In the new video series "What's the Big Idea?", °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ President Todd Diacon travels around campus exploring research activity.
In Episode 2, Diacon talks with a student and an assistant professor from °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's College of Aeronautics and Engineering about the research they are conducting involving birds, drones and the challenges in keeping them from colliding in the sky.
Take a ride with Diacon to find out more about their research.
Katie Horn is a sophomore aeronautics major, who participated in the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) last summer. Syed A.M. Shihab, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's College of Aeronautics and Engineering. He currently teaches Modeling and Forecasting for Aviation Logistics Planning and Introduction to Aerospace Engineering.