Dept of Homeland Security Petrosky (PI), Dugan (PI), Slagley (PI)
$500K/year 1 Jun 20 – 30 Sep 25
Distance Learning Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Graduate Certificate (CWMD) Program
We resurrected the CWMD graduate certificate program as a joint ENP/ENV program. I have served as program director. The collaborators have been Dr. Jim Petrosky (PI), then LTC Christina Dugan (PI) and Dr. Gaiven Varshney (Co-PI). For the 2024 project, I am PI, and Varshney, Lewis, and Burggraf are Co-PIs.
Role: PI
711 HPW/RHBAF Slagley (PI)
$121K May 24 – Sep 25
Continuation of and Performance Enhancements for High Throughput COTS Air Shower CBRN Patient Decontamination Effectiveness for Cold Region Expeditionary Medical Operations (CREMO). (AFIT Research Proposal #2024-116). Drs. Skipper, Varshney & Lewis co-PIs.
Role: PI
711 HPW/RHBAF Johnson (PI)
$82K May 24 – Sep 27
A System-Theoretic and Model-Based Approach for the Design of Safe Patient Decontamination and Movement System Operations in Cold Region Extreme Environments. (AFIT Research Proposal #2024-121). Dr. Slagley co-PIs.
Role: Co-PI
711 HPW Aeromedical Studies and Analysis Council (AMSAC) Grant Petrosky (PI)
$585K 1 Jul 21 – 30 Sep 22
Aircrew Ionizing Radiation Exposure Study
This study incorporates new technology in ionizing radiation measurement for aircrew members. DoE national labs will produce the device and AFIT will fly it with USAFSAM folks. AFIT will then analyze the data and describe the exposure risk to aircrew. The collaborators are Dr. James Petrosky and Dr. Abigail Bickley and USAFSAM/OEC.
Role: Co-PI
711 HPW Aeromedical Studies and Analysis Council (AMSAC) Grant Slagley (PI)
$87K 1 Apr 20 – 31 Mar 21
Maternal Aircrew Fetal Noise and Vibration Exposure Risk Model-Aim 1 Literature Search Review
This is an exhaustive lit review to produce a gap analysis in the effort of building a computer model of acoustic energy transfer to the fetus of expectant aircrew. The collaborators are Dr. Mike Miller and Lt Col Casey Cooper (AFIT/ENV) and USAFSAM/OEC.
Role: PI
Environmental Protection Agency Grant Harper (PI)
$63K 1 Nov 17 – 31 Oct 18
Sequencing Batch Reactors (SBR) for Fate of Bacillus Spores in Wastewater
This is an experimental study of the effects of bacillus spores on activated sludge wastewater treatment plants.
Role: Co-PI
711 HPW Research, Studies, and Analysis Advisory Council (RSAAC) Grant Slagley (PI)
$78K 1 Oct 17 - 30 Sep 18
Combined Ototoxic and Impulse Noise Effects on Air Force Total Exposure Health
This is an epidemiological study of noise and ototoxic chemical exposures association with audiogram testing of hearing health. The collaborators are USAFSAM/PHR.
Role: PI
Dominion Energy Grant Slagley (PI)
$25K Sep 14 – Dec 15
An Integrated Research and Teaching Experience in Shale Gas Studies
The proposal develops research and teaching experiences for undergraduate and graduate students combining Geospatial Sciences, Geography, and Safety, Health, and Environment curriculum development and field studies related to shale gas industry concerns. The study included five investigators in four departments across three colleges at the university.
Role: PI
Air Force Surgeon General Readiness (AF/SGR) Grant Slagley (PI)
$290K 28 Jun 10- 31 Dec 11
Air Emissions Characterization and Geospatial Exposure Modeling from Open Burning of Representative Military Deployed Waste
The purpose of this grant is to develop sampling plans and geospatial/temporal risk mapping for exposure to burning of deployed military waste.
Role: PI
U of Cincinnati NIOSH ERC Pilot Research Project Grant Slagley (PI)
$7.7K 1 Oct 07 – 30 Jun 08
Partial Enclosures for Noise and Dust Control in Underground Longwall Coal Mining
This study is applying partial enclosures to a longwall shearer machine to attempt to reduce noise and dust exposure to the shearer operators.
Role: PI
Air Force Surgeon General Readiness (AF/SGR) grant Badiru (PI)
$335K 1 Jul 07- 30 Sep 07
Development of a Technology Based Medical Triage and Situational Awareness Tool for use in a CBRN Contingency/Deployed Environment
The purpose of this proposal is to prototype a proof of concept of the solution to improve the capabilities to collect, record, analyze, and disseminate information at the site of a CBRN event.
Role: co-PI
1-R01-OH07732 (NIOSH) Luo (PI)
$532K Oct 02-Sep 05
Engineering Control of Longwall Machine Noises
This study attempted to develop engineering noise controls for longwall mining machinery, with particular emphasis on active noise control.
Role: Student researcher
Internal (non-competitive) Research Grants
AF Civil Engineer Center Slagley (PI)
$96K Aug 17 – Dec 18
Computer Model Technoeconomic Analysis of Deployable Waste to Energy Gasification System
This study builds a technoeconomic analysis (TEA) of a deployable-sized waste to energy (WTE) gasification system in conjunction with the Dept of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory.
Role: PI
AF Research Lab/RXAS Slagley (Co-PI)
$40K Oct 16 – Sep 18
Surface Study of Steel Biocorrosion
This study is applying X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) to understand steel corrosion from several microorganisms with applications to fuel storage tanks.
Role: co-PI
Faculty Research Council (AFIT) seed grant Slagley (PI)
Faculty Research Council (AFIT) seed grant Slagley (PI)
$15K Nov 16 – Sep 17
Occupational Noise Dose Reduction from Novel Dosimetry System among Air Force Combat Arms Personnel
This study is applying a novel dosimeter to modify HPD use to achieve reduced average dose in an impulse-noise exposed cohort.
Role: PI
College of Health and Human Services Slagley (PI)
$5K Jul 14-Jun 15
Analysis and Engineering Control of Occupational and Environmental Airborne Particulates at Unconventional Gas Wells
Role: PI
711th Human Performance Wing/XP Ott (PI)
$60K Jul 10-Sep 10
Bioaerosol Sampler Particle Capture Efficiency and Performance Study
Role: Co-PI
USAF School of Aerospace Medicine/OEHRC and HQ AFSOC Slagley (PI)
$20K Mar 09-Mar 10
Toxic Gun Gas Exposure Assessment of AC-130U Gunship Crews
Role: PI
USAFSAM/OEHRC Slagley (PI)
$20K Mar 09-Mar 10
Control Methods for Airborne Advanced Composite Materials During Aircraft Crash Recovery Operations
Role: PI
Naval Research Lab Slagley (Co-PI)
$70K Nov 08-Mar 10
Whole-body Multi-animal Noise-dosing Method for Inhalational Ototoxicity Studies
Role: Co-PI with masters’ student
USAFSAM/OEHRC Lohaus (PI)
$30K Mar 09-Mar 10
Comparison of US Air Force Bioaerosol High Volume Sampler Efficiencies
Role: Co-PI
Faculty Research Council (AFIT) seed grant Slagley (PI)
$15K 1 Aug 06 – 31 Jul 07
Active Noise Control of Exhaust Ducts with High Velocity Volumetric Flow
This study is applying active noise control in large ducts with high velocity flow to reduce broadband environmental noise.
Role: PI