Shiri Nchotu

Mentor: Arpita Upadhyaya
Shiri is currently working on a biophysics project over the summer with Prof Upadhyaya.

Rhiannon Paterson

Mentor: Alberto Bolatto / Serena Cronin
Rhiannon is working with Dr. Bolatto and Serena Cronin to map CO distribution throughout galaxies. She is a rising senior at Mercyhurst University majoring in political science and chemistry, and hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in physical chemistry and work in astrochemistry research on nebulae and supernovae.

Emau Argueta

Mentor: Wolfgang Losert / Esteban Wright
Emau is a mathematics and physics major researching the impacts of granular material, in hopes to scale to planetary/asteroidal collisions in space, as well as their energy distribution throughout a diverse difference of masses.

Biruk Nardos

Mentor: Matthew Nixon
Biruk is currently working on an exoplanets atmosphere project over the summer with Dr Matthew Nixon.

Anshuraj Sedai

Mentor: Tad Komacek
Anshuraj a rising junior at Caldwell University. He is doing a double major in Computer Science and Mathematics. He aspires to become a computational astrophysicist. He is interested in observational astronomy, exoplanets, galactic evolution and sci-comm.

Kyree Standifer

Mentor: Jordan Goodman
Kyree is currently working on a particle astrophysics project over the summer with Prof Goodman.

Cristofer Varela

Mentor: Hayley Beltz
Cris is currently working on modeling time-variability in Ultra-Hot Jupiter Atmospheres. When he is not simulating atmospheres, he’s either boxing, skating or gaming with his friends.