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His research has been supported by over $8 million (his individual credit) in contracts and grants from the FAA, NSF, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security.\u00a0 Dr. Jentsch has recently been PI or co-PI on projects related to human-robot interaction and teaming for the U.S. Army and on pilot training and performance for the FAA.\u00a0 He has published several books and co-authored over 250 articles, conference proceedings, and presentations. 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