PAREDS has been providing summer research experiences for undergraduates since 2019. Below are Drew Scholars who participated, along with project titles and advisors.
2025
Brandon Benavente: Measuring Gamma-ray Fluxes in Classical Novae with Evolved Companions w/Dr. Peter Craig
Jacob Conley: A Modular Tabletop Setup for Ultrafast Terahertz Experiments on the Macroscopic to Atomic Scale w/Prof. Tyler Cocker
Kaiden Ellis: Researching the Orbits of Solar System Objects w/Prof. Darryl Seligman
Jacob Evans: Cooling Flows and the Phoenix Galaxy Cluster w/Dr. Ben Wibking and Prof. Brian O'Shea
Tatianna Jefferson: Tracking Starspot Evolution on the 120 Myr Sun-Like Star TOI-451 Through Multi-Band Photometry w/Prof. Adina Feinstein
An Le: Adiabatic Reverse Annealing in the Presence of Noise w/Prof. Chris Baldwin
Brandon Lewis: Electronic Structure Discovery in Carbon Allotropes using First-Principles Quantum Calculations w/Ismail Buliyaminu and Prof. Jose Mendoza
Sidney Mack: A Data Driven Search for White Dwarf Companions to Transiting Brown Dwarf Systems w/Noah Vowell and Prof. Joey Rodriguez
2024
Atticus Chong: Revisiting the Classics- On the Statistics of Dust Formation in Novae w/Dr. Elias Aydi
Jacob Conley: Waveform Sampling with Terahertz Scanning Tunneling Microscopy w/Prof. Tyler Cocker
An Le: Principal Component Analysis to Derive Nuclear Binding Energies w/Dr. Pablo Giuliani
Allison Perez-Bermudez: A 3D Map of the Milky Way's Neutral Hydrogen w/Dr. Peter Craig
Donovan Robinson: Understanding Binary Planetesimals w/Prof. Seth Jacobson
2023
Atticus Chong: The Population of Dust-Forming Novae w/Dr. Elias Aydi
Kayla Williams: Testing the Laser Measuring Device for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment w/Prof. Kendall Mahn
2022
Anita Agasaveeran: Using Multimessenger Data to Learn about CCSNe w/Brandon Barker
Atticus Chong: Statistical Study of Dust Forming Novae w/Dr. Elias Aydi
Ryan Copeland: Giant Planet Instabilities and Imperfect Accretion in a GPU-enhanced N-Body Simulator w/Prof. Seth Jacobson
Miranda Pikus: Searching for Delayed Ejecta-CSM Interaction in Type Ia Supernovae Using Swift UV Observations w/Dr. Chelsea Harris
Nick Schwartz: How Student Connections Impact Physics and Astrophysics Majors at MSU w/Prof. Rachel Henderson
Payton Walton: Optimizing the Target List for the K2 & TESS Synergy w/Prof. Joey Rodriguez
2021
Anita Agasaveeran: Machine Learning for QCD Observables w/Prof. Huey Wen Lin
Atticus Chong: Investigating Dust Formation in Novae by Analyzing 93 Optical and Infrared Lightcurves w/Adam Kawash
Ryan Copeland: Simulating Terrestrial Planet Formation with a Giant Planet Instability w/Prof. Seth Jacobson
Lauren Mcdermott: Multi-wavelength Observations of Low-mass Nuclear Black Holes w/Dr. Ryan Urquhart
Elias Taira: Time Projection Chamber Simulation and Calibration w/Prof. Kendall Mahn
2019
Jennifer Rodriguez: GS 2000+25: The Least Luminous Black Hole X-Ray Binary w/Dr. Ryan Urquhart & Teresa Panurach