The schedule will be spread over 3 days to increase flexibility, and will include a variety of synchronous talks, and asynchronous online activities. While it will be possible to attend entirely remotely, KNAC nodes may (pending confirmation) host some local in person activities and/or organize for group call in sessions.
2:00-2:50 pm EDT
Student Talks I - Moderator: Dave Stark (Haverford)
2:00-2:08pm HI-MaNGA: Developing an Atomic Hydrogen (HI) Global Profile Model, Jessica Washington, Wellesley College
2:12-2:20pm Investigating Source Confusion in the HI-MaNGA Survey, Griffin Shapiro, Middlebury College
2:24-2:32pm Exploring the Roles of Galaxy Star Formation and Environment in the Tidal Triggering of Bars, James Garland, Haverford College
2:36-2:44pm C III] Emission in Star Forming Galaxies: Observations of z ∼ 0.3 Lyman Continuum Emitters and Comparisons at Low and High Redshift, Michael Arena, Williams College
2:50-3:00 pm EDT
Poster/mingling
Zoom breakout rooms for Extragalactic/Galactic and Observational Techniques posters.
3:00-3:10 pm EDT
Break
3:10-4:02 pm EDT
Student Talks II -- Moderator: Daniel Grin (Haverford)
3:10-3:18pm A characteristic study of potential giant pulses from PSRB1937+21 at X-rays, Gibran-Marc Mourani, Vassar College
3:22-3:30pm Techniques for Analyzing and Improving VLBI Candidate Clocking Systems
Savannah Cary, Wellesley College
3:34-3:46pm Optical Wavelength Observations of Quasar 1308+326, Riley Corcoran, Warner Neal, & John Slater, Colgate University
3:50-3:58pm Calculating scintillation parameters for pulsars B1937+21 and B0531+21, Lydia Guertin, Haverford College
2:00-2:40 pm EDT
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kartik Sheth, Assistant Director for Research Infrastructures & Science Equity, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
2:40-3:00 pm EDT
Informal discussion session with Keynote speaker
3:00-3:10 pm EDT
Break
3:10-4:06 pm EDT
Student Talks III Moderator: Karen Masters (Haverford)
3:10-3:18pm Sources of Variability in the Measurements of the Flattening Index of the White Light Corona, Felix Klitzke, Wellesley College
3:22-3:34pm Accretion Activity on Spotted TTauri Stars, Heidi Mach, Allegheny College and Facundo Pérez, Colgate University
3:38-3:50pm Modeling the Structure of Protoplanetary Disks in Chameleon II and Taurus Regions, Jamar Kittling & Erin Readling, Wesleyan University
3.54-4.02pm Class 0 Source CARMA-7 in Serpens South, Makoto Johnstone, Middlebury
2:00-2:40 pm EDT
Workshop/Breakout sessions
2:40-3:00 pm EDT
Poster/mingling
Zoom breakout rooms for Stars and Planets posters.
3:00-3:10 pm EDT
Break
3:10-4:00 pm EDT
Student Talks IV -- Moderator: Seth Redfield (Wesleyan)
3:10-3:18pm Searching for White Dwarf Star Transits Using the New Van Vleck 24” Telescope, Natasha Jones, Bates College
3:22-3:30pm Building a Predictive Model for the Detection of Possible Outer Planets in Known 2-body MMR Systems, Kyle McGregor, Wesleyan University
3:34-3:42pm Locations and multispectral features of distinct classes of diagenetic features within the Murray formation, Gale crater, Mars, Jordan Ando, Swarthmore College
3:46-3.54pm Inferring Water Mass Fractions of Water-Rich Exoplanets, Chaucer Langbert, Wellesley College