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Submissions from 2026
Nowcasting 3D Cloud Fields Using Forward Warping Optical Flow, Matthew P. King, Jason M. Apke, Steven D. Miller, Katherine Haynes, Yoo-Jeong Noh, and John M. Haynes
Uranium Chemical Compound Classification Using Sub-images and Statistical Machine Learning for Nuclear Forensics, Lee C. Lambert, Brett J. Borghetti, and Abigail A. Bickley
Spline-Based Factor-Graph Optimization with High-Grade Inertial Sensors, Kyle Leland, Clark N. Taylor, David Woodburn, and Randal Beard
A Comprehensive Analysis of Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Structures Applied to Additively Manufactured Conformal Heat Exchangers for High-Speed Applications, Nathan Lewan, Mitch Wolff, Abdeel J. Roman, Zachary J. Carner, John S. Brewer, and Tanner S. Barber
Optimizing Warranty Policies for Remanufactured Products: When Should They Be Longer, Shorter, or Identical to New Product Warranties?, Kunpeng Li and Jun-Yeon Lee
Remediating and reducing the environmental impact of fire suppression systems contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: Perspectives on current guidelines, Matthew L. Magnuson, Trevor Sleight, and Willie F. Harper Jr.
Understanding Unity’s ECS Architecture, Brett Martin, Douglas D. Hodson, and Laurence D. Merkle
Correlations between Z-Tilt, G-Tilt, and Centroid Motion, Jack E. McCrae, Santasri Bose-Pillai, and Steven T. Fiorino
Validating event-based vision sensor characterization methods through simulation, Brian J. McReynolds, Rui Graca, Tobi Delbruck, and Peter McMahon-Crabtree
Supersonic Film Cooling on a Flat Plate, Nicholas V. Medeiros, Marc D. Polanka, and James L. Rutledge
Pixelated plastic scintillator array manufacturing using fast-, photo-curable resin, C. J. Moore, Juan J. Manfredi, Michael T. Febbraro, D. Rustrom, A. Decker, Ryan A. Kemnitz, T. J. Ruland, and Paul A. Hausladen
The Effects of Surface Texturing on the Oxidation of Metals Analyzed through Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations, Mark Mysonhimer and Adib J. Samin
Cislunar space and lunar surface surveillance capabilities of butterfly orbits using the CR3BP, Contessa G. Norris and Robert A. Bettinger
Transfer Learning Neural Networks for Nuclear Forensic Image Morphology Using Image Splitting Techniques, Niko A. Petrocelli, Lee C. Lambert, Brett J. Borghetti, and Abigail A. Bickley
Improving Hydrogen Storage Kinetics of Polymeric Composites via Additions of La0.6Ce0.4Ni5 and Carbon Particles, Muhammad M. Rahman, Fenil J. Desai, Ramazan Asmatulu, Md. Nizam Uddin, and Karina Suarez-Alcantara
Conceptual Design of a Low-Cost Dual-Satellite Communication Network for the Cislunar Region, Matias A. Ramirez Cisternas and Rachel M. Derbis
Numerical quadrature on bounded surfaces without parameterizations, Jonah A. Reeger
Correlated quantum photon states generated by vacuum fields, Yuri Rostovtsev, Jacob Emerick, and Anil K. Patnaik
Measuring the Effects of Humanitarian Operations on Economic Performance, Matthew Sabol
Public Decision Making in Disaster Relief Operations: The Case of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Matthew Sabol, Abhay Grover, and Martin Dresner
On the Proper Use of Pressure-Sensitive Paint for the Investigation of Film Cooling Adiabatic Effectiveness in Supersonic Flow, Umberto Sandri, Niccolo Castelli, Alessio Picchi, Bruno Facchini, and Marc D. Polanka
Adiabatic Effectiveness Measurements of Film Cooling in Supersonic Flow, Umberto Sandri, Marc D. Polanka, Alessio Picchi, Antonio Andreini, and Bruno Facchini
Computational Analysis of Salicylic Acid Oxidation: Byproducts and Reaction Pathways, Jaya Das Schober and Willie F. Harper Jr.
Analysis of Starfire Optical Range’s Atmospheric Monitoring Methods Using WaveProp Simulation and Numerical Modeling, Julianna Sommer, Santasri Basu, Jack E. McCrae, and Steven T. Fiorino
Quantification of Heat Loads in Rotating Detonation Combustors for Gas Turbines, Shreyas Ramanagar Sridhara, Umberto Sandri, Pier Carlo Nassini, Antonio Andreini, Marc D. Polanka, and Myles D. Bohon