2024 REU Results

UW–Madison Astrophysics REU Program Summer 2024

Johann Baynes (University of the West Indies)
Bridging Radio Data Access for AGN Events
Mentor: Yjan Gordon

Lailyn Borum (University of Michigan at Dearborn)
Planet Habitability and Atmospheric Mass Loss
Mentor: Juliette Becker

Sofija Brnovich (Loyola University of Chicago)
pSCT Camera Upgrade: Module Measurements
Mentor: Justin Vandenbroucke

Zahra Burroughs (SUNY College at Plattsburgh)
Galaxy Evolution of IC342: Star Formation
Mentor: Ralf Kotulla

Eliza Canales (New Mexico Institute Of Mining & Technology)
Billowing Hydrogen: Turbulence in HII Regions
Mentor: Trey Wenger

Josie Carrillo (Amherst College)
Measuring Quasar Luminosities
Mentor: Kate Grier

Sydney Fowler (University of Georgia)
Cosmic Ray Anisotropy
Mentor: Paolo Desiati

Nathaniel Marcelin (University of Florida)
Decomposing bars
Mentor: Ralf Kotulla

Tara Nester (Georgia Southern University)
Molecular Abundances in Space Objects
Mentor: Zoe Todd

Isaiah Persad (University of the West Indies)
Cataloguing TRAGNs in VLASS
Mentor: Eric Hooper

Neval Rattan (University of the West Indies)
Analyzing Transit Timing Variations
Mentor: Juliette Becker

Martina Salichs (University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez)
Mentor: Zoe Todd

Lauren Wittry (Knox College)
Investigating High-Star Forming eBOSS Galaxies
Mentor: Christy Tremonti