scholarly journals Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate, Borders and Maritime Security Division: Renewable Energy Research Roadmap

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicen Kandt ◽  
Scott Huffman
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Homeland Security ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Maritime Security ◽  
Division I ◽  
Energy Research ◽  
Department Of Homeland Security

Maritime Security Summer Research Institute

2014 ◽  
pp. 100-123
Author(s):  
Beth Austin-DeFares ◽  
Julie Pullen ◽  
Barry Bunin
Keyword(s):  
Homeland Security ◽  
Maritime Security ◽  
Port Security ◽  
Department Of Homeland Security ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Student Teams ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
Summer Research Program ◽  
Research Institute

In its efforts to respond to national workforce imperatives and central to its mission as a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Center of Excellence in Port Security, the Center for Secure and Resilient Maritime Commerce (CSR), led by Stevens Institute of Technology, has created an intensive summer research program tailored to undergraduate and graduate-level students. The Summer Research Institute (SRI) is designed to engage multidisciplinary student teams in rigorous, hands-on research in collaboration with the Center's researchers and industry and government partners. The research fields include maritime security, remote sensing technologies, emergency response and management, and Marine Transportation System (MTS) resilience. The program aims to enhance the professional development of students while increasing their interest in advanced academic study and careers in the maritime/homeland security domain.

The Impacts and Benefits of Engaging STEM Students in Maritime Security Research

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 45-52
Author(s):  
Beth Austin-DeFares ◽  
Barry Bunin
Keyword(s):  
Homeland Security ◽  
Situational Awareness ◽  
Maritime Security ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Centers Of Excellence ◽  
Student Research ◽  
Department Of Homeland Security ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Academic Study

AbstractThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has created university-based Centers of Excellence—each focused on a unique homeland security need. As described in this article, the Maritime Security Center (MSC), formerly the Center for Secure and Resilient Maritime Commerce, a DHS Center of Excellence in Port and Maritime Security, has developed a summer research program with the objective of enhancing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) student interest in advanced academic study and careers in the maritime homeland security domain. Student research projects have focused on the use of sensor technologies (e.g., passive acoustics, electro-optics, radar, and satellites) to detect surface vessels and modeling and simulation tools to advance the situational awareness of homeland security practitioners and first responders. Student research outcomes from the maritime security-centric Summer Research Institute (SRI) have resulted in the development of new tools and technologies for homeland security professionals, co-authored papers, and presentations at conferences, and have inspired robust relationships between researchers and the maritime homeland security community. Student survey responses and follow-up communications with program alumni confirm the impacts of the SRI program on enhancing their professional development and interest in academic study and careers in homeland security.

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