Physics REU Presentations Summer 2022

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Distinguishing the Signatures of Aerosol Events in the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation using PurpleAir Data

Manna Nelson

Seattle University

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dan Jaffe, Dr. Brandon Finley

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Comparison of PM Concentrations Between Low-Cost Sensors and Examining Pollutant Levels during Cooking Events

Amelie Creekmore

University of Washington

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dan Jaffe, Dr. Brandon Finley

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Air Quality Differences in Indoor and Outdoor Environments Using Purple Air API

Sergio Castillo

University of Texas at Austin

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dan Jaffe

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Synthesis and Characterization of Titanium or Oxides of Titanium Decorated Graphite for Biodigester Derived Methane Reformation to Hydrogen

Nick Kaneko

University of Washington Bothell

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Subramanian Ramachandran

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Building a Solid-State Radiation Detector

Grace Ferrell

University of Washington

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Subramanian Ramachandran

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

The Impact of Climate Change on Atmospheric Rivers in the Pacific Northwest

Raphael Bakin

University of Washington

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Eric Salathé

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM

Atmospheric Rivers and High Streamflow Events in the Pacific Northwest

Davi Lazoritz

University of Washington Bothell

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Eric Salathé

12:45 PM - 1:00 PM

Past and Future Summer Thunderstorms in the Pacific Northwest

AJ Brown

University of California Santa Cruz

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Eric Salathé

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Facilitating Student Sensemaking about Momentum

Amrita Jade

University of Utah

Faculty Advisor: Dr.Ansel Neunzert, Dr. Amy Robertson

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Stuyding Extremely High-Velocity Outflows in Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 16 Quasars

Rachel Fulda

Auburn University

Easton Pierce

University of Washington Bothell

Anish Saurav Rijal

University of Washington

Veronica Powell

University of Washington Bothell

Tzitzi Romo Perez

University of Washington Bothell

Lorena Sanabria

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

Alex Vong

University of Washington Bothell

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Paola Rodríguez Hidalgo

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

The Variable Scintillation of Pulsar B1737+13

Sammy Siegel

Oberlin College

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jeff Hazboun

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Application of Fully Generic Pulsar Timing Model Analysis on NANOGrav 12.5 year Dataset

Vishal Yalla

North Creek High School

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jeff Hazboun

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Developing Software Tools to Improve Long-Duration Data Quality for LIGO

Connor Bartol

Whitman College

Derek Lee

University of Washington Bothell

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ansel Neunzert

2:45 PM - 3:05 PM

Combing for Combs

Kamryn Griffith

Rochester Institute of Technology

Fiona McDaniel

University of California Los Angeles

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ansel Neunzert

3:05 PM - 3:25 PM

Clustering Spectral Noise in the Search for Gravitational Waves

Athena Baches

University of Washington

Abby Wang

University of Washington Bothell

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ansel Neunzert

Physics Research Experience for Undergraduates

10:20 AM - 10:30 AM

Welcome & Introductions

Dr. Paola Rodríguez Hidalgo

Distinguishing the Signatures of Aerosol Events in the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation using PurpleAir Data

Manna Nelson

Seattle University

Comparison of PM Concentrations Between Low-Cost Sensors and Examining Pollutant Levels during Cooking Events

Amelie Creekmore

University of Washington

Air Quality Differences in Indoor and Outdoor Environments Using Purple Air API

Sergio Castillo

University of Texas at Austin

Synthesis and Characterization of Titanium or Oxides of Titanium Decorated Graphite for Biodigester Derived Methane Reformation to Hydrogen

Nick Kaneko

University of Washington Bothell

Building a Solid-State Radiation Detector

Grace Ferrell

University of Washington

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

The Impact of Climate Change on Atmospheric Rivers in the Pacific Northwest

Raphael Bakin

University of Washington

Atmospheric Rivers and High Streamflow Events in the Pacific Northwest

Davi Lazoritz

University of Washington Bothell

Past and Future Summer Thunderstorms in the Pacific Northwest

AJ Brown

University of California Santa Cruz

Facilitating Student Sensemaking about Momentum

Amrita Jade

University of Utah

Stuyding Extremely High-Velocity Outflows in Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 16 Quasars

Rachel Fulda

Auburn University

Easton Pierce

University of Washington Bothell

Anish Saurav Rijal

University of Washington

Veronica Powell

University of Washington Bothell

Tzitzi Romo Perez

University of Washington Bothell

Lorena Sanabria

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

Alex Vong

University of Washington Bothell

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

The Variable Scintillation of Pulsar B1737+13

Sammy Siegel

Oberlin College

Application of Fully Generic Pulsar Timing Model Analysis on NANOGrav 12.5 year Dataset

Vishal Yalla

North Creek High School

Developing Software Tools to Improve Long-Duration Data Quality for LIGO

Connor Bartol

Whitman College

Derek Lee

University of Washington Bothell

Combing for Combs

Kamryn Griffith

Rochester Institute of Technology

Fiona McDaniel

University of California Los Angeles

Clustering Spectral Noise in the Search for Gravitational Waves

Athena Baches

University of Washington

Abby Wang

University of Washington Bothell