Wisconsin REU in
Astrophysics |
Wisconsin's REU students (Summer 2002) visiting the Synchrotron Radiation Center in Stoughton, WI. From left to right, are Chris Moore (Synchrotron Radiation Center), Larry Isenhower (Abilene Christian University), Bob Benjamin (program director), Ben Ziemer (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Travis Laurance (Middle Tennessee State University), Kurt Soto (Ventura College/University of California-Berkeley), Genevieve de Messieres (Swarthmore College), Patricia Mutunga (Bethune-Cookman College), Fana Mulu (Alabama A&M University), and Karen Bland (James Madison University). Missing is Ben Willett (University of Wisconsin-Madison).
Student Research Webpage | Final Talk (title) |
Karen Bland | Angular Distribution of Downgoing Muons in the Amanda Detector |
Genevieve de Messieres | A Model of High Velocity Clouds in the Milky Way Galaxy |
Larry Isenhower | Construction of a Focal Plane Array for CMB Imaging |
Travis Laurance | Multi-Fiber Optical Spectroscopy of Stars Towards W51 |
Fana Mariam Mulu | Cluster Abell 2192: Morphological Descriptions and Luminosity Profiles of Its Galaxies |
Amanda Heffner-Wong | Cosmic Ray Composition using AMANDA and SPASE |
Patricia Mutunga | Identifying and Classifying the Galaxies of Abell 2192 |
Kurt Soto | Rotation Rates and Eclipsing Binaries with Pre-Main Sequence Stars |
Ben Willett | Starburst and Dwarf Irregular Galaxies: Temporal Evolution of Star Forming Regions |
Benjamin Ziemer | Neutrino Oscillations in the Sun |