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Alex Konkel, Ph.D.


Alex Konkel is an engineering research psychologist with the Human-Systems Integration Branch. He has worked at the Technical Center since 2014 and been a federal employee since 2022. His projects have included human-in-the-loop simulations on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), usability for configuration management automation (CMA) and automated maintenance management system (AMMS), and best practice guidance for GUIs and NOTAMs. He received his Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience from the University of Illinois, where he studied memory and the hippocampus.

Contact Information

Alex Konkel, Ph.D.
Federal Aviation Administration
William J. Hughes Technical Center, Building 28
Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405

Publications

Thompson, L., Sollenberger, R., Alexander, A., Konkel, A., Caddigan, E., Bradley, J., & Cullen, S. (2020). Validation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Contingency Procedures and Requirements En Route Human-in-the-Loop Simulation Technical Report. DOT/FAA/TC-19/25. Atlantic City International Airport, NJ: Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center.

Thompson, L., Sollenberger, R., Alexander, A., Konkel, A., Caddigan, E. Bradley, J. & Cullen, S. (2019). .Validation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Contingency Procedures and Requirements Terminal Human-in-the-Loop Simulation Technical Report. DOT/FAA/TC-19/23. Atlantic City International Airport, NJ: Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center.

Racine, N., Konkel, A, Sollenberger, R., Puzen, G., Thomas, B. & Marshall, J. (2019). Human Factors Guidance for the Display of Pilot Reports (PIREPs) on Information Display Systems. DOT/FAA/TC-19/29. Atlantic City International Airport, NJ: Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center.

Konkel, A., Puzen, G., Thomas, B., Marshall, J. & Sollenberger, R (2018). Guidance for the Display of Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) on Information Display Systems. (DOT/FAA/TC-17/53). William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport, NJ.

Truitt, T. R., Zingale, C. M., & Konkel, A. (2016). UAS Operational Assessment: Visual compliance - Human-in-the-loop simulation to assess how UAS integration in Class C airspace will affect Air Traffic Control Specialists (DOT/FAA/TC-16/11). Atlantic City International Airport, NJ: Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center.