Publications

Nails, K., Liebergall, E., Smith, L., Compere, M., El-Sayed, M., and Adkins, K. (2024). Multi-Modal Atmospheric Data Collection using Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensors. Proceedings of the 2024 AIAA Aviation Forum, Las Vegas, NV.

Klenke, G., Brines, S., Hernandez, N., Li, K., Glancy, R., Cabrera, J., Neal, B.H., Adkins, K., Schroeder, R., and Perfecto, I. (2024). Farmer Perceptions of Land Cover Classification of UAS Imagery of Coffee Agroecosystems in Puerto Rico. Geographies. doi.org/10.3390/geographies4020019.

Adkins, K., Li, K., Maximilian, B., Cabrera, J., Neal, B., James, T., Hajian-Forooshani, Z., Brines, S., and Perfecto, I. (2024). A Simple Mechanism for Uncrewed Aircraft Bioaerosol Sampling in the Lower Atmosphere, Landscape Ecology. doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-01918-9.

Compere, M., Adkins, K., Muthu Krishnan, A., Schroeder, R., and James, C. (2024). The Mobility Virtual Environment (MoVE): an Open Source Framework for Gathering and Visualizing Atmospheric Observations Using Multiple Vehicle-Based Sensors, Environ. Sci.: Atmos., 4, 214-232. doi.org/10.1039/D2EA00106C.

Adkins, K., Becker, W., Ayyalasomayajula, S., Lavenstein, S., Vlachou, K., Miller, D., Compere, M., Krishnan, A.M., and Macchiarella, N. (2023). Hyperlocal Weather Predictions with the Enhanced General Urban Area Microclimate Predictions Tool, Drones, 7(7):428. doi.org/10.3390/drones7070428.

Compere, M., Adkins, K., and Muthu Krishnan, A. (2023). Go with the Flow: Estimating Wind Using Uncrewed Aircraft. Drones 2023, 7, 564. doi.org/10.3390/drones7090564. (selected as featured volume cover story: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/7/9; associated patent pending)

Wang, L., Pang, S., Noyela, M., Adkins, K., Sun, L., and El-Sayed, M. (2023). Vision and Olfactory-Based Wildfire Monitoring with Uncrewed Aircraft Systems, Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots, pp. 716-723. doi.org/10.1109/UR57808.2023.10202419.

Macchiarella, N.D., and Adkins, K. (2022). Remotely Sensing with Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Supporting Archaeology and Preserving Cultural Heritage, Proceedings of the Jornada Research Institute Tularosa Conference.

Adkins, K. and Sescu, A. (2022). Wind farms and humidity, Energies, 15(7):2603. doi.org/10.3390/en15072603. 

Adkins, K., Bowyer, S., and Albelo, J. (2022). A Qualitative Single-Case Study Exploring the Impact of a Mentor and Cohort on Students’ Academic and Career Decisions, Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching, 5(1). doi.org/10.37074/jalt.2022.5.1.2.

Akbas, M., Adkins, K., and Compere, M. (2021). Real-Time Urban Observations for Aviation, Proceedings of the 2021 AIAA Aviation Forum. doi.org/10.2514/6.2021-2359.

Adkins, K., Albelo, J., and Bowyer, S. (2021). Exploring the Impact of Early Exposure to Research on Dual Enrollment Students: A Qualitative Single-Case Study, Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching, 4(1). doi.org/10.37074/jalt.2021.4.1.2.

Adkins, K., Akbas, M., and Compere, M. (2020). Real-Time Urban Weather Observations for Urban Air Mobility, International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics and Aerospace, 7(4). doi.org/10.15394/ijaaa.2020.1540.

Adkins, K., Wambolt, P., Sescu, A., *Swinford, C., and Macchiarella, N.D. (2020). Observational Practices for Urban Microclimates Using Meteorologically Instrumented Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Atmosphere, 11, 1008. doi.org/10.3390/atmos11091008.

Adkins, K., *Swinford, C., Wambolt, P., and Bease, G. (2020). Development of a Sensor Suite for Atmospheric Boundary Layer Measurement with a Small Multirotor Unmanned Aerial System, International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 7(1). doi.org/10.15394/ijaaa.2020.1433.

Macchiarella, D., Adkins, K., and Wallace, R. (2020). Using Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Remote Sensing and Data Collection: Aerospace Education and Service Learning. Proceedings of the 2020 AIAA SciTech Forum. doi.org/10.2514/6.2020-1771.

Haywood, J., Sescu, A. and Adkins, K. (2019). Large-Eddy Simulation Study of the Humidity Variation in the Shadow of a Large Wind Farm in Stable Conditions, Wind Energy, 2019. doi.org/10.1002/we.2434.

Compere, M., Adkins, K., *Legon, O., and Currier, P. (2019). MoVE: A Mobility Virtual Environment for Testing Multi-Vehicle Scenarios, Proceedings of the 2019 NDIA Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium. (Best Paper Award)

Adkins, K. (2019). Urban Flow and Small Unmanned Aerial System Operations in the Built Environment, International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, vol. 6.1. doi.org/10.15394/ijaaa.2019.1312.

Adkins, K. and Sescu, A. (2018). Analysis of Near-Surface Relative Humidity in a Wind Turbine Array Boundary Layer Using an Instrumented Unmanned Aerial System and Large-Eddy Simulation, Wind Energy, 21:1155-1168. doi.org/10.1002/we.2220.

Adkins, K., *Bailey, C., and *Taylor, A. (2018). Integrating Unmanned Aerial Systems into the Crop Production System Through On-Farm Research, Journal of Agricultural Science, vol. 10, no. 7. doi:10.5539/jas.v10n7p10.

Adkins, K., *Bailey, C., and *Taylor, A. (2018). The Next Step Beyond Identifying Field Variability: Integrating Unmanned Aerial Systems into the Farm Management Workflow, Proceedings of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Xponential 2018, AUVSI, Denver, CO.

Adkins, K. and Sescu, A. (2017). Observations of Relative Humidity in the Near-Wake of a Wind Turbine Using an Instrumented Unmanned Aerial System, International Journal of Green Energy, vol. 14, pp. 845-860. doi.org/10.1080/15435075.2017.1334661.

Adkins, K., Olds, J., and Ellis, C. (2017). Development, Testing and Use of an Instrumented Unmanned Aerial System to Investigate Changes to the Near-Surface Meteorology within a Wind Farm, Proceedings of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Xponential 2017, AUVSI, Dallas, TX.

Adkins, K. (2017). “The Elements” in Mirot, A.J. (ed), Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Safety. Orlando FL: Unmanned Safety Institute (ARGUS International), ch. 7, pp. 135-156.

Presentations

Macchiarella, D., and Adkins, K. (2022). Application of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) for Cultural Heritage Preservation and Archeology, Jornada Research Institute (JRI), Tularosa, NM. (invited 2-day workshop presenter)

Schroeder, R., James, C., Adkins, K., Cortright, B., and Elston, J. (2022). Fine-scale Monsoonal Boundary Layer Observations in Northern Arizona’s Complex Terrain Using Crewed and Uncrewed Aerial Systems, 20th Conference on Mountain Meteorology, American Meteorological Society, Park City, UT.

Macchiarella, N.D., and Adkins, K. (2022). Remotely Sensing with Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Supporting Archaeology and Preserving Cultural Heritage, Jornada Research Institute Tularosa Conference, Ruidoso, NM.

Bowles, J., Compere, M., Adkins, K., and El-Sayed, M. (2022). Developing a Novel Sensor Technology for Measuring Particulate Matter on Unmanned Aircrafts, Air Sensors International Conference, University of California Davis, Pasadena, CA.

Adkins, K. (2022). Using Drones for Aerial Measurements, invited lecture, College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK. (invited guest lecturer)

Bowyer, S., Adkins, K., and Albelo, J. (2022). A Qualitative Single-Case Study Exploring the Impact of a Mentor and Cohort on Students’ Academic and Career Decisions, ConnectUR Annual Conference, Washington, DC.

Cortright, B., Schroeder, R., Adkins, K., James, C., Kaplan, M., Koch, S., [and 11 others]. (2021). Detection of Convective Initiation and Suppression in Northern Arizona’s Complex Terrain with Uncrewed and Crewed Aerial Systems, Fall Meeting, AGU, New Orleans, LA.

Adkins, K. (2021). Are We Clear for Launch: Preparations for the Coming of Advanced Air Mobility, DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase, Deland, FL.

Adkins, K. (2021). Weather Alert: Tech Needs for AAM and UAS, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (BACE), discussion panelist, Las Vegas, NV. (invited presenter)

*Bowles, J., Compere, M., Adkins, K., and El-Sayed, M. (2021). Multi-dimensional Characterization of Particulate Matter Low-Cost Sensors, 39th Annual American Association for Aerosol Research Conference, Urban Aerosols Working Group, Albuquerque, NM.

Adkins, K., Akbus, I., and Compere, M. (2021). Real-Time Urban Observations for Aviation, AIAA Aviation 2021, Washington DC.

Macchiarella, D., and Adkins, K. (2021). Application of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for Cultural Heritage Preservation and Archeology, Jornada Research Institute (JRI), Tularosa, NM. (invited 2-day workshop presenter)

Adkins, K., Compere, M., and *Krishnan, A. (2021). MoVE: A Mobility Virtual Environment for Planning, Rehearsing, Collecting and Visualizing Atmospheric Observations Using Multiple Mobile Sensors, 21st Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation, American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting 2021, New Orleans, LA.

Adkins, K., Albelo, J., and Harrison, S. (2020). Exploring the Impact of Early Exposure to Research on Dual Enrollment Students, STEMinar 2020.

Adkins, K., Sescu, A., Wambolt, P., *Swinford, C., and *Rentzke, N. (2020). High-Resolution In Situ Measurement of an Urban Boundary Layer Using Instrumented Unmanned Aerial Systems, 15th Symposium on the Urban Environment, American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting 2020, Boston, MA.

Macchiarella, D., Adkins, K., and Wallace, R. (2020). Using Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Remote Sensing and Data Collection: Aerospace Education and Service Learning, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech, Orlando, FL.

Adkins, K., Rebensky, S., Plotnikov, M., and Vance, S. (2020). Concurrent Sessions: Session 7B - UAS - Operational Applications, National Training Aircraft Symposium (NTAS), Daytona Beach, FL. (session lead)

Adkins, K., Sescu, A., *Swinford, C., and *Rentzke, N. (2019). Nocturnal Observations of Thermodynamic and Kinematic Properties in a Wind Turbine Array Boundary Layer Using an Instrumented Unmanned Aerial System, Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA.

Compere, M., Adkins, K., *Legon, O., and Currier, P. (2019). MoVE: A Mobility Virtual Environment for Testing Multi-Vehicle Scenarios, 2019 Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium, Warren, MI.

Adkins, K., *Swinford, C., and Wambolt, P. (2019). Development of a Meteorological Sensor Suite for Atmospheric Boundary Layer Measurement Using a Small Multirotor Unmanned Aerial System, International Society for Atmospheric Research using Remotely-Piloted Aircraft World Congress, Lugo, Spain.

Adkins, K. and Wambolt, P. (2019). UAS Flight Operations in Complex Terrain: Assessing the Agricultural Impact from Hurricane Maria in the Central Mountainous Region of Puerto Rico and Developing New Data Science Tools, Xponential 2019, AUVSI, Chicago, IL.

Haywood, J., Sescu, A., and Adkins, K. (2018). Humidity Variation in the Shadow of a Large Wind Farm: An LES Investigation, Division of Fluid Dynamics, APS, Atlanta, GA.

Adkins, K., *Bailey, C., and *Taylor, A. (2018). The Next Step Beyond Identifying Field Variability: On-Farm Investigations Using an Unmanned Aerial System to Accurately Diagnose Crop Disease, Xponential 2018, AUVSI, Denver, CO.

Adkins, K. (2017). Application of UAS for Environmental Sustainability, anchor lecture for multiday Informatics Days event hosted by the School for Environment & Sustainability at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. (invited guest lecturer)

Adkins, K., Olds, J., and Ellis, C. (2017). Development, Testing and Use of an Instrumented Unmanned Aerial System to Investigate Changes to the Near-Surface Meteorology within a Wind Farm, Xponential 2017, AUVSI, Dallas, TX.