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Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela
Researchers in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science work with residents of the Kichwa community, the largest indigenous ethnic group in the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest. This region stretches from Ecuador to Brazil through Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru. Through the study researchers collect data from plants to determine how the indigenous people select medical plants to aid in health situations. The results discovered specific plants that were used as an anti-inflammatory and therapeutic remedy for the people in the Kichwa communities.
Bhutan
Maria Fadiman, Ph.D., an associate professor of geosciences in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science studies medicinal plants in Bhutan, documenting names and uses in four languages for analysis and baseline data to support the creation of a cultural sanctuary.
Cuba
A team of FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute researchers, partner with the Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research and Technology to study Cuba's mesophotic coral reefs, circumnavigating the country's 1,500-mile coastline. The project evaluates carbonate chemistry, patterns of water circulation and potential connectivity between coral reefs in the U.S. and the Cuban coral reefs.
Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania
Using non-invasive research and no-flash camera traps, Kate Detwiler, Ph.D., associate professor in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, collaborates with researchers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa to detect and capture photographs of endangered dryas monkeys. Detwiler also works with the Jane Goodall Institute in the Gombe National Park in Tanzania, studying primates and uncovering distinct species of monkeys that produce hybrid offspring.
Israel
Siddhartha Verma, Ph.D., a principal investigator and assistant professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, connects with the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) to help solve various practical engineering problems and advance the understanding of the dynamics of turbulent coherent motions in the ocean. This research helps influence efficient operation of ships, automobiles, aircrafts and a safe design of buildings.
FAU's Florida-Israel Institute promotes the development of enhanced governmental, economic, technological, cultural, educational and social ties between Israel and FAU.
Italy
Brian McConnell, Ph.D., a professor of art history and classical archaeology in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, conducts research in Sicily, Italy. He leads archaeological field research, and as a member of the Register of Professional Archaeologists, his research takes an investigative look at monumental buildings, artifacts and artwork, which tell the story of the indigenous Sikel culture in the context of Greek and Roman civilization. McConnell's research is helping build history.
Daniel Bolojan, an assistant professor in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, exhibits his artificial intelligence and architecture research work in the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Through his work, Bolojan delves into the development and application of deep learning strategies in architectural design, addressing topics of shared-agency, augmentation of design processes, designer's creativity and upgrading of design potency.
Mexico
Jordon Beckler, Ph.D., a research professor in the FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and fellow in the Institute for Sensing and Embedded Networks Systems Engineering, participates in studying blue holes, large marine caverns or sinkholes, in the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf . Beckler and the team discovered that many of the deep sinkholes found on the ocean floor vary in size and depth. This research helps unravel the structure and behavior of marine environments.
Myanmar
Ashley Graham Kennedy, Ph.D., an associate professor of philosophy in the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, researches the ongoing problem of child labor, gender inequity, educational and structural injustice in Myanmar from inside the country. Her research includes exclusive documentaries that bring awareness to the major sufferings children and families face in the country.
Norway
Siri Terjesen, Ph.D., an associate dean and professor in the College of Business, teaches and conducts research at the Norwegian School of Economics, Norway, in entrepreneurship, corporate governance and strategic management.
Rwanda
Dale Williams, Ph.D., and other researchers and students in the College of Education, use video conferencing to treat Rwandans with speech and language issues, including stuttering. They deliver speech and language services to individuals in Rwanda who do not have access to them. Williams also administers speech and language evaluations to Rwandan businessmen interested in improving their communication skills with Americans.
Spain
The research of Oliver Buckton, Ph.D., professor and Fulbright Senior Scholar in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, examines the central role of creative fiction-making in intelligence operations and the influence of real-life intelligence operations on spy fiction after World War II. His research project at the University of Malaga in Spain is titled Counterfeit Spies: The Arts of Deception in Wartime Espionage and Post-war Spy Fiction.
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela
Researchers in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science work with residents of the Kichwa community, the largest indigenous ethnic group in the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest. This region stretches from Ecuador to Brazil through Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru. Through the study researchers collect data from plants to determine how the indigenous people select medical plants to aid in health situations. The results discovered specific plants that were used as an anti-inflammatory and therapeutic remedy for the people in the Kichwa communities.
Bhutan
Maria Fadiman, Ph.D., an associate professor of geosciences in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science studies medicinal plants in Bhutan, documenting names and uses in four languages for analysis and baseline data to support the creation of a cultural sanctuary.
Cuba
A team of FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute researchers, partner with the Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research and Technology to study Cuba's mesophotic coral reefs, circumnavigating the country's 1,500-mile coastline. The project evaluates carbonate chemistry, patterns of water circulation and potential connectivity between coral reefs in the U.S. and the Cuban coral reefs.
Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania
Using non-invasive research and no-flash camera traps, Kate Detwiler, Ph.D., associate professor in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, collaborates with researchers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa to detect and capture photographs of endangered dryas monkeys. Detwiler also works with the Jane Goodall Institute in the Gombe National Park in Tanzania, studying primates and uncovering distinct species of monkeys that produce hybrid offspring.
Israel
Siddhartha Verma, Ph.D., a principal investigator and assistant professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, connects with the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) to help solve various practical engineering problems and advance the understanding of the dynamics of turbulent coherent motions in the ocean. This research helps influence efficient operation of ships, automobiles, aircrafts and a safe design of buildings.
FAU's Florida-Israel Institute promotes the development of enhanced governmental, economic, technological, cultural, educational and social ties between Israel and FAU.
Italy
Brian McConnell, Ph.D., a professor of art history and classical archaeology in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, conducts research in Sicily, Italy. He leads archaeological field research, and as a member of the Register of Professional Archaeologists, his research takes an investigative look at monumental buildings, artifacts and artwork, which tell the story of the indigenous Sikel culture in the context of Greek and Roman civilization. McConnell's research is helping build history.
Daniel Bolojan, an assistant professor in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, exhibits his artificial intelligence and architecture research work in the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Through his work, Bolojan delves into the development and application of deep learning strategies in architectural design, addressing topics of shared-agency, augmentation of design processes, designer's creativity and upgrading of design potency.
Mexico
Jordon Beckler, Ph.D., a research professor in the FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and fellow in the Institute for Sensing and Embedded Networks Systems Engineering, participates in studying blue holes, large marine caverns or sinkholes, in the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf . Beckler and the team discovered that many of the deep sinkholes found on the ocean floor vary in size and depth. This research helps unravel the structure and behavior of marine environments.
Myanmar
Ashley Graham Kennedy, Ph.D., an associate professor of philosophy in the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, researches the ongoing problem of child labor, gender inequity, educational and structural injustice in Myanmar from inside the country. Her research includes exclusive documentaries that bring awareness to the major sufferings children and families face in the country.
Norway
Siri Terjesen, Ph.D., an associate dean and professor in the College of Business, teaches and conducts research at the Norwegian School of Economics, Norway, in entrepreneurship, corporate governance and strategic management.
Rwanda
Dale Williams, Ph.D., and other researchers and students in the College of Education, use video conferencing to treat Rwandans with speech and language issues, including stuttering. They deliver speech and language services to individuals in Rwanda who do not have access to them. Williams also administers speech and language evaluations to Rwandan businessmen interested in improving their communication skills with Americans.
Spain
The research of Oliver Buckton, Ph.D., professor and Fulbright Senior Scholar in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, examines the central role of creative fiction-making in intelligence operations and the influence of real-life intelligence operations on spy fiction after World War II. His research project at the University of Malaga in Spain is titled Counterfeit Spies: The Arts of Deception in Wartime Espionage and Post-war Spy Fiction.
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Research Institutes
To enhance interdisciplinary and collaborative research, Florida Atlantic established four university-wide research institutes focused on its strengths. These areas are dedicated to improving and addressing diseases of the brain, enhancing human health and quality of life, protecting the oceans and environment locally and globally, and using sensors to study and monitor the world around us.
