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 2023
Reusing Materials in the Aerospace Industry – A Research on Recyclable PEEK Material, Burtegeljin Gombosuren
ROSIsat, Joshua Lozano, Raymond Seth IV, Ryan Miller, Ashley Stevenson, Grayson Hayes, Xavier Goewey, Joshua Amedeo, Jackson Lamb, Steven Insignares, Brianna Todd, Clay Edwards, Zachary Rich, and Jacob Lahue
SATLASS (Satellite Autonomous Launch and Assembly), Akshay Kaundinya, Grayson Hayes, Jackson Lamb, and Anirudh Aggarwal
Searching for Binary Systems to Investigate the Formation of Subdwarf B Stars, Julia Clark
Sensitivity Analysis of Convolutional Neural Network, Annaelise Swanson
Space Microbial Ecology, Mitchell Villafania, Ella M. Rowe, and Hugo Castillo
Stress Effects During In-Person and Online Simulated Interviews, Serena Meyer, Colton Tyger, Grant Garrison, and Addison Rohrbacher
Stress salivary biomarkers variation during flight exercises in pilots from the Spanish airforce, Maria C. Tobarra
Studying the Oscillating Path Of A Wristwatch Falling Through Water, Leonard Farrell
Study of a High-Power, Pulsed Plasma Jet with a Heterodyne Interferometer, Connor Castleberry
Study of Non-Newtonian Fluids and Their Applications, Derrick Tomberelli
Sustainability Improvements to Embry-Riddles Shuttle Services, Logan M. Owen, Jacqueline Aparicio, and Angie N. Castillo
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJD), Jorge Pumachagua, christopher Barnes, and Elias Saliba
Testing the Gyrochronology Paradigm Using Wide Coeval Binary Stars, Krystian Confeiteiro, Carina Shanahan, Petar Grigorov, Samuel Lutzel, Sima Vaidya, Terry Oswalt, and Derek Buzasi
The Effects of Finasteride on Parity in Female Drosophila Melanogaster, Carly Turner, Dominic Sandell, Carol Mitchell, Michael Guildin, and Trey Bruno
The [NII] 205 micron and [CII] 158 micron line emissions of four star forming Submillimeter Galaxies at z∼3-5.7, Sima Vaidya
The Use of CO2 as a Refrigerant in Automobile Air Conditioning Systems, Arman Zarae
The Utilization of Generative Adversarial Networks for the Production of Airfoil Geometries, Zachary D. Eckley
Tribal Spaceports: Opening Access to Outer Space, LaQuila Alonzo and Janet Tinoco
Understanding the Incidents on Legacy Airlines with Machine Learning: Case Study Top 5 US Airlines, Dean Sutherland
Understanding the Incidents on Legacy Airlines with Machine Learning: Case Study Top 5 US Arlines, Dean Sutherland
Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Wildlife Hazard Assessments During Nightfall, Janelle Drennan
Using multispectral imagery to estimate tornado-induced tree fall patterns identified via UAS, Morgan Grayston and Daniel Burow
Vehicular Electrification for a Sustainable ERAU Campus, Nathan Dills, Evan Jackson, and Brandon Rigby
Wireless Array for Measuring Total Electron Content, Jacob Gambrill
Events from 2022
1U CubeSat Reaction Wheel Attitude Control Testbed, Dylan Ballback, Daniel Wilczak, Ella Cheatham, Justin Hartland, and Daniel Golan
A Creation of Efficiency: The Flight Time Calculator, Sarah Elaine Hoover
Airport Operations Simulation, Alexandra Davidoff
Ankle Brace, Amulya Bajracharya and Caitlin Brumley
Application Of Vibrational Damping On Spacecraft Crew Capsule Design Using Common Aerospace Materials, Seshan Jayapregasham and Kody Matesh Parsotan
Association of Salivary Cortisol Levels with Introversive and Extroversive personalities, Alexander J. Teigen and Pablo J. Robles
Autonomous Satellite Launch and Assembly (SATLASS), Emma Rosson and Anirudh Aggarwal
Battery Health and Monitoring System, Ying Zheng, Ryan Taylor, and Teshome Teshome
Ben-Joe Consumer Price Index SPR 2022, Benjamin Chaback and Joseph Sauerbrun
Biology undergraduate research experience at the ERAU’s Space Microbiology Laboratory, Erik Larsen, Bailey Burden, Jakob Robertson, and Hugo Castillo
Bridge Maintenance, Beatrice M. Ribeiro
Building an ensemble neural network optimized using uncertainty quantification for predicting metal oxide spectrograms from scanned metal oxide images., Daniel Wilczak and Jack Nguyen
Case Study of a Fire Service Warrior: An Analysis of Musculoskeletal Risks to Firefighters, Liam Brennan and John Kleber
Categorizing Characteristic Regions of Nightside High-Latitude Ionospheric Irregularities Using a Machine Learning Approach., Chintan Thakrar
Causes & Consequences: An Analysis of FAA Enforcement Actions Against UAS Remote Pilots, Trevor Simoneau
Characterization of Material Micro & Nano Structures Using Machine Learning Algorithms, Poorendra P. Ramlall, Maximus Langis, Josephine Parker, Raymond Picquet, Leanna Pollicar, Naomi Rodriguez, and Simon Sroka
Deriving Properties of Stars with BASE-9 Software and the Vega Supercomputer, Erin Motherway
Developing a model pipeline for VERITAS stellar intensity interferometry, Jackson L. Sackrider and Katelyn R. Sonnen
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Medical Trainer, Seth Eaby, Joe Sauerbrun, and Sheridan Perry
Development of UAV as a Platform for Current and Future Dynamic Soaring Research, Minha Jo, Jacob Adamski, Nicolas Grande, Sungje Park, Sriram Rajamani, Tarun Karthikeyan, and Vikas Patel
Drone Cage Design and Implementation to Enable Small Drone Architecture Testing, Marco Fagetti and Emily M. Suh
Eagles sequencing RNA on campus to study the regulation of gene expression in bacteria grown under microgravity conditions, Janelle Hicks, Collin Topolski, and Hugo Castillo
Eagle Vision: A Sustainability Plan for All Eagles, Lauren E. Kilgore and Tyler J. Carr
EasyControls.org - A real life platform to learn spacecraft controls from your browser., Daniel Wilczak, Dylan Ballback, Leonard Farrell, Adam Duke, Kyle Fox, and Jacob Romeo
Effect of Unsaturated Soil Properties on Piping Susceptibility in Water Retaining Structures, Kayla Tarbox and Rylan Randolph
Effects of Microgravity on mutualistic bacteria, Olivia Siu, Mitch Villafania, Lauryn Taylor, Alyssa Mcmandon, Alba Chavez, and Hugo Castillo
Effects of Simulated Atmospheres on the Growth and Persistence of Microbial Space Isolates, Kaitlyn Nielsen and Takara O'Brien
Ensemble Deep Learning, Emily E. Diegel, Yianni Paraschos, Annaelise J. Swanson, and Taryn Trimble
Ergonomic Assessment of a Barista, Miguel Bastos and John Kleber
Ergonomics Case Study: EA-6B Aircraft Maintainer, Alexander Pepin and John L. Kleber
Fully Autonomous Taxi, Take-Off and Landing Aircraft Control System Using Computer Vision for Localization and Collision Avoidance, Nishant Sharma
Gender Essentialism on the Global Level, Keelie Hanley
Global Conflict and Airline Connectivity, Noah Jurosek
Hello, I’m Fat: An Autoethnographic Analysis of the Fat Experience in Shrill, Mackenzie Clark
Inspection Method of Post-Tensioned Bridges Containing Flexible Filler Using Thermoelasticity, Sydney Makarovich
Investigating the correlation between sidewalks and pedestrian safety: a session at the TRB 2022 Conference, Madalyn Smith
Investigating the Relationship between Neuroendocrine and Immune Function following Simulated Ionizing Radiation, Marissa Burke
Investigation of Flow on Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Surfaces, Jeremy Niemiec
Investigation of Throttleable Hybrid Rocket Engines with application to Attitude Control, Cameron M. Sexsmith and Alex Q. Clay
Lightning-sparked wildfires in the Arctic: Recent events and associated meteorological conditions, Lynnlee Rosolino
Looking Towards the Future of Bicycle Transportation, Charles Hruda
Low-complexity Algorithms to Solve Partial Differential Equations, Jose R. Gonzalez and Isaac X. LaRosee
Machine learning based surrogate modeling with SVD enabled training for nonlinear dynamic systems, Megan Butcher
Measurement of the salivary hormones Cortisol and Melatonin in Embry-Riddle students, Brianna Magdaleno
Microgravity Ant Pathfinding Study (MAPS) & Crystalline Ordered Spread Micro-Gravity Observation (COSMO) Experimental Payloads, Dakotah Stirnweis, Shafali Bhardwaj, Kyara Ramos-Falu, Joslyn Patitz, Angelos Kaminis, and Sophia Kempf
Monitoring the Cooling of a ZZ Ceti Variable White Dwarf GD 99, Leila Alamos and Yaneicy Jimenez
Omni-usability Soft Robotic Exoskeleton Phase 2, Bryan Gonzalez, Sergio Carli, Ryan C. Ebrahimi, Zachary R. Nadeau, Joseph McNaughton IV, Bryson Prince, and Jeosffrey G. Cevallos Jr.
Phenotypic Changes Occurring in Escherichia coli Cells Previously Exposed to Simulated Microgravity, Mitchell K. Villafania, Collin R. Topolski, and Hugo Castillo PhD
Photo Reference and Identification Sample Marker, Thomas Burghardt, Kat Ternus, Sarah Ketchersid, Nikolas J. Blanks, Nate Mertz, Emma Good, Jasmine Lopez-Ramirez, Jessica Grapentine, Eli Mai, and Shakenya Clark
Project ASTERIA (Advanced Satellite Technology Exploring Radiation in Aerospace), Savanna Box, Christine Portanova, and Christina Reyes
Project ESCPe - Evaluating Spacesuit CPR Performance, Marielle Lenehan, Taylor Stroup, Mackenzie Thomas, and Jack Macleod
Project Hermes, Michael Cannistraro
Project Vestia: Future of Martian Habitats, Jackson G. Schuler, Brenna H. Cohen, Hannah M. Daren, Kayla Davis, Conor V. Metz, Hannah S. Neff, Carissa A. Rowan, Joseph S. Sauerbrun, and John J. Yonkauske
Pseudo-Piezoelectric Foam Shoe, Sriraj Srihari and Wairimu Mwangi
Revolutionizing ERAU Through Sustainable Engineering, Gianna Castano
Road Safety in Rural Environments, Kalil Davis
Space Debris Mitigation: Understanding the Business Case and Proposing Solutions, Sophia Gustely, Ryan Kirby, and Adriana Ordonez
Space Debris Mitigation: Understanding the Business Case and Proposing Solutions, Sophia Gustely, Adriana Ordonez, and Ryan Kirby
Statistical Methods in Brave Enterprises, Kiara Richardson, Chloe Nelson, Lillian Borchardt, Nabila Dantata, and Murphy Mcdonough
Study of a supersonic magnetized plasma jet with a magnetic probe array, Christopher Lamb and Byonghoon Seo Dr.
Sustainability in the Rail Industry, Alexander Lockwood
Sustainable Growth Plan for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, William Marble and Logan Marraro
Synthesis of melanin nanoparticles to counter radiation exposure, Giulia E. Stewart, Aria Jafari, Amelia Hartnett, and Sahil Ghate
The affect of technology in our brain physcially and mentally, Tahmina Tisha
The Effect on Embry-Riddle’s Sustainability if Current and Future Buildings are Certified as LEED on the Daytona Beach, FL Campus, Andres Munevar and Ahmad M. Ibrahim
The Great Divide on Vulnerability: Dating Applications vs. Reality, Joseph Adams
The Out-of-Box Experience of LEGO’s Hidden Side: Augmented Reality (AR), Aaron M. Collard, Jessyca Derby, Alexandria K. Gombas, Yoona Cho, Christina Reyes, and Barbara Chaparro
Thermal Pollution in the Indian River, Kalen Martins De Oliveira
Touching Holograms: A Preliminary Evaluation of Mixed Reality Gestures, Weerachet Sinlapanuntakul, Jenna Korentsides, Aaron M. Collard, Katlyn S. Skilton, and Barbara S. Chaparro
TRB Trip and Analysis of Research on Variable on Ramp and Highway Speed Limits, Jacob Betancourt
Understanding the Electrophysiological Changes in Microgravity and Radiation Exposed Bacteria using Dielectrophoresis and Impedance Methods, John J. Veracka
Use of Shuttle Buses to Improve Sustainability on ERAU’s Daytona Beach campus, Abdulla Alyafei and Bassel Kamal
Using Stellar Kinematics to Determine the Stellar Population of White Dwarfs in the Milky Way Galaxy, Allyson Woodruff
Utilizing UAS to Support Wildlife Hazard Management Efforts by Airport Operators, Cole A. McNall, Raymond Ayres, Abigail Neff, and Brendan Anthony Flood
