United States Naval Academy. Senior Capstone Projects

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1 United States Naval Academy Senior Capstone Projects April 26, 2017

2 Thank you to all the sponsors who made this research possible!

3 Welcome! Welcome to the United States Naval Academy s fifth Annual Capstone Day. Thanks for taking time to join us as we present an academy-wide showcase of senior projects here in Annapolis. Capstone projects provide students with valuable real-world experience that will help them in their future careers, as military officers and later in private industry. At this year s Capstone Day you will see the culmination of the year s academic efforts of our Midshipmen. Today, we have nearly 250 projects representing math, science, engineering, humanities, and the social sciences. In the morning, seniors will present projects in parallel sessions throughout Rickover, Michelson, and Chauvenet Halls. You are encouraged to browse the program and to move from room to room according to your interest. In the afternoon, the same students will reconvene for a poster session in Alumni Hall. I encourage you to take time to engage students in discussions about their work, and please make sure to congratulate them on their impressive accomplishments in the short time that is their senior year. I thank you for coming to the Naval Academy and hope you enjoy the day! Dr. Andrew T. Phillips Academic Dean and Provost

4 Schedule of Events Registration/Welcome Alumni Hall Academic Dean s Opening Remarks Alumni Hall Capstone Presentations Rickover, Chauvenet, Michelson Halls Buffet Luncheon Alumni Hall Superintendent s Remarks Alumni Hall Poster Sessions Alumni Hall Shuttle Bus Schedule Continuous Two-way shuttle, between Stadium and USNA Stadium USNA (on the half hour) USNA Stadium (on the hour) Continuous Two-way shuttle, between USNA and Stadium Note: All shuttles will pick up and drop off at the front entrance to Alumni Hall. (See page 4 for location on map) H H H H H Table of Contents Maps of Academic Buildings 3-4 Morning Presentation Schedule 5-8 Academic Major Code Legend 9 Project Overview 10 Trident Scholars 11 Project Descriptions by Category Air Unmanned Systems 12 Naval Architecture 13 Ocean Engineering Human Performance 15 Control Systems 15 Tracking and Targeting 16 Development Engineering Logistics 18 Robotics 18 Autonomous Systems Formula SAE 20 Communications Manufacturing Energy 23 Chemistry Computer Science Cyber Science Mathematics Physics 35 Oceanography Alumni Hall Poster Map 41

5 Rickover Hall 1 st and 2 nd Decks Morning Presentations ( ) Michelson Hall Morning Presentations ( ) Chauvenet Hall Morning Presentations ( ) 3

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7 Rickover Presentation Schedule - Morning Air Unmanned Systems Naval Architecture Ocean Engineering Ocean Engineering Human Performance & Control Systems Control Systems Tracking & Targeting Robotics Competition Room Ri-102 Ri-103 Ri-110 R-126 Ri-111 Ri-213 Ri-125 Ri-223 Ri Navy Rockets: Maverick Rocket 0925 Ship-to-Shore UAS 0955 Operation Ice Bridge UAS Opening Remarks Meter Sport Fishing Yacht YP(X): 45 Meter Multipurpose Patrol Craft 1025 Littoral CISR-X: 43 Targeting and Meter US Navy Surveying UAS Semi-Planing Patrol Craft 1055 Mangrove Fireboat Forest Characterization UAS Shoreline Enhancement and Erosion Control for NPS Fort Sumter St. Augustine Inlet Management and Beach Nourishment Mitigating the Impacts of Sea Level Rise at NAS Key West; Roads Mitigating the Impacts of Sea Level Rise at NAS Key West; Facilities Offshore Macro-Algae System for Bio- Ethanol Production 1125 Design & Caribbean Dive Deployable Ice Development of Boat Buoy a Transitional Flight Flying- Wing Quadrotor from Hover to Level Flight Wave Glider Improved Recovery System Sunken Vessel Thru-Hull Sampling Tool Naval Special Warfare UUVlaunched Mini- CRACUNS Aerial Vehicle Concrete Canoe Competition by American Society of Civil Engineers Pneumatic Wave Energy Converter Marine Hydrokinetic Energy: Piezoelectric Wave Energy Converter Under Armour Human Performance Prediction Augmented Reality Health Monitor Assessment of Athletic Fitness Comparing Under Armour Coolswitch Fabric with Current Physical Training Gear at the United States Naval Academy Improved Scan Rate of a Scanning Thermal Microscope using an Isothermal Probe Magneto Optical Kerr Effect Small Autonomous Vehicle Anomaly Detection in Cyber Physical Systems Nonlinear Attitude Control Methods for a Manipulator Equipped Small Satellite Stability Control for Teleoperation of High Speed Ground Vehicle Monocular Camera-based Navigation for MAVs Custom Motion Capture Volume for Hand Tracking Systems Ball Bot Snatcher Oceanic Surface Systems Ball Tracker Dwight Directional Radiation Detector Shortest Path Navigation: Adaptive to Traffic Conditions Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Active control Small Modular of a ground Reactor (SMR) vehicle in short flight Systems Ball Jim Energy Characterizing the Temporal Response of Fiber Bragg Grating Temperature Sensors to Directed Energy Attacks All-Electric Warship Load Demand Profile Generator App High-Voltage SiC Capacitor Charger for Pulse Load Applications Systems Ball Table-Top Do you even Nuclear Reactor lift? The forklift Simulator robot Systems Ball Evangelista Robotic Manipulator Haptic Feedback System Refurbishment of the USNA Subcritical Reactor Autonomously Deployed Sensor Network 5

8 Rickover Presentation Schedule - Morning Autonomous Autonomous Formula SAE Communications Communications Manufacturing & Energy Manufacturing Development Engineering Development Engineering & Logistics Room Ri-229 Ri-230 Ri-235 Ri-237B Ri-239 Ri-240 Ri-243 Ri-236 Ri Swarm-Bot Flying Insect Formula SAE Inspired Vision Lead for Micro-Air- Vehicle Navigation 0925 Repackage Autonomous Quadcopter for Drone Delivery Submerged Launch 0955 Autonomous Braking Golf Cart 1025 Projectile Avoidance Quadrotor Vehicle 1055 Autonomous Vehicle Kit for Military Vehicles Sailbot (systems) DARPA Service Academy Swarm Challenge Robotic Catch And Release Manipulation Architecture (CARMA) 1125 Station Keeping Catch And for a Hovering Release Fixed Wing Manipulation UAV Architecture (CARMA) Vision System Formula SAE Frame Formula SAE Power Train Formula SAE Vehicle Dynamics Formula SAE Systems Formula SAE Aerodynamics HFSat: Worldwide Amateur Communication Service Light Workers: Free Space Laser Communication CubeSat Payload Development NSat: Satellite for On-Orbit Demonstration of Next-Gen Payloads TugSat CubeSat Program Indoor Positioning Using Visible Light Communication High-Energy Laser Beam Propagation and Atmospheric Characterization in the Maritime Domain Mobile Location Extrapolation Unit File System Recovery and Identification Module LiFi: the Next Generation WiFi Lapping Tool for Valve Refurbishment Man-Portable Guided Rocket Stand Electrical Characteristics of Lightweight Composite Materials for Microstrip Transmission Line Retrofit MRZR 4 ATV to be Lifted Externally by a Helicopter Redesign MRZR 4 ATV Rollover Protection Retrofit MRZR 4 ATV to Improve Ergonomics and Egress Adapting Gridshell Technology for use as Shelters in Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief Adapting Military-Grade Huts for Humanitarian Purposes Adaptive Technology for People with Special Needs Security in Powering Gun Safety Wireless Software Autonomous with 3-D Defined Networks Sonar Systems Printing with Renewable Energy Underwater Reconfigurable Design and Mechanically Optical Adaptive Implementation Powered Medical Communications Network Power of an Active Ventilator System Power Analysis of Solid State Drives with Encryption Aerodynamics Package for Formula SAE Vehicles Custom Dual Imager UAV Gimbal Design Rough-terrain Military Vehicle for Resupply Material Transport System for Ile-a-Vache, Haiti Pump up the Party Autonomous Under Pressure Irrigation System for Ile-a-Vache, Haiti Toys for Elephants Water Filtration System 6

9 Chauvenet Presentation Schedule - Morning CryptoSystems Applied Mathematics Applied Mathematics Quantitative Economics Logistics Room Ch-132 Ch-320 Ch-351 Ch-84 Ch-110 Ch-? 0755 Running Key Cipher 0820 Cryptanalysis of JN25 during WWII 0855 Bounded gaps between primes A Specific Factors Analysis of the Effects of Trade on American Workers Manned-Unmanned Teaming: Proactive Fusion Comparative Analysis of Predictive Machine Learning Techniques Applied to NBA Statistics 0920 Cramer-Shoup Cryptosystem Lessons from the Falklands War and Relevancy to Future Amphibious Operations Counting Derangements 0955 Performance Estimates and Operational Requirements for Autonomous Surveillance Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs) in Carrier Strike Groups There s No Crying in Baseball: An Analysis of Athletes Economic Rent 1020 Early Detection of Troop Movements Using Groundbased Sensors Social Media's Growing Impact on Society Tuition Prices and Federal Aid: A Feedback Loop Disaster 1055 Comparing Different Equity Survivor Search Objectives in Designing Coordination: The Creation Fairer Liver Allocation and Analysis of a Crash and Maps Search Simulation Lighten the Load: Emerging Unmanned Technologies for USMC 1120 CONOPS for Integration of Unmanned Vehicles into SURTASS On the Evolution Dynamics of Fair Strategies in the Ultimatum Game Extending the Security of NTRUEncrypt Understanding Patterns in Terrorist Attacks Predicting website traffic using Neural Nets 7

10 Michelson Presentation Schedule - Morning Chemistry Room Mi-110 After a group presentation in Mi-110 at 0855, 0955 and 1055, presenters will move to smaller breakout rooms. Design and Synthetic Molecular Which Species Synthesis of Metal Equivalents for Optimization of the Dynamics Absorbs the Organic Frameworks for the Neutralization of Chemical Warfare Agents Isolation and Identification of Hydrolyzable Tannins from Northern Red Oaks Electrochemical Exfoliation of Graphene Development of 3- component surrogate mixtures for catalytic hydrothermal conversion diesel and jet fuels Simulations of Plasma-Induced Decomposition of High Explosives Plebe Lab Development - Equilibrium Thermodynamics of the Phenolphthalein - Cyclodextrin System Determination of Optimization of the Electrochemical Heavy Metal Electrochemical Studies of Cysteine Uptake in Aquatic Exfoliation of / Zinc Interactions Plants by X-Ray Graphene Fluorescence Computer Science Cyber Science Dicyanoacetylene - Towards a Simplified Synthesis of Tetraazaporphyrins Application of Natural Fiber Welding for the Generation of Novel Horse Hair Composite Structures Investigating the roles of mycobacterial L,Dtranspeptidases in cell wall biosynthesis Microwaves in a Microwave- Mediated Wittig Reaction Catalytic activity of chymotrypsin encapsulated in lithocholic acid nanotubes Development of 3- component surrogate mixtures for catalytic hydrothermal conversion diesel and jet fuels Oceanography Room Mi-201 Mi-221 Mi Output-Sensitive Algorithms for Text Search with Wildcards Intelligent search for arithmetic circuit optimization Aerial LTE A Study of MAC Address Randomization in Mobile Devices and When it Fails Web Applications Elevating the with Strong Status of Open- Privacy Using Source Intelligence ORAM Techniques Human Aided Reinforcement Learning in Complex Environments Creating a Fast SMT Solver for the Theory of Real Non-Linear Constraints Prediction of Regional Voting Outcomes Using Heterogeneous Collective Regression Reelin' 'Em In: An Analysis of the Role of Education Level in Phishing Susceptibility Applying Semi- Supervised Multi- Label Classification Machine Learning to the Detection of Malware Command and Control Channels Determination of Heavy Metal Uptake in Aquatic Plants by X-Ray Fluorescence Assessing amyloidogenic protein-lipid interactions associated with prion-related encephalopathies Design and Synthesis of Metal Organic Frameworks for the Neutralization of Chemical Warfare Agents Analysis of CeO based anti-corrosion coatings by scanning electrochemical microscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy Effects of Red Oak Foliar Tannins on the Growth, Mortality and Development of Gypsy Moth Larvae Plebe Lab Development - Equilibrium Thermodynamics of the Phenolphthalein - Cyclodextrin System Note: Oceanography Poster Sessions will be held in Mi-091 from 0955 to 1155 in the morning and from in the afternoon. Scenarios for Methane Hydrate Dissociation on the Cascadia Margin and Implications for Global Climate The correlation between sea surface temperature and coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef The Impacts of sea level rise and storminess on future flood frequency in the Annapolis, Charleston and Norfolk areas The effect of hypoxia on brown shrimp in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The effect of sea level rise on Loggerhead Sea Turtles, on nesting locations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Effects of climatechange alterations The effects of bioaccumulation of in streamflow on chemical Oncorhynchus contaminants in tshawytscha apex predators populations Connections between Greenland atmospheric blocking frequency and extreme midlatitude weather Investigating the usability of Baltimore weather observations as a proxy for Annapolis conditions The effects of the Gulf Stream on plankton in the North Atlantic Ocean Changing Regional Climate and Coastal Erosion in Barrow, AK Identifying Organic Matter and Water Mass Sources in the Severn River, MD using Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter Potential Ecosystem Impacts and Economic Costs of a Large Invasion of the White Spotted Jellyfish in the Southwestern Mediterranean Sea Effects of climate change and chemical cues on recruitment and survival of fish and corals in the Great Barrier Reef Linkages between Seasonal Variations in Freshwater Flow, the Estuarine Turbidity Maximum, and the Recruitment and Survivability of Striped Bass in the Chesapeake Bay Assessing Available Tidal Energy to Power Unmanned, Fixed Sensor Stations on the Severn River

11 Academic Major Codes The following major codes are used in schedules and project descriptions throughout the brochure: E & W: Division of Engineering and Weapons M& S: Division of Mathematics and Science EAS: EASA: ECE: EEE: EGE: EME: ENA: ENM: ENR: EOE: ESE: Aerospace Engineering (Aero) Aerospace Engineering (Astro) Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering General Engineering Mechanical Engineering Naval Architecture Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Nuclear Engineering Ocean Engineering Systems Engineering SCB: SCH: SCS: SCY: SGS: SIT: SMA: SMO: SMP: SOC: SPA: SPAA: SPH: SQE: Biochemistry Chemistry Computer Science Cyber Operations General Science Information Technology Mathematics Operations Research Applied Mathematics Oceanography Applied Physics Astrophysics Physics Quantitative Economics HUM/SS: Division of Humanities & Social Sciences HEG: English HHS: History FEQ: Economics FLA: Arabic FLC: Chinese FPS: Political Science FPSA: American Politics and Law FPSC: Comparative Politics FPSI: International Relations 9

12 Projects Overview USNA Capstone Day 2017 represents the culmination of student s efforts in all three Academic Divisions and can be broken down into the following major efforts. Over 250 posters will be on display during the poster session and over 150 project presentations will be given. Engineering and Weapons (E&W) - (97 Projects) Autonomous Systems (13) Naval Design (5) Communications (7) Development Engineering (8) Control Systems (8) Energy (13) Environment (7) Human Performance (3) Logistics (2) Manufacturing (13) Tracking and Targeting (5) Unmanned & Robotics (12) Math and Science (M&S) - (146 Projects) Chemistry (24) Computer Science Information Technology & Systems (16) Cyber Science (15) Mathematics (48) Physics (7) Oceanography (36) Division of Humanities & Social Sciences (HUM/SS) In lieu of project presentations, posters will be on display. Trident Scholars (9 projects) Since 1963, the Trident Scholar Program has provided an opportunity for a select group of midshipmen to engage in intensive research or scholarly activities during their 1/C year. Each Scholar devotes 9-12 credits hours to their research project, and are guided by Naval Academy faculty mentors 10

13 On the Effects of Unsteady Flow Conditions on the Performance of a Cross Flow Hydrokinetic Turbine Trident Scholars Development of a Mechanically Mediated RF-to-Optical Transducer using Integrated Photonics Benjamin Bailin Tow tank tests were conducted to determine the effects of surface waves on the performance characteristics of a 1:6 scale cross flow hydrokinetic turbine. A computational model that accounts for waves was developed. Model results are compared to experimental data and used to predict full scale turbine performance. PIV Flow Field Measurements of Hovering Rotors with Leading-Edge Protuberances Brian Cully Leading-edge protuberances on rotor blades may have the potential to increase helicopter efficiency and forward flight speed. Using performance and particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements, this investigation sought to understand the impact of protuberances by analyzing rotor performance and wake characteristics. Baseline Measurements of Shoulder Surfing Analysis and Comparability for Smartphone Unlock Authentication John Davin In this research, we develop baseline measurements of the susceptibility of smartphone unlock authentication to shoulder surfing attacks. Our goal is to provide guidance to end users that may reduce the likelihood of observational attacks and advance the methodologies used to measure this attack surface where baselines of comparisons are not currently standardized. Path Planning for Reduced Identifiability of Unmanned Surface Vehicles Conducting Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Ethan Doherty This research investigates the use of Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) to gather intelligence on targets located in adversarial controlled waters. Specifically, it develops a path planning process to allow USVs to blend in with the normal maritime traffic while conducting such operations. Christopher Panuski The sensitive modulation of weak radio frequency signals onto an optical carrier, a process which enables long distance, lowloss transmission in fiber optic systems, is explored through the integration of micro-electro-mechanical structures into existing chip-scale photonic architectures. A theoretical, computational, and experimental characterization of the proposed technique is presented. Study of Doubly-Charged Delta Baryons in Collisions of Copper Nuclei at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider Joseph Simpson We present an analysis of delta baryon resonance production in heavy ion collisions at RHIC. Resonance properties such as mass, width, and yield, that are sensitive to effects in the collision medium, are studied. Results are compared with other systems and models. Algebraic Structure of Dynamical Systems James Talisse Historically, a strong relationship between high complexity dynamical systems and very large centralizer groups has been established. However, our results indicate this relationship is more subtle than originally thought. In particular, we find a high complexity system with a very rigid centralizer. Furthermore, we study the amenability of the full group of certain systems. Modeling the Effects of Meteorological Conditions on the Neutron Flux Thomas Wilson By applying linear autoregression analysis to experimental data collected at two locations, this study developed a model that predicts environmental neutron flux given five meteorological variables: barometric pressure, temperature, humidity, precipitation, and cloud cover. Protein Engineering: Development of a Metal Ion- Dependent Switch Emily Kilen Protein engineering was used to explore protein structure and folding driven by interactions with metal ions. A prototype metal ion-dependent switch protein capable of detecting conformational changes upon binding to specific metal ions was pursued. Candidate proteins were designed using structure-based modeling, isolated from bacterial cells, purified, and monitored spectroscopically. 11

14 Project Descriptions AIR UNMANNED SYSTEMS (Rickover Room 102) Navy Rockets: Maverick Rocket 0855 Lorenzo Armstrong (EASA), Daniel Fohey (EASA), Austin Jomp (EASA), Brian Kennedy (EASA), Jon Pullum (EASA), Nicholas Ramzi (EASA), Jeremiah Robbins (EASA), Tate Turner (EASA), August Uecker (EASA) Purpose: Design & build a rocket to detect targets and perform an upright landing. The Navy Rocket Team is competing in the NASA University Student Launch Initiative (USLI). The team s Maverick Rocket will detect three specific targets on the launch range and then perform an upright landing. Team Freedom Freighter: Ship-to-Shore UAS 0925 Steven Harris (EAS), Young Hong (EAS), Jacob Letson (EAS), Steven Price (EAS), Jacob Prickett (EAS), Nicholas Satterlee (EAS), Scott Swegle (EAS) Purpose: Design & build a UAS capable of ship-to-shore delivery for a 5-kg payload. The Tactical Exploitable Reconnaissance Node (TERN) is a potential mission module for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). UAS may enable on-demand, ship-based operations with small payloads, such as repair parts, medical supplies, or ammunition. Team Skadi: Operation Ice Bridge UAS 0955 Paul Alvarado (EAS), Joshua Cohen (EAS), Jonathan Daus (EAS), Chatwin Jackson (EAS), Andrew Kim (EAS), Courtney Mason (EAS), Matthew Nason (EAS) Purpose: Design & build a UAS capable of surveying polar ice. NASA s Operation Ice Bridge images Earth s polar ice to better understand the global climate system. Efforts focus on an affordable, extreme cold-weather UAS capable of identifying and quantifying finer-scale surface roughness features. Team Packmule: Littoral Targeting & Surveying UAS 1025 Rafael Alpizar (EAS), Ian Arbuckle (EAS), Kelly Frantz (EAS), Benjamin Harrison (EAS), Andrew Kiehnau (EAS), Ruthvik Kumar (EAS), Zachary Lonsdale (EAS) Purpose: Design & build a UAS capable of tactical ship-based reconnaissance. The Tactical Exploitable Reconnaissance Node (TERN) is a potential mission module for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). UAS may enable on-demand, ship-based operations to survey and target nearby contacts. The team is competing in the Student UAS Competition sponsored by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). Team M-Scape: Mangrove Forest 1055 Characterization UAS William Bloom (EAS), Brian Cully (EAS), Brian Evertson (EAS), William McMasters (EAS), Brent Niewoehner (EAS), Jack Partlow (EAS), Ryan Speir (EAS), Charles Webb (EAS) Purpose: Design & build a UAS capable of surveying mangrove forests from an autonomous surface vessel. Mangrove forest ecosystems span 53,000 sq. miles in equatorial littoral regions of 118 countries, providing complex channels that may be used by smugglers. Technology is needed to remotely map tree health and its correlation with deep water channels that may be used for criminal activity. Design & Development of a Transitional Flight 1125 Flying-Wing Quadrotor Alex Hunley (ESE) Purpose: Test a quadrotor that transitions from hover to level flight. This Honors project fits a quadrotor with airfoils, so that the aircraft enjoys the combined capabilities of a hovering quadrotor and the flight efficiency and speed of a winged aircraft. A quadrotor with these capabilities requires a controller that will allow it to transition between hover and horizontal flight modes with limited active interaction from the user.

15 NAVAL ARCHITECTURE (Rickover Room 103) Opening Remarks Meter Sport Fishing Yacht 0925 Everett Hamilton (ENA), Jud Holcmbe (ENA), Aidan Ricard (ENA), Dylan Sewell (ENA) Purpose: Design a fishing boat. Fishing requires the most competitive edge when it comes to innovation and userconvenience. This vessel is designed to execute brilliance in the basics while providing the pinnacle in customized fishing utility. It will be built of fiberglass and will feature the finest in fishing performance. YP(X): 45 Meter Multipurpose Patrol Craft 0955 Cabot Bisbee (ENA), Max Blackadar (ENA), Mikala Bussey (ENA) Purpose: Design a multi-purpose naval boat. Yard Patrol Craft (YPs) are used to train midshipmen to handle naval craft. This vessel is designed as an improved replacement for the two existing classes of YPs with increased speed capabilities as well as the ability to serve as a Naval Patrol Craft with minimal modification. CISR-X: 43 Meter US Navy Semi-Planing Patrol Craft 1025 Dave Huber (ENA), Corey Maier (ENA), Paul Whalen (ENA), Sean Williamson (ENA) Purpose: Design a patrol boat. This vessel will enhance US national security interests in the littoral zones by enhancing mission capabilities in the void that exists between the Mark VI and Cyclone class patrol craft. The craft is to have a multi-mission set with a focus on operations in North and South America. Bold and intimidating aesthetics will help the US Navy expand its presence and deter potential adversaries. Fireboat 1055 Mike Landry (ENA), Allison Murray (ENA), Molly Robertson (ENA), Angelica Sewell (ENA) Purpose: Design a fire boat. Ardent, the New London Fireboat, will provide firefighting assistance to river bound vessels and waterfront properties, while also providing emergency response support. This vessel is designed with two monitors and a max speed of 30 kts, for an average response time 30 minutes. Caribbean Dive Boat 1125 CJ Sarao (ENA), Daniel Vegel (ENA), JR Walter (ENA), Christian White (ENA) Purpose: Design a recreational Scuba diving boat. The Caribbean has some of the most pristine and renowned diving sites in the world. This vessel is designed to take advantage of these SCUBA diving sites while also providing a memorable experience for its customers. Meant to take passengers from island resort to island resort, this 23-meter fiberglass boat will combine comfort with all the functionality of a typical dive boat. OCEAN ENGINEERING (Rickover Room 110) Shoreline Enhancement and Erosion Control for NPS Fort Sumter 0855 Caitlin Anson (EOE), Richard Cavins (EOE), Nicholas Halbach (EOE), Kyle Milchuck (EOE), Robert Roper (EOE), Samuel Weaver (EOE) Purpose: Mitigate facility impacts due to shoreline erosion. Fort Sumter is currently subject to wind waves and ship wakes from the adjacent shipping channel, mainly along the east side of the structure. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is currently in process of deepening the channel by 7 feet, thereby subjecting the fort to larger wakes. The primary goal of the project is to evaluate the feasibility of the proposed USACE breakwater and to propose and evaluate other plausible means of protecting Fort Sumter. St. Augustine Inlet Management and Beach 0925 Nourishment Lucinda Ford (EOE), Francis Gossett (EOE), Alberto Mestre (EOE), Brandon Schultz (EOE), Philip Schwarting (EOE), William Worth (EOE) Purpose: Develop restoration plan for severely eroded beach. A nourishment plan allows for the revitalization of severely eroded beaches near the St. Augustine Inlet. Through a bathymetric survey, three-dimensional beach profile, and sediment analysis, the team will determine the best borrow site for dredging in the St. Augustine Inlet and propose solutions to prevent future erosion. Mitigating the Impacts of Sea Level Rise 0955 NAS Key West; Roads Tanvir Ahmed (EOE), Joseph Halpin (EOE), Muhammad Kamran (EOE), Allison Latham (EOE), Samantha Panikow (EOE) Purpose: Mitigate the effects of Sea Level Rise on a Navy island base. The impacts of sea level rise are substantial at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, FL due to its low elevation. As sea level rise continues, the occurrence of floods will only increase, inhibiting the station s ability to operate efficiently and effectively. This project looks at the future impacts of sea level rise, specifically with seasonal high tides flooding roads on the base, and how to mitigate the impact they may have on the station s operability. Mitigating the Impacts of Sea Level Rise at NAS Key West; Facilities 1025 Marlin Brutkiewicz (EOE), Alexander Dinelli (EOE), Troy Esaki (EOE), Avery Nwokike (EOE), Sawyer Rogers (EOE) Purpose: Mitigate the effects of Sea Level Rise on a Navy island base. This project focuses on macro-level effects of climate change on Naval Air Station Key West. Sea Level Rise has led to flooding on service roads from king tides and storm surge that deter base operations and damage infrastructure and vehicles. The project goal is to propose recommendations to mitigate these effects such that the Navy will be able to execute their missions well into the future. 13

16 OCEAN ENGINEERING (con t.) (Rickover Room 110) Offshore Macro-Algae System for Bio-Ethanol 1055 Production Madeline Bliss (EOE), Charles Crans (EOE), Morgan Jung (EOE), Chelsea Pixa (EOE), Michael Smallberg (EOE) Purpose: Grow macro-algae (kelp) offshore New England. Among the design goals is to produce one ton of dry kelp product per year for $100. Analysis will also be conducted to investigate how the system will offset use of arable land and water for corn-based ethanol. Members of the team will need to be proficient with offshore structure design software, development of wave and current design conditions and engineering economics. Deployable Ice Buoy 1125 Julia Foust (EOE), Jacob Kocsis (EOE), Tong Ma (EOE), Michael Maxwell (EOE), Patrick Roberts (EOE), David Sicher (EOE), Mary Stammer (EOE), Haley Wahrhaftig (EOE) Purpose: Develop a buoy for Arctic region deployment. The buoy must be able to withstand freeze/thaw cycles with the purpose of collecting and transmitting data such as GPS position, temperature, barometric pressure, etc. Upon completion of testing, the buoy will be deployed under the care of the International Arctic Buoy Program. OCEAN ENGINEERING (Rickover Room 126) Wave Glider Improved Recovery System 0855 Muzaffar Abdul Halim (EOE), Jose Arroyo (EOE), Zach Coleman (EOE), Sam Wolf (EOE), Steven Zakravsky (EOE) Purpose: Improve recovery system for unmanned wave glider. US Navy wave gliders travel in the ocean for up to a year, collecting oceanographic data. This commercial product uses the energy in waves to passively propel throughout the ocean. Recovery is required up to sea state four without use of a small boat or diver. Sunken Vessel Thru-Hull Sampling Tool 0925 Joshua Chambers (EOE), Hannah Hughes (EOE), Ramon Mont moso (EOE), Matthias Pecoraro (EOE), Karen Quiles (EOE), Summer Ralston (EOE) Purpose: Develop through-hull sampling tool for sunken vessels. Hundreds of sunken vessels around the world contain tanks of unknown, potentially hazardous contents. Suitable for use with divers or a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), this tool could penetrate the hull of a sunken vessel, sample the tank contents and reseal it, all while keeping the sample uncontaminated by the external environment. OCEAN ENGINEERING (Rickover Room 126) Naval Special Warfare 0955 UUV-launched Mini-CRACUNS Aerial Vehicle Seth Ammons (EOE), Kevin Holder (EOE), Daniel Kasberg (EOE), Samuel Pershall (EOE), Stephen Sabatini (EOE), Ryan Shows (EOE) Purpose: Design release mechanism for UAV released from UUV. The Mini CRACUNS Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) was designed by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (JHU/APL) to be deployed from an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), float to the surface, and autonomously perform a mission. The release mechanism will be tested in a relevant hydrodynamic environment. Concrete Canoe for American Society of 1025 Civil Engineers Competition Taylor Hart (EOE), Connor Mulloy (EOE), Nicholas Padgett (EOE), Dustin Pavlick (EOE), Adrienne Vallance'son (EOE), Yanni Vrotsos (EOE) Purpose: Construct concrete canoe for competition. Teams utilize high-strength, low-weight concrete design and successful project management to develop a structurally sound canoe. The American Society of Civil Engineers organizes the National Concrete Canoe Competition in order to achieve its key goals in education and experience. Pneumatic Wave Energy Converter 1055 Grace Albertson (EOE), Michael Hoffman (EOE), Spencer Nora (EOE), Amelia Panek (EOE), Evan Stargel (EOE) Purpose: Convert wave energy to electricity. The pneumatic wave energy converter captures wave energy by using the pressure differential of the rising and falling of a wave to propel a turbine and generate electrical energy. The system is a self-sustaining power source designed to power an unmanned underwater vehicle below the surface of the water. Marine Hydrokinetic Energy: Piezoelectric Wave Energy Converter 1125 Claire Clark (EOE), Andrew Coen (EOE), Megan Howard (EOE), Manuel Insernipagan (EOE), Joshua Lim (EOE), Alexis Opferman (EOE) Purpose: Construct a deployable hydrokinetic energy system. A deployable marine hydrokinetic energy system utilizes a new, mostly unexplored method of power generation: piezoelectricity. The immense power generation capacity of the ocean can be available while operating at sea, while conducting humanitarian assistance / disaster relief, or as a deployable power supply. 14

17 HUMAN PERFORMANCE (Rickover - Room 111) UnderArmour Human Performance Prediction 0855 Mitchell Bond (EME), William Herbert (EME), Krishna Jana (EME), Jordan Kangwijaya (EME) Purpose: Predict human endurance performance. UnderArmour Gemini 2.1 Record Equipped running shoes are used to predict performance for endurance tasks. Data from members of both men's and women's sports teams were collected on a VO2 max test, along with qualitative data on stress levels, sleep, etc. A complete statistical analysis of the data and predictive capabilities are presented. Augmented Reality Health Monitor 0925 Jared Balko (EME), Maxwell Lee (EME), Caleb Legis (EME), Justin Robert Magallon (EME) Purpose: Develop real-time biophysical health monitor. Development of an Augmented Reality system to provide real-time biophysical monitoring data to supervisors on flightlines for purposes of improving safety, enhancing productivity, and increasing quality of life for the flightline worker. Data are collected through wearable technologies on the workers and presented in an AR format to the supervisor. Part of the Lockheed-Martin FlightLine of the Future competition. Assessment of Athletic Fitness: Comparing 0955 UnderArmour Coolswitch Fabric with Current USNA Training Gear Brady Dove (EME), Joshua Escobar (EME), Taylor French (EME),Ty LaFramboise (EME), Kareem Smith (EME) Purpose: Assess athletic gear's impact on physical fitness. A quantitative assessment of USNA's physical fitness uniform will determine any inhibitors to maximum fitness performance due to interaction with the body. This performance analysis will result in recommendations for improvements or alternate uniforms. CONTROL SYSTEMS (Rickover - Room 111) Improved Scan Rate of a Scanning Thermal 1025 Microscope using an Isothermal Probe Grant Young (ECE) Purpose: Improve scan rate of Scanning Thermal Microscope with isothermal probe. By utilizing an isothermal probe, a closed-loop feedback control system regulates probe temperature by adjusting the power delivered to the probe heater. Techniques include external microcontroller hardware and injecting HF waveforms into existing instrumentation. Magneto Optical Kerr Effect 1055 Jude Ampolini (EEE) Purpose: Optically measure material magnetic properties. Assembling a magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) setup for characterizing the magneto-optical properties of thin films and nanostructures using magnetic and optical components. The setup can measure the surface and interface magnetic properties of samples exhibiting perpendicular anisotropy, commonly used in magnetic storage. The setup has the capability of automatically measuring and plotting the magnetic hysteresis curve for an applied magnetic field up to 0.9 Tesla. Small Autonomous Vehicle: Boeing Project 1125 David Bishop (ECE), Brandon Gilbert (ECE), Changdae Hahm (ECE), Nate Pearson (ECE), Luis Pedrazacolon (ECE), Raymond Snell (ECE), Charles Stabler (ECE),Quinn Stanley (ECE), Dylan Thompsonsevcik (ECE), Khaalif Wolfe (ECE) Purpose: Design a system of small autonomous vehicles for competition. Assuming technologies available in 2030, the team must meet defined reconnaissance and security mission requirement. Part of Boeing's Service Academy Design Competition (SADC). 15

18 CONTROL SYSTEMS (Rickover Room 213) Anomaly Detection in Cyber Physical Systems 0925 Gabe Collins (ESE), Brian Hardy (ESE) Purpose: Detect and operate through cyber anomalies. Security of Cyber-Physical systems must be intentionally designed at every level. This system demonstrates the ability to detect and operate through anomalies on multiple levels, as well as the integration of these methods, to provide a more robust and secure cyber-physical system Nonlinear Attitude Control Methods for a 0955 Manipulator Equipped Small Satellite Ben Keegan (ESE) Purpose: Implement non-linear attitude controls for small satellites with robotic manipulators. Extending ongoing research, the model will be based on the design parameters for the Repair Satellite (RSat) component of the Autonomous Mobile On-Orbit Diagnostic System (AMODS) Program. This 3U Cube Satellite (CubeSat) will be outfitted with two robotic arms to investigate the effects of the actuation of robotic appendages attached to the root spacecraft and the resulting dynamic changes in a zero-gravity, space environment. Stability Control for Teleoperation of High 1025 Speed Ground Vehicle Daniel Tilghman (ESE), Victor Truong (ESE) Purpose: Develop a water pump in Timore-Leste. The goal of this project is to identify the requirements for a renewable energy water pump in Timore-Leste and develop a water pump system that is readily available, cheap, and sustainable, if possible. Monocular Camera-based Navigation for MAVs 1055 Noah Wachlin (ESE) Purpose: Navigate micro-aerial vehicle with monocular computer vision (CV). Parallel Tracking and Mapping (PTAM) and Semi-Direct Visual Odometry (SVO) are compared based on their performance in a simulated aerial environment. Research also considers Direct Sparse Odometry (DSO) and stereo SLAM techniques, evaluating the effectiveness, weight, power consumption, and cost of each methodology. 16 Active Control of a Ground Vehicle in Short Flight 1125 Alexander Barta (ESE), Patrick Forrestal (ESE) Purpose: Investigate active controls of a ground vehicle in short flight. The problem of horizontal stabilization of a ground vehicle during short flight is investigated. Specifically, the reaction force produced by the acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle s wheels will be employed to keep the vehicle level while the vehicle is off the ground. Experimental results will be conducted on a small scale rugged ground vehicle to demonstrate the control algorithm s performance. TRACKING AND TARGETING (Rickover - Room 125) Custom Motion Capture Volume for 0855 Hand Tracking Julie Candau (ESE) Purpose: Create algorithm to optimize location of motion capture cameras. Motion capture cameras must be in locations that provide maximal volume coverage of human hand gesture movements while being minimally intrusive to the subject s natural motion. By optimizing this location, the accuracy of the position will increase when tracking markers are mounted on joints of the subject s hand. Oceanic Surface Tracker 0925 Sam Bates (ESE), Justin Dotson (ESE), Ryan Gettinger (ESE), Jake Griffin (ESE), Jonathan Patrick Mcdougall (ESE), Daniel Weathers (ESE) Purpose: Design covert tracking system for steel-hull surface ships. The military is constantly developing new technology to track and identify enemy vessels at long ranges. However, despite advancements in radar and satellite technology, it is very easy for the US Navy to lose track of enemy surface ships as they cross large bodies of water. Therefore, our goal is to design a cost-efficient system capable of covertly and accurately tracking steel hulled ships around the globe and providing the tracking information to US Navy vessels in real time. Directional Radiation Detector 0955 David Chun (ENR), Daniel Gilmore (ENR), Anthony Kloszewski (ENR), Major Ricke (ENR), Sydney Sisler (ENR) Purpose: Design and build a directional portable radiation detection system. The goal of this project is to design and build a system that will allow the localization of a radiation source from a stationary position or a moving vehicle. Unless a radiation detector is spherical, it is likely to show directional dependence in the response to a radiation signal. By combining a series of three orthogonal and directional detectors, it is possible to determine the source direction. In the search for illicit radioactive material, the process of localization can be resource intensive, so a system that provides a vector to the source can save time and improve the likelihood of interdiction.

19 Shortest Path Navigation: Adaptive to 1055 Traffic Conditions Christie Green (ESE), Kyle Schaff (ESE) Purpose: Create MATLAB application for navigation in traffic. The Shortest Path Navigation Project aims to create a MATLAB application for the fastest route connecting two points on a map subject to current traffic conditions. The program will use traffic data obtained from a third party, and will implement an optimization algorithm. Traffic conditions to be accounted for include rush hour, closures, and incidents. The program will also be able to provide a most fuel efficient route. Design Challenge: Autonomously Deployed 1155 Sensor Network Christie Green (ESE), Kyle Schaff (ESE), Parker Abell (ECE), Gardy Lebon (ECE), Mikala Bussey (ENM), Scott Swegle (EAS), Drake Sadler (ESE) Purpose: Design a multi-disciplinary multi-year capstone challenge problem. The challenge involves the design and autonomous deployment of a sensor network using unmanned surface, air and ground vehicles. The project includes the design of an unmanned systems test facility to support the autonomous sensor deployment project. DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING (Rickover - Room 236) Adapting Gridshell Technology for use as 0855 Shelters in Disaster Relief Maen Alhalawani, Samuel Ciocco, Adam Coberly, Michael Danielsvassallo, Trey Fullilove Purpose: Adapt grid shell structure for humanitarian aid scenario. The goal of this project is to test and adapt existing grid shell technology as an alternative solution for constructing communal spaces in a humanitarian aid and disaster relief scenario. Adapting Military-Grade Huts for Humanitarian Purposes 0925 David Jeremy Dedios, Stephen Gonzalez, Brian Pajarillo, Earl Pascua, Annakatrina Vargas Purpose: Adapt SouthWest Asian hut to humanitarian aid scenario. The goal of the project is to adapt the pre-existing SouthWest Asian Hut (SWA) for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Considering that the SWA Huts have certain characteristics that are not compatible for humanitarian purposes, this project will focus on two broad objectives when re-designing these structures. One objective is to improve living conditions to be more habitable, and the other is to optimize the construction process to make SWA Huts easier to construct. Adaptive Technology for People with Special Needs 0955 Adam Carnahan, Daniel Coyne, Aaron Dupree, Ryan Harris, Jared Paul, Victoria Reyes Purpose: Design a restroom adapted to special needs. The goal of this project is to design a system that will allow a woman with special needs to use the restroom independently. Autonomous Irrigation System for 1025 Ile-a-Vache, Haiti Kelsey Hastings, Kyle Ritterbeck, Kevin Saxton, Luke Sullivan, Rachel Wible Purpose: Design irrigation system for Haiti. The goal of this project is to design, build, and test an easily reconfigurable irrigation system that utilizes solar power to power the pump, control, and monitoring systems and can be easily transported around the island of Ile-a- Vache, Haiti. Mechanically Powered Medical Ventilator 1055 Teresa Anderson, Victoria Friday, Jacob Gesling, Juni Kim Purpose: Design a field-portable medical ventilator. The team will design, build, and test a field-portable medical ventilator that does not require an electrical power source or batteries. Toys for Elephants 1125 Kimberley Heller, John Martins, Katherine Reynolds, Gabriel Samaniego Purpose: Physically and mentally engage elephants in the zoo. The goal of this project is to develop a device that will keep the elephants at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. physically and mentally engaged. 17

20 DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING & LOGISTICS (Rickover - Room 212) Rough-terrain Military Vehicle for Resupply 0855 Jordan Davis (EME), Nicholas Falconi (EME), Joseph Maranto (EME), Oliver Ni (EME), James Reynolds (EME), Samuel Steinfels (EME), Ryan Stellhorn (EME), Justin Yu (EME) Purpose: Design overland resupply device for military ground forces. The goal of this project is to design and build a resupply device, operated either manually or autonomously, to haul items on rough and unimproved surfaces to be used by military ground forces. Part of AFRL Service Academy Design Challenge. Material Transport System for Ile-a-Vache, Haiti 0925 Scott Davids (EME), Ashley Luchtenberg (EGE), Nicholas Morris (EME), Mark Serbent (ENR), Ryan Waterman (EME) Purpose: Increase the carrying capacity of motorcycles. The goal of this project is to design a system that can increase the carrying capacity of local motorcycles while maintaining maneuverability, to the extent possible. Designs must be compatible with a variety of motorcycle makes and models, made from inexpensive, locally-available materials, and safe for use by the motorcycle drivers. The system must not significantly hinder the driver's ability to navigate the paths and trails of the island. Pump up the Party 0955 Benjamin Felhofer (EME), Bryan Harvey (ECE), Hannah Lowery (EEE), Kevin McGinty (EME), Tori Sharpe (EOE) Purpose: Develop a water pump in Timore-Leste. The goal of this project is to identify the requirements for a renewable energy water pump in Timore-Leste and develop a water pump system that is readily available, cheap, and sustainable, if possible. Under Pressure 1025 Peter Ehrenberger (EEE), Katelyn Price (EEE), Michael Usoz (EEE), Kathryn Viado (EEE), Amanda Zerphy (ENR) Purpose: Develop a water pump in Timore-Leste. The goal of this project is to identify the requirements for a renewable energy water pump in Timore-Leste and develop a water pump system that is readily available, cheap, and sustainable, if possible. Water Filtration System 1055 Joe Alvarez (ESE), Ashim Bajwa (EME), Trevor Lively (ESE), Taylor Mooers (ESE) Purpose: Design water filtration in zoo to delay algae growth. The Smithsonian's National Zoo in DC houses several Asian Elephants, and due to the lack of a filtration system within their pool, the water is green from algae growth. The 150,000 gallon pool is drained weekly. A monitor and controller will add solution to alter the water ph level, delaying algae growth. 18 ROBOTICS (Rickover - Room 223) Systems Ball - Bot Snatcher 0855 Matthew Eastburg (ESE), Kaden Steingruber (ESE) Purpose: Defeat other robots in competition. Groups of two students produce a robot that is capable of competing with other robots on rugged terrain. Some of the challenges include developing a system that is able to both defend itself while also attacking other systems, structuring a robot with the ability to maneuver around the course, and also producing a robot that is capable of scoring points by placing hoops onto pegs located on the course. Systems Ball - Dwight 0925 Raena Borcuk (ESE), Buster Dodge (ESE) Purpose: Defeat other robots in competition. Groups of two students produce a robot that is capable of competing with other robots on rugged terrain. Some of the challenges include developing a system that is able to both defend itself while also attacking other systems, structuring a robot with the ability to maneuver around the course, and also producing a robot that is capable of scoring points by placing hoops onto pegs located on the course. Systems Ball - Jim 0955 Daniel Camuti (ESE), Matthew Saunders (ESE) Purpose: Defeat other robots in competition. Groups of two students produce a robot that is capable of competing with other robots on rugged terrain. Some of the challenges include developing a system that is able to both defend itself while also attacking other systems, structuring a robot with the ability to maneuver around the course, and also producing a robot that is capable of scoring points by placing hoops onto pegs located on the course. Systems Ball - Do you even lift? The 1025 Forklift robot Blake Franklin (ESE), Hannah Hjelmstrom (ESE) Purpose: Defeat other robots in competition. Groups of two students produce a robot that is capable of competing with other robots on rugged terrain. Some of the challenges include developing a system that is able to both defend itself while also attacking other systems, structuring a robot with the ability to maneuver around the course, and also producing a robot that is capable of scoring points by placing hoops onto pegs located on the course. Systems Ball - Evangelista 1055 Brian Burlingame (ESE), Drew Kelly (ESE) Purpose: Defeat other robots in competition. Groups of two students produce a robot that is capable of competing

21 with other robots on rugged terrain. Some of the challenges include developing a system that is able to both defend itself while also attacking other systems, structuring a robot with the ability to maneuver around the course, and also producing a robot that is capable of scoring points by placing hoops onto pegs located on the course. Robotic Manipulator Haptic Feedback System 1125 Nicolas Dilleumber (ESE), Zachary Hall (ESE) Purpose: Create robotic manipulator for EOD applications. An innovative manipulator system could be used for EOD applications, as it can provide haptic feedback to the user. Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians must be able to tell how much force they are applying to a potentially volatile and explosive device. AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS (Rickover - Room 229) Swarm-Bot 855 Rixon Fletcher, Ryan Ochoa, Nick Weinhardt Purpose: Create a system of robots that maintain formation while tracking a target and avoiding obstacles. Creating systems of robots that are able to work and move together efficiently is an enduring problem. Solving the complexities of multiple robot system movement will contribution to the advancement of robotic swarm formations in systems engineering. Repackage Quadcopter for Submerged Launch 0925 Ryan Gaffney, Nicolas Hart, William Henderson, Susan Sorah Purpose: Repackage a UAV to be able to launch from a submerged submarine launcher. The overall goal of this program is to deploy a small, low-cost quadcopter UAV from a submerged submarine 3 inch launcher. The specific goal of this project is to re-package the quadcopter so it would fit in the existing sabot. Autonomous Braking Golf Cart 0955 Nick Deterding, Chet Shutak, Devin Terry, Carter West Purpose: Implement systems that will provide autonomy to a golf cart. LIDAR gathers live data about obstructions, computer vision identifies hazardous objects and street signs, and GPS utilizes way-point navigation. On this multi-year problem, the current golf cart system has the infrastructure to support motor actuated steering and acceleration, however it will be upgraded with a mechanical system to stop the vehicle. Projectile Avoidance Quadrotor Vehicle 1025 Minh Chau, Billy Purdom, Charlie Quinlan, Drake Sadler Purpose: Sustain autonomous flight while avoiding projectiles. An autonomous aerial vehicle must be able to support and utilize an on-board sensor network in order to determine if there is a present threat. The drone must then be able to take corrective action in a timely manner to ensure the incoming projectile does not strike the vehicle. Autonomous Vehicle Kit for Military Vehicles 1055 Matthew Bender, Cooper Blas, Mackenzie Oldfield, Andrew Patterson, Dalton Pierce, Bradley Wible Purpose: Develop autonomous vehicle conversion kit for military. The goal of this project is to lay the groundwork for follow on projects aimed at creating an autonomous vehicle conversion kit for military vehicles. During this, the first year of the project, the goal will be to prove some part of the concept (forward and backward motion, for example) on a full-size vehicle. Station Keeping for a Hovering Fixed-Wing UAV 1125 Jacob Hastings Purpose: Develop an autonomous fixed-wing micro-aerial vehicle with hover flight capability. The hovering micro-aerial vehicle combines the endurance of fixed-wing platforms with the hovering capability of a rotary wing aircraft, similar to Google s Project Wing effort for UAV parcel delivery. AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS (Rickover - Room 230) Flying Insect Inspired Vision for Micro-Air Vehicle Navigation Joseph Gentile Purpose: Investigate aerial navigation inspired by flying insects. A micro-aerial vehicle may use optic-flow sensing for range measurement, path following, and target localization for a navigation strategy inspired by flying insects. Techniques include small low resolution cameras in conjunction with optic flow computation to facilitate complex 3-D micro air vehicle navigation. Autonomous Drone Delivery 0925 Eric Boynton, Daniel Gomez Purpose: Develop autonomous package delivery drone. An autonomous drone system may locate and deliver or retrieve a specific package in a specified target location. Work will build on commercial enterprises that have included a quadcopter with suspension delivery by computer vision, as well as pre-mapping with GPS target locations. Sailbot (Systems) 0955 Christian Jaunich, Isabel Krause, Sean Rundle, Hannah Sperl, Brett Voss Purpose: Create autonomous ship control systems for competition. Sailbot is a longstanding, recurring project to build an autonomous sailboat. Systems midshipmen create autonomous ship control systems for both a competition hull for racing in regattas and a trans-atlantic hull. 19

22 AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS (con t.) (Rickover - Room 230) DARPA Service Academy Swarm Challenge 1025 Kyle Battle, Daniel Leitch, Jonathan Lee, Jin Soo Park, Gabrielle Smith Purpose: Develop unmanned swarm controls for competition. Military academies compete in a large-scale live-fly swarm vs. swarm competition. SASC enables development of unmanned swarm combat tactics, control interfaces, and counter- UAS measures. Part of DARPA Service Academies Swarm Challenge (SASC). Robotic Catch and Release Manipulation 1055 Architecture (CARMA) Bobby Stroup Purpose: Create closed-loop control architecture for robotic manipulators. A visual servoing architecture allows a robotic manipulator to capture, recharge, and release small multirotor UAVs. A high resolution motion capture system (NaturalPoint, Inc.) tracks the position and orientation of UAVs to inform capture in real-time. The long-term vision of this work is to create a foundation for self-sustaining swarms of UAVs. Catch and Release Manipulation Architecture 1125 (CARMA) Vision System) Shannon Johnson Purpose: Create monocular vision system for tracking unmanned aerial vehicles. A monocular vision system may estimate the position and orientation of a multirotor UAV using a camera mounted in the end-effector of a robotic manipulator. Using active markers on the UAV, the Perspective-n-Point (PnP) algorithm can be used to estimate relative position and orientation from the camera feed. FORMULA SAE CAR (Rickover - Room 235) Mission: Design, build and race an open wheel racecar to compete at the international FSAE competition. Ryan Adair, Joseph Barrett, Christian Blanchard, Michael Buonocore, Ross Cano, Robert Dusz, Joseph Ellis, David Espe, Christopher Fennell, Vincent Gardella, Joel Hunter, Zachary Johnson, Joseph Kelly, Thomas Pecor, Michael Pentaleri, Kyle Quintana, Kyle Robb, Harrison Samario, Chase Sax, Colby Jay Sciarrilla, George Swenka, Malcolm White Purpose: Build a race car. In this project, students from several majors design, build, test and race a high performance racecar. Highlights include program management, vehicle dynamics, advanced materials processing, aerodynamics, systems engineering and principles of propulsion. Part of The Society of Automotive Engineers' intercollegiate competition featuring student-designed and built open-wheeled racecars from 130 universities around the world. Formula SAE Race Car - Leadership 0855 The leadership team provides direction and management for the team. Competition points analysis and vehicle lap time simulations were used to identify individual metrics for subteam performance. Formula SAE Race Car - Frame 0925 The Frame and Ergonomics Team created an affordable, lightweight, torsionally stiff, and aesthetically appealing frame and bodywork. The frame and bodywork not only support the stresses of racing, but also provide the support for all of the components on the car. 20

23 Formula SAE Race Car - Powertrain 0955 The Powertrain team provided the project with a reliable engine and drivetrain system that meets subteam specific goals for weight, power and torque. Once a working system was installed on the vehicle, the team focused on tuning the engine, intake, exhaust and CVT to improve overall performance and handling. Formula SAE Race Car - Vehicle Dynamics 1025 The vehicle dynamics subteam designed and built the dynamic parts of the car in a way that will provide exceptional handling with balance, control, feedback, and predictability while having adjustability, serviceability, access to important components and interchangeability. Formula SAE Race Car - Systems 1055 The Systems Subteam provided the team with data acquisition, real time performance modifications, and organization of the electron- ic systems in order to provide reliable performance of the car and ensure proper integration of systems. Formula SAE Race Car - Aerodynamics 1125 The Aerodynamics team designed and implemented an aerodynamics package for the NR16 car that improves handling and lateral G forces through maximizing downforce and minimizing drag. COMMUNICATIONS (Rickover - Room 237B) HFSat: Worldwide Amateur Communication 0855 Service Andrew Cho, Thomas Giornelli, Kris Misch, Alyssa Randell, Brad Scheiner Purpose: Design & build a satellite capable of providing world-wide amateur radio coverage. HFSat is a HF-band communications satellite that is compatible with existing operational DoD radio equipment. This satellite will provide worldwide amateur communication coverage. Light Workers: Free Space Laser 0925 Communication CubeSat Payload Development Andrew Calloway, Robert Geiger, Alec McMillan Purpose: Design & build an optical communications system between two cubesats. Light Workers will establish an optical crosslink between two 1.5 unit cubesats in Low Earth Orbit in order to demonstrate the transmission security benefits of high data rate, narrow beam width laser communication. NSat: Satellite for On-Orbit Demonstration 0955 of Next-Gen Payloads Christopher Evans, Ryan Gray, Austin Scigliano, William Walker, Samuel Williams Purpose: Design & build a CubeSat capable testing new communication and power distribution payloads. NSat is a 1.5 Unit CubeSat which will facilitate the on-orbit test and demonstration of a new communication encryption/decryption payload and NASA's power distribution payload. Mobile Location Extrapolation Unit 1025 Midshipmen: Brandon Mass (ESEH), Pierce Parlier (ESEH) Purpose: Design and produce a mobile lightweight rifle attachment capable of estimating a World Geodetic System (WGS) coordinate of a target of interest from a stand-off position. Through an easy-to-use interface, it will assist infantry forces by providing vital information in terms of both WGS coordinate and relative data of the target s position in order to use it for airstrikes, close-air support, and intelligence gathering purposes. TugSat CubeSat Program 1025 Ned Hanlon (EASA), Morgan Lange (EASA), Adam Oster (EASA), Billy Rudiger (EASA), Alex Shook (EASA) Purpose: Design & build a CubeSat capable of assisting or servicing other USNA satellites. TugSat is a 3U CubeSat with 14 magnetically enhanced micro-cathode vacuum arc thrusters. It is capable of assisting other USNA satellites with scientific experiments or satellite servicing missions by acting as a substitute for an attitude control system. Indoor Positioning Using Visible Light 1055 Communication Sierra Knoch (EEE) Purpose: Indoor Positioning Using Visible Light Communication. Current radio frequency (RF) based indoor positioning systems are unsuitable in high security areas due to the security vulnerabilities of RF leakage and electromagnetic interference with sensitively calibrated machinery. Infrared and visible light provide a potential solution to this problem. This paper proposes and evaluates an indoor line-of-sight positioning system that is comprised of IR and visible light transmitters and high-sensitivity CMOS camera receivers. Results provided evaluate accuracy as a function of both wavelength and environmental conditions as well as target movement profiles. High-Energy Laser Beam Propagation and 1125 Atmospheric Characterization in the Maritime Domain William Bourque (EEE) Purpose: High-Energy Laser Beam Propagation and Atmospheric Characterization. Develop a model, or set of models, that will accurately predict atmospheric optical turbulence based on meteorological conditions in a range of maritime environments. Evaluate evidence and implications of differences in atmospheric optical turbulence on opposite coastal environments. Perform model comparison and examine the relative terrestrial influence in a range of maritime environment. All of this will increase understanding of how weather affects the efficiency and effectiveness of High Energy Laser Weapons Systems (HELWS). 21

24 COMMUNICATIONS (Rickover - Room 239) File System Recovery and Identification Module 0925 Connor Tallman (ECE), Nathan Norden Purpose: To design a program that will simulate the creation, modification, and deletion of files within a virtual file system. The program will enable researchers to study how the file system treats these file headers and glean more knowledge as to how to recover them. LiFi: the Next Generation WiFi 0955 Parker Abell, Reed Carter, Drew Dziwulski, Lucas Foppe, Cameron Keith Purpose: Create a visual light communication system. Our mission is to create a visual light communication system capable of transmitting ethernet over light to your device. Security in Wireless Software Defined Networks 1025 Prachum Chanman, Daniel Robinson Purpose: Test and validate a network defense system. This project will deploy Software Defined Networks (SDNs) that are interconnected by Software Defined Radio (SDR) links. Testing and validation will be done both in virtualized environments and through full scale physical realization. Spectral graph theory methods will then be utilized to provide a means for early warning of network attack and overall health in a network consisting of wired and time-varying wireless channels. Defense and mitigation of the network will be studied in the context of SDN controller placement, channel conditions, spectrum flexibility, and SDN controller attack mitigation algorithms. Underwater Optical Communications 1055 Matthew Harrigan, Joshua Mayberry, Andrew Raves Purpose: Study effects of light propagation underwater. The goal of this project could include, but is not limited to, research and exploration of laser and/or LED beam propagation underwater to include the effects of scattering and turbulence on an underwater communication link. Power Analysis of Solid State Drives with Encryption1125 Jacob Melton (ECE) Purpose: Power Analysis of Solid State Drives with Encryption. With Solid State Drives (SSDs) replacing Hard Disk Drives (HHDs), and becoming a larger part of the computing world, the need arose to protect the information being stored on these new devices. In recent years, producers of SSDs have added a new layer of security that enables SSDs to encrypt all data being stored by using a small processor to run an encryption algorithm. The main contribution of this paper is a set of observations of the security features on SSDs by observing the power consumption. 22 MANUFACTURING (Rickover - Room 243) Retrofit MRZR 4 ATV to be Lifted 0855 Externally by a Helicopter Liam Catoe, Jacob Rowell, John Sheehy Purpose: Modify ground vehicle to be carried by helicopter externally. To design, build, and test a structural modification for the MRZR 4 that will allow it to be carried by a helicopter externally, providing improved deployment capability for special warfare operators. Redesign MRZR 4 ATV Rollover Protection 0925 Kevin Kirchmer, James McGrath, Connor Panick, Jonathan Schabdach, Joshua Xu Purpose: Design rollover protection for ground vehicle. To design, build, and test a modification to the existing MRZR-4D that will minimize the time and attention required to set the rollover protection and still allow the vehicle to be transported in CV-22s. Retrofit MRZR 4 ATV to Improve 0955 Ergonomics and Egress Daniel Crawley, Sam Forristall, Peter Hogan, Andrew Long Purpose: Reconfigure ground vehicle for improved ergonomics and egress. To evaluate the current ergonomic design for the Polaris MRZR4 from the perspective of special operations forces and suggest redesign configurations to improve ergonomics and egress. Gun Safety with 3-D Printing 1025 Skyler Briggs, Danny Jonas Purpose: Evaluate rifle performance degradation as a function of number of rounds fired. Anschutz small bore rifles issued to the small bore team are evaluated with a 3-D printed vibration sensor. Results rely on electronic target measurement equipment and statistical analysis of the number of rounds fired, brand and batch number of ammunition. Design and Implementation of an Active 1055 Aerodynamics Package for Formula SAE Vehicles Chase Sax Purpose: Implement aerodynamics package for Formula SAE vehicle. This Honors project adds a downforce to the vehicle to aid in the cornering ability. However, these aerodynamic devices also produce undesirable drag that must be minimized. Custom Dual Imager UAV Gimbal Design 1125 Klaus Payne, Thomas Trevino Purpose: Create gimbal system for UAV to support camera lens and IR imager. A light-weight, accurate gimbal system will support the UAV. It will enable accurate target identification, tracking, and co-registration with a camera fixed to the UAV frame. Part of USNA s Student Unmanned Aerial Systems competition.

25 MANUFACTURING & ENERGY (Rickover - Room 240) Lapping Tool for Valve Refurbishment 0855 Shannon Brown, Elizabeth Fenelon, Rifat Rahman, Miki Szabo Purpose: Design lapping tool for valve maintenance. Research, design, and test an improved model of the existing lapping tool for globe valve maintenance. Man-Portable Guided Rocket Stand 0925 Alexander Couch, Ryan Joyner, Michael Kelly, Anlon McGuigan, Matthew Walsh Purpose: Design a stand for launching a man-portable rocket. The goal of this project is to design, build and test a manportable stand to enable the launching of a 2.75 unguided rocket. The effort will conclude with a test firing of a rocket at an appropriate test facility. Electrical Characterization of Lightweight 0955 Nanocarbon Materials for High Energy Laser Positional Sensor (HELPS) Applications Andrew Jevitt (EEE) Purpose: Electrical Characterization of Lightweight Nanocarbon Materials. Recent high energy laser (HEL) radiation detection devices are not very scalable due to the use of dense conductive materials in their construction. Potential replacement materials that are both lightweight and conductive include nanocarbons, specifically graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Nanocarbons are of interest in HEL detection due to reported changes in their physical and chemical structure through photothermal effects when irradiated. Therefore, a novel method for detecting HEL radiation on nanocarbons by measuring changes in electrical sheet resistance is proposed and a characterization of nanocarbon HEL targets is conducted. Powering Autonomous Sonar Systems with 1025 Renewable Energy Jonathan Freel, Raymundo Hernandez, Robert Kelso, James Ohalloran, James Shropshire ENERGY (Rickover - Room 224) Characterizing the Temporal Response of 0855 Fiber Bragg Grating Temperature Sensors to Directed Energy Attacks Michael Ross (EEE) Purpose: Characterizing the Temporal Response to Directed Energy Attacks. The goal of this project is to analyze the response of embedded fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) to the high temperatures created by directed energy attacks. The sensors response to high temperature, short timescale events will be compared to typical FBG response to medium temperature, longer timescale events. A Bowman Scholar project. All-Electric Warship Load Demand Profile 0925 Generator App Nicole Edmondson (ECE), Madina Petashvili (ECE), Allen Wang (ECE), Nathan Williams (ECE) Purpose: Design an application to determine all-electric warship load profile. The goal of this project is to design and build a dynamic all-electric warship power and energy load profile generator app. This practical tool will enable operators to communicate to design engineers how they intend to use the ship (not the other way around). This app will help provide necessary information for making early-stage ship design decisions. High-Voltage SiC Capacitor Charger for 0955 Pulse Load Applications Ian Best, Evan Hovenden Purpose: Design a power converter for high energy weapons. The goal of this project is to design and build a prototype SiC-based power converter for high energy weapons applications and characterize its performance. Purpose: Convert renewable energy into electrical power for autonomous sonar system. Our project goal is to design a method of converting renewable energy into electrical power that can be utilized by autonomous sonar systems in order expand their operational lifespan. Reconfigurable Adaptive Network Power 1055 System Stephen Phillips (EEE) Purpose: Reconfigurable Adaptive Network Power System. The impact of a voltage controlled amplifier on dead zone oscillation synchronization will be explored. The results will compare voltage controlled and current controlled outputs in order to help determine the most effective way to control amplifiers that will mimic large scale power systems. 23

26 Table-Top Nuclear Reactor Simulator 1025 Nhat Do, Hugo Gomez, Colby Ko, Jordan Lee, Berl Mclaurin Purpose: Develop an application to simulate a nuclear reactor. The goal of this project is to design and develop a nuclear reactor simulator capable of running on a personal computer, augmented with a custom hardware interface to allow manipulation of nuclear plant control systems, e.g. control rods, reactor coolant pump, key system valves and control systems. Refurbishment of the USNA Subcritical Reactor 1055 Michael Fleming, Michael Greer, Robert Rosenthal, James Shadow, Jonathan Wabeke Purpose: Develop refurbishment plan for sub-critical reactor. The goal of this project is to develop and execute a refurbishment plan for the USNA Sub-Critical Reactor (SCR), including design and procurement of internal structures, removal and storage of fuel and sources, removal of internal structure, refurbishment of tank, replacement of internal structure, replacement of fuel, and post refurbishment testing. Small Modular Reactor (SMR) 1125 Andrew Bonner, Molly McGuckin, Carl McKay, Samuele Polsinelli, Wilson Rydalch, George Saker Purpose: Design a small modular reactor-powered microgrid. The goal of this project is to develop specifications for and design a Small Modular Reactor (SMR)-powered microgrid to supply the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and associated industrial complex independent from external electrical and logistical supply. CHEMISTRY (Michelson - Room 110) Morning Posters 0855 Design and Synthesis of Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for the Neutralization of Chemical Warfare Agents Alana Brady, Lauren Webb Metal organic frameworks are a class of crystalline molecules that contain metal ions and organic linkers. Their porosity and large surface areas make them ideal for catalytic reactions with nerve agents. We discuss the use of NU-1000 in neutralizing nerve agents. Optimization of the Electrochemical Exfoliation of Graphene Jose DeJesus, John Dodd When graphite is subjected to an applied voltage in H2SO4 (and other) solutions, the material exfoliates, producing carbon particles of varied sheet thickness, down to single-layer particles called graphene. Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Plasma-Induced Decomposition of High Explosives Ryan M. Le We have investigated the short-time dynamics of rapidly heated RDX using a version of the ReaxFF reactive potential model optimized for energetic materials simulations. Synthetic Equivalents for Dicyanoacetylene - Towards a Simplified Synthesis of Tetraazaporphyrins Jessica Lois Dicyanoacetylene, a potent Diels-Alder dienophile, reacts to produce substituted maleonitriles which are useful precursors to soluble tetraazaporphyrins (TAPs). We examine convenient dicyanoacetylene equivalents. Analysis of CeO based anti-corrosion coatings by scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) Jules Murphy Naval Aviation continues to pursue new, non-chromium VI based anti-corrosion coatings. Coatings dosed with various weight percentages of CeO were evaluated via a protocol using scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) that had been previously developed. The coatings appeared to exhibit healing when oxidatively stressed so follow on study by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was conducted. 24

27 Determination of Heavy Metal Uptake in Aquatic Plants by X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Brandon Pippin, Dani Given X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) methods are used to analyze both aqueous samples and solid specimens of the plants to determine where heavy metals accumulate in aquatic plants or environments. Which Species Absorbs the Microwaves in a Microwave-Mediated Wittig Reaction Jacob Woolman In this study, microwave heating in Wittig reactions is investigated. Our experiments investigate whether the reagents are able to absorb microwave energy directly as well as they properties of and benefits of the microwave reaction over conventional heating methods. H H H H Morning Posters 0955 Isolation and Identification of Hydrolyzable Tannins from Northern Red Oaks Aiden Lang This study focuses on the characterization and quantification of tannins within Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra), an important early step in a larger feeding project to correlate tannin composition to Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) population cycles. Development of 3-component surrogate mixtures for catalytic hydrothermal conversion diesel and jet fuels Sonya Ye, Margaret McLaughlin Catalytic Hydrothermal Conversion Jet (CHCJ) and Diesel (CHCD) fuels are new alternative fuels produced from plant oils. Understanding and modeling its combustion can be simplified if a surrogate mixture containing fewer components can be formulated that has properties that match the fuel s properties. Plebe Lab Development - Equilibrium Thermodynamics of the Phenolphthalein - Cyclodextrin System Alison Norris, Brian Primeaux When beta-cyclodextrin is added to a basic solution of phenolphthalein, the pink color disappears as the phnolphthalein molecules enter the cyclodextrin cavity and alter their structure. Application of Natural Fiber Welding for the Generation of Novel Horse Hair Composite Structures Mary Cate Scully Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) is an ionic liquid (IL) based process used to make composite materials from natural materials. In NFW, biopolymers such as cotton, silk, or wool are swelled and partially solubilized with IL, and form welded composites when the IL is removed. We explore solvent and binder composition, welding temperature and time to determine how each variable impacts the composite. Catalytic activity of chymotrypsin encapsulated in lithocholic acid nanotubes Lauren Stiff The ability of self-assembling lithocholic acid (LCA) nanotubes to encapsulate enzymes, and protect these enzymes from thermal and chemical stresses was investigated in this study. Assessing amyloidogenic protein-lipid interactions associated with prion-related encephalopathies Catherine Yip Protein-misfolding diseases are commonly identified by proteinaceous fibrillar aggregate deposits known as amyloids. We study the amyloidogenic aggregation associated with prion-related encephalopathies on various lipid membrane surfaces. Effects of Red Oak Foliar Tannins on the Growth, Mortality and Development of Gypsy Moth Larvae Amy Krick Gypsy moth outbreaks can cause major defoliation and damage to forests. We studied the impact of red oak tannins on weight gain and mortality of Gypsy moth larvae. H H H H Morning Posters 1055 Optimization of the Electrochemical Exfoliation of Graphene Jose DeJesus, John Dodd When graphite is subjected to an applied voltage in H2SO4 (and other) solutions, the material exfoliates, producing carbon particles of varied sheet thickness, down to single-layer particles called graphene. Electrochemical Studies of Cysteine / Zinc Interactions Michelle Doan The rationale for this research involves the interaction of zinc ion with cysteine residues in proteins to form biochemically active zinc finger structures. Determination of Heavy Metal Uptake in Aquatic Plants by X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Brandon Pippin, Dani Given X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) methods are used to analyze both aqueous samples and solid specimens of the plants to determine where heavy metals accumulate in aquatic plants or environments. 25

28 Investigating the roles of mycobacterial L,D-transpeptidases in cell wall biosynthesis Robert Marshburn Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of the biggest heath threats of this generation. It infects an estimated 2 billion people worldwide, and cases of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) are increasing exponentially. This research investigates the role of mycobacterial l,d-transpeptidases in cell wall biosynthesis as potential drug targets. Plebe Lab Development - Equilibrium Thermodynamics of the Phenolphthalein - Cyclodextrin System Alison Norris, Brian Primeaux When beta-cyclodextrin is added to a basic solution of phenolphthalein, the pink color disappears as the phnolphthalein molecules enter the cyclodextrin cavity and alter their structure. Design and Synthesis of Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for the Neutralization of Chemical Warfare Agents Alana Brady, Lauren Webb Metal organic frameworks are a class of crystalline molecules that contain metal ions and organic linkers. Their porosity and large surface areas make them ideal for catalytic reactions with nerve agents. We discuss the use of NU-1000 in neutralizing nerve agents. Development of 3-component surrogate mixtures for catalytic hydrothermal conversion diesel and jet fuels Sonya Ye, Margaret McLaughlin Catalytic Hydrothermal Conversion Jet (CHCJ) and Diesel (CHCD) fuels are new alternative fuels produced from plant oils. Understanding and modeling its combustion can be simplified if a surrogate mixture containing fewer components can be formulated that has properties that match the fuel s properties. Afternoon Posters Characterizing the nanomechanical properties of β amyloid aggregation on various lipid surfaces by atomic force microscopy Brett Flaherty Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer s disease are characterized by the formation of proteinaceous fibrillar aggregates commonly classified as amyloids. We use atomic force microscopy (AFM) to create lipid bilayer in situ environments and subsequently study the interaction and morphological changes between the bilayer and aggregation of A β Analysis of HIV-1 Viral Protein and RNA Interactions Nicole Hadler, Eryn Stockdale, Kenneth Wise Our studies focus on understanding the mechanism via which the viral RNA genome is exported from the nucleus to the cytoplasm in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This is an essential step for viral replication and, thus, a perfect target for designing new antivirals. Drugs from Thin Air: Mining the Aerobiome for New Antibiotics Danielle Turner, Rob Young We isolated novel actinomycetes in the aerobiome and the marine biome, and applied high-throughput co-culture screening to identify organisms producing compounds that inhibit antibiotic-resistant pathogens such as MDR E. coli, MRSA, and Klebsiella. Preparation of Magnetic Yarns Via Ionic Liquid Based Natural Fiber Welding Katie Ryall We applied the Natural fiber welding (NFW) process to the modification of natural polymer yarns, studying the processing conditions that impact the NFW of natural polymer yarns and the accompanied incorporation of functional materials (e.g. magnetic, conductive, and capacitive). MD Study of the Effect of Alkyl Aromatic Content on Thermophysical Properties of Surrogate Catalytic Hydrothermal Conversion Fuels Micah Gustafson This poster presents work on the development of a Molecular Dynamics (MD) computer simulation model of the thermophysical properties of various binary and ternary hydrocarbon mixtures containing n-butylcyclohexane, n-hexadecane, and alkyl benzene (aromatics) compounds, which are proposed fuel surrogates for Catalytic Hydrothermal Conversion (CHC) diesel & jet fuels. 26

29 Investigating the roles of mycobacterial L,Dtranspeptidases in cell wall biosynthesis Paige Stateler Peptidoglycan biosynthesis is an excellent drug target due to the fact that enzymes involved in its biosynthesis are essential to bacterial survival. Accumulation of noncanonical d-amino acids (NCDAAs) in bacterial cell supernatants has been shown to down-regulate peptidoglycan synthesis, indicating NCDAAs appear to be important in peptidoglycan remodeling and biosynthesis. We clone, purify, overexpress, and biochemically characterize the Mycobacterium smegmatis gene products ldta, ldtb, and ldte and show that overexpression of LdtB yields soluble protein. Synthesis and Characterization of Historical Pigments Trevor Graham We study a series of historical synthetic organic pigments by FT-IR, Raman, and mass spectrometry (GC/MS, MALDI). The utility of this method to assist in art conservation and provide opportunities in undergraduate research will be highlighted. Examination of the Atmospheric Aqueous Phase Production of Formic and Acetic Acids Nick Wilcox We study whether aqueous phase photochemistry involving hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), formaldehyde, and methylhydroperoxide (CH3OOH, MHP) can lead to the formation of formic and acetic acid. COMPUTER SCIENCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & SYSTEMS (Michelson - Room 201) Morning Posters Output-Sensitive Algorithms for Text Search 0855 with Wildcards Brett Gentile When confronted with a massive amount of data, computers can be used effectively to quickly scan that data for simple patterns, and afterwards any matches can be examined more closely, either by more sophisticated algorithms or by people. This research explores faster algorithms for the scanning stage or pattern matching stage of this process, that take better advantage of the inherent structure within particular problem instances. Intelligent search for arithmetic circuit optimization Mickey Hall 0925 While faster algorithms with better asymptotic complexity are common among problems with larger input sizes, small and fixed input sized problems do not receive as much attention. However, by improving these common algorithms we could have a great impact in many different fields since larger problems are based off of and usually build on the smaller problems. We created a generalized program to take in a target polynomial and generate polynomial formulas to search for a faster algorithm. Web Applications with Strong Privacy Using 0955 ORAM Techniques Matthew Goodpaster We build a general software library implementing the techniques of ORAM and oblivious data maps that any webbased application (e.g., using javascript) can take advantage of. Then, based on this library, we implement a simple web database application as a proof of concept. Human Aided Reinforcement Learning in 1025 Complex Environments Carter Burn Reinforcement learning algorithms that allow for a machine to learn through a trial-and-error process have become the leading solution to problems such as the self-driving car. To aid in the process of learning, a human expert can be added to the system to guide an agent in solving a specific task at a much faster rate than traditional reinforcement learning algorithms alone. We plan to expand on existing works by providing alternate definitions of fundamental topics, as well as combining these fundamental topics into a new system. 27

30 Creating a Fast SMT Solver for the Theory 1055 of Real Non-Linear Constraints Fernando Vale-Enriquez Satisfiability Modulo Theory (SMT) solvers are tools which solve problems expressed in first-order logic and have a variety of applications. We propose creating a theory solver, a component of SMT solvers, which can perform fast simplifications and satisfiability determinations in the theory of real non-linear constraints. Prediction of Regional Voting Outcomes 1125 Using Heterogeneous Collective Regression David Liedtka Increasingly, many important domains in the world can be viewed as networks of linked nodes: people connected by social network friendships, webpages connected by hyperlinks, computing devices linked by communication channels, and even geo-political areas connected by proximity and common interests. To leverage these links for prediction and analysis tasks, researchers in the field of Machine Learning have developed multiple popular techniques for link based classification (LBC). H H H H Afternoon Posters Drone Wars - Unmanned Systems Capture the Flag Challenge Chrysa Adirika (SIT), Forrest Hansen (SCS), Susanna Heidt (SCS), Daniel Lowry (SCS), Nicole Peer (SCS), and Nick Segreti (SCS) Develop behavior algorithms allowing a swarm of 40 unmanned aerial vehicles (both rotary and fixed wing) to autonomously engage in a combative form of capture the flag using swarm tactics, control interfaces, and counter-swarm measures. Midshipmen compete against cadets from the Air Force Academy and West Point in a live competition in California in a 500m cube battle space. The Shipmate App John Hathaway (SCS), Michael Butts (SCS), Jackie Loyola (SCS), and Carter O'Leary (SIT) The SHIPMATE App facilitates requests for SHIPMATE services of an Uber-like service to midshipmen who need to use SHIPMATE. There is also be a driver version of the app that tells them when someone needs to be picked up and dynamically computes the shortest route to make multiple stops if necessary. New Voices for Empowerment? Qualitative and Quantitative Methods for Measuring Trends and Implications of Gender Transformation in Middle East Cyberspace Nick Bruno (SCS), Andrew Zhao (SCS), Joe Ahearne (FPS) Develop a set of tools to process billions of Tweets in order to identify signs of Arab Women's empowerment. We include filters enabling political scientists to filter by location, time, language, and gender, and modules which provide topic modeling, sentiment analysis, keyword search, and shallow parsing; these modules enable the political scientists to measure and analyze the degree of women's empowerment in the society being studied. Ride the World Lucia Lee (SCS/SIT), Sijing Qiu (SCS), Kim Do (SIT) Ride the World creates a system to simulate seamlessly transitioning images for bicycle routes, and offers real time changes in the route's appearance, pace of image transformation and intensity levels as the user changes the speed and/or route of a stationary bike. The project uses LittleFE, a 6 node Beowulf style portable computational cluster which supports shared memory parallelism (OpenMP), distributed memory parallelism (MPI), and GPU parallelism for image processing. Capture the C0mput3rs Daniel Flack (SCS/SIT), Aaron Nowlin (SIT), Eric Jimenez (SCS), Jordan Wilhelm-Wenzel (SCY) This interdisciplinary capstone project develops a capture the flag style competition that the entire Brigade of Midshipmen can participate in, to use cyber capabilities against an adversary. Adversary teams are able to hijack services and use them in different ways than originally intended. Code Visualizer John Bryant (SIT), Eric Collins (SCS), Kevin McKelvey (SIT), Dominic Scott (SCS) The Code Visualizer takes user-generated pseudo-code and turns it into a visual representation to be used as a teaching aid to include stack-heap relationships, functions, arrays, variables, linked-lists, etc. The visualizations are produced using SVG, the Simple Vector Graphics markup language. Watch Scheduling Overhaul Christian Scroggs (SIT), Jordan Figlioli (SIT), Rob Brown (SIT), Felippe Moreira (SCS) This capstone project develops a web application to autogenerate Company, Battalion, Regimental, and Brigade watch bills, with a focus on equalizing a fairness level regarding who stands which watches. It takes into account the desirability of various watches, watch stander qualifications and preferences, and uses a customizable algorithm to equitably computes a fair dispersion of watches. 28

31 Financial Status Tracker Nick Arnold (SIT), Sam Coons (SCS), Scott Gibson (SCS/ SQE), Brandon Pullig (SCS/SIT), Mickey Hall (SCS/SIT) The Financial Status Tracker capstone project seeks to suggest whether certain stocks should be held or sold. In addition to stock data, news sources and social media sites are pulled, vectorized, and combined to create a single input line impacting the stock in question. Hundreds of thousands of these lines and the resulting stock movements serve as the training data for a neural network. System predictions are made regarding what action should be taken on a particular stock in a particular time period, with the goal of recognizing an actionable (profitable) correlation between the news/social media data and the stock data. 3D Tetris in a virtual reality environment Maryam Al-Hassan (SCS), Zachary Cammer (SIT), Erick Lozano (SCS) Capstone develops a virtual reality Tetris-like game complete with student-created graphical meshes, environmental input and interactive visual effects. Uses an Oculus Rift to visually integrate the player into the virtual environment. Player able to touch, rotate and move items in the environment via Oculus Touch hand input. Vulnerability Detector: Text Search with Wildcards Brett Gentile (SCS) Develop and benchmark a pattern matching algorithm for detecting malware in large data sets based on sparse polynomial multiplication and wildcard pattern matching. Benchmark testing of algorithm on DoD high-performance (HPC) supercomputers using captured real-world source code text to detect potential security flaws and vulnerabilities within the corresponding applications. CYBER SCIENCE (Michelson - Room 221) Morning Posters Aerial LTE 0855 Alex Degabriele, Mitch Pratt The goal of Aerial LTE is to quickly map a small area of a 4G network using a UAV, then geo-locate a device on that network using only captured metadata, to within 100 yards. We do this by producing a relational model between the network topography as measured at 20ft in the air from a UAV and the network topography at ground level. The product of geolocation will be a probability map showing where the device is likely to be located based on intercepted packets. A Study of MAC Address Randomization in 0925 Mobile Devices and when it Fails Collin Donahue, Chadwick Riggins Media Access Control (MAC) address randomization is a privacy technique whereby mobile devices rotate through random hardware addresses in order to prevent observers from singling out their traffic or physical location from other nearby devices. We present the first wide-scale study of MAC address randomization in the wild, including a detailed breakdown of different randomization techniques by operating system, manufacturer, and model of device. Elevating the Status of Open-Source 0955 Intelligence Jalen Robinson, Gaby Gonzalez, Alex Chen, Stephen Johnson We analyze and describe four dimensions of OSINT that require additional analyst training: Pragmatic Comprehension, Media, Technology, and Law. Reelin' 'Em In: An Analysis of the Role of 1025 Education Level in Phishing Susceptibility Kendall Dang, Johni Meeks, Jorge Rivas We address the human factors aspect of cyber security, particularly whether education plays a role in a person s susceptibility to phishing attacks. Applying Semi-Supervised Multi-Label Classification Machine Learning to the Detection of Malware Command and Control Channels 1055 Garrett Bradley, Dennis Devey, Jason Mapa The effectiveness of machine learning algorithms utilized to identify malware command and control channels is heavily dependent on the quality of the training data, the effectiveness of the features utilized, and the accuracy of the dataset labels. We demonstrate the benefits of applying multiclass classification to this problem. 29

32 Afternoon Posters Geolocation and Multi-Path Propagation of 2G signals Piper Thaler, Jake Martin MIT Lincoln Laboratories is working on a system to detect gunshots, jam cell-phones, and geo-locate cell-phones in the vicinity of the gunshot. In an effort to provide MIT-LL with reliable data, we analyze the feasibility of geolocating cellphone signals in an urban environment. Government Cyber Security Portfolio Assessment for OPM Jordan DiPaloa, Sean Steil, Tristan Freeburger, Naadia Puri We research the products and services purchased by OPM in recent years as a response to their recent "hacks" and run a cyber threat and risk assessment to the OPM hack and determine how OPM's recent purchases will be able to cover their cybersecurity weaknesses. Project S.A.F.E. Grant Guttschow, Joe Fitzgerald, Troy Thompson, Grant Vermeer The Security Assured Through Future-Oriented Education (SAFE) capstone was created as a response to the lack of focus on Cyber Security within the American Education System, and will show that Cyber Security must play a crucial role in the development of our youth. Drone Manipulation using Wireshark and Scapy Richard Logazino, Mitch Magarian The purpose of this capstone is to take control or seriously disrupt an unknowing drone. Through the use of Wireshark to capture packets, Scapy to craft packets, and to send the packets, we hope to swarm the drone with so many packets that we can force its movements or stop it from receiving proper signals from its original owners. Postmodern Thought and Cyber Morality TJ Brown, Nick Priftis, Kara Hornsby We study the effects of postmodern thought on fighting prowess, focusing on cyberspace. We examine the impact of the postmodernist philosophical movement on America s ability to counter extremist arguments, to offer alternative worldviews; and effectively recruit, train, and employ cyber warriors. The Barriers to Creating a Static DoD Cyber Policy Bleu Strong, Erick Schwering, Joseph Yates We examine the current DoD implementation of the cyber policy and research hindering aspects which are believed to be resolvable. The work behind United States Naval Academy Red Team is based upon the fluid shifts in the United States cyber strategy in recent years. Augmented Reality in the Military Chris Cowen, Thomas Shaw We examine the use of Virtual reality in training environments, real life scenarios and combat situations, including use of the technology in the Joint Strike Fighter. Virtual Access Point Correlation Michael Koppel Virtual Access Point Correlation seeks to accurately determine which virtual access points are part of the same access point. Applications for this includes accurate geo-location when locating MAC addresses associated to a specific access point. Blockchain and the Forensic Chain of Custody Nick Co, Ryan Mui, Tommy Rooney Crypto-block chaining is a relatively new technology currently used in crypto currencies, including Bitcoin. We examine block chaining and its potential use in the forensic chain of custody. Voice-Activated Cyber Defense (VACD) Rex Willis, William Tuider Utilizing our knowledge of computer networks and programming (Python) we plan to manipulate the Amazon Echo s voice automation system to perform network surveillance and forensics. This study addresses the problem of using speech processing to perform Cyber Defensive actions. 30

33 MATHEMATICS (Various Rooms See Schedule) Morning Posters (Chauvenet - Room 132) Running Key Cipher 0755 Joshua Brown (SMO), Conrey Meagher (SMO), Stevie Cervantes (SMO) The running key cipher is an expansion on the vigenere cipher. Instead of using a single keyword to encrypt messages, entire sentences or passages can be used to encrypt linger messages. This is advantageous because it is much harder to crack using statistical analysis since the keyspace is much larger. Cryptanalysis of JN25 during WWI 0820 Cole Oliver (SMO), David Jones (SMO) Our project will be on the cryptanalysis of the JN-25 cryptosystem used by the Japanese in WWII. We will present the encryption and decryption process of JN-25 and provide examples. Additionally we will detail the US attack on the cryptosystem and how they were able to break JN-25. Bounded gaps between primes 0855 Shannon Dillman (SMAH), Trevor Karn (SMAH), Bennett Marston (SMPH) Zhang proved in 2014 that there are infinitely many primes who are spaced some value less than 7x10^7 values apart. This estimate has been lowered to 240 under certain assumptions. In our paper we discuss these results. Cramer-Shoup Cryptosystem 0920 Peter De Stefano (SMA), Alison Kiernan (SMO) We examine the Cramer-Shoup Cryptosystem (CSC), developed by Ronald Cramer and Victor Shoup in This is an asymmetric key encryption algorithm used in security systems, commonly for online business interactions. It is the first system proven to be secure against the adaptive chosenciphertext attack from the use of a hashing system and extra computations. (Chauvenet - Room 320) A Specific Factors Analysis of the Effects 0820 of Trade on American Workers Erik Sutton (SQE) In this project, I study the relationships between trade theory and experiences of workers by utilizing the specific factors framework to create a linear regression model to explore how wages and employment are affected by trade. Manned-Unmanned Teaming: Proactive Fusion 0855 Michael Lopez-Shaw, Madison Mansberger, Daniel Russell This project models offensive and defensive counter-air missions in a highly contested environment. We develop roles and coordination for automated sensor control to optimize fusion within a manned-unmanned teaming construct; and consider techniques for self-healing and inflow and outflow of assets. Lessons from the Falklands War and Relevancy 0920 to Future Amphibious Operations Samuel Giddings, Conner Graham The Falklands War was the last major amphibious operation between near-peer adversaries under modern conditions of precision-guided munitions and global logistics and communications network. We review available literature on the Falklands War, identify selected lessons, and explain why some are relevant for future conflict and others are not. Performance Estimates and Operational 0955 Requirements for Autonomous Surveillance Dustin Fuller, Anthony Gallozzi, Walter Pope Leveraging technology to launch aerial surveillance drones with a 50 km range from unmanned trucks in Baltic NATO states, we develop a plan for effectively monitoring the country. Early Detection of Troop Movements Using 1020 Ground-based Sensors Andrei Ghioca, Dylan Globerman, Brandon Russell This project presents methods to detect and track troop and motorized unit movements across NATO country borders. We investigate the feasibility of unattended ground sensors (UGSs) placed along the border and along major roads inside the country(s) while leveraging existing support networks and communication grids. Comparing Different Equity Objectives in 1055 Designing Fairer Liver Allocation Maps Olivia McQuade In this paper, we discuss three alternative objective functions for optimized redistricting, and the effect each might have if used to implement a fairer system of deceased-donor liver allocation. On the Evolution Dynamics of Fair 1330 Strategies in the Ultimatum Game Ryan Bailey We construct a model of reproduction and strategic imitation in an arbitrary network of players who interact through the Ultimatum Game. We assume a society of agents have initial offer and fairness rates that change based on the success of the agent compared to other agents in the society. We also assume that all agents experience the same cost of living in the society and all agents pass on to their "children" the same proportion of their current wealth. 31

34 Extending the Security of NTRUEncrypt 1355 Parker Nelson, Nathan Gainey A variant of the NTRU system, based on lattice-based security, was proven "as secure as standard worst-case problems" by Stehle and Steinfeld. We recall the steps carried out to establish the `provable security' of modified NTRUEncrypt under conditions outlined by Stehle and Steinfeld, and establish the `provable security' for a new adjusted NTRUEncrypt case. MATHEMATICS (Chauvenet - Room 351) Comparative Analysis of Predictive Machine 0855 Learning Techniques Applied to NBA Statistics Tyler Tossavainen This paper uses the machine learning techniques of logistic regression, support vector machines, and neural networks to process 10 years of NBA data in order to make decisions on who will win any given game. We produce five different models, assessing both success rates and model viability. Counting Derangements 0920 Nicholas King Derangements are a type of permutation that occurs when no elements are permuted into the same position that they started in. The focus is on counting derangements and their applications. We discuss pertinent definitions to counting derangements, provide a combinatorial style proof for the recursion for the derangements of size n, solve for the generating function and discuss applications of derangements specifically, the Gamma function. Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs) in 0955 Carrier Strike Groups Logan Ballard, Bronwyn Harper, Alec Richardson We develop a Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for using both unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles and their incorporations into Carrier Strike Groups, including legal implications and communication capabilities. Social Media's Growing Impact on Society 1020 Shane Dubord, Brody Jones, Kaitlan Moynihan The proliferation of social media and wireless communication around the globe has significant and complex implications on future battlespace. By reviewing literature on social media applications in the military and civilian context, and relevant DoD doctrine, students will propose an analytical approach to address how social media analysis may be used to inform Marine Corps tactical and operational planning and execution. Survivor Search Coordination: The Creation 1055 and Analysis of a Crash and Search Simulation Dan Chmura, Jonathan Lin, Alex Harbeson This project uses the EgyptAir MS804 scenario in order to compare the effectiveness of different search patterns. Using public sources to determine the last known position, speed and altitude of the EgyptAir MS804, an area of uncertainty (AOU) was created with a probability map inside. A MATLAB simulation was created demonstrating probabilistic crash locations within the AOU and a search scenario using vessels from three ports. CONOPS for Integration of Unmanned 1120 Vehicles into SURTASS Corin Cline, Stuart McDaniel, Ralph Sathre Our team was tasked with developing a concept of operations for incorporating unmanned vehicles into Surface Towed Array Sonar. This consists of current technology in the Navy s arsenal to bolster our current capabilities and what new technologies and capabilities are needed going in to the next generation of SURTASS. Understanding Patterns in Terrorist Attacks 1330 Parker Nelson (SMO) We identify patterns in a large data set containing information on terrorist attacks over the last 40 years. Statistical tools are used to assess changes in these events over time. Predicting Website Traffic Using Neural Nets 1355 Jasmine Ye (SMO) Public reports suggest that Facebook uses neural nets to determine the order in which items appear in each user's news feed. Inspired by our interest in understanding Facebook's methodology, we built a neural network to predict whether a user will visit a fixed website based on their previous browsing history. We report on the effectiveness of the resulting predictive tool. (Chauvenet - Room 084) There s No Crying in Baseball: An 0955 Analysis of Athletes Economic Rent Joseph Roberts (SQE), Eric Perry (SQE), and Tanner Morse (SQE) We calculate seasonal changes in player-level economic rents in professional baseball and regress these changes on indicator variables of whether there was a lockout in the previous season, and whether there is a player lockout in the current season, paying particularly close attention to the 94 season. When these indicators result in statistically significant changes we examine the magnitude and sign of the changes and use them to draw conclusions on the outcome of lockouts. 32

35 Tuition Prices and Federal Aid: A Feedback 1020 Loop Disaster Patrick Hoffman (SQE), Massimo Smaldino (SQE), Blake Copeland (SQE) Tuition prices at four-year colleges and universities have increased at a rate much faster than inflation. Federal financial aid has also increased simultaneously. This convergence of high tuition prices with high aid quantities has created a situation in the United States where students currently own $1.31 trillion in total student loan debt. We study the relationship between rising federal aid and tuition prices, using a linear model to look for correlation between the two. (Chauvenet - Room 110) Lighten the Load 1055 Logan Fraser, Matthew Lee, Robert Stephenson We study the effect of using emerging unmanned technologies to reduce the amount of weight carried by Marines, using a mixed integer linear programming problem. We run several experiments using this constrained optimization problem in order to provide a sensitivity analysis to specific environmental conditions for environmental conditions for the use of drones. MATHEMATICS Afternoon Posters Rational Maps with the Tetrahedral Automorphism Group Megan Hartman (SMA) Rational maps with extra symmetries are of special interest, both in terms of their dynamical properties and their number theoretic properties. In this project we prove some properties of rational maps with tetrahedral symmetry, and investigate the dynamics and number theory of a particular example. In particular we discuss whether or not our map is a Lattes map, and the consequences for elliptic curves and related cryptography. Pole in the Barn Paradox Holly Sandler (SMA) An analysis of the famous Pole in the Barn Paradox using principles in Special Relativity. When an object moving at speeds close to the speed of light, it appears to contract, but that object measures the stationary observer expanding. This paradox will be explained using Special Relativity. Gravity and Black Holes of "Interstellar" Jake Darrah (SMA) Schwarzschild black holes and singularities are studied as discussed in "Science of Interstellar." I am going to discuss the event horizon and how gravity prevents light from escaping it. My computation will be on the singularity in the center of a black hole, such as "Gargantua" for instance. I will using tensor calculus and general relativity. Gravitational Waves of a Binary Black Hole System Timothy Addison (SMA) I will be studying binary black holes and their gravitational waves, calculating the gravitational wave equation in a special case using tensor calculus. Twin Paradox Suzie Bigley (SMA) I am studying the famous Twin Paradox which illustrates Einstein's revolutionary theory that the time at which an event occurs depends on the frame from which it is observed. I will work through a specific example of this phenomenon and use Time Dilation, Special Relativity, and Lorentz Transformations to answer and explain this problem. Mathematics of the Tesseract and a 4 Dimensional Space Joel Davis (SMP) The project analyzes the mathematical metric describing the 4 dimensional pace of the Tesseract as described in the movie Interstellar, and attempts to explain how an observer in a 3 dimensional space could visualize a 4 dimensional world. Modeling the Curvature of Universes Using the Friedmann Equations Andre Esquibel (SMP) This capstone explores, in a broader context, cosmological principles and, in a narrower context, the Friedman equations and the expansion of space. The Friedman equations and scale factors are solved for various spatial curvatures in a perfect fluid. This is done using general relativity techniques and Friedman equations with differing variables that lead to space curvature models. Gravitational Time Dilation and Redshift Nate Guney (SMP) This presentation studies gravitational time dilation and redshift, including an explicit calculation of these effects using the Schwarzschild metric and general relativity. Regression-Based Prediction of Airline Ticket Fares Danny Bush (SMO) In this study, using recently collected ticketing data for airline customers at a single origin/destination, we implement parametric and non-parametric regression-based statistical techniques to construct a prediction model for ticket fares. Staff Scheduling in the Face of Disruptions Stephen Ward (SMO) This project focuses on scheduling instructors and courses in the Math Department at USNA as a means of developing broadly applicable mathematically-based scheduling approaches using readily available unclassified data. 33

36 Supermassive Black Holes Cole Preston (SMA) MATHEMATICS Afternoon Posters (con t.) The basics of supermassive black holes are studied by calculating the time to free fall from the horizon to the center of the black hole using the Schwarzschild metric and tensor analysis. Securing the Campus: An Agent-Based Approach Jackson Meier (SMA), Madison Vachris (SMO), Steffi Yo (SMA) Using agent-based modeling, we simulate situations of campus security through scenarios involving a suspicious individual being detained and an active shooter being neutralized. Military Applications of Agent-Based Simulations Meghan Moloney (SMO), Andrew Snyder (SMP), Austin Tamez (SMO) The goal of this project is to determine the most efficient warfighting technique for a modern fleet of ships. Individual ships will act as agents in determining the ideal balance between random independent fire and directed group volleys. This project will demonstrate how a Battleship style battle at sea is a strong example of the effectiveness of agent based modeling. Social Network Analysis and Applications to Terrorist Networks Kathryn Quandt (SMP) Social network analysis is a collection quantitative methods used to study the structures of various groups of people; the purpose of this project is to apply a few of these methods to three terrorist networks (September 11th attack network, Madrid train bombing network, and the East Africa embassy attack network) in order to identify important individuals and analyze how to most efficiently break apart such networks. Algebraic Structure of Dynamical Systems James Talisse (SMA) Historically, a strong relationship between high complexity dynamical systems and very large centralizer groups has been established. However, our results indicate this relationship is more subtle than originally thought. In particular, we find a high complexity system with a very rigid centralizer. Furthermore, we study the amenability of the full group of certain systems. Autonomous Pattern Formation via Dynamical Systems Carl Kolon (SMA) Swarming is a phenomenon found in nature and recently implemented in technology. The mathematical study of dynamical systems provides a way to control and predict the behavior of swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Some dynamical methods for swarm formation have been studied in the plane and in 3D. The topic of this project is extending these methods to non-euclidean geometries and Riemannian manifolds, while preserving properties like limit cycles and stability. Methods of Large Prime Factorization Ruthvik Kumar (EAS), Brandon Sipes (SCS), Kim Do (SIT) Our project will research the different current methods of large prime factorization and the progress of the modern algorithms that have attempted to improve upon previous tests. We intend to research modern methods such as APR, APRT-CL, ECPP and compare them to the previous methods such as Sieve of Eratosthenes. Enigma Machine JadeAnn Miller (SMP), Austin Merritt (SMP), Joseph Hansberry (SMP) In this project, we will be dissecting the various mathematical methods that were used in the creation of the enigma machine. This will include various looks into the combinations and ciphers employed to create this powerful machine largely responsible for Allied victory in World War II. Nihilist cipher Rachel Seeberger (SMA), Jacob Santer (SMP) The purpose of this project is to explain the mathematics behind the Nihilist cipher and its applications throughout history. The Nihilist cipher is a substitution cipher involving the use of a Polybius square or Straddling Checkerboard and several rounds of encryption. The cipher was used during World War I by the Russians, but is now considered weak and easily decryptable. The Imai-Matsumoto cryptosystem Ben Liu (SMA), Jackson Meier (SMA), Steffi Yo (SMA) The Imai-Matsumoto system is a multivariate cryptosystem, meaning it relies on multivariate polynomials in a finite field. We will analyze the Imai-Matsumoto system and understand the mathematical principles behind it that makes it work. Rabin Cryptosystem Talen Moores (SMP), Kaitlyn O'Reilly (SMO) We study the public key system, the Rabin Cryptosystem. The Rabin Cryptosystem is similar to RSA in its use of public key encryption and private key decryption. 34

37 Enigma Machine Thomas Savage (SMA), Carl Kolon (SMA), Nathan Gainey (SMP), Megan Hartman (SMA) A study of the history and mathematics behind the Enigma Machine, which used in the Second World War to pass encrypted notes between the Axis powers until it was stolen. Cryptography and Electronic Money Cara Rathmell (SMA), Paige Monk (SMA), Lacey Kelley (SMA) We cover topics in cryptography, including public key exchanges, and the vital role they play in online Electronic Commerce. Irreducible Polynomials and Finite Fields Alex Ki (SMP), Ben Liu (SMA) We will look at algorithms that determine whether an irreducible polynomial is actually irreducible, how its irreducibility changes depending on what field we are working in, and how there are fields in which no algorithms exist to determine its irreducibility. Zero Knowledge Suzanne Bigley (SMA), Charles Russell (SMA) Zero Knowledge is the ability to prove a given statement without providing any other information besides that knowledge that the statement is true. H H H H PHYSICS Afternoon Posters Magnetic Structures and Excitations of Cobalt Vanadate Susumu Jones (SPH) Neutron spectroscopy was used to probe the magnetic structures and excitations of the kagome staircase quantum magnet cobalt vanadate, Co3V2O8 (CVO). We study the field-induced magnetic ordering structures and spin Hamiltonian in CVO. Computer Simulation of Synthetic Aperture Acoustic Radar for Classroom Demonstration Katie Kirkwood (SPH) A Bose-Einstein Condensate of Rigid Rotor Molecules Evan Jones (SPH) We study a zero-temperature Bose-Einstein condensate of rigid rotor molecules. Such molecules possess large bodyfixed electric dipole moments, which can be manipulated by the application of an external electric field. Using a mixture of theoretical and numerical techniques, we study ordering and phase transitions of this system when confined to a twodimensional geometry. Determination of the Size of an Exoplanet from its Light Curve Sarah Peterson (SPAA) When exoplanets pass in front of their host star, a portion of the star light is locked out and a decrease in the flux is measured. Measuring the change in flux over time will allow for the creation of a light curve which models can be fitted to determine orbital motions of planets. Known as the transit method, we use this method for the experiment. Fabrication and characterization of a graphene-based liquid crystal cell for electro-optic effects Samuel Shalov (SPA) Liquid crystals have conventionally been contained in complicated indium-tin-oxide (ITO) cells that pose manufactural challenges. This project proposes the creation of a graphene-based LC cell that contains only one layer and could therefore increase the transmittance of incident energy. Quantum Transport in a Lattice Viktor Turner (SPH) We study the transport behavior of electrons in an infinite lattice through a molecular impurity using the tight-binding model. Stability Diagram of a Dipolar Bose-Einstein Condensate John Heropoulos (SPH) When a near absolute zero gas of bosonic polar molecules is confined in a strongly oblate trap, it can form a Bose- Einstein condensate. If an external electric field is applied to this system and the molecules are allowed to point either with the field or against it, the gas can become susceptible to instabilities caused by density or polarization waves in the gas. By numerically solving the Gross- Pitaevskii equation for a variety of parameters, we can determine what combination of parameters result in instabilities. A Mathematica simulation of Synthetic Aperture Acoustic Radar demonstrates how two-dimensional point targets on a ground plane can be imaged from a collection of acoustic echoes. 35

38 36 OCEANOGRAPHY (Michelson - Room 091) Morning Posters: The tipping point of ocean acidification on the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) and mussels (Mytilus spp.) Savannah Wisdo, Meghan Bennett Periodic upwelling of acidified ocean water can decimate the populations of the Pacific oyster and mussels when the events coincide with the occurrence of larval and post-larval stages. We investigate coastal eutrophication, ocean acidification and the rise in carbon levels on the growth and development of the Mytilus species off the coast of northwestern USA. The effect of hypoxia on brown shrimp Farfantepaneus aztecus in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Hanna Gillcrist, Miguel Nava Hypoxic events can affect species distribution and abundance, altering the catch per unit efforts (CPUE) for fisheries. To determine whether or not a hypoxic environment has negative, long-term effects on the brown shrimp (F. azetcus), hypoxia and shrimp trawls data from the coast of Louisiana were compared. The effect of sea level rise on Loggerhead Sea Turtles, Caretta caretta, nesting locations throughout the banks of the Gulf of Mexico. Hanna Gillcrist, Miguel Nava The Loggerhead sea turtle has a large population in the Gulf of Mexico, but current nesting space is already limited. We examine the cause and effect of rising sea levels on historical loggerhead breeding grounds. The correlation between sea surface temperature and coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef Katie Lazzeri As sea surface temperatures continue to rise, coral bleaching events have become more prevalent throughout the oceans reefs. This study relates the frequency and intensity of coral bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef to increases in SST. The effects of bioaccumulation of chemical contaminants in apex predators Tom Swanson, Aidan Farrell We study bioaccumulation and contamination due to chemical contaminants such as PCBs and DDT. These contaminants bioaccumlate efficiently through trophic levels and cause serious health concerns for the organisms living in the contaminated environment. The effects of the Gulf Stream on plankton in the North Atlantic Ocean Amanda Zabolotny, Catherine Macklin We study the effects of changes in Gulf Stream circulation on phytoplankton and zooplankton. The Gulf Stream can alter water temperature, nutrient, food availability, and dispersal, which in turn can affect planktonic growth rates, which can cause significant effects on the marine food webs and the ecosystem as a whole. Effects of climate-change alterations in streamflow on Oncorhynchus tshawytscha populations Jason Lee As consumer demand for salmon increases, additional climate-change related stressors may reduce the resilience of Pacific Northwest salmon populations to rebound after periods of environmental stress. We evaluate different simulations by comparing them to more recently collected data. Effects of climate change and chemical cues on recruitment and survival of fish and corals in the Great Barrier Reef Martin Arroyo, Jack Orchard There is increasing evidence that reef fish larvae have a sensory apparatus receptive to reef odors that guide them, changing their orientation towards suitable settlement habitats like reefs. We study global climate change and its effects on coral reefs near the Great Barrier Reef. The Impacts of sea level rise and storminess on future flood frequency in the Annapolis, Charleston and Norfolk areas Jessica Yri and Sarah Chama We assess the frequency of both historical and future flooding at Annapolis, MD, Charleston, SC, and Norfolk, VA using four sea level rise scenarios. Flood stage thresholds were based on the National Weather Service values for each location and both historical and projected flood frequencies out to 2100 will be discussed. Connections between Greenland atmospheric blocking frequency and extreme midlatitude weather Marcus Brown, Eric Stockwood We study the frequency of atmospheric Greenland blocking events occurring in conjunction with other leading modes of atmospheric variability. Such blocking events have increased in frequency under recent Arctic Amplification conditions and have been linked to increased extreme weather occurrences, defined by anomalies in 500 mb zonal wind and geopotential height, in the Northern Hemisphere midlatitudes. Investigating the usability of Baltimore weather observations as a proxy for Annapolis conditions Cade Warlick, Matt Lembo The relationship between weather observations at two

39 stations, Baltimore and Annapolis, MD, are compared on a seasonal and annual time scale. This project will help determine if observations at Baltimore can serve as a proxy for the weather occurring at Annapolis in certain cases. Identifying Organic Matter (OM) and Water Mass Sources in the Severn River, MD using Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) Michael Madigan, Olivia Morrell We use advanced optical techniques such as CDOM absorbance and EEM fluorescence spectra to investigate OM sources, cycling, and water mass interactions on small spatial and temporal scales such as those in the Severn River. Potential Ecosystem Impacts and Economic Costs of a Large Invasion of the White Spotted Jellyfish Phyllorhiza punctata in the Southwestern Mediterranean Sea Monica Herrera, Stephanie Lee We study the ecological and economic damages caused by white spotted jellyfish invasion in the Gulf of Mexico. Other ecosystems will be examined to show that a new invasion of this organism into the Southwestern Mediterranean Sea larger has the potential to cause damage to both the economy and food webs of this region. An Investigation into Linkages between Seasonal Variations in Freshwater Flow, the Estuarine Turbidity Maximum, and the Recruitment and Survivability of Striped Bass in the Chesapeake Bay Travis Blue, Kyle Condry We show that freshwater flow conditions in the late spring to summer influences the position and intensity of the ETM and the recruitment and survivability of Striped Bass populations in Chesapeake Bay. Scenarios for Methane Hydrate Dissociation on the Cascadia Margin and Implications for Global Climate Kiyomi Powell, Arielle Shoap-Hall Methane hydrate is methane enclosed in a solid lattice ice structure. We examine the potential mechanisms for and possibility of massive methane hydrate dissociation on the Cascadia Margin that could release methane to the atmosphere and significantly alter global atmospheric radiative forcing. Assessing Available Tidal Energy to Power Unmanned, Fixed Sensor Stations on the Severn River Shawn Park, Alejandro Perez Tidal energy is an emerging renewable energy source with enormous future potential in coastal systems. We assess tidal energy in the Severn River, MD for its potential to serve as an energy source to power fixed, unmanned sensor stations. OCEANOGRAPHY (Michelson - Room 091) Afternoon Posters Using LANDSAT 8 Images to determine the bathymetry of the Great Barrier Reef Bridget Kennedy The LANDSAT 8 Earth observation satellite images the entire planet every two weeks with 30 m resolution. Using LANDSAT 8 images the freeware GIS program MICRODEM, Excel, and MATLAB, we determined bathymetry for portions of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. We compared our results with ground truth from the 50 m resolution bathymetry data from the Deep Reef Explorer Project. Observational Analyses of MJO Propagation across the Maritime Continent Casey Densmore The meteorological community does not yet fully understand the processes affecting propagation of enhanced convective activity from the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) across the Maritime Continent. In this study, climatological values of specific humidity and geopotential height were compared for propagating and non-propagating MJO events. Exploring the use of COTS Unmanned Quadcopters to Identify and Characterize Ice Surface Features Colton L. Byers Capability advances in commercial quadcopters has spawned their use in mapping and data collection in polar environments, especially at scales below the resolution of satellite or aircraft remote sensing systems. In this study, processed imagery collected by quadcopters during test and field surveys will be presented to evaluate their potential for use in identifying and describing surface features over ice. Changing Regional Climate and Coastal Erosion in Barrow, AK Kyle Casmey, Andrea McDavid The shoreline of Barrow on the North Slope of Alaska is experiencing increasing rates of coastal erosion over the last three decades. Decreases in sea ice extent which causes a larger fetch and other factors may be contributing to increased wave heights during fall-to-winter storms that may be contributing to the increased erosion. 37

40 Mapping of Coastal Reef Systems Using an Autonomous Surface Kayak Bryan A. Laboy In this study an autonomous Coastal Kayak system outfitted with conventional off-the-shelf sensors and equipment was used to map coral reef systems in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. Intraseasonal Variability of the Ocean: Impacts of the Madden-Julian Oscillation Jacob Rose The Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) is the primary mode of intraseasonal variability in the tropics, and it is known to have important teleconnections outside the tropics, including the modulation of mid-latitude atmospheric circulation. This study examined variations in surface currents along the U.S. west coast as they related to the MJO. Monte Carlo Simulations of Clear Twilights in Aerosol and Molecular Atmospheres Duncan C. Mollner At the earth s surface, clear-sky colors during civil twilights depend on the combined spectral effects of molecular scattering, extinction by tropospheric aerosols, and absorption by ozone. We compare 3D Monte Carlo simulations of skylight spectra with hyperspectral measurements of clear twilight skies over a wide range of aerosol optical depths. Time Tendency of Eddy Kinetic Energy During Hurricane Joaquin (2015) in the Navy Global Environmental Model (NAVGEM) Analyses Zachary Barthelmes Interactions between tropical cyclones and synoptic scale jets can have different impacts on the tropical cyclone depending on the phasing of the jet and proximity to the tropical cyclone. In this study, eddy kinetic energy transport between multiple jets and Hurricane Joaquin (2015) is evaluated using Navy Global Environmental Model (NAVGEM) analyses and compared to the evolution of the hurricane s intensity throughout its lifecycle. Evolution of Inertial Stability during the Lifecycle of Hurricane Joaquin (2015) in the Navy Global Environmental Model (NAVGEM) Analyses Audrey Channell In this study, the inertial stability of Hurricane Joaquin (2015) is evaluated using Navy Global Environmental Model (NAVGEM) analyses to better understand the simultaneous evolution of the hurricane s outflow structure and intensity throughout the lifecycle of the storm. The record-breaking weather of March 2016: synoptic analysis and characteristics Chris Leonard Northern and central Mexico experienced an upper-level trough with record-breaking low heights during the second week of March Immediately thereafter, Mexico City experienced a spike to very unhealthy levels of surface ozone concentrations. In this study, synoptic characteristics of the extremely unusual trough were analyzed. Microplastics in the digestive tracts of Chesapeake Bay fish Katie Shinavski Microplastic pollution, or the presence of plastic particles and fibers under 5mm in diameter, is increasing in Chesapeake Bay, yet the ecological impact has not been well-documented in small tributary fish populations. We quantify the number of microplastics found within the digestive tracts of fish species from three separate feeding guilds within the Severn River and the adjacent Chesapeake Bay mainstem. Experimentation and Flow Measurement Using the IVER 3 AUV Patrick Snow New and different AUV s are being created each year and it is critical to understand the post processing techniques and varying sensors that are part of each. Data collected from the IVER 3 AUV is post processed using Matlab, WinRiver II, and VectorMap with help from Microdem. The ADCP attached to the IVER 3 AUV is used to measure current flow within the Severn River and verify the Delft3D-FLOW Model. Atmospheric drivers associated with rapid ablation events in the Chesapeake Basin, Julia Arthur Extreme snow ablation can greatly impact the hydroclimatology of a region; affecting streamflow, soil moisture, and groundwater supplies. This study seeks to explore such extreme ablation events occurring in the Chesapeake watershed. The Impact of Madden-Julian Oscillation on the Antarctic atmosphere Ashley Lois Intraseasonal tropical climate variability poses important implications on mid-latitude climate, including extreme weather events in the United States. Recent studies have shown a strong relationship between the leading mode of tropical intraseasonal variability, the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), and variability in the Arctic atmosphere. This study considers how, and at what temporal lag the MJO projects itself on the Antarctic mid-troposphere and subsequently surface state variables. 38

41 Exploring atmospheric drivers of Greenland mass balance variability on an intraseasonal time scale Kelsey Ashbrook This study explores the role of tropical intraseasonal variability and Greenland surface mass balance using the Self Organizing Map clustering technique in order to understand the role of atmospheric circulation variability on recent ice sheet melt. High amplitude MJO events and their impact on the tropical upper atmosphere Brett Kraft, Samantha Young We investigate the relationship between the leading mode of tropical intraseasonal variability, the Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO), and temperature anomalies in the upper atmosphere, specifically at 100 and 50mb levels. Forecast Parameters for Tornadic and Non-Tornadic Supercellular Storms Carman Arnold Operational meteorologists rely upon decades-old severe weather parameters, including storm relative helicity (SRH), convective available potential energy (CAPE), and energy helicity index (EHI), to forecast the potential for tornadoes in supercellular storms. We determine their validity as a forecasting tool for predicting tornadoes in supercellular storms during Validation, Calibration, and Evaluation of a Severn River Delft3D-FLOW Model Terry Renfro-Pihut Fluid flow in the Severn River has been historically characterized in models by harmonic tidal forcing. There are, however, many other drivers in the complex system that is the Chesapeake Bay, which often influences how observations compare to simulations. We study the effect of non-linear forcing mechanisms on the Severn River to explain the behavior of the estuarine system. The impacts of the hypoxic squeeze index in the Severn River in relation to the climate in the surrounding area. Megan Lyvers The hypoxic squeeze index denotes the habitable area in the water column. The hypoxic squeeze index was observed from a single station located near the Route 50 bridge in the Severn River. This research calculated the actual hypoxic squeeze values over a 30-year period using dissolved oxygen values and related that data to climate information in the surrounding area. Gaussian Forecasting of Temperature and Salinity in the Chesapeake Bay Olivia Czerewko The Chesapeake Bay has dozens of stationary locations where temperature and salinity profiles are taken each month. This study shows how Gaussian and Reverse Gaussian calculations from data taken at the North-most station and South-most station in the Chesapeake Bay can hindcast the temperature and salinity layer distributions in the Bay. 39

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