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DHS Science & Technology Directorate

Office of University Programs presents

Student & Alumni Day

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

at the 2007 Homeland Security S&T Stakeholders Conference- May 21-24 – Washington D.C.

 

Presentations

Photo album

ORAL PRESENTERS

COMMAND, CONTROL, AND INTEROPERABILITY DIVISION

Nosser, Justin – Southern Mississippi – SERRI Center (Powerpoint slides)

“Web Based Virtual Reality Training Simulation Tool to Identify Possible Threats during a Stadium Event”

Shen, Zhihong – Southern California – CREATE Center (Powerpoint slides)

“The Stochastic Vehicle Routing Problem for Large-scale Emergency”

HUMAN FACTORS DIVISION

Agiwal, Swati – Minnesota – NCFPD Center (Powerpoint slides)

“Resilience and Catastrophe: How Do Firms and Supply Chains Cope?”

Hoffman, Andrew – Florida – DHS 04-06 Scholar Alumni (Powerpoint slides)

“Privacy & data protection policy of U.S. and European nations”

Nussbaum, Brian – State Univ. of NY at Albany – START Pre-doc Fellow

“Comparative study of London Metro Police Force and New York PD to examine innovative tasks and counter-terrorism approaches”

EXPLOSIVES DIVISION

Langhorst, Ben – California-Irvine – DHS 05 Fellow (Powerpoint slides)

“Novel manufacturing process for blast resistant discrete-pin sandwich panels”

INFRASTRUCTURE / GEOPHYSICAL DIVISION

Okpara, Uche – CREATE Center (Powerpoint slides)

“A Model to Study the Threat from Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS)”

Cowden, Kimberly – North Dakota State – NCFPD Center (Powerpoint slides)

“Addressing Risk and Crisis Communication Among Vulnerable Populations”

CHEMICAL / BIOLOGICAL DIVISION

Martin, Audrey – Michigan State – DHS 04 Fellow

“Single Particle Aerosol Mass Spectrometry: Detection of Explosives, Chemical Warfare Agents, and Drugs”

Brahmakshatriya, Vinayak – Texas A&M – FAZD Center (Powerpoint slides)

“Characterization and Evaluation of Avian Influenza NS1 Mutant Virus as a potential DIVA (Differentiating Infected from Vaccinated Animals) vaccine for chickens”

POSTER PRESENTERS

Anderson, Ian – Albany – START Center

“The Softest of Targets: A Study on Terrorism Target Selection”

Clark, Sara – New York Univ. – CREATE Center

“Security Resource Allocation Using Infrastructure Condition as Potential Terrorist Targets”

Culpen, Alison – New York Univ – CREATE Center

“Resource Allocation Based on Valuations of Infrastructure Targets”

Cunningham, Trey – University of Southern Mississippi – SERRI Center

Security Management Capabilities in Intercollegiate Athletic Departments"

Degenhart, Shannon – Texas A&M - FAZD

“A Practical Method to Address Science and Policy of Disposal of Mass Animal Mortality”

Degenhart, Shannon – Texas A&M - FAZD

“Early Detection/Rapid Response: Connecting Underserved Livestock and Fowl Owners with Veterinary Information”

Dunn, Elizabeth – South Carolina – START Center

“Terrorism’s Identity through Media Content Analysis”

Goldman, Jennifer – Columbia – START Pre-doc Fellow & DHS 06 Fellow

“From Humiliation to Retaliation: The Differential Effects of Collective Versus Personal-level Humiliating Experiences”

Hall, Talesha – Purdue – DHS 03 Scholar & 05 Fellow

“The Effectiveness of Various Modeling Programs as Tools for First Responders in New York City’s Urban Canopies”

Huang, Wei – Texas A&M – FAZD Center

“The Impacts of Avian Influenza Events on US Stock Prices of Meat and Egg Producers”

Lin, Hao-Han – Wisconsin-Madison, NCFPD Center

“Models of Interdependent Security in Food Supply Chains”

Lindemann, Stephen – Iowa – DHS Fellow

“An In Vitro Model System to Study Host-Pathogen Interactions of Francisella tularensis”

Luo, Hangzai – UNC-Charlotte – RVAC Center

“Exploring Large-Scale News and Surveillance Video Databases for Protecting Homeland Security”

Mete, Huseyin Onur – Washington – DHS Scholar at RVAC Center

“RimSim First Response Simulation Trainer”

Nagorsky, Becca – New York Univ. – CREATE Center

“Special Vulnerabilities of Elderly in Disasters from Infrastructure Failures”

Reed, Jacquelin – Univ. of S. California - CREATE Center

“A Risk Assessment of Critical Infrastructure Sites in California”

Shoulders, Matthew – Wisconsin-Madison – DHS 03 Scholar & 04 Fellow

“Hyperstable Collage Triple Helices via Integration of Steric & Stereoelectronic Effects”

Steenblock, Erin – Yale – DHS Fellow

“Biodegradable Artificial Cells for Active and Adoptive Immunotherapy”

Taylor, Brian – Case Western Reserve – DHS 06 Fellow

“Design of a Micro Air Vehicle with Wing Folding Capabilities”

Thompson, Benjamin – Wisconsin-Madison – CREATE Center

“System Dynamics Applied to the Simulation of Building Systems”

West, Terrance – Mississippi State – SERRI Center

“Hyperspectral imaging for detecting the application of biochemical agents to food crops”

Wolf, Kelly – North Dakota State – NCFPD

“Learning Styles, Information Needs, and Perceived Best Practices in the Spinach and Lettuce E. coli Crisis of 2006”

Wu, Yihua – Rutgers – IDS-UAC

“On Signatures for Communication Graphs”

Zhang, Mark – Southern Mississippi – SERRI Center

“Security Management of Sports Event Venues”

Zhang, Xianhang – Washington – RVAC Center

“Just-In-Time Command & Control Center for Emergency Response: ‘An Augmented Reality Approach’”

 

STUDENT RESEARCH FEATURED IN THE UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS BOOTH

Jessica Godin – DHS Fellow

“Use of cytometer technology to detect contaminants in water supply”

Lily Guimond – Univ. of Minnesota - NCFPD Center & BT Safety

“Demonstrate use of the Consequence Management System”

(Brian Taylor - listed above as poster presenter)

 

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