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Encounter: Susan Orlean

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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The William A. Hinds American Communities Collection, Mark F. Weimer

Communal Societies

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"Numbers Are Not The Thing For Us To Glory In": Demographic Perspectives On The Decline Of The Shakers, Priscilla J. Brewer

Communal Societies

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Implementing And Evaluating Strategies For Student Success In An Nsf-Funded S-Stem Project, Sydney Cash

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

This poster is based on an NSF-funded S-STEM project that offers financial assistance to 25 high-achieving domestic students with demonstrated financial need at our institution. The project supports students to complete a four–year undergraduate program and a one year accelerated master's program in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) department. These students are supported through the project with many resources, most importantly, an assigned faculty mentor whom they meet regularly, as well as professional development workshops, and advising. We conduct an IRB approved study and collect both qualitative and quantitative data utilizing survey instruments to measure students' academic success. …

Visualizing Swarm Behavior And Opinion Dynamics In Multi-Agent Systems Using Rgb Color Feedback, Ava Neubert

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

Understanding how individual agents within a swarm form, share, and adapt their opinions is essential for developing robust and cooperative multi-agent systems (MAS). This research focuses on visualizing collective swarm behavior through a dynamic RGB color-coding system that represents each agent’s opinion state in real time. The study aims to provide an intuitive and interpretable method for observing how consensus forms and evolves across a distributed network. A simulation was developed in AnyLogic to model swarm interactions under conditions of limited communication and environmental uncertainty. Each agent’s color continuously changes based on its internal state and the influence of neighboring …

Now Here, Now There, Molly Wizenberg

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Red Sauce, Elaine Harrigan

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Mob-Air: Mob Detection From A Uav, Ethan Thomas, Liam Abraham, Nikolaos Triantafilloy

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

Man-overboard (MOB) events continue to pose a significant challenge to maritime safety, where rapid and reliable detection of a person in the water is critical to survival. Traditional search and rescue (SAR) operations rely on manual surveillance from ships or crewed aircraft. These operations can be slow to initiate, manpower-intensive, and limited by poor visibility, sea state, and weather. Autonomous systems, particularly uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), have the potential to drastically improve the effectiveness of SAR operations. Our team will investigate the use of a UAS to improve the support of SAR operations with a focus on developing an advanced …

In Fact: The Age Of The Expert, Lee Gutkind

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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How To Fix Everything, Heather A. Mcdonald

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Tracker, Eva Miller

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

The Mechanical Engineering Department has faced ongoing challenges with tools being misplaced or removed from the Robotics Research Lab (LB-172). To address this, a retrofit automated inventory tracking system is being developed for the lab toolboxes. The system utilizes limit switches and leaf spring contacts to monitor tool presence, while Near Field Communication (NFC) cards track tool usage by different user groups. The system promotes accountability and allows faculty to procure missing or more commonly used tools. By improving organization and streamlining inventory management, the system aims to offer a cost-effective solution tailored to the lab’s needs. Its effectiveness will …

Visualizing The Invisible: Simulating Electromagnetic Field In 3d Space With Matlab, Riley Esperanca, Aashman Gupta, Hailey Grabinski, Ameya Sute, Jacob Summerhays, Eliane Dean

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

Electromagnetic field behaviours in free space are defined by Maxwell’s Equations, which couple the temporal and spatial variations of electric and magnetic fields through partial derivatives. These derivatives quantify the rate of change of each field’s vector component with respect to position and time in 3D lattice, forming the basis for numerical field analysis. This research will develop a mathematical and computational framework using multivariable calculus to model, simulate, and visualize electromagnetic wave propagation in free space using MATLAB. Gradient, divergence, and curl operations are implemented to compute local field variations and energy transfer. The resulting data are used to …

Solar Wind–Magnetosphere Coupling During The September 2025 Cme: Multi-Spacecraft Analysis Using Mms And Omni Data, Skylar G. Butler, Margret Stanley

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

A sequence of two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) impacted Earth in early September 2025, producing consecutive geomagnetic disturbances. The first CME, launched on 31 August 2025 and observed as a halo in SOHO/LASCO imagery, reached Earth on 1 September (~20:45 UTC), generating a clear interplanetary shock. OMNI 1-min solar-wind data show a sudden rise in |B| from ≈ 5 nT to > 25 nT, proton density and velocity increases (≈ 350 → 600 km s⁻¹), and a southward IMF Bz interval that drove enhanced coupling. The Kyoto Dst index recorded a sudden storm commencement followed by a minimum of −75 nT …

Radaround: A Field-Expedient Direction Finder For Contested Iot Sensing & Em Situational Awareness, Owen Maute

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

This paper presents RadAround, a passive 2-D direction-finding system designed for adversarial IoT sensing in contested environments. Using mechanically steered narrow beamantennas and field-deployable SCADA software, it generates high-resolution electromagnetic (EM) heatmaps using low-cost COTSor3D-printed components. The microcontroller-deployable SCADA coordinates antenna positioning and SDR sampling in real time for resilient, on-site operation. Its modular design enables rapid adaptation for applications such as EMC testing in disaster-response deployments, battlefield spectrum monitoring, electronic intrusion detection, and tactical EM situational awareness (EMSA). Experiments show RadAround detecting computing machinery through walls, assessing utilization, and pinpointing EM interference (EMI) leakage sources from Faraday enclosures.

Polar Reconnaissance & Imagining Survey (Polaris), Max Brooks, Zion Carpenter, Isabel La Coss

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

In preparation for the permanent human presence on the lunar south pole as part of the ARTEMIS Accords, planned human excursions will conduct science on regions of interest to locate resources for sustained habitation. The objective of the Polar Reconnaissance & Imaging Survey simulation is to take a predetermined region sized image of a planned astronaut excursion site to identify terrain features and threats. This shall be a satellite mission control (MCC) simulation with four Earth-based satellite console operators, and one moon-based EVA encompassing.

Injuries And Accidents On Airport Ramps, Kavya Banarjee

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

Media coverage of aircraft incidents/accidents often triggers public scrutiny and heightened anxiety. But behind that are injuries and fatalities caused on the airport ramps; incidents like these are rarely covered by the media but pose just as much of a safety concern as an aircraft incident. This paper aims to inform aviation industry professionals and airline executives about the causes of incidents and accidents on the airport ramp; it also covers the importance of finding and implementing solutions for safety. The methodology for this paper focuses on research and analysis of publicly available information. Relevant data and perspectives were gathered …

Microbial Succession And Diversity Shifts In Manure-Amended Lunar Regolith Cultivated With Mizuna Mustard, Nupur Kulkarni, Stefani Capasso Villaneuva

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

Developing microbial communities capable of supporting plants in regolith analogs is essential for in-situ resource utilization and life-support systems. We investigated how Mizuna mustard (Brassica rapa var. japonica) cultivation and manure amendment restructure microbiomes in a lunar regolith simulant (LHS-1). Four treatments: Unplanted manure-amended regolith (LRM), planted manure-amended regolith (LRMP), planted unamended regolith (LRP), and soil controls, were compared using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. Alpha diversity increased from unplanted substrates to rhizosphere samples, and beta diversity showed strong compositional separation (PERMANOVA R² = 0.82, p = 0.01). LRMP rhizospheres shifted from Firmicutes dominance toward soil-like communities enriched in Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, …

Project G.L.E.N. (Enhancing Tornado Research: A Foundation For Transistioning The Enhanced Fujita Scale), Alexis Peshehonoff, Makaylei Huggins, Bernard Muich, Nicholas Fazzolari, Liam John, Harris Meyer, Jakob Graudons, Nicholas Krasznavolgyi, Stephen Syvertson, Aditya Bhattacharya, Kai Hong, Augustine Balish, Zachary Ort, Erin Rhoden

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

"Project G.L.E.N., formally known as “Enhancing Tornado Research: A Case for Transitioning the Enhanced Fujita Scale,” is an ongoing initiative aimed at advancing tornado research through the development and deployment of an unmanned tornado probe. Through the Gale Level Environmental Navigator (G.L.E.N.) probe, a remote-controlled unit equipped with specialized meteorological sensors and innovative design features, we aim to collect real-time, onsite data from within tornadoes. This approach allows for direct measurement of internal atmospheric conditions such as wind speeds, pressure fluctuations, temperature, humidity, and other storm dynamics while removing human risk from tornado interception, significantly enhancing the safety of storm …

A Comparative Study Of Gender Equity Policies Between A U.S. Legacy Airline And A Low-Cost Carrier, Rachel Groce, Oona Jokinen, Alma Olesen, Kristina Tynon, Robbie Mcgrayne

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

The purpose of this poster is to critically examine the effectiveness of airline efforts toward gender equity by comparing a low-cost carrier with one of the U.S. “Big Four” legacy airlines. Through an analysis of policies, initiatives, and organizational resources, this research identifies how each airline fosters gender equity, highlights gaps in current practices, and proposes policy recommendations to address areas where progress remains limited. This topic is particularly important given the aviation industry’s historical underrepresentation of women and the broader need for workplace inclusivity. Although the number of women entering aviation has increased gradually, a significant gender imbalance persists …

Emirates Airlines: Turning Multiculturalism Into Competitive Edge, Safar Rasulov, Chris Bogran, Jorge Chiro Tarrab, Louis Walker, Inaki Bercian

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

At Emirates Airlines, multiculturalism is more than just a slogan. It forms the foundation of how the company works. With staff from over 160 countries, Emirates has turned cultural diversity into a real strength that improves safety, reliability, and customer service. This poster shows how the airline achieves excellence because of its diversity. Emirates stands out by treating cross-cultural management as a key strategy, not just a basic HR task. Every flight depends on a carefully designed team structure. Standard procedures, shared ways of thinking, multicultural Crew Resource Management programs, and clear communication all help teams work together smoothly. Evidence-based …

Factors Influencing Southwest Airlines’ Operational Failures (2022-23): Lessons From Corporate Strategy And Frontline Employees, Matthew Nelson, Maurice Walden, Kenneth Derkatz, Keagan Perez, Vincent Spolidoro

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

The 2022-23 crisis at Southwest Airlines was marked by widespread flight cancellations, scheduling problems, and communication breakdown. It was one of the most significant disruptions in recent U.S. aviation. The crisis exposed major structural and strategic problems in the airline’s business model, and raised questions about the strength of its low-cost, high-efficiency approach. This event matters to both industry professionals and researchers interested in how corporate strategy, organizational systems, and frontline employees interact. Although many have commented on the crisis, there remains a key research gap in understanding how executive decisions on technology, culture, and cost management affect frontline operations …

Testing Ant Inspired Faulted Agent Resilience Strategies Using The Georgia Tech Robotarium, James E. Hand

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

The translation between research and the real world can often be a daunting task, one typically left to dwell in the ‘future work’ section of a paper. This work presents the beginning of a transition from a custom-built AnyLogic multi-agent system simulation model to a physical robot platform hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology. The Georgia Tech Robotarium is a globally accessible research support platform that enables the testing of multi-agent system control schemes. In addition, the Robotarium has a software simulator mimicking the hardware of the system in MatLab. Using this, the researcher tested insect inspired strategies for …

Crew Resource Management Analyzed In Guyana Military Accident, Kaylee Lall

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

"In December 2023, a Guyana Defence Force Bell 412EP helicopter crashed in mountainous jungle terrain near the Venezuela border, killing five of the seven personnel on board. Preliminary investigation findings indicate the probable cause of the accident was pilot error, rather than mechanical failure. Due to deteriorating weather conditions, the crew deviated from the standard route and elected to fly under visual flight rules (VFR) along the Mazaruni River. The combination of limited visibility, rising mountainous terrain, and potential spatial disorientation likely contributed to this controlled flight into terrain.

This case study applies the SHELL model to analyze the interactions …

Leveraging Information Theory & Graph Theory To Monitor Communication Networks In Team Settings, Christine Sessions

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

Effective communication is a critical component of successful collaboration in group projects and team settings. However, tracking and analyzing these communications can be challenging, especially in complex, multi-member teams. This paper explores an information-theoretic approach that leverages encoding techniques and graph theory to model and monitor communication networks within a university group project. Through utilizing Shannon Entropy and applying Ecological Network Analysis techniques, this research aims to understand how an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student project team evolves over the first semester of the project. This research aims to answer the question “Does Project COMET’s team structure evolve the same way …

Scoping Review On Bid In Cubesats, Spoorti Nanjamma

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

Requirements gathering is a fundamental step in the systems engineering lifecycle, shaping the success of space missions. This research focuses on refining the requirements development process through a structured methodology, using Project COMET—a University Nanosatellite Program (UNP) mission—as a case study. While Project COMET encompasses various design and operational challenges, this study is centered specifically on improving requirement identification, analysis, and validation for small satellite development. The research employs a three-stage workshop-based approach. The first stage involves functional decomposition, breaking down mission objectives into system-level needs and identifying key constraints. The second stage explores structured problem-framing techniques to enhance requirement …

Veneration Of Community, Jack Crittenden

Communal Societies

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Lindisfarne: Change And Development In A Utopian Community, Charles Redenius

Communal Societies

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Liturgical And Social Change In Moravian Communities, 1750-1823, Alice M. Caldwell

Communal Societies

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Apprenticeship In The Moravian Settlement Of Salem, North Carolina, 1766-86, Thomas J. Haupert

Communal Societies

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"They Suffer No One To Spit On The Floor....", Isaac Reiter

Communal Societies

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