In the new video series "What's the Big Idea?", ¾ÛÉ«¸ó President Todd Diacon travels around campus exploring research activity.
In Episode 2, Diacon talks with a student and an assistant professor from ¾ÛÉ«¸ó'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 ¾ÛÉ«¸ó's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) last summer. Syed A.M. Shibab, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in ¾ÛÉ«¸ó's College of Aeronautics and Engineering. He currently teaches Modeling and Forecasting for Aviation Logistics Planning and Introduction to Aerospace Engineering.