Academic Research

2014:

My first just me research presented at the 2014 Year of the Solar System Undergraduate Research Conference was "Don’t get burned! Protection from ICME related SEP events in interplanetary space" (LPSC, 2014)

As a continuation of the Solar and stellar measurements using accurate spectroscopic techniques research

• • Presented "Analysis of Lorentzian peaks in atomic absorption spectra and shapes of glowing objects from the polarization of light emitted" at the 117th Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science (#021-8.110, Texas A&M University at Galveston, 2014)

  • Co-authored article for the SPS Observer magazine "Astronomical Opportunities"

2013:

Continued work with Dr. Jim Jordan regarding food types, production, and storage at a long-term lunar colony.

Presented "What's for Dinner? A Qualitative study on In-Situ food production on a lunar colony" at the Year of the Solar System Undergraduate Research Conference (LPSC, 2013) 

Began and finished work after receipt of one of six 2013 Sigma Pi Sigma Undergraduate Research Awards, with my team from the Lamar Chapter of SPS: Solar and stellar measurements using accurate spectroscopic techniques.

Presented "Analysis of Atomic Spectra with applications to solar measurements" at the Joint Fall 2013 Meeting of the Texas Sections of the APS, AAPT, SPS, #D1.00003 (Brownsville, Texas, 2013)

Continued working with STAIRSTEP under Dr. Cristian Bahrim.

Presented "Analysis of Atomic Emission Spectra: a refined way to understand the photon concept" at the:

• • South Central Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (University of Texas, 2013) 

  • Joint Spring 2013 Meeting of the Texas Sections of the APS, AAPT, SPS (#K1.00008 Stephenville, Texas, 2013)

Presented "Analysis of Atomic Emission Spectra: a refined way to understand the photon concept" at the Texas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol (Austin, Texas, 2013)

Presented "Understanding and Manipulating Photons" at the Texas STEM Conference (Lamar University, 2013)

2012:

Submitted a research award proposal to Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honor Society to conduct research in the coming year in the fields of optics and astronomy: Solar and stellar measurements using accurate spectroscopic techniques

Began STAIRSTEP program through the physics department at Lamar University under faculty adviser Dr. Cristian Bahrim, in the Fall semester 

2011:

Undergraduate thesis research through the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program

Lunar Colony Architecture Feasibility

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jim L. Jordan, Chair, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Lamar University

Presented at the 12th Annual McNair Scholar Symposium (Lamar University, 2011)