Research Encounter

F LO R I DA AT L A N T I C U N I V E R S I T Y D I V I S I O N O F R E S E A RC H

Feb. 12, 2020

WELCOME FAU’s Research Encounter is your opportunity to interact with the future of innovation by exploring the research happening right in your backyard.

From virtual reality to autonomous go-karts, the hands-on exhibits give you a behind the scenes look at how researchers at FAU are changing our world.

Enjoy an evening of live music and hors d’oeuvres, courtesy of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, while you experience FAU research like never before!

Your encounter starts now!

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Collect stickers from stations for the badge collection page. (pg. 21)

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Fill out, tear off and turn in your badge collection.

* Prize winners will be drawn the following day. A donation is not required to enter the drawing. The acquisition or giveaway of any prize is not conditioned upon the receipt of voluntary donations or contributions. The drawing cannot be cancelled.

Sponsored by FAU Research Corporation, a not-for-profit 501(c) (3) organization which is separate from Florida Atlantic University (FAU), established to assist faculty, staff and students at FAU with research support.

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MAP FLOOR 1 1. Cane Institute for Advanced Technologies 2. FAU High School Research Program 3. The FAU Wave 4. Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing 5. Division of Research (DOR) 6. Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters 7. College of Business 8. College for Design and Social Inquiry 9. College of Engineering and Computer Science

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At 5 and 6 p.m., join Daniel C. Flynn, Ph.D., vice president of Research, in the auditorium, as he unveils the future of research at FAU.

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MAP FLOOR 2 10. Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine 11. Charles E. Schmidt College of Science 12. FAU Tech Runway 13. Refreshments and Music

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The Cane Institute for Advanced Technologies Get Behind the Wheel FAU High School students work with professors, undergraduate and graduate students to design and build alternative energy vehicles.

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And compete at the National EV Challenge Students from left: Darshan Patell, Miro Homuta, Marty Chen, and Jacob Belga get drive Jared Sussman ready for the Formula-E electric go-kart race.

Two karts are driven by students.

One kart is being developed into an autonomous vehicle and was featured in the Museum of Discovery and Science.

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FAU High School’s GT-EV, an all-electric street-legal vehicle that has been featured in Kit Car Magazine and has made local appearances.

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Hannah Phelps, left, and Ander Ortiz exploring reconstructed CT data in a virtual reality environment.

FAU High School Research Program

Uncover Big Discoveries What is it?

Play the game of guessing the picture taken using various pieces of equipment found in the FAU High School Imaging Lab (e.g. scanning electron microscope, inverted microscope).

Micro Movies Check out videos constructed using a micro CT scanner located in the High School Imaging Lab.

Ever wonder what’s in a shark nose?

Take a peek inside a model of the olfactory rosettes from a hammerhead shark nose.

Robo-sparrow Meet a decoy male sparrow, made using 3D printing and robotics in The Cane Institute, and used in the field to elicit territorial songs.

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The FAU Wave

Vassili Georgakopoulos’ swimbait lure

Get Hooked!

Stop by and check out a unique swimbait lure invented by FAU High School’s Vassili Georgakopoulos. This swimbait (fishing lures that imitate fish) is specifically designed for snook, redfish, tarpon and grouper.

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The jig head’s rigging and design allows anglers to fish the bait weedless or exposing the hook, allowing for greater range of motion and action.

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Since the hook can pivot, it lowers the chance of fish throwing the hook.

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The square tail and the pivoting hook make significant amounts of disturbance in the water.

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The design mitigates the chance of straightened hooks and the large hook is almost completely hidden inside the body of this small bait.

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Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing

Learn About the Human-Animal Bond When people interact with animals, particularly dogs, there are positive physical, psychological and social benefits.

Cheryl Krause-Parello, Ph.D., is applying her research to ensure such benefits help veterans with post traumatic stress disorder.

She founded Canines Providing Assistance to Wounded Warriors (C-PAWW) to explore the caninehuman bond and positive impacts on health, like stress reduction, less anxiety in crowded places, reestablishing independence and increasing physical activity.

Stop by and meet Fenway, a Goldendoodle who is a certified therapy dog. Fenway’s handler is Anne Meoli, Ph.D., a visiting instructor in the College of Nursing.

Waffle and Cheryl Krause-Parello, Ph.D.

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First Place, Monkey-Human Connection by Charlene Fournier, graduate student, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

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Division of Research Focus on Research In an effort to highlight the cutting-edge research across the colleges, the Division of Research hosted its first Art of Science photo contest for all members of the FAU community - students, faculty and staff.

Come get a sneak peek at the winners of the Art of Science photo contest, which will be on exhibit from Feb. 19 to Feb. 28 outside the Galleries in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters.

Don’t forget to join us for the exhibit debut from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 18.

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Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Experience the Future The School of Communication and Multimedia Studies uses virtual reality and other emerging technologies to visualize edutainment experiences for historical sites and museums in collaboration with local companies like Magic Leap and Museum of Discovery and Science.

Student using the HTC VIVE Pro virtual reality headset.

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College of Business Bank Some Bitcoin In 2009, an anonymous programmer launched open source code that would revolutionize global payments. Today, bitcoin is a household name, with a market capitalization on par with many of the most widely-used national currencies.

William J. Luther, Ph.D., is an expert in cryptocurrencies. His research explains how bitcoin got off the ground and explores the challenges upstart monies face on the path to widespread adoption.

Come learn how to send and receive bitcoin with a popular wallet app.

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Potential high tide in the year 2100 Graphic by Amir Koleini

College for Design and Social Inquiry

See Sea-Level Rise This research focuses on taking a close look at areas vulnerable to current and future flood risks due to sea-level rise (SLR), in particular a two-block stretch of Las Olas Boulevard, between Southeast 9th Avenue and Southeast 11th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale, where researchers expect mean high tides up to 36 inches higher by the year 2100.

Both augmented and virtual reality (VR) offer immersive educational and engagement experiences, which may convey information in a more meaningful way. Using a quasi-experimental methodology of before-and-after surveys, this research compares the degree to which virtual reality technologies improve (or impede) the absorption of information regarding sea-level rise risks.

With assistance from VR goggles, or a cell phone, you can visualize the sea-level rise projections.

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College of Engineering and Computer Science

Hold Jennifish — A Robotic Jellyfish Researchers designed the robotic jellyfish to collect data on ocean health as it swims along the briny deep.

The jellyfish is the latest technology to emerge from Erik Engeberg’s BioRobotics Lab, where he and his team research how biological entities and processes can be harnessed to create life-enhancing technology — a branch of science called bioinspiration.

FUN FACT Q: Who is JenniFish named after?

A: Jennifer Frame, a student who helped develop the original prototypes, and now works with the United States Navy

Jennifish, Robotic Jellyfish

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Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

Behold the Brain Neuroscientists at the FAU Brain Institute and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine recently partnered with the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium to create a new permanent exhibit called Journey Through the Human Brain.

Experience one section from that exhibit, called a Deep Dive, where visitors navigate into the realms of the human brain.

Also, watch how the brain uses electricity to float a ball into the air and control muscles.

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Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Play With a Powerful Puppy Using a combination of deep learning and artificial intelligence (AI), researchers are training four-legged, mechanical canines to help people.

Future robotics systems will involve AI and quantum technologies. Scientists from the College of Science envision a swarm of four-legged robots, drones and aquatic robotics working together for a variety of reasons, even serving as first responders for search and rescue missions. To keep robots safe and secure they will need quantum communications systems. Stop by and check out a 100-pound super pooch’s tricks and a demo of drone quantum communication research.

Astro the Robo-Dog

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Lock It Plates, a venture class 6 company, presents their product to guests of the 2019 Launch Competition.

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FAU Tech Runway

Engage with Entrepreneurs From the ideation phase through early revenue stage, FAU Tech Runway guides entrepreneurs in acquiring funding, mentoring and even co-working space for their business ventures. In just five years, Tech Runway has helped launch 93 companies.

Here’s a look at what they achieved, collectively: • • •

$95.3 million in capital raise 587 jobs created $109.9 million in sales revenue generated

Want to learn more? Come meet our entrepreneurs as they showcase their venture, share their journey and detail their experiences in the Tech Runway’s Venture Program.

Learn how FAU Tech Runway has empowered them to translate their ideas into real products, businesses and services ­­­– and how you could be next.

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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Eat, Drink, and Be You Enjoy drinks, hors d’oeuvres and music while mingling on the second-floor open patio, sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), a leader in the field of lifelong learning since 1980.

OLLI is the oldest and largest such institute in the United States with close to 15,000 program participants, and is recognized nationally for its high-quality offerings that help mature adults remain engaged in learning and mentally active.

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FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY DIVISION OF RESEARCH

561.297.0777 fau.research@fau.edu FAUResearch FAUDivisionOfResearch

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