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Gravitation
PI Quentin Bailey
CO-I Andri Gretarsson
CO-I Brennan Hughey
CO-I Michele Zanolin
CO-I Preston Jones
Einstein’s theory of General Relativity offers a remarkable description of gravity as curved space and time. Many of the consequences of this theory have been confirmed and some are used daily, such as the gravitational redshift effect on GPS satellite atomic clocks. In 2015, the first observation of a gravitational wave from two inspiraling black holes occurred using the gravitational wave observatories as part of the worldwide LIGO-VIRGO collaboration. This discovery won the nobel prize and the observations of these events has continued including a multimessenger event of two colliding neutron stars.
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Identifying Cost-Effective Security Barrier Technologies for K-12 Schools: An Interdisciplinary Evaluation
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.
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Matrix Analysis and Operator Theory
PI Edward Poon
Matrices and operators are ubiquitous throughout science, engineering, and mathematics; they are the transformations that arise whenever one studies a linear system (or approximates a nonlinear system by a linear one). Examples include rotations and reflections (rigid motions of space), spin operators (quantum mechanics and quantum computing), stress tensors (mechanics), regression and curve fitting (statistics and data analysis), derivatives and linear differential operators (dynamical systems), to name just a few. By studying various properties, relations, and transformations of matrices and operators one may obtain insight into a wide range of phenomena.
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Astroparticle Physics
PI Darrel Smith
CO-I Brennan Hughey
In the 1950's and 1960's, high-energy and cosmic-ray physics developed into two different fields of research. However, in the last twenty years they have come together in a most peculiar way. As space physicists explored the sources and mechanisms for producing cosmic rays, they also realized that it was impossible to measure the dynamics of the early universe (i.e., the first 400,000 years).
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Exotic Propulsion
PI Darrel Smith
Exotic propulsion has captured the interest of many Embry-Riddle students. As NASA plans its manned mission to Mars, we come face-to-face with a fundamental dilemma -- a round trip to Mars will take almost three years with traditional chemical rockets!
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Simulation Based Inquiry Oriented Linear Algebra
CO-I Ashish Amresh
Games that teach introductory concepts in linear algebra such as vectors, span and dependence are created to be used by instructors in an undergraduate class.
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