Department of Physics and Astronomy

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• Addressing the Emergency Ukraine Food Security Crisis Using Mathematical Modeling Through Optimal Distribution of Food Resources

  Renee Hong, Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, Dr. Byong Kwon

• Analyzing modal noise in non-circular core fibers using a python script to visualize the standard deviation of light intensity across multiple images to reduce modal noise in spectrograph instrumentation

  ALEXANDER J. DORSEY, Peter Plavchan

• Calculation of Interstellar Relativistic Spacecraft Collision Probabilities with 'Oumuamua-like Asteroidal Debris

  SIDDHARTH TIBREWALA, Michael Summers

• Chaotic Behavior of the Baker’s Map Under Quantization

  PRAVALIKA PUTALAPATTU , John Rob Cressman

• Confirming the Existence of K2 Candidate Exoplanets Using the Transit Method

  Anoushka Chintada, Sherrie Feng, Dr. Peter Plavchan, Justin Wittrock

• Controlling CRED2 NIR camera and repairing the CCD detector

  JACKIE LIU, Peter Plavchan

• Crystal Growth and Characterization of Kagome Magnet DyAgGe

  Anisha Talreja, Hari Bhandari, Dr. Peter Siegfried, Dr. Nirmal Ghimire

• Detection of Infrared Excess in the V1298 Tau Planetary System Using a Spectral Energy Distribution Model

  Yushu Zhang, Dr. Peter Plavchan

• Effects of Nearby Galactic Supernovae on the Composition of Solar System Atmospheres

  Kisna Matta, Dr. Michael Summers

• Evaluating External Sources of Metals for the Development of Planetary Civilizations on Ocean Worlds

  Mira Singh, Dr. Michael Summers

• External Sources of Heavy Metals for Tool Use by Developing Intelligences on Exoplanet Ocean Worlds

  CHARLES TATUM, Michael Summers

• Fluctuations in the Martian atmosphere due to solar events that affect the planet’s climate

  ANANYA PAMAL, Erdal Yiğit

• Interstellar Panspermia by 'Oumuamua-like Interstellar Asteroids and Comets, and the Implications for Biological Contamination of the Early Earth

  Michael Summers, BILL CHEN

• Ionospheric Variations During a Hurricane: Insights from COSMIC-2

  BENJAMIN KNIGGE, Ayden Gann, Erdal Yiğit

• Limitations on High-Speed Relativistic Interstellar Travel due to Interstellar Asteroidal and Cometary Material

  Sierra Diller, Dr. Michael Summers

• Measuring and Calculating Velocity of Material Along Solar Coronal Magnetic Loops

  ARUSHI SURVE, SOWMYA VENKATESH, SAMANTHA BLOOMQUIST, Arthur Poland

• Measuring Velocities of the Sun’s Ionized Magnetic Loops to Understand Coronal Heating

  Jessica Chung, Pranav Meraga, Dr. Art Poland

• Metabolic Constraints on Neuronal Signaling

  JAYANT SIVA, John Robert Cressman, Monica Gertz

• Methods of Data Processing on TESS Observations

  KINGSLEY KIM, ISAAC MEITE, JACKIE CHANGE, WILLIAM LIU, Owen Alfaro, Michael Reefe, Michael Bowen, Deven Combs, Justin Wittrock, Kevin Collins, Peter Plavchan

• NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite Mission Ground-Based Follow-Ups

  Yushu Zhang, Salma Yusuf, Kevin Collins, Ian Helm, Dr. Peter Plavchan

• Novel Algorithmic Estimation of Extraterrestrial Intelligent Civilizations and Attributes per Planetary Continuum through Statistical Simulation and Civilization Modeling

  SRIRAM ELANGO, Michael Summers

• Observational Constraints on Circumplanetary Material Orbiting a Young Exoplanet

  ADITEYA BANERJEE, Peter Plavchan

• Searching for Exoplanets with Radial Velocities from the MINERVA Telescope Array

  AZMERA GEBRE, Peter Plavchan

• The Implications of 'Oumuamua on Panspermia

  David Cao, Dr. Michael Summers

• Variability of Venusian ionospheric electron density as observed by Pioneer Venus Orbiter and Venera 15/16 missions

  EMILIA SLOAN, Erdal Yiğit