IDA Research Staff participate actively in various professional activities – both within their disciplines and ancillary to them – including publishing in the open literature. Below are some recent citations of IDA Researchers and their work.
IDA has provided longstanding technical support to the Office of SAFETY Act Implementation (OSAI) and the Department of Homeland Security at large. In a recent OSAI video, Laura Itle discusses the program’s growth and how IDA helps OSAI accomplish its mission to provide liability protections to sellers of anti-terrorism technologies.
Ayeisha Brinson presented at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Extreme Weather Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Summit held February 2025 in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. She discussed the results from a recent task in a presentation, “Challenges and Best Practices for Interagency Hazard Coordination Efforts,” to an audience of government and academic researchers and practitioners.
Dan Pechkis, Rebecca Miller, Ayeisha Brinson and Katherine Ross presented at the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) held January 2025 in New Orleans. During the event, they presented the results of their research and participated in a student career panel. Their presentations, which covered topics like space weather scales, executive policy research and wildfire management, demonstrated IDA’s rigorous analysis, expertise and service to the nation.
Jarrett Lane and Patrick Luan were selected for the Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Leaders Fellowship by the Center for New American Security. The program brings together young professionals within the national security field to learn best practices and lessons in leadership. As fellows, Jarrett and Patrick will engage with thought leaders throughout the year and participate in a week-long international study tour to delve deeper into national security issues and leadership.
Janet Marroquin Pineda was selected for the Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Fellowship, offered by the Center for Health Security at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. During this international fellowship, Janet will participate in biosecurity workshops, networking events and research symposiums in Washington, D.C. and abroad.
The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) selected Sarah Daly as the Edwin H. Land Industry Award recipient for her pivotal role in helping the DOD and DARPA ensure that advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence are developed and used in ways that align with American ethics and values. Sarah’s award is one of INSA’s 2025 Charlie Allen Achievement Awards, which recognize outstanding early- and mid-career professionals for their outsized impact on national security. A ceremony will take place February 20, 6:00-9:30 p.m. EST at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA.
Katie Ahrens was awarded the 2024 Emma and Dick Lehmer Prize for best talk at the West Coast Number Theory (WCNT) meeting last month. Her presentation, “Searching for Defective Prime Powers in Low Genus,” focused on a technique she developed with Jon Grantham. Number theorists gather annually for the WCNT meeting, first organized by Emma and Dick Lehmer in 1969.
