2015 Student Research Poster Contest Award Winners
UNDERGRADUATE CATEGORY
First Place
Search and Rescue Applications of Unmanned Systems
Sara Smasal, Zakery Inmon, Florida Institute of Technology; Julie Moore, Faculty Advisor
Second Place
Viability of Electrically Powered Aircraft
Matthew S. Heberlie, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Steven C. Goetz, Mentor
GRADUATE CATEGORY
First Place
Agricultural UAS Policy and Issues
Pierre L. Laporte, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Brent A. Terwilliger, Faculty Advisor
Second Place
Attracting Women in Aviation: Suggestions from Industries Experiencing Gender Shift
Dekiyra Love, Purdue University; Mary E. Johnson, Faculty Advisor
Third Place
Correlation of Oil Prices and Airline Quality
Nicholas Kirsch, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; David Ison, Faculty Advisor
Honorable Mention
General Aviation Pilots and their Use of Weather Technology in Correlation with Age
Wesley Major, Purdue University; Thomas Carney, Faculty Advisor
Honorable Mention
Integrating Sustainability and the Safety Management of Wildlife in Aviation
Flavio Mendonca, Purdue University; Mary E. Johnson, Faculty Advisor
Honorable Mention
NEXTGEN and the Potential Negative Effects on Pilot Manual Flying Skills
James Willette, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; David Ison, Faculty Advisor
Honorable Mention
Relationship Between Safety Culture Perceptions and Safety Reporting Behavior in Collegiate Aviation
Kwasi Adjekum, Julius Keller and Micah Walala, Lewis University; Randal DeMik, Faculty Advisor
Honorable Mention
Understanding the Perception of Aviation Maintenance Students Related to the Use of Augmented Reality Maintenance Instructions
Amadou Ann and Yu Wang, Purdue University; Timothy D. Ropp, Faculty Advisor
First Place
Search and Rescue Applications of Unmanned Systems
Sara Smasal, Zakery Inmon, Florida Institute of Technology; Julie Moore, Faculty Advisor
Second Place
Viability of Electrically Powered Aircraft
Matthew S. Heberlie, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Steven C. Goetz, Mentor
GRADUATE CATEGORY
First Place
Agricultural UAS Policy and Issues
Pierre L. Laporte, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Brent A. Terwilliger, Faculty Advisor
Second Place
Attracting Women in Aviation: Suggestions from Industries Experiencing Gender Shift
Dekiyra Love, Purdue University; Mary E. Johnson, Faculty Advisor
Third Place
Correlation of Oil Prices and Airline Quality
Nicholas Kirsch, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; David Ison, Faculty Advisor
Honorable Mention
General Aviation Pilots and their Use of Weather Technology in Correlation with Age
Wesley Major, Purdue University; Thomas Carney, Faculty Advisor
Honorable Mention
Integrating Sustainability and the Safety Management of Wildlife in Aviation
Flavio Mendonca, Purdue University; Mary E. Johnson, Faculty Advisor
Honorable Mention
NEXTGEN and the Potential Negative Effects on Pilot Manual Flying Skills
James Willette, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; David Ison, Faculty Advisor
Honorable Mention
Relationship Between Safety Culture Perceptions and Safety Reporting Behavior in Collegiate Aviation
Kwasi Adjekum, Julius Keller and Micah Walala, Lewis University; Randal DeMik, Faculty Advisor
Honorable Mention
Understanding the Perception of Aviation Maintenance Students Related to the Use of Augmented Reality Maintenance Instructions
Amadou Ann and Yu Wang, Purdue University; Timothy D. Ropp, Faculty Advisor