2025 Projects Day Research Symposium
Highlights of the annual symposium showcasing cadet research
2025 Projects Day Research Symposium
Highlights of the annual symposium showcasing cadet research
About the 2025 Research Symposium
West Point’s Projects Day Research Symposium is a premier annual event showcasing cadet-led research and innovation across various disciplines. The 2025 symposium presented impressive projects from cadets representing many disciplines. Over 900 cadets showcased more than 350 research projects, and USMA boasted more than 70 Research Symposium collaborators in government, industry, and academia.
The theme was Warfighter Readiness and Soldier Lethality.
Learn more about the Research Symposium and cadet research.

2025 Project Categories
- AOG Showcase
- Army Science Board
- Modernization - Air and Missile Defense
- Modernization - Future Vertical Lift
- Modernization - Network, Command, Control, Communication, and Intelligence
- Modernization - Next Generation Combat Vehicle
- Modernization - Soldier Lethality
Partners and Projects
Interactive Network Technologies
- Using Synthetic Data to Digitally "Twin" an Insider Threat Hub
Presenters: Teague, Elena M CDT
- A Systems Decision Process Approach to Lockheed Martin's Human In the Loop Study Design
Presenters: Finn, Matteo A CDT; Kiyaani-Mcclary, Austin A CDT; Marschall, Erich A CDT; Vollmond, Alexander I CDT - Modernizing Air Defense: Applying Model-Based Systems Engineering to the National Air Defense System
Presenters: McDermott, Kyle C MAJ; Adarkwah, David S CDT; Vaccaro, Alec A CDT; Tyquiengco, Brooke N CDT; Katsigiannis, Vasileios B CDT - Optimizing Project Management for the Lockheed Martin THAAD Missile System: Leveraging JIRA, Excel, and Agile Metrics
Presenters: Wulf, Davis J CDT; Mumma, James M CDT; Stewart, Miles A CDT
- Development of Thermal Storage System for MMNP
Presenters: Borgerding, Henry A CDT; O'Neill, Aidan M CDT; Wendland, Hunter M CDT; Killebrew, Reagan R CDT - Simulating Infantry Platoon Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems to Increase Survivability in Combat
Presenters: Kling, John C CDT; Goetz, John S CDT; Garcia, David CDT; Rockefeller, Wesley D CDT; Brown, Nicholas J CDT
National Center for Urban Operations
- DUSTAP: Adapting to the Unpredictable Battlefield of Modern Conflict
Presenters: Acosta, Rolando J CDT; Pleban, Luke P CDT; Squeri, John P CDT; Vagner, Jackson W CDT
- The Face Speaks Volumes: Exploring facial expression analysis and suicidal risk
Presenters: McIlvain, Abigail S CDT
- Examining Current Trends in Plasma Production for Simulating Nuclear Weapons X-Ray Effects
Presenters: Zeller, Harry P CDT - Isochoric Heating and Tritium Breeding of HYLIFE-III Power Plant
Presenters: Semon, Tyler S CDT; Hale, Noah R CDT; Sanchez, Andrew J CDT; Mini, Lawrence W CDT
- Lessons from Industry: Vehicle Location Optimization I
Presenters: Monagle, Ryan J CDT - Lessons from Industry: Vehicle Location Optimization II
Presenters: Amoroso, Nicholas L CDT
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
- Assessing Systems Engineering Needs for the 160th SOAR's Systems Integration and Management Office
Presenters: Salisbury, Garrett S CDT; Rennison, Zoe D CDT; Crary, Nicholas A CDT; Perez, Zachary CDT
66th MP Brigade
- Barracks Assignment Optimization
Presenters: Brodsky, Claudia O CDT
Africa Center for Strategic Studies
- The Impact of US Army-provided Professional Military Education (PME) in Lusophone Africa
Presenters: Blue, Kiyanna J CDT; Williams Wright, Kayla A CDT; Romo, Olivia C CDT
Army Enterprise Marketing Office (AEMO)
- Army Enterprise Marketing Office Data Support: Bayesian Analysis and Logistic Regression
Presenters: Coston, Blake A CDT
Artificial Intelligence Integration Center (AI2C)
- Army Aviation Maintenance: Using Text-to-SQL LLM's to Query Tabular Data
Presenters: Nordby, Kristian G CDT - Investigating Uses of AI in Army Fleet Maintenance
Presenters: Zhang, Michael H CDT - Utilizing Machine Learning in Predictive Maintenance for Aviation Equipment
Presenters: Peyovich, Grayson R CDT - Predictive Logistics for Aviation Maintenance
Presenters: Hong, Eric S CDT
- Simulating Infantry Platoon Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems to Increase Survivability in Combat
Presenters: Kling, John C CDT; Goetz, John S CDT; Garcia, David CDT; Rockefeller, Wesley D CDT; Brown, Nicholas J CDT
- Experimental Demonstration of Non-Rydberg Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in Rubidium
Presenters: Custodio, Christian F CDT - Rydberg Atom-Based Quantum Antenna
Presenters: Speer, Michael C CDT; Catapano, Tyler M CDT; Gunning, Matthew M CDT - Additive Manufacturing For Terminal Effects
Presenters: Coleman, Lauren M CDT; Barrow, Luke A CDT; Aguilar, Salvador J CDT - GhostRoute: Energy-Aware, Detection-Minimizing Path Planning
Presenters: Hyatt, Jacob E CDT
- Precision Spectroscopy of Rare-Earth Dopants for IR Laser Development: A Reciprocity and Fuchtbauer-Ladenburg Approach
Presenters: Sanchez, Andrew J CDT
Assistant Secretary of the Army - Installations, Energy and Environment
- Resilient Energy Infrastructure for Army Installations & Basing
Presenters: Mazikowski, Lewis J CDT; Meyer, Grace A CDT; Brown, Arthur S CDT; Fisher, Reece T CDT
- A Data-Driven Approach to Evaluating ABCT Equipment Readiness
Presenters: Orlowski, Max J CDT; Sheppard, Phoenix E CDT; Dunleavy, Patrick T CDT; Scruggs, Christina Y CDT; Botello, Nicolas R CDT - U.S. Army Task Organization Visualization Tool for Readiness
Presenters: Kim, Moses J CDT; Kerner, Alana S CDT; Purifoy, Ava R CDT; Abrahams, Jonathan I CDT
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Advancing Autonomous MEDEVAC: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Ethical, Operational, Legal, and Technical Challenges
Presenters: Orta, Christopher D CDT; Mahoney, Jared D CDT; Rosado, Keaton S CDT; Quinones, Logan A CDT; Hinrichs, Joseph H CDT - Hyperdimensional Computing for Metacognitive AI: Gaining Advantage for Algorithmic Warfare
Presenters: Nelson, Zhenzhu A CDT - Logistics in Isolated Environments
Presenters: Sabile, Jenna L CDT; Trampush, Ethan M CDT; Jeong, Yudam CDT; Hunt, Benjamin T CDT; Luker, William R CDT - Strategic Material Management and Supply Chain Risks in the Defense Sector
Presenters: Armstrong, Benjamin P CDT; McGovern, Emma L CDT; Lowe, Jacob D CDT; Sapio, Luke T CDT - Structural Damage to Concrete Due to Heating
Presenters: Demeritt, Bradley J CDT; Speer, Michael C CDT
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)
- Using Synthetic Data to Digitally "Twin" an Insider Threat Hub
Presenters: Teague, Elena M CDT
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
- Analyzing Release Kinetics and Characteristics of 3D-Printed Biobandages for Combat Medicine Applications
Presenters: Martin, Maya I CDT; Mayo, Jackson F CDT; Miller, Kylie R CDT; Pearson, Brennan A CDT; Peters, Selah B CDT; Vasquez, Sebastian CDT - ML / AI Design of Oligonucleotide Biosensor Probes and Therapeutics
Presenters: Muteteke, Colette K CDT; Duffy, Brigid A CDT; Martinez, Francisco A CDT; Nguyen, Bryant CDT; Ntumy, Richelle S CDT - Modeling the Effect of Bacteriophage Therapeutics on the Warfighter Microbiome
Presenters: Choi, Andrea L CDT; Gash, Allison M CDT; Ho, Andrew L CDT; Mantha, Aditya V CDT; Mitra, Shreyan CDT; Ngo, Alexander T CDT; Olaniyi, Similoluwa T CDT; Ruscigno, Anthony R CDT; Shaw, Haley W CDT; Song, Eric CDT; Tran, Aidan N CDT - Pyrolant Biocides for the CBRNE Warfighter
Presenters: Wald, Faris I CDT; McVey, Ernest C CDT; Kennedy, Caroline G CDT; Cox, Benjamin D CDT; Maestas, Nathan J CDT - Use of a RNA Virus to Characterize Immune Suppression to Improve Therapeutic Strategies in Vaccine Development and Improve the Health of the Force
Presenters: Critcher, Madison A CDT; Rajeev, Aravind CDT; Culbertson, Andrew J CDT; Bhutani, Dillon R CDT; Smith, Tyson J CDT
Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM)
- Advancing Food Safety: CSI Generation II vs. Commercial Luminometers for Surface Contamination Detection
Presenters: Brasko, Brianna K CDT; Spinar, Ava O CDT; Young, Grace E CDT; Lopez, Shea M CDT - Applying the Systems Decision Process to Design a Low-Cost, Hypersonic Rocket
Presenters: Pai, Arnav CDT; Fitch, Evan P CDT; Martin, Nathanael M CDT - Automated Analysis of Complex Nanowire Networks for Next-Gen Warfighter Materials
Presenters: Munz, Kennedy V CDT - Multiview Computer Vision for Detecting Defects in Munitions
Presenters: Niven, William F CDT - A Novel Design for a 3U Modular CubeSat
Presenters: Morehead, Joshua A CDT; Thometz, Brian CDT; Hicks, Conner L CDT; Rainey, Connor L CDT; Stein, Arthur C CDT; Pena, Angel V CDT - Novel Subsystem Board Designs for a 3U Modular CubeSat
Presenters: Pena, Angel V CDT; Stein, Arthur C CDT; Rainey, Connor L CDT - Precision Medicine on the Battlefield: Bacteriophages as a Weapon Against MDR Infections
Presenters: Brianas, Nathan J CDT; Stoldt, Isabelle A CDT; Pierce, Kinady M CDT; Matlach, Amber G CDT; Shi, Joey Y CDT - Solar Panel Design and Integration to Power a 3U Modular CubeSat
Presenters: Morehead, Joshua A CDT; Hicks, Conner L CDT; Thometz, Brian CDT - SPEAR Build Update Brief
Presenters: Dupuis, Matthew R CDT; Adams, Chase J CDT; Avelar, Nicholas S CDT; Stephen, Alphonse CDT; Doyna, Ellery S CDT; Stout, Roinn P CDT; Huang, Jonathan Y CDT
- Advanced Concrete Ballistics
Presenters: Bolt, Larry E CDT; Legarreta, Bren H CDT; Miller-Craig, Andrew M CDT; Nichols, Spencer W CDT - Analyzing the Impact of Improved Situational Awareness on Command & Control System Performance for Decision-Making
Presenters: Ayanwale, Damilola E CDT; Grooms, Emily G CDT; Rocca, Anthony A CDT; Bond, Isaac P CDT - Demilitarization of Munitions: Bulk Process Modeling of the Thermal Degradation Products of Fluoropolymers for PFAS
Presenters: Copeland, Bret J CDT; Cargle, Aryanna S CDT; Thomas, Andon Z CDT; McGinnis, Daniel E CDT - Demilitarization of Munitions: Gas Phase Characterization of Thermal Degradation Products of Fluoropolymers for PFAS
Presenters: Kitlinski, Amelia J CDT - Demilitarization of Munitions: Mechanistic Insights into Thermal Degradation of Fluoropolymers via Microkinetic Modeling
Presenters: Aronov, Charles M CDT; Palam, Kai D CDT; McGinnis, Daniel E CDT - M240 Signature Reduction
Presenters: Houston, Samuel E CDT; Orozco, Alan CDT; Snyder, David A CDT; Whitaker, Aiden A CDT; Zecher, Aiden J CDT - Small Arms Ammo Packaging
Presenters: Duncan, Paul W CDT; Bojarczyk, Mateusz CDT; Remus, Nicholas P CDT - Small Arms Trigger Characterization
Presenters: McCarroll, Sheamus D CDT; McNeilly, Isaiah J CDT; Nolen, Michael W CDT
- Additive Manufacturing of Energetic Materials for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Tool Design
Presenters: Wald, Faris I CDT; McVey, Ernest C CDT; Kennedy, Caroline G CDT; Cox, Benjamin D CDT; Maestas, Nathan J CDT - GhostRoute: Energy-Aware, Detection-Minimizing Path Planning
Presenters: Hyatt, Jacob E CDT - Independent Study - Additive Manufacturing for Defense Applications
Presenters: Legarreta, Bren H CDT; Kittinger, Jackson D CDT; Thomas, Tony J CDT; Julka, William B CDT; Addeo, Leo M CDT; Tan, Haotian CDT - Investigating Materials for Fast-Charging Batteries
Presenters: Horn, David C CDT; Ross, James C CDT; Tarnopolsky, Timothy A CDT - Organic Synthesis of Explosive and Propellant Stabilizer Materials
Presenters: Sample, Chloe C CDT; Wallace, Kingsley B CDT - Organometallic Chromophore Linkers for the Design of Photoactive Metal Organic Frameworks
Presenters: Yeung, Justin CDT - Porous Copper Nanowire Synthesis on a CNT-DNA Thin Film Substrate
Presenters: Badger, James G CDT; Yang, Bohan CDT; Crowder, Joshua M CDT; Diaz, Ariana C CDT; Hammond, Jaxon F CDT - Redox Flow Batteries Energy Storage for Installation Energy Security and Resilience
Presenters: Chen, Edward CDT; Squier, Woodson D CDT; Mantooth, Jeanine P CDT; Smith, Blake A CDT; Keith, Noah R CDT; Gatzke, Andrew E CDT; Fergel, Ethan A CDT; Johns, Maxwell J CDT; Jones, Nicholas B CDT 2022; Henderson, Danielle S CDT - Resource-Efficient, Self-Adaptive Neuro-Symbolic Artificial Intelligence for the Internet of Battlefield Things
Presenters: Beggs, John D CDT - XPS Depth Profiling of Surface Restructuring Responsible for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Activity of Nickel Sulfides in Alkaline Electrolyte
Presenters: Poland, Connor B CDT; Smith, Cooper A CDT 2022
DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center
- Dynamic Payload for Unmanned Aircraft Control
Presenters: Budoff, Samuel A CDT; Garza, Samuel A CDT; Ochoa, Roman X CDT; Wiltshire, Ryan J CDT - Expeditionary Launched Effects Recovery
Presenters: Conklin, Samuel L CDT; Ester, Gabriel L CDT; Rice, Aiden M CDT - Ground-Based Launched Effects
Presenters: Burns, Jordan L CDT; Diller, Bradley R CDT; Keppel, Anthony W CDT; Reichert, Edward J CDT - Independent Study - SPEAR / ARES Design, Modeling, Testing, and Analysis
Presenters: Woo, Eric CDT; Price, Charles R CDT; McNeill, Charles H CDT; Lamps, Nicolas A CDT; Noone, Killian T CDT; Danelson, Connor M CDT - Space Engineering & Applied Research (SPEAR) Tactical Hypersonic Orbital Rocket (THOR)
Presenters: Nguyen, Andrew Q CDT; Sinclair, Bryce A CDT; Coker, Landon T CDT; Connor, Barrett J CDT; McLaughlin, Ida CDT; Pai, Arnav CDT; Fitch, Evan P CDT; Martin, Nathanael M CDT - Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Burn Rate Additives for Double-Base and Ammonium Perchlorate Propellant
Presenters: Cobb, Megan E CDT; Chen, Young CDT; Smith, Carter J CDT; Simmerer, Stephen J CDT; Gacek, Lukas A CDT; Miller, Andrew W CDT; Wilson, John P CDT
- Air-Launched Balloon
Presenters: Lee, Joseph S CDT; Minyard, David B CDT; Realuyo, Alexander M CDT - Autonomous Path Planning for UAS Using Recursive Bayesian Estimation
Presenters: Asuncion, Evan C CDT - EO / IR Fusion For Automated Aerial Vehicle Detection
Presenters: Felter, Maxwell A CDT - Heterogeneous Drone/Robot Team for Minefield Detection
Presenters: Blake, Jonathan T CDT; Sartell, Nathaniel J CDT; Sattari, Darius B CDT; Almeida, Bryan CDT; Blanchard, Tucker R CDT - Independent Study - Additive Manufacturing for Defense Applications
Presenters: Legarreta, Bren H CDT; Kittinger, Jackson D CDT; Thomas, Tony J CDT; Julka, William B CDT; Addeo, Leo M CDT; Tan, Haotian CDT - Independent Study - Automated Aerial Minefield Detection
Presenters: Joo, Elizabeth CDT; Berlingieri, Michael A CDT; Hofmann, Jamin L CDT - Logistics Training Round
Presenters: King, Brian A CDT; Poe, Andrew B CDT; Zaczynski, Alexah M CDT - UAS Autonomous Path Planning with Terrain-Based Seeding
Presenters: Wanta, Matthew K CDT
DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center
- Hydrolysis Kinetics of Opioid-Like Compounds
Presenters: Basinger, Michelle F CDT; Campbell, Samantha M CDT; Grau, Noelle M CDT
DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center - Prototype Integration Facility
- Logistics Training Round
Presenters: King, Brian A CDT; Poe, Andrew B CDT; Zaczynski, Alexah M CDT
- All-Terrain Arctic Anchor
Presenters: Bault, Christian H CDT; Buffardi, Nicholas J CDT; McCarthy, Liam M CDT - Blood Transfusion in Austere Arctic Environments
Presenters: Nycz-Wasilec, Michael M CDT; Suh, Madeleine R CDT; Vesy, Keira J CDT - Field Expedient Flotation Collar
Presenters: Bazile, Nadia R CDT; Clark, Madeline R CDT; Peterson, James M CDT; Uribe, Joaquin A CDT - Independent Study - Cold Blood Transfusion
Presenters: Homan, Drew B CDT - Independent Study - Folding Military Ski Design
Presenters: Wagner, Jared D CDT; Maughan, Thaddeus G CDT; Ince, Nathaniel R CDT
Defense Health Agency - Global Emerging Infections Surveillance
- Assessing an Emerging Threat to the Warfighter: Prevalence of Antibodies Against Tick-Transmitted Powassan Virus in the USMA Corps of Cadets
Presenters: Burgess, Alison R CDT; Daffin, McKenzie N CDT; Delia, James R CDT; Dipasqua, Zoey R CDT; Enos, Kira E CDT; Horowicz, Griffin C CDT; Hudry, Juliana E CDT; Jankovich, Alexis CDT; Rossen, Michael J CDT; Shurkin, Rafael G CDT; Vizcarra, Emily K CDT; Whitfield, Audrey R CDT; Wissemann, Christopher K CDT
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- Contaminant Dispersion Analysis in Urban Environments
Presenters: Cahanding, Tavis G CDT; Ederle, Pierson J CDT; Kampert, Haley L CDT - DTRA Blast Effects Modeling for Rapid Assessment of Damaged Infrastructure
Presenters: Benson, Samuel K CDT; Keys, Samuel T CDT - Effects of Armor Layering on Gamma Protection Factor Assessments
Presenters: Sun, Cynthia CDT - Effects of Armor Layering on Neutron Protection Factor Assessments
Presenters: Gifford, Cole H CDT - Gated Recurrent Units and Graphical Neural Networks for Fallout Reconstruction
Presenters: Ague, Samuel N CDT - MCNP6 Simulations of Radiation Protection Factors
Presenters: Flanders, Katelyn A CDT - Modeling Degradation of Satellite-Based Capabilities Due to Nuclear Detonations in Space
Presenters: Ge, Bridget CDT - Neulasta Efficacy in Protecting Warfighter Radiation Exposure
Presenters: Semon, Tyler S CDT; Hale, Noah R CDT; Hahn, Kaylee A CDT - Optimization of Zebra Composite Scintillator for Measuring Radioactivity in Low Earth Orbit
Presenters: Sykes, John E CDT; Shorten, Kenneth G CDT; Applegate, Logan R CDT - Radiation Protection Factor Analysis Using MCNP6
Presenters: Caswell, John Paul I CDT - Scatterable Radiation Monitoring (SCRAM) Detectors
Presenters: Munro, Kimberly J CDT; Polaski, David M CDT; Rodgers, Amar D CDT; Spence, Brandon A CDT; Tucker, Lucas R CDT - Scintillating Detector Calibration Using UV-LED Sources
Presenters: Abraham, Ashish K CDT; Rodriguez, Erick E CDT; Sun, Cynthia CDT - U-Doped Silicon Substrate Rad-Hard Testing
Presenters: Bowser, Lucas C CDT; Jacob, Dominyck G CDT; McAllister, Chase C CDT; Schroeder, Mark C CDT
Engineer Research and Development Center
- Autonomous Ground Vehicle Simulation: Evaluation of Path Planning Models
Presenters: Gaucher, Benjamin CDT; Zitiello, Thomas S CDT; Rhodes, Matthew D CDT - Comparing Modeling Approaches for Distributed Logistics in Contested Environments
Presenters: Hernon, Jack R CDT - System Dynamics Modeling of Cold Region Installation Resilience
Presenters: South, Luke A CDT; Casal, Jose M CDT; Rucker, Luke R CDT; Atherton, Kyle S CDT; Luke, Kevin J CDT
- Simulating Infantry Platoon Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems to Increase Survivability in Combat
Presenters: Kling, John C CDT; Goetz, John S CDT; Garcia, David CDT; Rockefeller, Wesley D CDT; Brown, Nicholas J CDT
Headquarters, Department of the Army
- Using Synthetic Data to Digitally "Twin" an Insider Threat Hub
Presenters: Teague, Elena M CDT
HQDA G3/5/7
- A Risk Estimation Tool for the Army Insider Threat Hub
Presenters: Persteins, Joseph W CDT
Joint Navigation Warfare Center
- AIMM: Keeping Commanders Informed
Presenters: Rice, Gavin B CDT; Medapati, Sathvik CDT
JPEO A&A
- AIMM: Keeping Commanders Informed
Presenters: Rice, Gavin B CDT; Medapati, Sathvik CDT
- Enhancing Tactical Vehicle Capabilities with Anti-Idle Technology
Presenters: Black, Nathaniel S CDT; Kaiser, Caleb S CDT; Lusian, Trevonte J CDT; Greer, Michael T CDT; Ong, Bennett K CDT
Keller Army Community Hospital
- Chemical and Cellular Characterization of Hemarthrosis After Traumatic Knee Joint Injury in Military Personnel
Presenters: Wu, Matthew L CDT; Pham, Khiem D CDT; Lai, Sean C CDT; Soriano, Joshua-Brian C CDT; Jeon, Joshua S CDT; Hodges, Zachary M CDT - Predicting Recovery Outcomes using Collagen Biomarkers following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in cadet cohort at the United States Military Academy
Presenters: Lawson, Noah R CDT; Starr, Ethan E CDT; Humphrey, Brian A CDT; Vanmanen, Jordyn A CDT - Key Performance Indicators for Improving Cadet Physical Performance
Presenters: Choi, Micaela E CDT; Kim, Dillon CDT; Castro, Malaya R CDT; Carlson, Kade T CDT; Maultsby, Iziah A CDT
- Confidence-Based Skip-Lot Sampling for Army Ammunition Production
Presenters: Boarnet, Alexander D CDT
- SPICE and Xyce-Based Modeling of Space Radiation Effects on Satellite RF Amplifiers
Presenters: Ruffing, Chase E CDT; Beels, Christian D CDT
- Automating Award Citations for Special Operations
Presenters: Matoush, Gavin R CDT
Next Generation Combat Vehicles Cross-Functional Team
- Next Generation Combat Vehicle: Building a Return on Investment Framework
Presenters: Spivey, Carlton D CDT
Office of the Chief of Army Reserve (OCAR)
- Army Reserves Retention Loss: Logistic Regression / Machine Learning
Presenters: Wang, George W CDT
- Redox Flow Batteries Energy Storage for Installation Energy Security and Resilience
Presenters: Chen, Edward CDT; Squier, Woodson D CDT; Mantooth, Jeanine P CDT; Smith, Blake A CDT; Keith, Noah R CDT; Gatzke, Andrew E CDT; Fergel, Ethan A CDT; Johns, Maxwell J CDT; Jones, Nicholas B CDT 2022; Henderson, Danielle S CDT
- Confidence-Based Skip-Lot Sampling for Army Ammunition Production
Presenters: Boarnet, Alexander D CDT
Program Executive Office - Combat Support & Combat Service Support
- JLTV Anti-Idle Power Off-Take
Presenters: Mummert, Taige M CDT; Tapahonso, Eugene D CDT; Black, Nathaniel S CDT; Greer, Michael T CDT; Kaiser, Caleb S CDT; Lusian, Trevonte J CDT; Ong, Bennett K CDT - Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges
Presenters: Fico, Tyler D CDT; McSweeney, Brian A CDT; Park, Paransol J CDT
Program Executive Office - Missiles and Space
- Algorithmic Development for UAV Characterization
Presenters: Frattini, Andrew J CDT; Adesagba, Samuel A CDT; Puharic, Grant T CDT; Haynes, Morgan S CDT
Project Director for Joint Services
- Warehouse Automated Robots (WAR) for Artillery Round Assembly
Presenters: Miller, Aidan M CDT; Ma, Alexander H CDT; Manning, Trevor B CDT
- Assessing Systems Engineering Needs for the 160th SOAR's Systems Integration and Management Office
Presenters: Salisbury, Garrett S CDT; Rennison, Zoe D CDT; Crary, Nicholas A CDT; Perez, Zachary CDT - Evaluating the performance of Large Language Models and Generative AI on Misinformation Detection
Presenters: Dohr, Jonah H CDT; Lee, Charles CDT; Cady, James P CDT - Expedient Bracing of Urban Breached Obstacles
Presenters: Hoyt, David C CDT; Smith, Jacob T CDT; van Haaster, Caleb J CDT - Independent Study - Opposing Enemy Air Assault Operations Through Driving Workload
Presenters: Reichert, Edward J CDT - Independent Study - Ship Scaling Equipment Design
Presenters: Hatfield, Abigail M CDT; Lynch, Benjamin S CDT; Dosan, Logan D CDT - Maximizing the Usability of Publicly Available Information
Presenters: Belveal, Scott J CDT; Harkins, Dalton R CDT; Platt, Sarah K CDT; O'Donnell, Charles C CDT - Optimization and Utilization of HPFORGE
Presenters: Daily, Bryson D CDT; Dones, Maaika D CDT; Holtmeier, Lillian M CDT; Cerniauskas, Michael C CDT - Optimizing a High-Variability, Low-Quantity Technology Refresh Vehicle Repair Line
Presenters: Latimer, Charles S CDT; Winton, Zachary S CDT; Bryant, Brandon A CDT; McCoy, Hunter P CDT - Partner Force UAS Proliferation
Presenters: Alford, Wade L CDT; Macune, John W CDT; Passander, Jonathan A CDT; Riddle, Andrea G CDT - Structural Damage to Concrete Due to Heating
Presenters: Demeritt, Bradley J CDT; Speer, Michael C CDT
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program - Weapons Systems and Platforms Program
- Demilitarization of Munitions: Bulk Process Modeling of the Thermal Degradation Products of Fluoropolymers for PFAS
Presenters: Copeland, Bret J CDT; Cargle, Aryanna S CDT; Thomas, Andon Z CDT; McGinnis, Daniel E CDT - Demilitarization of Munitions: Gas Phase Characterization of Thermal Degradation Products of Fluoropolymers for PFAS
Presenters: Kitlinski, Amelia J CDT - Demilitarization of Munitions: Mechanistic Insights into Thermal Degradation of Fluoropolymers via Microkinetic Modeling
Presenters: Aronov, Charles M CDT; Palam, Kai D CDT; McGinnis, Daniel E CDT
- Enhancing Soldier Equipment Readiness: Boosting Production Order Accuracy with Lean Six Sigma
Presenters: Farris, Olivia M CDT; Chitty, Alek S CDT; Hardy, Justin K CDT; Tomeo, Aden A CDT - Tobyhanna Army Depot HAZMAT Reduction
Presenters: Daughtery, Antonio L CDT; Bardales, Joseph K CDT; Barker, Calahan D CDT; Bohlin, Joshua D CDT - West Point System Throughput in C4ISR Finishing Division
Presenters: Szary, Evan F CDT; Houck, Stephen B CDT; Lawrence, Aaron M CDT; Baez, Joseph A CDT; Gilbert, Andrew T CDT
- Assessing the “Goodness” of Agent Behavior in Combat Simulation Models: A Framework for Evaluating the Potential of Reinforcement Learning
Presenters: Tate, Eli B CDT; Erickson, Sidoni D CDT; Fagan, Bedford W CDT; Reynolds, Casey B CDT; Horvath, Jonathan F CDT
- The Wagner Group’s Role in Perpetuating Anti-Western Sentiment in Mali
Presenters: Cascino, Henry L CDT; Cooper, Megan A CDT; Kopotic, Katherine L CDT
- An Expeditionary Railyard Design for Force Projection
Presenters: Daniels, Hayden W CDT; Gonzalez, Ruben CDT; Latherow, Jack M CDT - USACE Lock and Dam: Modernizing National Critical Infrastructure
Presenters: Hodges, Owen R CDT; Perez, Ashton A CDT; Tinerella, Anthony M CDT
- Gaining the Edge: Visualizing Information Advantage through Machine Learning-Driven Dashboards
Presenters: El Ouadi, Ameir Z CDT; Pimentel, Adrian J CDT; Knowlton, William M CDT
- Enhancing Data Operations for JPMRC
Presenters: Cillo, Noah A CDT; Doyle, Madison S CDT; Hartsell, Wyatt J CDT; Rolenc, Charles P CDT
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
- Analyzing Factors Influencing Marine Recruits' Heat Symptoms Severity on Parris Island, SC, from 2021-23
Presenters: Rohan Ramirez, Aimee S CDT - Statistical Analysis of Cadet Exercise Patterns and Self-Reported Mood
Presenters: Bush, Spencer M CDT
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine - Military Nutrition Division
- "Brigade, Rest" for Warfighter Readiness: Investigating Group Differences in Sleep Quality and Duration Among Future Army Leaders
Presenters: Quainoo, Aba A CDT; Soto-Roman, Yael A CDT; Liu, Jada H CDT - Empowering Leaders Through Mental Pre-Combat Checks: Investigating the Profile of Mood States (POMS) as a Physical Readiness Indicator
Presenters: Yu, Ian CDT - How do Sleep Duration and Physical Activity Levels Impact Changes in BMI Among Future Warfighters?
Presenters: Farris, Olivia M CDT - Mind Over Mission: Assessing Differences in the Vigor, Fatigue, and Other Mental States of Different Groups of Future Warfighters
Presenters: Bacon, Kailey T CDT; Patterson, Alyssa A CDT; Johnson, Kari M CDT - The Impact of Magnesium Intake on Sleep Quality Among Future Warfighters at the United States Military Academy
Presenters: Cassin, Amelia E CDT
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa
- Expeditionary Base Camp Design for Joint Forces Combat Training Center
Presenters: Durkan, Ryan M CDT; Massey, Parker C CDT; Polashek, Christopher G CDT; Roberts, Jalen E CDT
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command / Army Forces Strategic Command
- High-Energy Lasers - Camera Blinding
Presenters: Green, Isaac CDT; Sullivan, Patrick T CDT - High-Energy Lasers - Thermal Blooming
Presenters: Clark, Tallon P CDT; Fortenberry, Micah N CDT; Moorhouse, Clayton P CDT - Novel Design for a 3U Modular CubeSat
Presenters: Morehead, Joshua A CDT; Thometz, Brian CDT; Hicks, Conner L CDT; Rainey, Connor L CDT; Stein, Arthur C CDT; Pena, Angel V CDT - Novel Subsystem Board Designs for a 3U Modular CubeSat
Presenters: Pena, Angel V CDT; Stein, Arthur C CDT; Rainey, Connor L CDT - Solar Panel Design and Integration to Power a 3U Modular CubeSat
Presenters: Morehead, Joshua A CDT; Hicks, Conner L CDT; Thometz, Brian CDT
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
- ARSOF 2040: Visualizing Future Warfare, Competition, and Deterrence
Presenters: Campbell, Mitchell CDT; Lee, Daniel C CDT; Jenkins, Noah S CDT; Biondo, Giovanni C CDT - Evaluating the performance of Large Language Models and Generative AI on Misinformation Detection
Presenters: Dohr, Jonah H CDT; Lee, Charles CDT; Cady, James P CDT - Structural Damage to Concrete Due to Heating
Presenters: Demeritt, Bradley J CDT; Speer, Michael C CDT
U.S. Army Special Operations Command - AI Division
- Multimodal Video Summarization of Multi-Scene, Single-Context Data for Special Operations
Presenters: Looney, Aidan G CDT - Synthetic Data for Target Classification
Presenters: Coffman, Hayden F CDT
- Permanent Stationing of German BDE in Lithuania
Presenters: Fitzgerald, Liam G CDT; Swanson, Clark W CDT; Jorgensen, Johnathan R CDT; Yang, Maxima U CDT
- An Analysis of Foreign Developed Infrastructure on Political Influence
Presenters: McCabe, Patrick T CDT; Lewis, Isaac M CDT; Newbry, Everett G CDT - Rhetoric of Aggression: Analyzing Chinese State Media and Its Impact on Japanese Reactions in the Past Decade
Presenters: Anariba, Juan A CDT; Meyer, Jacob R CDT - The Impact of U.S. Activities on Taiwan's Will to Fight
Presenters: Flynn, Thomas F CDT; Fussell, Charles J CDT; McShea, Liam CDT
U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM)
- Development of Thermal Storage System for MMNP
Presenters: Borgerding, Henry A CDT; O'Neill, Aidan M CDT; Wendland, Hunter M CDT; Killebrew, Reagan R CDT
- Exploring Leading Indicators of Satellite Maneuvers
Presenters: Lim, Elliot Y CDT; Garton, Adam W CDT; Larson, Timothy J CDT; Johnston, Luke A CDT; Johnston, Kate X CDT - Satellite Maneuver Detection
Presenters: Langou, Leo P CDT
U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific
- The Impact of U.S. Activities on Taiwan's Will to Fight
Presenters: Flynn, Thomas F CDT; Fussell, Charles J CDT; McShea, Liam CDT
- Comparative Case Studies of Belarusian-Russian and Kazakh-Russian Alliance Architectures
Presenters: Borisow, Daniel CDT; Walton, Matthew M CDT; Dykstra, Sophia E CDT - Nuclear Assurance and Threat Perception of Info-Pacific Allies
Presenters: Widger, Camily K CDT; Carter, Shawn M CDT; Pohlidal, Hannah E CDT - Social Media, Public Perception, & Nuclear Deterrence Policy
Presenters: Marinich, Macie D CDT; Davis, Nathan M CDT; Acinapura, Annabella C CDT
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
- 3D-Printed Expeditionary Concrete Systems
Presenters: Macias, Brandon M CDT; Parker, Nicholas R CDT; Gvalia, Nikoloz CDT; Thompson, Leslie L CDT - Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges
Presenters: Fico, Tyler D CDT; McSweeney, Brian A CDT; Park, Paransol J CDT
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Experimental Therapeutics
- The Discovery of a Small Molecule Pan-Serotype Flavivirus Antiviral Drug to Treat the Warfighting Operating in Austere Environments
Presenters: Poland, Connor B CDT; Pinc, Johnathan R CDT; Ferrante, Charles M CDT; LI, Owen Z CDT
Air Force Institute of Technology
- Neulasta Efficacy in Protecting Warfighter Radiation Exposure
Presenters: Semon, Tyler S CDT; Hale, Noah R CDT; Hahn, Kaylee A CDT
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Assessing an Emerging Threat to the Warfighter: Prevalence of Antibodies Against Tick-Transmitted Powassan Virus in the USMA Corps of Cadets
Presenters: Burgess, Alison R CDT; Daffin, McKenzie N CDT; Delia, James R CDT; Dipasqua, Zoey R CDT; Enos, Kira E CDT; Horowicz, Griffin C CDT; Hudry, Juliana E CDT; Jankovich, Alexis CDT; Rossen, Michael J CDT; Shurkin, Rafael G CDT; Vizcarra, Emily K CDT; Whitfield, Audrey R CDT; Wissemann, Christopher K CDT
- Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Modern Classroom within the Army University Military Learning Environment
Presenters: Gutgsell, Mitchell S CDT; Coletti, William T CDT; Dickson, Walter J CDT; Johnson, Markel J CDT; Williams, Ashlon L CDT
Army War College - Department of Strategic Wargaming
- Wargaming the Indo-Pacific: Preparing Future Army Leaders for Strategic Competition
Presenters: Taylor, Ronald D CDT; Reese, Jordan B CDT
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
- Dual-Use Hypersonic Weapons: Strategic Implications of Conventional and Nuclear Payloads
Presenters: Thomas, Jonah S CDT - Examining Current Trends in Plasma Production for Simulating Nuclear Weapons X-Ray Effects
Presenters: Zeller, Harry P CDT - SPICE and Xyce-Based Modeling of Space Radiation Effects on Satellite RF Amplifiers
Presenters: Ruffing, Chase E CDT; Beels, Christian D CDT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory
- Automating Award Citations for Special Operations
Presenters: Matoush, Gavin R CDT - EO / IR Fusion For Automated Aerial Vehicle Detection
Presenters: Felter, Maxwell A CDT - Independent Study - Quadrotor Dropwing for Extended Range
Presenters: Liu, David CDT - Independent Study - Ship Scaling Equipment Design
Presenters: Hatfield, Abigail M CDT; Lynch, Benjamin S CDT; Dosan, Logan D CDT - Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Tracking for Discrete Communications
Presenters: Conti, James F CDT; Butler, Jackson L CDT; Tewolde, Matthew K CDT; Hollar, Thomas R CDT - UAS Autonomous Path Planning with Terrain-Based Seeding
Presenters: Wanta, Matthew K CDT
- The Königsberg Question
Presenters: Edwards, Alexander T CDT; Stahlberg, Carl J CDT
- Automating Award Citations for Special Operations
Presenters: Matoush, Gavin R CDT - EO / IR Fusion For Automated Aerial Vehicle Detection
Presenters: Felter, Maxwell A CDT - Independent Study - Quadrotor Dropwing for Extended Range
Presenters: Liu, David CDT - Independent Study - Ship Scaling Equipment Design
Presenters: Hatfield, Abigail M CDT; Lynch, Benjamin S CDT; Dosan, Logan D CDT - Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Tracking for Discrete Communications
Presenters: Conti, James F CDT; Butler, Jackson L CDT; Tewolde, Matthew K CDT; Hollar, Thomas R CDT - Synthetic Data for Target Classification
Presenters: Coffman, Hayden F CDT
U.S. Military Academy (USMA) - Admissions
- Evaluating Potential in USMA Admissions Process
Presenters: Sommerhalder, Daniel J CDT
U.S. Military Academy (USMA) - Registrar
- Integrating AI into the Cadet Experience
Presenters: Howard, Andrew R CDT; Fatebene, Adam J CDT; Donelson, Colin J CDT; du, Xuan-Chen CDT - Optimizing Classroom Space in a Constrained Environment
Presenters: Kephart, Liam C CDT; Whelpley, Taylor M CDT; Kim, Joshua CDT; Keith, Genard C CDT; Forchion, Preston L CDT
U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School (USMAPS)
- Optimizing Scheduling at the United States Military Academy Preparatory School
Presenters: Derrick, Payton A CDT
Uniformed Services University - Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
- Neulasta Efficacy in Protecting Warfighter Radiation Exposure
Presenters: Semon, Tyler S CDT; Hale, Noah R CDT; Hahn, HS)Kaylee A CDT
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- Predicting Recovery Outcomes Using Collagen Biomarkers Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Cadet Cohort at the United States Military Academy
Presenters: Lawson, Noah R CDT; Starr, Ethan E CDT; Humphrey, Brian A CDT; Vanmanen, Jordyn A CDT
- Accurately Measuring Body Fat Composition via Sensor and Data Fusion
Presenters: Gagliardi, Anastasia N CDT - Associations between the Determinants of Holistic Health and Fitness
Presenters: Lagasse, Samuel I CDT - Detecting Infectious Bacteria Risk in Novel Operational Environments: Mechanisms of Integrating Virulence and Sensory Cues in a Nematode Model
Presenters: Shoulla, Mackenzie M CDT; Marcellus, Calvin T CDT - Holistic Health and Fitness: Analyzing the Effects of Genetic Make-Up on Physical Activity
Presenters: Beckman, Jake R CDT - Holistic Health and Fitness: Dynamic Gestational Weight Gain Energy Balance Model for Pregnancy Weight Management
Presenters: Winston, Zoe E CDT - Holistic Health and Fitness: Optimizing Data Analysis Pipelines for Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Presenters: Collins, Ethan C CDT - Metabolomics and Cancer: A Machine Learning Approach for Holistic Health and Fitness
Presenters: Cole, Meghan A CDT
National Insider Threat Task Force (
- Using Synthetic Data to Digitally "Twin" an Insider Threat Hub
Presenters: Teague, Elena M CDT
- AIMM: Keeping Commanders Informed
Presenters: Rice, Gavin B CDT; Medapati, Sathvik CDT - Analysis of Magnetic Reconnection (MRX) and Field-Aligned Current Flows (FAC)
Presenters: Espenshade, Matalyn A CDT; Chang, Connor E CDT; Lin, Han Yu CDT - Detecting Background Plasma Flows in the Presence of Discrete Aurora
Presenters: Kelly, Julia A CDT; Rauch, Shannon T CDT - On the Gannon Superstorm of 10 May 2024: Geomagnetic Effects at USMA and Beyond
Presenters: Derr, Jason R, Dr.; Halfhill, Joanna K CDT - West Point Distributed Sensor Array: Detecting Mid-Latitude Space Weather Events
Presenters: Klotz, Daniel J CDT; Jeronimo-Monarca, Aaron CDT; Hegde, Sidharth CDT; Poirier, Preston H CDT
Office of the National Cyber Director
- Barriers to a Robust Cyber Workforce
Presenters: Street, Sheyla A CDT
- Tuning Minds: How Music Drives Nationalistic Propaganda Across Countries
Presenters: Johnson, Tyler A CDT; Frost, Bryan Z CDT; Donnell, Minh H CDT
U.S. Department of State and U.S. Embassy Beijing
- Rhetoric of Aggression: Analyzing Chinese State Media and Its Impact on Japanese Reactions in the Past Decade
Presenters: Anariba, Juan A CDT; Meyer, Jacob R CDT
- An Earned Value-Centered Assessment of Project Health and Artificial Intelligence Intervention Efficacy for the Department of Veterans Affairs Infrastructure Portfolio
Presenters: Butler, Gavin J CDT; Brownlee, Harrison B CDT; Valchar, Joseph T CDT; Lee, Samuel P CDT; Lamb, Griffin H CDT - Improving Stochastic Value and Cost Analysis of Tradeoffs in Lease Vs. Build Alternatives for the Department of Veterans Affairs
Presenters: Almahasneh, Ahmad M CDT; Ronnebaum, Matthew R CDT; Scott, Lucas P CDT; Justice, James D CDT

Hypersonic Rocket Team
On Jan. 11, 2025, a team of eight cadets and their advisors prepared their equipment on a cold morning in the remote desert of Black Rock Playa, Nevada. Read more.

Soldier Kit Innovation
At the U.S. Military Academy, innovation is embedded in the DNA of cadet leadership and academic exploration. A cadet-led research initiative aimed at enhancing soldier mobility ... Read more.
Arctic Anchoring
All U.S. Military Academy academic departments showcased the intellectual prowess and excellence demonstrated by Firstie cadets during the 26th annual USMA Projects Day Research Symposium on April 24 throughout West Point. Read more.

Quantum Antenna
As the modern battlefield evolves, so does the need for warfighters to adapt to new technologies to engage and counter our enemies. While a traditional antenna produces a detectable signature, a quantum antenna does not. Read more.

Medical Drone Delivery
A team of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy, supported by researchers from the Robotics Research Center (RRC), are researching drone technology to improve medical resupply operations in difficult and austere environments. Read more.

Mapping Electronic Warfare
Electronic warfare is the future of international Geo-conflict; its use is not only pragmatic but practical. The use of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data by state and non-state actors in the South Pacific reveals economic and strategic motivations of said parties. Read more.
Office of Research
USMA's Office of Research actively engages with a broad network of federal, academic, and industry partners to amplify the academy’s research efforts, plays a pivotal role in identifying funding opportunities, and drives interdisciplinary projects that address crucial challenges for the Army and nation.
Office of Institutional Research
The Office of Institutional Research (OIR) collects and analyzes institution-level data to inform decision-making and strategic planning. The office supports institutional assessment and compliance with external institutional data reporting requirements. OIR's focus on data-driven insights contributes to effective decision-making and the continuous improvement of USMA.