2025 Student Research Poster Contest Award Winners

UNDERGRADUATE CATEGORY
First place - $1,000
Resiliency Training for Collegiate Aviation Pilots
Author: 
Revati Dodani - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Flavio Mendonca and Samantha Bowyer - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Second place - $500
The Inaccuracies of AI in Aviation & the Necessity of Training
Author: 
Charmaine Green - Elizabeth City State University
Faculty Advisor:
ECSU Department of Aviation and Emergency Management

Third place - $250
Monte Carlo and Experimental Analysis of a Gliding Turn-Back Maneuver Following an Engine Failure
Author: 
Nicholas Lototsky - University of Southern California
Faculty Advisor:
USC Department of Aerospace 

GRADUATE CATEGORY
First place - $1,000
State Capacity & Global Aviation Safety: A Study of Small Island Developing States & ICAO Compliance
Author: 
Rean Clinton - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. João Souza Dias Garcia - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Second place - $500
Investigating Health-Promoting Lifestyle Factors and Demographic Impacts Among Collegiate Flight Students
Author: 
Bill Deng Pan - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Flavio Mendonca - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Third place - $250
Examining Trust and Fear in Aviation Maintenance Safety Culture
Author: 
Sang-A Lee - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Dothang Truong - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University