2025 Projects Day Research Symposium

Highlights of the annual symposium showcasing cadet research

2025 Projects Day Research Symposium

Highlights of the annual symposium showcasing cadet research

ˮAV˵ the 2025 Research Symposium

ˮAV˵’s Projects Day Research Symposium is a premier annual event showcasing cadet-led research and innovation across various disciplines. The 2025 symposium presented impressive projects from cadets representing many disciplines. It showcased more than 300 research projects and included collaborators in government, industry, and academia. 

The theme was Warfighter Readiness and Soldier Lethality.

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  • Using Synthetic Data to Digitally "Twin" an Insider Threat Hub
    Presenters: Teague, Elena M CDT

  • A Systems Decision Process Approach to Lockheed Martin's Human In the Loop Study Design
    Presenters: Finn, Matteo A CDT; Kiyaani-Mcclary, Austin A CDT; Marschall, Erich A CDT; Vollmond, Alexander I CDT
  • Modernizing Air Defense: Applying Model-Based Systems Engineering to the National Air Defense System
    Presenters: McDermott, Kyle C MAJ; Adarkwah, David S CDT; Vaccaro, Alec A CDT; Tyquiengco, Brooke N CDT; Katsigiannis, Vasileios B CDT
  • Optimizing Project Management for the Lockheed Martin THAAD Missile System: Leveraging JIRA, Excel, and Agile Metrics
    Presenters: Wulf, Davis J CDT; Mumma, James M CDT; Stewart, Miles A CDT

  • Development of Thermal Storage System for MMNP
    Presenters: Borgerding, Henry A CDT; O'Neill, Aidan M CDT; Wendland, Hunter M CDT; Killebrew, Reagan R CDT
  • Simulating Infantry Platoon Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems to Increase Survivability in Combat
    Presenters: Kling, John C CDT; Goetz, John S CDT; Garcia, David CDT; Rockefeller, Wesley D CDT; Brown, Nicholas J CDT

  • DUSTAP: Adapting to the Unpredictable Battlefield of Modern Conflict
    Presenters: Acosta, Rolando J CDT; Pleban, Luke P CDT; Squeri, John P CDT; Vagner, Jackson W CDT

  • The Face Speaks Volumes: Exploring facial expression analysis and suicidal risk
    Presenters: McIlvain, Abigail S CDT

  • Examining Current Trends in Plasma Production for Simulating Nuclear Weapons X-Ray Effects
    Presenters: Zeller, Harry P CDT
  • Isochoric Heating and Tritium Breeding of HYLIFE-III Power Plant
    Presenters: Semon, Tyler S CDT; Hale, Noah R CDT; Sanchez, Andrew J CDT; Mini, Lawrence W CDT

  • Lessons from Industry: Vehicle Location Optimization I
    Presenters: Monagle, Ryan J CDT
  • Lessons from Industry: Vehicle Location Optimization II
    Presenters: Amoroso, Nicholas L CDT

  • Assessing Systems Engineering Needs for the 160th SOAR's Systems Integration and Management Office
    Presenters: Salisbury, Garrett S CDT; Rennison, Zoe D CDT; Crary, Nicholas A CDT; Perez, Zachary CDT

66th MP Brigade

  • Barracks Assignment Optimization
    Presenters: Brodsky, Claudia O CDT

  • The Impact of US Army-provided Professional Military Education (PME) in Lusophone Africa
    Presenters: Blue, Kiyanna J CDT; Williams Wright, Kayla A CDT; Romo, Olivia C CDT

  • Army Enterprise Marketing Office Data Support: Bayesian Analysis and Logistic Regression
    Presenters: Coston, Blake A CDT

  • Army Aviation Maintenance: Using Text-to-SQL LLM's to Query Tabular Data
    Presenters: Nordby, Kristian G CDT
  • Investigating Uses of AI in Army Fleet Maintenance
    Presenters: Zhang, Michael H CDT
  • Utilizing Machine Learning in Predictive Maintenance for Aviation Equipment
    Presenters: Peyovich, Grayson R CDT
  • Predictive Logistics for Aviation Maintenance
    Presenters: Hong, Eric S CDT

  • Simulating Infantry Platoon Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems to Increase Survivability in Combat
    Presenters: Kling, John C CDT; Goetz, John S CDT; Garcia, David CDT; Rockefeller, Wesley D CDT; Brown, Nicholas J CDT

  • Experimental Demonstration of Non-Rydberg Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in Rubidium
    Presenters: Custodio, Christian F CDT
  • Rydberg Atom-Based Quantum Antenna
    Presenters: Speer, Michael C CDT; Catapano, Tyler M CDT; Gunning, Matthew M CDT
  • Additive Manufacturing For Terminal Effects
    Presenters: Coleman, Lauren M CDT; Barrow, Luke A CDT; Aguilar, Salvador J CDT
  • GhostRoute: Energy-Aware, Detection-Minimizing Path Planning
    Presenters: Hyatt, Jacob E CDT

  • Precision Spectroscopy of Rare-Earth Dopants for IR Laser Development: A Reciprocity and Fuchtbauer-Ladenburg Approach
    Presenters: Sanchez, Andrew J CDT

  • Resilient Energy Infrastructure for Army Installations & Basing
    Presenters: Mazikowski, Lewis J CDT; Meyer, Grace A CDT; Brown, Arthur S CDT; Fisher, Reece T CDT

  • A Data-Driven Approach to Evaluating ABCT Equipment Readiness
    Presenters: Orlowski, Max J CDT; Sheppard, Phoenix E CDT; Dunleavy, Patrick T CDT; Scruggs, Christina Y CDT; Botello, Nicolas R CDT
  • U.S. Army Task Organization Visualization Tool for Readiness
    Presenters: Kim, Moses J CDT; Kerner, Alana S CDT; Purifoy, Ava R CDT; Abrahams, Jonathan I CDT

  • Advancing Autonomous MEDEVAC: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Ethical, Operational, Legal, and Technical Challenges
    Presenters: Orta, Christopher D CDT; Mahoney, Jared D CDT; Rosado, Keaton S CDT; Quinones, Logan A CDT; Hinrichs, Joseph H CDT
  • Hyperdimensional Computing for Metacognitive AI: Gaining Advantage for Algorithmic Warfare
    Presenters: Nelson, Zhenzhu A CDT
  • Logistics in Isolated Environments
    Presenters: Sabile, Jenna L CDT; Trampush, Ethan M CDT; Jeong, Yudam CDT; Hunt, Benjamin T CDT; Luker, William R CDT
  • Strategic Material Management and Supply Chain Risks in the Defense Sector
    Presenters: Armstrong, Benjamin P CDT; McGovern, Emma L CDT; Lowe, Jacob D CDT; Sapio, Luke T CDT
  • Structural Damage to Concrete Due to Heating
    Presenters: Demeritt, Bradley J CDT; Speer, Michael C CDT

  • Using Synthetic Data to Digitally "Twin" an Insider Threat Hub
    Presenters: Teague, Elena M CDT

  • Analyzing Release Kinetics and Characteristics of 3D-Printed Biobandages for Combat Medicine Applications
    Presenters: Martin, Maya I CDT; Mayo, Jackson F CDT; Miller, Kylie R CDT; Pearson, Brennan A CDT; Peters, Selah B CDT; Vasquez, Sebastian CDT
  • ML / AI Design of Oligonucleotide Biosensor Probes and Therapeutics
    Presenters: Muteteke, Colette K CDT; Duffy, Brigid A CDT; Martinez, Francisco A CDT; Nguyen, Bryant CDT; Ntumy, Richelle S CDT
  • Modeling the Effect of Bacteriophage Therapeutics on the Warfighter Microbiome
    Presenters: Choi, Andrea L CDT; Gash, Allison M CDT; Ho, Andrew L CDT; Mantha, Aditya V CDT; Mitra, Shreyan CDT; Ngo, Alexander T CDT; Olaniyi, Similoluwa T CDT; Ruscigno, Anthony R CDT; Shaw, Haley W CDT; Song, Eric CDT; Tran, Aidan N CDT
  • Pyrolant Biocides for the CBRNE Warfighter
    Presenters: Wald, Faris I CDT; McVey, Ernest C CDT; Kennedy, Caroline G CDT; Cox, Benjamin D CDT; Maestas, Nathan J CDT
  • Use of a RNA Virus to Characterize Immune Suppression to Improve Therapeutic Strategies in Vaccine Development and Improve the Health of the Force
    Presenters: Critcher, Madison A CDT; Rajeev, Aravind CDT; Culbertson, Andrew J CDT; Bhutani, Dillon R CDT; Smith, Tyson J CDT

  • Advancing Food Safety: CSI Generation II vs. Commercial Luminometers for Surface Contamination Detection
    Presenters: Brasko, Brianna K CDT; Spinar, Ava O CDT; Young, Grace E CDT; Lopez, Shea M CDT
  • Applying the Systems Decision Process to Design a Low-Cost, Hypersonic Rocket
    Presenters: Pai, Arnav CDT; Fitch, Evan P CDT; Martin, Nathanael M CDT
  • Automated Analysis of Complex Nanowire Networks for Next-Gen Warfighter Materials
    Presenters: Munz, Kennedy V CDT
  • Multiview Computer Vision for Detecting Defects in Munitions
    Presenters: Niven, William F CDT
  • A Novel Design for a 3U Modular CubeSat
    Presenters: Morehead, Joshua A CDT; Thometz, Brian CDT; Hicks, Conner L CDT; Rainey, Connor L CDT; Stein, Arthur C CDT; Pena, Angel V CDT
  • Novel Subsystem Board Designs for a 3U Modular CubeSat
    Presenters: Pena, Angel V CDT; Stein, Arthur C CDT; Rainey, Connor L CDT
  • Precision Medicine on the Battlefield: Bacteriophages as a Weapon Against MDR Infections
    Presenters: Brianas, Nathan J CDT; Stoldt, Isabelle A CDT; Pierce, Kinady M CDT; Matlach, Amber G CDT; Shi, Joey Y CDT
  • Solar Panel Design and Integration to Power a 3U Modular CubeSat
    Presenters: Morehead, Joshua A CDT; Hicks, Conner L CDT; Thometz, Brian CDT
  • SPEAR Build Update Brief
    Presenters: Dupuis, Matthew R CDT; Adams, Chase J CDT; Avelar, Nicholas S CDT; Stephen, Alphonse CDT; Doyna, Ellery S CDT; Stout, Roinn P CDT; Huang, Jonathan Y CDT

  • Advanced Concrete Ballistics
    Presenters: Bolt, Larry E CDT; Legarreta, Bren H CDT; Miller-Craig, Andrew M CDT; Nichols, Spencer W CDT
  • Analyzing the Impact of Improved Situational Awareness on Command & Control System Performance for Decision-Making
    Presenters: Ayanwale, Damilola E CDT; Grooms, Emily G CDT; Rocca, Anthony A CDT; Bond, Isaac P CDT
  • Demilitarization of Munitions: Bulk Process Modeling of the Thermal Degradation Products of Fluoropolymers for PFAS
    Presenters: Copeland, Bret J CDT; Cargle, Aryanna S CDT; Thomas, Andon Z CDT; McGinnis, Daniel E CDT
  • Demilitarization of Munitions: Gas Phase Characterization of Thermal Degradation Products of Fluoropolymers for PFAS
    Presenters: Kitlinski, Amelia J CDT
  • Demilitarization of Munitions: Mechanistic Insights into Thermal Degradation of Fluoropolymers via Microkinetic Modeling
    Presenters: Aronov, Charles M CDT; Palam, Kai D CDT; McGinnis, Daniel E CDT
  • M240 Signature Reduction
    Presenters: Houston, Samuel E CDT; Orozco, Alan CDT; Snyder, David A CDT; Whitaker, Aiden A CDT; Zecher, Aiden J CDT
  • Small Arms Ammo Packaging
    Presenters: Duncan, Paul W CDT; Bojarczyk, Mateusz CDT; Remus, Nicholas P CDT
  • Small Arms Trigger Characterization
    Presenters: McCarroll, Sheamus D CDT; McNeilly, Isaiah J CDT; Nolen, Michael W CDT

  • Additive Manufacturing of Energetic Materials for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Tool Design
    Presenters: Wald, Faris I CDT; McVey, Ernest C CDT; Kennedy, Caroline G CDT; Cox, Benjamin D CDT; Maestas, Nathan J CDT
  • GhostRoute: Energy-Aware, Detection-Minimizing Path Planning
    Presenters: Hyatt, Jacob E CDT
  • Independent Study - Additive Manufacturing for Defense Applications
    Presenters: Legarreta, Bren H CDT; Kittinger, Jackson D CDT; Thomas, Tony J CDT; Julka, William B CDT; Addeo, Leo M CDT; Tan, Haotian CDT
  • Investigating Materials for Fast-Charging Batteries
    Presenters: Horn, David C CDT; Ross, James C CDT; Tarnopolsky, Timothy A CDT
  • Organic Synthesis of Explosive and Propellant Stabilizer Materials
    Presenters: Sample, Chloe C CDT; Wallace, Kingsley B CDT
  • Organometallic Chromophore Linkers for the Design of Photoactive Metal Organic Frameworks
    Presenters: Yeung, Justin CDT
  • Porous Copper Nanowire Synthesis on a CNT-DNA Thin Film Substrate
    Presenters: Badger, James G CDT; Yang, Bohan CDT; Crowder, Joshua M CDT; Diaz, Ariana C CDT; Hammond, Jaxon F CDT
  • Redox Flow Batteries Energy Storage for Installation Energy Security and Resilience
    Presenters: Chen, Edward CDT; Squier, Woodson D CDT; Mantooth, Jeanine P CDT; Smith, Blake A CDT; Keith, Noah R CDT; Gatzke, Andrew E CDT; Fergel, Ethan A CDT; Johns, Maxwell J CDT; Jones, Nicholas B CDT 2022; Henderson, Danielle S CDT
  • Resource-Efficient, Self-Adaptive Neuro-Symbolic Artificial Intelligence for the Internet of Battlefield Things
    Presenters: Beggs, John D CDT
  • XPS Depth Profiling of Surface Restructuring Responsible for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Activity of Nickel Sulfides in Alkaline Electrolyte
    Presenters: Poland, Connor B CDT; Smith, Cooper A CDT 2022

  • Dynamic Payload for Unmanned Aircraft Control
    Presenters: Budoff, Samuel A CDT; Garza, Samuel A CDT; Ochoa, Roman X CDT; Wiltshire, Ryan J CDT
  • Expeditionary Launched Effects Recovery
    Presenters: Conklin, Samuel L CDT; Ester, Gabriel L CDT; Rice, Aiden M CDT
  • Ground-Based Launched Effects
    Presenters: Burns, Jordan L CDT; Diller, Bradley R CDT; Keppel, Anthony W CDT; Reichert, Edward J CDT
  • Independent Study - SPEAR / ARES Design, Modeling, Testing, and Analysis
    Presenters: Woo, Eric CDT; Price, Charles R CDT; McNeill, Charles H CDT; Lamps, Nicolas A CDT; Noone, Killian T CDT; Danelson, Connor M CDT
  • Space Engineering & Applied Research (SPEAR) Tactical Hypersonic Orbital Rocket (THOR)
    Presenters: Nguyen, Andrew Q CDT; Sinclair, Bryce A CDT; Coker, Landon T CDT; Connor, Barrett J CDT; McLaughlin, Ida CDT; Pai, Arnav CDT; Fitch, Evan P CDT; Martin, Nathanael M CDT
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Burn Rate Additives for Double-Base and Ammonium Perchlorate Propellant
    Presenters: Cobb, Megan E CDT; Chen, Young CDT; Smith, Carter J CDT; Simmerer, Stephen J CDT; Gacek, Lukas A CDT; Miller, Andrew W CDT; Wilson, John P CDT

  • Air-Launched Balloon
    Presenters: Lee, Joseph S CDT; Minyard, David B CDT; Realuyo, Alexander M CDT
  • Autonomous Path Planning for UAS Using Recursive Bayesian Estimation
    Presenters: Asuncion, Evan C CDT
  • EO / IR Fusion For Automated Aerial Vehicle Detection
    Presenters: Felter, Maxwell A CDT
  • Heterogeneous Drone/Robot Team for Minefield Detection
    Presenters: Blake, Jonathan T CDT; Sartell, Nathaniel J CDT; Sattari, Darius B CDT; Almeida, Bryan CDT; Blanchard, Tucker R CDT
  • Independent Study - Additive Manufacturing for Defense Applications
    Presenters: Legarreta, Bren H CDT; Kittinger, Jackson D CDT; Thomas, Tony J CDT; Julka, William B CDT; Addeo, Leo M CDT; Tan, Haotian CDT
  • Independent Study - Automated Aerial Minefield Detection
    Presenters: Joo, Elizabeth CDT; Berlingieri, Michael A CDT; Hofmann, Jamin L CDT
  • Logistics Training Round
    Presenters: King, Brian A CDT; Poe, Andrew B CDT; Zaczynski, Alexah M CDT
  • UAS Autonomous Path Planning with Terrain-Based Seeding
    Presenters: Wanta, Matthew K CDT

  • Hydrolysis Kinetics of Opioid-Like Compounds
    Presenters: Basinger, Michelle F CDT; Campbell, Samantha M CDT; Grau, Noelle M CDT

  • Logistics Training Round
    Presenters: King, Brian A CDT; Poe, Andrew B CDT; Zaczynski, Alexah M CDT

  • All-Terrain Arctic Anchor
    Presenters: Bault, Christian H CDT; Buffardi, Nicholas J CDT; McCarthy, Liam M CDT
  • Blood Transfusion in Austere Arctic Environments
    Presenters: Nycz-Wasilec, Michael M CDT; Suh, Madeleine R CDT; Vesy, Keira J CDT
  • Field Expedient Flotation Collar
    Presenters: Bazile, Nadia R CDT; Clark, Madeline R CDT; Peterson, James M CDT; Uribe, Joaquin A CDT
  • Independent Study - Cold Blood Transfusion
    Presenters: Homan, Drew B CDT
  • Independent Study - Folding Military Ski Design
    Presenters: Wagner, Jared D CDT; Maughan, Thaddeus G CDT; Ince, Nathaniel R CDT

  • Assessing an Emerging Threat to the Warfighter: Prevalence of Antibodies Against Tick-Transmitted Powassan Virus in the USMA Corps of Cadets
    Presenters: Burgess, Alison R CDT; Daffin, McKenzie N CDT; Delia, James R CDT; Dipasqua, Zoey R CDT; Enos, Kira E CDT; Horowicz, Griffin C CDT; Hudry, Juliana E CDT; Jankovich, Alexis CDT; Rossen, Michael J CDT; Shurkin, Rafael G CDT; Vizcarra, Emily K CDT; Whitfield, Audrey R CDT; Wissemann, Christopher K CDT

  • Contaminant Dispersion Analysis in Urban Environments
    Presenters: Cahanding, Tavis G CDT; Ederle, Pierson J CDT; Kampert, Haley L CDT
  • DTRA Blast Effects Modeling for Rapid Assessment of Damaged Infrastructure
    Presenters: Benson, Samuel K CDT; Keys, Samuel T CDT
  • Effects of Armor Layering on Gamma Protection Factor Assessments
    Presenters: Sun, Cynthia CDT
  • Effects of Armor Layering on Neutron Protection Factor Assessments
    Presenters: Gifford, Cole H CDT
  • Gated Recurrent Units and Graphical Neural Networks for Fallout Reconstruction
    Presenters: Ague, Samuel N CDT
  • MCNP6 Simulations of Radiation Protection Factors
    Presenters: Flanders, Katelyn A CDT
  • Modeling Degradation of Satellite-Based Capabilities Due to Nuclear Detonations in Space
    Presenters: Ge, Bridget CDT
  • Neulasta Efficacy in Protecting Warfighter Radiation Exposure
    Presenters: Semon, Tyler S CDT; Hale, Noah R CDT; Hahn, Kaylee A CDT
  • Optimization of Zebra Composite Scintillator for Measuring Radioactivity in Low Earth Orbit
    Presenters: Sykes, John E CDT; Shorten, Kenneth G CDT; Applegate, Logan R CDT
  • Radiation Protection Factor Analysis Using MCNP6
    Presenters: Caswell, John Paul I CDT
  • Scatterable Radiation Monitoring (SCRAM) Detectors
    Presenters: Munro, Kimberly J CDT; Polaski, David M CDT; Rodgers, Amar D CDT; Spence, Brandon A CDT; Tucker, Lucas R CDT
  • Scintillating Detector Calibration Using UV-LED Sources
    Presenters: Abraham, Ashish K CDT; Rodriguez, Erick E CDT; Sun, Cynthia CDT
  • U-Doped Silicon Substrate Rad-Hard Testing
    Presenters: Bowser, Lucas C CDT; Jacob, Dominyck G CDT; McAllister, Chase C CDT; Schroeder, Mark C CDT

  • Autonomous Ground Vehicle Simulation: Evaluation of Path Planning Models
    Presenters: Gaucher, Benjamin CDT; Zitiello, Thomas S CDT; Rhodes, Matthew D CDT
  • Comparing Modeling Approaches for Distributed Logistics in Contested Environments
    Presenters: Hernon, Jack R CDT
  • System Dynamics Modeling of Cold Region Installation Resilience
    Presenters: South, Luke A CDT; Casal, Jose M CDT; Rucker, Luke R CDT; Atherton, Kyle S CDT; Luke, Kevin J CDT

  • Simulating Infantry Platoon Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems to Increase Survivability in Combat
    Presenters: Kling, John C CDT; Goetz, John S CDT; Garcia, David CDT; Rockefeller, Wesley D CDT; Brown, Nicholas J CDT

Headquarters, Department of the Army

  • Using Synthetic Data to Digitally "Twin" an Insider Threat Hub
    Presenters: Teague, Elena M CDT

HQDA G3/5/7

  • A Risk Estimation Tool for the Army Insider Threat Hub
    Presenters: Persteins, Joseph W CDT

  • AIMM: Keeping Commanders Informed
    Presenters: Rice, Gavin B CDT; Medapati, Sathvik CDT

JPEO A&A

  • AIMM: Keeping Commanders Informed
    Presenters: Rice, Gavin B CDT; Medapati, Sathvik CDT

  • Enhancing Tactical Vehicle Capabilities with Anti-Idle Technology
    Presenters: Black, Nathaniel S CDT; Kaiser, Caleb S CDT; Lusian, Trevonte J CDT; Greer, Michael T CDT; Ong, Bennett K CDT

  • Chemical and Cellular Characterization of Hemarthrosis After Traumatic Knee Joint Injury in Military Personnel
    Presenters: Wu, Matthew L CDT; Pham, Khiem D CDT; Lai, Sean C CDT; Soriano, Joshua-Brian C CDT; Jeon, Joshua S CDT; Hodges, Zachary M CDT
  • Predicting Recovery Outcomes using Collagen Biomarkers following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in cadet cohort at the United States Military Academy
    Presenters: Lawson, Noah R CDT; Starr, Ethan E CDT; Humphrey, Brian A CDT; Vanmanen, Jordyn A CDT
  • Key Performance Indicators for Improving Cadet Physical Performance
    Presenters: Choi, Micaela E CDT; Kim, Dillon CDT; Castro, Malaya R CDT; Carlson, Kade T CDT; Maultsby, Iziah A CDT

  • Confidence-Based Skip-Lot Sampling for Army Ammunition Production
    Presenters: Boarnet, Alexander D CDT

  • SPICE and Xyce-Based Modeling of Space Radiation Effects on Satellite RF Amplifiers
    Presenters: Ruffing, Chase E CDT; Beels, Christian D CDT

  • Automating Award Citations for Special Operations
    Presenters: Matoush, Gavin R CDT

  • Next Generation Combat Vehicle: Building a Return on Investment Framework
    Presenters: Spivey, Carlton D CDT

  • Army Reserves Retention Loss: Logistic Regression / Machine Learning
    Presenters: Wang, George W CDT

Photonics Research Center

  • Redox Flow Batteries Energy Storage for Installation Energy Security and Resilience
    Presenters: Chen, Edward CDT; Squier, Woodson D CDT; Mantooth, Jeanine P CDT; Smith, Blake A CDT; Keith, Noah R CDT; Gatzke, Andrew E CDT; Fergel, Ethan A CDT; Johns, Maxwell J CDT; Jones, Nicholas B CDT 2022; Henderson, Danielle S CDT

  • Confidence-Based Skip-Lot Sampling for Army Ammunition Production
    Presenters: Boarnet, Alexander D CDT

  • JLTV Anti-Idle Power Off-Take
    Presenters: Mummert, Taige M CDT; Tapahonso, Eugene D CDT; Black, Nathaniel S CDT; Greer, Michael T CDT; Kaiser, Caleb S CDT; Lusian, Trevonte J CDT; Ong, Bennett K CDT
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges
    Presenters: Fico, Tyler D CDT; McSweeney, Brian A CDT; Park, Paransol J CDT

  • Algorithmic Development for UAV Characterization
    Presenters: Frattini, Andrew J CDT; Adesagba, Samuel A CDT; Puharic, Grant T CDT; Haynes, Morgan S CDT

  • Warehouse Automated Robots (WAR) for Artillery Round Assembly
    Presenters: Miller, Aidan M CDT; Ma, Alexander H CDT; Manning, Trevor B CDT

  • Assessing Systems Engineering Needs for the 160th SOAR's Systems Integration and Management Office
    Presenters: Salisbury, Garrett S CDT; Rennison, Zoe D CDT; Crary, Nicholas A CDT; Perez, Zachary CDT
  • Evaluating the performance of Large Language Models and Generative AI on Misinformation Detection
    Presenters: Dohr, Jonah H CDT; Lee, Charles CDT; Cady, James P CDT
  • Expedient Bracing of Urban Breached Obstacles
    Presenters: Hoyt, David C CDT; Smith, Jacob T CDT; van Haaster, Caleb J CDT
  • Independent Study - Opposing Enemy Air Assault Operations Through Driving Workload
    Presenters: Reichert, Edward J CDT
  • Independent Study - Ship Scaling Equipment Design
    Presenters: Hatfield, Abigail M CDT; Lynch, Benjamin S CDT; Dosan, Logan D CDT
  • Maximizing the Usability of Publicly Available Information
    Presenters: Belveal, Scott J CDT; Harkins, Dalton R CDT; Platt, Sarah K CDT; O'Donnell, Charles C CDT
  • Optimization and Utilization of HPFORGE
    Presenters: Daily, Bryson D CDT; Dones, Maaika D CDT; Holtmeier, Lillian M CDT; Cerniauskas, Michael C CDT
  • Optimizing a High-Variability, Low-Quantity Technology Refresh Vehicle Repair Line
    Presenters: Latimer, Charles S CDT; Winton, Zachary S CDT; Bryant, Brandon A CDT; McCoy, Hunter P CDT
  • Partner Force UAS Proliferation
    Presenters: Alford, Wade L CDT; Macune, John W CDT; Passander, Jonathan A CDT; Riddle, Andrea G CDT
  • Structural Damage to Concrete Due to Heating
    Presenters: Demeritt, Bradley J CDT; Speer, Michael C CDT

  • Demilitarization of Munitions: Bulk Process Modeling of the Thermal Degradation Products of Fluoropolymers for PFAS
    Presenters: Copeland, Bret J CDT; Cargle, Aryanna S CDT; Thomas, Andon Z CDT; McGinnis, Daniel E CDT
  • Demilitarization of Munitions: Gas Phase Characterization of Thermal Degradation Products of Fluoropolymers for PFAS
    Presenters: Kitlinski, Amelia J CDT
  • Demilitarization of Munitions: Mechanistic Insights into Thermal Degradation of Fluoropolymers via Microkinetic Modeling
    Presenters: Aronov, Charles M CDT; Palam, Kai D CDT; McGinnis, Daniel E CDT

  • Enhancing Soldier Equipment Readiness: Boosting Production Order Accuracy with Lean Six Sigma
    Presenters: Farris, Olivia M CDT; Chitty, Alek S CDT; Hardy, Justin K CDT; Tomeo, Aden A CDT
  • Tobyhanna Army Depot HAZMAT Reduction
    Presenters: Daughtery, Antonio L CDT; Bardales, Joseph K CDT; Barker, Calahan D CDT; Bohlin, Joshua D CDT
  • ˮAV˵ System Throughput in C4ISR Finishing Division
    Presenters: Szary, Evan F CDT; Houck, Stephen B CDT; Lawrence, Aaron M CDT; Baez, Joseph A CDT; Gilbert, Andrew T CDT

  • Assessing the “Goodness” of Agent Behavior in Combat Simulation Models: A Framework for Evaluating the Potential of Reinforcement Learning
    Presenters: Tate, Eli B CDT; Erickson, Sidoni D CDT; Fagan, Bedford W CDT; Reynolds, Casey B CDT; Horvath, Jonathan F CDT

  • The Wagner Group’s Role in Perpetuating Anti-Western Sentiment in Mali
    Presenters: Cascino, Henry L CDT; Cooper, Megan A CDT; Kopotic, Katherine L CDT

  • An Expeditionary Railyard Design for Force Projection
    Presenters: Daniels, Hayden W CDT; Gonzalez, Ruben CDT; Latherow, Jack M CDT
  • USACE Lock and Dam: Modernizing National Critical Infrastructure
    Presenters: Hodges, Owen R CDT; Perez, Ashton A CDT; Tinerella, Anthony M CDT

  • Gaining the Edge: Visualizing Information Advantage through Machine Learning-Driven Dashboards
    Presenters: El Ouadi, Ameir Z CDT; Pimentel, Adrian J CDT; Knowlton, William M CDT

  • Enhancing Data Operations for JPMRC
    Presenters: Cillo, Noah A CDT; Doyle, Madison S CDT; Hartsell, Wyatt J CDT; Rolenc, Charles P CDT

  • Analyzing Factors Influencing Marine Recruits' Heat Symptoms Severity on Parris Island, SC, from 2021-23
    Presenters: Rohan Ramirez, Aimee S CDT
  • Statistical Analysis of Cadet Exercise Patterns and Self-Reported Mood
    Presenters: Bush, Spencer M CDT

  • "Brigade, Rest" for Warfighter Readiness: Investigating Group Differences in Sleep Quality and Duration Among Future Army Leaders
    Presenters: Quainoo, Aba A CDT; Soto-Roman, Yael A CDT; Liu, Jada H CDT
  • Empowering Leaders Through Mental Pre-Combat Checks: Investigating the Profile of Mood States (POMS) as a Physical Readiness Indicator
    Presenters: Yu, Ian CDT
  • How do Sleep Duration and Physical Activity Levels Impact Changes in BMI Among Future Warfighters? 
    Presenters: Farris, Olivia M CDT
  • Mind Over Mission: Assessing Differences in the Vigor, Fatigue, and Other Mental States of Different Groups of Future Warfighters
    Presenters: Bacon, Kailey T CDT; Patterson, Alyssa A CDT; Johnson, Kari M CDT
  • The Impact of Magnesium Intake on Sleep Quality Among Future Warfighters at the United States Military Academy
    Presenters: Cassin, Amelia E CDT

  • Expeditionary Base Camp Design for Joint Forces Combat Training Center
    Presenters: Durkan, Ryan M CDT; Massey, Parker C CDT; Polashek, Christopher G CDT; Roberts, Jalen E CDT

  • High-Energy Lasers - Camera Blinding
    Presenters: Green, Isaac CDT; Sullivan, Patrick T CDT
  • High-Energy Lasers - Thermal Blooming
    Presenters: Clark, Tallon P CDT; Fortenberry, Micah N CDT; Moorhouse, Clayton P CDT
  • Novel Design for a 3U Modular CubeSat
    Presenters: Morehead, Joshua A CDT; Thometz, Brian CDT; Hicks, Conner L CDT; Rainey, Connor L CDT; Stein, Arthur C CDT; Pena, Angel V CDT
  • Novel Subsystem Board Designs for a 3U Modular CubeSat
    Presenters: Pena, Angel V CDT; Stein, Arthur C CDT; Rainey, Connor L CDT
  • Solar Panel Design and Integration to Power a 3U Modular CubeSat
    Presenters: Morehead, Joshua A CDT; Hicks, Conner L CDT; Thometz, Brian CDT

  • ARSOF 2040: Visualizing Future Warfare, Competition, and Deterrence
    Presenters: Campbell, Mitchell CDT; Lee, Daniel C CDT; Jenkins, Noah S CDT; Biondo, Giovanni C CDT
  • Evaluating the performance of Large Language Models and Generative AI on Misinformation Detection
    Presenters: Dohr, Jonah H CDT; Lee, Charles CDT; Cady, James P CDT
  • Structural Damage to Concrete Due to Heating
    Presenters: Demeritt, Bradley J CDT; Speer, Michael C CDT

  • Multimodal Video Summarization of Multi-Scene, Single-Context Data for Special Operations
    Presenters: Looney, Aidan G CDT
  • Synthetic Data for Target Classification
    Presenters: Coffman, Hayden F CDT

  • Permanent Stationing of German BDE in Lithuania
    Presenters: Fitzgerald, Liam G CDT; Swanson, Clark W CDT; Jorgensen, Johnathan R CDT; Yang, Maxima U CDT

  • An Analysis of Foreign Developed Infrastructure on Political Influence
    Presenters: McCabe, Patrick T CDT; Lewis, Isaac M CDT; Newbry, Everett G CDT
  • Rhetoric of Aggression: Analyzing Chinese State Media and Its Impact on Japanese Reactions in the Past Decade
    Presenters: Anariba, Juan A CDT; Meyer, Jacob R CDT
  • The Impact of U.S. Activities on Taiwan's Will to Fight
    Presenters: Flynn, Thomas F CDT; Fussell, Charles J CDT; McShea, Liam CDT

  • Development of Thermal Storage System for MMNP
    Presenters: Borgerding, Henry A CDT; O'Neill, Aidan M CDT; Wendland, Hunter M CDT; Killebrew, Reagan R CDT

  • Exploring Leading Indicators of Satellite Maneuvers
    Presenters: Lim, Elliot Y CDT; Garton, Adam W CDT; Larson, Timothy J CDT; Johnston, Luke A CDT; Johnston, Kate X CDT
  • Satellite Maneuver Detection
    Presenters: Langou, Leo P CDT

  • The Impact of U.S. Activities on Taiwan's Will to Fight
    Presenters: Flynn, Thomas F CDT; Fussell, Charles J CDT; McShea, Liam CDT

  • Comparative Case Studies of Belarusian-Russian and Kazakh-Russian Alliance Architectures
    Presenters: Borisow, Daniel CDT; Walton, Matthew M CDT; Dykstra, Sophia E CDT
  • Nuclear Assurance and Threat Perception of Info-Pacific Allies
    Presenters: Widger, Camily K CDT; Carter, Shawn M CDT; Pohlidal, Hannah E CDT
  • Social Media, Public Perception, & Nuclear Deterrence Policy
    Presenters: Marinich, Macie D CDT; Davis, Nathan M CDT; Acinapura, Annabella C CDT

  • 3D-Printed Expeditionary Concrete Systems
    Presenters: Macias, Brandon M CDT; Parker, Nicholas R CDT; Gvalia, Nikoloz CDT; Thompson, Leslie L CDT
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges
    Presenters: Fico, Tyler D CDT; McSweeney, Brian A CDT; Park, Paransol J CDT

  • The Discovery of a Small Molecule Pan-Serotype Flavivirus Antiviral Drug to Treat the Warfighting Operating in Austere Environments
    Presenters: Poland, Connor B CDT; Pinc, Johnathan R CDT; Ferrante, Charles M CDT; LI, Owen Z CDT

  • Neulasta Efficacy in Protecting Warfighter Radiation Exposure
    Presenters: Semon, Tyler S CDT; Hale, Noah R CDT; Hahn, Kaylee A CDT

  • Assessing an Emerging Threat to the Warfighter: Prevalence of Antibodies Against Tick-Transmitted Powassan Virus in the USMA Corps of Cadets
    Presenters: Burgess, Alison R CDT; Daffin, McKenzie N CDT; Delia, James R CDT; Dipasqua, Zoey R CDT; Enos, Kira E CDT; Horowicz, Griffin C CDT; Hudry, Juliana E CDT; Jankovich, Alexis CDT; Rossen, Michael J CDT; Shurkin, Rafael G CDT; Vizcarra, Emily K CDT; Whitfield, Audrey R CDT; Wissemann, Christopher K CDT

  • Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Modern Classroom within the Army University Military Learning Environment
    Presenters: Gutgsell, Mitchell S CDT; Coletti, William T CDT; Dickson, Walter J CDT; Johnson, Markel J CDT; Williams, Ashlon L CDT

  • Wargaming the Indo-Pacific: Preparing Future Army Leaders for Strategic Competition
    Presenters: Taylor, Ronald D CDT; Reese, Jordan B CDT

  • Dual-Use Hypersonic Weapons: Strategic Implications of Conventional and Nuclear Payloads
    Presenters: Thomas, Jonah S CDT
  • Examining Current Trends in Plasma Production for Simulating Nuclear Weapons X-Ray Effects
    Presenters: Zeller, Harry P CDT
  • SPICE and Xyce-Based Modeling of Space Radiation Effects on Satellite RF Amplifiers
    Presenters: Ruffing, Chase E CDT; Beels, Christian D CDT

  • Automating Award Citations for Special Operations
    Presenters: Matoush, Gavin R CDT
  • EO / IR Fusion For Automated Aerial Vehicle Detection
    Presenters: Felter, Maxwell A CDT
  • Independent Study - Quadrotor Dropwing for Extended Range
    Presenters: Liu, David CDT
  • Independent Study - Ship Scaling Equipment Design
    Presenters: Hatfield, Abigail M CDT; Lynch, Benjamin S CDT; Dosan, Logan D CDT
  • Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Tracking for Discrete Communications
    Presenters: Conti, James F CDT; Butler, Jackson L CDT; Tewolde, Matthew K CDT; Hollar, Thomas R CDT
  • UAS Autonomous Path Planning with Terrain-Based Seeding
    Presenters: Wanta, Matthew K CDT

  • The Königsberg Question
    Presenters: Edwards, Alexander T CDT; Stahlberg, Carl J CDT

  • Automating Award Citations for Special Operations
    Presenters: Matoush, Gavin R CDT
  • EO / IR Fusion For Automated Aerial Vehicle Detection
    Presenters: Felter, Maxwell A CDT
  • Independent Study - Quadrotor Dropwing for Extended Range
    Presenters: Liu, David CDT
  • Independent Study - Ship Scaling Equipment Design
    Presenters: Hatfield, Abigail M CDT; Lynch, Benjamin S CDT; Dosan, Logan D CDT
  • Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Tracking for Discrete Communications
    Presenters: Conti, James F CDT; Butler, Jackson L CDT; Tewolde, Matthew K CDT; Hollar, Thomas R CDT
  • Synthetic Data for Target Classification
    Presenters: Coffman, Hayden F CDT

U.S. Military Academy (USMA) - Admissions

  • Evaluating Potential in USMA Admissions Process
    Presenters: Sommerhalder, Daniel J CDT

U.S. Military Academy (USMA) - Registrar

  • Integrating AI into the Cadet Experience
    Presenters: Howard, Andrew R CDT; Fatebene, Adam J CDT; Donelson, Colin J CDT; du, Xuan-Chen CDT
  • Optimizing Classroom Space in a Constrained Environment
    Presenters: Kephart, Liam C CDT; Whelpley, Taylor M CDT; Kim, Joshua CDT; Keith, Genard C CDT; Forchion, Preston L CDT

U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School (USMAPS)

  • https://united-states-military-academy-preparatory-school-usmapsOptimizing Scheduling at the United States Military Academy Preparatory School
    Presenters: Derrick, Payton A CDT

  • Neulasta Efficacy in Protecting Warfighter Radiation Exposure
    Presenters: Semon, Tyler S CDT; Hale, Noah R CDT; Hahn, HS)Kaylee A CDT

  • Predicting Recovery Outcomes Using Collagen Biomarkers Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Cadet Cohort at the United States Military Academy
    Presenters: Lawson, Noah R CDT; Starr, Ethan E CDT; Humphrey, Brian A CDT; Vanmanen, Jordyn A CDT

  • Accurately Measuring Body Fat Composition via Sensor and Data Fusion
    Presenters: Gagliardi, Anastasia N CDT
  • Associations between the Determinants of Holistic Health and Fitness
    Presenters: Lagasse, Samuel I CDT
  • Detecting Infectious Bacteria Risk in Novel Operational Environments: Mechanisms of Integrating Virulence and Sensory Cues in a Nematode Model
    Presenters: Shoulla, Mackenzie M CDT; Marcellus, Calvin T CDT
  • Holistic Health and Fitness: Analyzing the Effects of Genetic Make-Up on Physical Activity
    Presenters: Beckman, Jake R CDT
  • Holistic Health and Fitness: Dynamic Gestational Weight Gain Energy Balance Model for Pregnancy Weight Management
    Presenters: Winston, Zoe E CDT
  • Holistic Health and Fitness: Optimizing Data Analysis Pipelines for Continuous Glucose Monitoring
    Presenters: Collins, Ethan C CDT
  • Metabolomics and Cancer: A Machine Learning Approach for Holistic Health and Fitness
    Presenters: Cole, Meghan A CDT

  • Using Synthetic Data to Digitally "Twin" an Insider Threat Hub
    Presenters: Teague, Elena M CDT

  • AIMM: Keeping Commanders Informed
    Presenters: Rice, Gavin B CDT; Medapati, Sathvik CDT
  • Analysis of Magnetic Reconnection (MRX) and Field-Aligned Current Flows (FAC)
    Presenters: Espenshade, Matalyn A CDT; Chang, Connor E CDT; Lin, Han Yu CDT
  • Detecting Background Plasma Flows in the Presence of Discrete Aurora
    Presenters: Kelly, Julia A CDT; Rauch, Shannon T CDT
  • On the Gannon Superstorm of 10 May 2024: Geomagnetic Effects at USMA and Beyond
    Presenters: Derr, Jason R, Dr.; Halfhill, Joanna K CDT
  • ˮAV˵ Distributed Sensor Array: Detecting Mid-Latitude Space Weather Events
    Presenters: Klotz, Daniel J CDT; Jeronimo-Monarca, Aaron CDT; Hegde, Sidharth CDT; Poirier, Preston H CDT

  • Barriers to a Robust Cyber Workforce
    Presenters: Street, Sheyla A CDT

  • Tuning Minds: How Music Drives Nationalistic Propaganda Across Countries
    Presenters: Johnson, Tyler A CDT; Frost, Bryan Z CDT; Donnell, Minh H CDT

and

  • Rhetoric of Aggression: Analyzing Chinese State Media and Its Impact on Japanese Reactions in the Past Decade
    Presenters: Anariba, Juan A CDT; Meyer, Jacob R CDT

  • An Earned Value-Centered Assessment of Project Health and Artificial Intelligence Intervention Efficacy for the Department of Veterans Affairs Infrastructure Portfolio
    Presenters: Butler, Gavin J CDT; Brownlee, Harrison B CDT; Valchar, Joseph T CDT; Lee, Samuel P CDT; Lamb, Griffin H CDT
  • Improving Stochastic Value and Cost Analysis of Tradeoffs in Lease Vs. Build Alternatives for the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Presenters: Almahasneh, Ahmad M CDT; Ronnebaum, Matthew R CDT; Scott, Lucas P CDT; Justice, James D CDT

Office of Research

USMA's Office of Research actively engages with a broad network of federal, academic, and industry partners to amplify the academy’s research efforts, plays a pivotal role in identifying funding opportunities, and drives interdisciplinary projects that address crucial challenges for the Army and nation.

Office of Institutional Research

The Office of Institutional Research (OIR) collects and analyzes institution-level data to inform decision-making and strategic planning. The office supports institutional assessment and compliance with external institutional data reporting requirements. OIR's focus on data-driven insights contributes to effective decision-making and the continuous improvement of USMA.​