Power in Dystopian Cinema: Gender, Race, and Social Order in Sinners, Alexander Kilian and Amaya Baker
Investigating the Spatial Scales of Ionospheric Irregularities Using Wavelet Analysis, Nash McLeod
Investigation of Biofilm Formation and Osmotic Stress Tolerance of Nonmotile Escherichia coli in Simulated Microgravity, Tyler Jenkins
Investigation of Laplace Tidal Equations, Ian Donnelly
Is HD 122970 Still Pulsating?, Thomas Matney
Is It Safe to Speak Up? A Theoretical Examination of the Measurement of Psychological Safety, Carissa Aumack
Is Lane Splitting/Lane Filtering Safe or Dangerous?, Anastacio Doucas Nolas, Sierra Juliano, Shawn De La Osa, and Kimberly R. Williamson
Isolation of Essential Oils from Oregano Leaves via Steam Distillation and Extraction, Alyssa Brasko, Madison Fauntleroy, and Sophia Bordone
Isolation of Lavender Compounds via Steam Distillation, Emma Norris and Gwendolyn Flippin
Isolation of Linalool and Linalyl Acetate from Lavender via Steam Distillation, Leah Robinson and Grant Erlinder
“Keep Them Flying” - A Work Analysis of a USAF Logistics SSgt and Associated Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Donald Seeterlin
Laser-Based Optical Communications for Spacecraft Information Transfer, Ibrahim Arnous
Lemongrass Organic Compounds, Wesley Flewelling and Cooper Davis
Lightweight UAV-to-UAV Detection and Tracking for Advanced Air Mobility Applications, Taylor Hostetter
Looking for new rOAp Stars in the Young Open Cluster NGC2264, Jadia Renee Ewing
Low-complexity Polynomial Ring Learning for Quantum Space Assets, Lola Torres
Low-Rank Spectral Analysis for the Reddening of the Seven Sisters Star Cluster, Eric Rodarte, Angelina Scalice, Madison Warner, and Kevin Numbe
Lunar Autonomy Challenge: Enabling Autonomous Navigation in a Simulated Lunar Environment, Marshall Yelvington
Machine Learning for Near-Proximity Operations, Dawson Jones and Rogelio Gracia Otalvaro
Magnesium-Enhanced Methane: A Novel Metalized Fuel for Mars Return Missions and Next-Generation Propulsion Systems, Kinga Wysocka
Magnetic Actuation Chamber System, Reghan Schafer, Brian Davies II, and Jonah D. Reed
Measuring Intensity of Carrier Strike Group Anti-Air Warfare: 1945-2025, Gavin Perry
Measuring Lyman Continuum Photon Luminosity in H II Regions, Brianna Johnshon
Mechanical Characterization and Determination of Self-Healing Efficiency for polyurea-PDMS Polymers via Tensile Testing, Logan Shaffer and Forrest Dohner
Mechanical Vibrations and Damping, Axon Deadrick, Will Standish, and Tanay Agarwal
Mechanical Vibrations and Damping – Structural Analysis, Kelsey Hunsicker, Sarah Kraus, and Sophia Muller Martinelli De Souza
Metabolic Regulation and Immunity in the Spaceflight Environment, Graeme Grainger, Riley Dienna, Astrid Senko, Angela Cebula, and Arden Rodriguez Arden Rodriguez
Microgravity Operations: Passive Capture Tool Dock Development, Tyler Mastroianni, Alexander Choinski, David Smith, Matthew Perkins, Kelsey Hunsicker, and Jeanelle Ferdinand
Mitigation of virtual reality induced cybersickness, Louis Pandolfo and Hannah Lyons
MOB-AIR: Sensing Package Development for Maritime Search and Rescue UAV, Rachel Jacobsen, Liam Abraham, Ethan Thomas, Madeline Thomson, and Nikolaos Triantafilloy
Modeling Doppler-Shifted Solar Spectra from Simulated Asteroidal Dust Populations Using Orbital Evolution Codes, Skylar G. Butler and Jarrett Dieterle
Modeling Population Growth with Logistic and Modified Logistic Equations, Mihil Dimpal Patel
Modeling Seiche Oscillations using Damped Vibration Differential Equations, Bianca Gerity and Arineh Shahbazi
Modeling Seiche Oscillations using Damped Vibration Differential Equations, Sharjeel Malik and Justin Della
Modeling Stellar Interferometry for HESS (High Energy Stereoscopic System) Stars, Gwynlyn Hannah and Debra Bradfield
Modeling Stellar Structure: Comparing Numerical Solutions of the Lane-Emden Equation, Jasman Jasmanjot, Bailey Dale, and Ryan Dickey
Modeling the Effect of Damping on Mechanical Vibrations in an Aircraft Wing, Daniel Ingleton, Ethan Burrell, and Noah Evans
Modelling Quadcopter Thrust and Torque Using LU-Decomposition, Diya Patil
M.O.D.U.S. Modular Optical Design Using Specular Film, Mario Gutierrez, Robert Thibodeau, Emma Show, Desiree Robinson, Lingyuan Meng, Sean Martin, and Conner Beeson
Motion With Air Resistance, Gauge McCain, Jacob Bealefeld, and Francesca Wise
MRI-Based Estimation of the Hip Joint Center in Infants Using Two Sphere-Fitting Methods, Victoria Melendez
Multi-Modal Atmospheric Data Collection using Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensors, Kaleb Nails
Multimodal Interpretation of Pilot–Controller Communications for Runway Safety Assurance and Enhanced ATC Situational Awareness., Chaebin Song and Juin Park
Myoelectric Transradial Prosthesis Motor Control With Temporal Convolutional Neural Network Signal Processing, Carolyn Ascha Richardson, Katherine Clark, Francis Genco, Hope Lea, and Tobiah Rosser
Nano Aircraft using Underactuated Technology (NAUT), Giol Vinyals I Roca
NASA Micro-G NExT Adjustable Tool Cart Handle, Lauren Manges, Montgomery Tompkins, Mira Giunta, Lucas Pulliam, Aaron Vera-Rodriguez, Abbigail DiPalma, and Justin Campos
Navier Stokes Pressure Drop Derivation, Brayden Benedetti, Gedaliah Dimbert, and Jaden Turobiner
Navigating Enhanced Exploration Assistance (NEXA), Azhari Abbas, Caleb Fakunle, Ryan Powell, and Donovan Livingston
