Graduate Resources for Advancing Diversity with Maryland Astronomy and Physics
SUMMER SCHOLARS: May 31 - Aug 6 2021
The GRAD-MAP Summer Scholars are selected from GRAD-MAP Winter Workshop alumni to participate in an enhanced summer research program meant to expand upon the experiences of the Winter Workshop -- i.e. research skill building, cohort facilitation, and science identity development -- through full research projects. For this summer, we have projects in the Astronomy and Physics departments at University of Maryland with Elizabeth Warner, Alexander Dittmann, Geoffrey Ryan, Constantinos Kalapotharakos, Zorawar Wadiasingh, Jordan Goodman, Wolfgang Losert, and Brian Koss.
Projects:
Adaptive optics and optical vortices
Student: Joshua Samuel
Mentors: Dr. Brian Koss, Prof. Wolfgang Losert
Energy-dependent Morphology of a High-energy Pulsar using HAWC
Student: Elaine Nieves
Mentor: Prof. Jordan Goodman
Photon Trajectories in Curved Spacetime
Student: Syeda Nasim
Mentors: Dr. Constantinos Kalapotharakos, Dr. Zorawar Wadiasingh
Tidal Disruption Event simulation using the hydrodynamics code
“DISCO”
Student: Fraol Kebede
Mentors: Alexander Dittmann, Dr. Geoffrey Ryan
SUMMER SCHOLARS 2020
The GRAD-MAP Summer Scholars Program 2020 is canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
SUMMER SCHOLARS: Jun 3 - Aug 9 2019
The GRAD-MAP Summer Scholars are selected from GRAD-MAP Winter Workshop alumni to participate in an enhanced summer research program meant to expand upon the experiences of the Winter Workshop -- i.e. research skill building, cohort facilitation, and science identity development -- through full research projects. For this summer, we have projects in the Astronomy and Physics departments at University of Maryland with Professor Alberto Bolatto, Professor Eliza Kempton, Professor Jordan Goodman, and Dr. Matthew Knight. Current topics are described below. This list will be updated as needed.
Projects:
A radio-astronomy related project, possibly working with the EDGE-CALIFA dataset. -- Prof Alberto Bolatto
Generating input for models of exoplanet atmospheres. -- Prof Eliza Kempton
Measuring the brightness and color behavior of comets observed very close to the Sun. -- Dr. Matthew Knight
Studying the highest energy gamma rays in Universe with HAWC. -- Prof Jordan Goodman
Summer Scholars Program - 2018
The GRAD-MAP Summer Scholars are selected from GRAD-MAP Winter Workshop alumni to participate in an enhanced summer research program meant to expand upon the experiences of the Winter Workshop -- i.e. research skill building, cohort facilitation, and science identity development -- through full research projects. In the Summer of 2018, four students will work at the University of Maryland with Professor Suvi Gezari, Professor Alberto Bolatto, and Dr. Leo Singer.
Our Summer Scholars for 2018
Summer Research Poster Titles and pdfs below
Tessa Gonzalez
University of Maryland
DeOndre Kittrell
Morgan State University
Rishap Lamichhane
Howard University
Sara Negussie
University of Maryland
