In the new video series "What's the Big Idea?", ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø President Todd Diacon travels around campus exploring research activity.
In Episode 2, Diacon talks with a student and an assistant professor from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø'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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) last summer. Syed A.M. Shihab, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's College of Aeronautics and Engineering. He currently teaches Modeling and Forecasting for Aviation Logistics Planning and Introduction to Aerospace Engineering.