Research Projects Directory

PI Thomas Foley

CO-I Reginald Parker

CO-I Michele Gazica

CO-I Brooke Shannon

CO-I Erin Bowen

CO-I Muna Slewa

CO-I Michael Brady

CO-I Richard Rodriguez

CO-I Perry Feder
This study proposes to test and collect data on the effectiveness of commonly used physical security systems in delaying intruders. The purpose of this study is to support the design of better physical security systems for schools. The study will also gather data on parent and teacher perceptions of the quality of security in schools.

PI Emily Faulconer

CO-I John Griffith

CO-I Hayden Frank
This paper explores the combination of multiple attempts on assessments with immediate feedback through the LMS. The data reveals that students who do not earn an A are likely to use additional attempts and they tend to do better on future attempts.

PI Daniel Halperin

PI Joseph Keebler

CO-I Robert Eicher

CO-I Thomas Guinn

CO-I Kim Chambers
Student feedback from end-of-course evaluations repeatedly indicated a desire to change the format of the course by de-emphasizing the PowerPoint-based lectures. The goal of the present study was to determine whether including a set of new active-learning techniques in an Aviation Weather course would result in better student understanding (as measured by exam scores) and make the course more engaging (as measured by end-of-course evaluations). During 2018-19, three instructors implemented five different active-learning techniques into their classes (i.e., the experimental group), while two instructors continued to use the unrevised course materials (i.e., the control group). The new active-learning techniques, described below, included daily quizzes, polling questions, flipped classroom sessions, in-class activities, and assertion-evidence-based lectures. All sections used the same assignments and exams, allowing for direct assessment of the effectiveness of the active-learning techniques. Analyses of Variance (ANOVA) tables were used to determine the statistical significance of the differences in exam scores. Indirect assessments in the form of end-of-course evaluations were also examined.

PI Troy Henderson
This project seeks to improve orbit estimation methods using advanced image processing techniques applied to images from ground and space-based telescopes.

PI Emily Faulconer

CO-I Darryl Chamberlain

CO-I Beverly Wood
This project aims to serve the national interest in high-quality undergraduate STEM education by designing and studying a pilot program to improve online discussion forums in STEM courses. The goal of the project is to positively impact student persistence, performance, and perspectives in asynchronous online STEM courses.

PI Payal Kotecha
Dr. Kotecha was awarded a research grant for $200,000 from the Florida Department of Transportation to investigate pipe-to-structure connections.

PI Fady Barsoum

CO-I Arka Das

CO-I Heidi Steinhauer

CO-I William Engblom

CO-I Chad Rohrbacher
This project aims to introduce and implement ANSYS computer modeling and simulation tools into the Engineering Programs at Embry-Riddle.

PI Emily Faulconer
The purpose of this work was to develop additional teaching strategies to increase student interaction with and awareness of the student
learning objectives. The influence of these targeted strategies on student perception of both the clarity of learning objectives and their overall connection to the course activities and deliverables was measured using an end-of-course evaluation (EOCE) with Likert-scale responses.

PI Anke Arnaud
Educators are continuously concerned with developing innovative and effective teaching methodology to increase student learning and engagement. This study is designed to assess the effectiveness of an innovative instructional methodology, using a TV series to teach and develop leadership understanding, skills and knowledge.

PI Emily Faulconer

CO-I David Mazyck
In this work, aqueous adsorption of Hg(II) and Hg(0) onto surface-modified activated carbon was analyzed in a batch system with respect to the following carbon modification variables: modifying reagent, reagent concentration, and activated carbon. The goal of this study was to elucidate the influence of C(O) on aqueous Hg(0) adsorption. The objectives of this study are as follows: 1) to increase a carbon’s acidic C(O) without significant pore damage and 2) to identify the conditions that produce the greatest removal of aqueous mercury (Hg(II) and Hg(0)) between two types of powdered activated carbon.

PI Alberto Mello

CO-I Christopher Leirer

CO-I Ken Shishino

CO-I Open Position - New students are welcome
This research aims to establish the effect of hole cold expansion on fatigue life of pre-cracked material under aggressive environment.

PI Leila Halawi

PI Wendi Kappers

PI Aaron Glassman
Issues associated with information security are numerous and diverse. Since the majority of organizational actions rely greatly on information and communication technologies, Information Systems (IS) security and Information Security & Assurance (ISA) is now a main concern for firms, governments, institutes, and society as a whole. As a result, a plethora of graduate programs have been created, covering nearly every aspect of IS security. The purpose of this project is to document the findings for using a particularly inventive and extremely efficient technique of job skill analysis known as a DACUM, which stands for “developing a curriculum.” A DACUM begins with an identification of an industry pool that is further reduced to an expert panel, culminating in a daylong workshop to identify new job skill statements and skill needs.