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The future of space research? These two grad students.

Posted by Ed on August 23, 2023

Decorative image of the solar system.

Second-year Ph.D. student Ian Marrs and third-year Ph.D. student Lucas McClure received Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) awards, which provide funding for research projects designed and performed by graduate students. The projects must contribute to NASA’s science, technology and exploration goals.

Read the full story at The NAU Review.

Filed Under: Astronomy and Planetary Science

Asteroids, comets and meteors — oh my!​​​

Posted by Author on Source on June 27, 2023

Article author, Alicia Allen, in front of her poster.

The ACM Conference is held every three years, and doing the math on that, the last iteration was—yep, you guessed it—canceled due to it being the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, this year created a lot of excitement for those in the ACM community who had not attended this conference for six years and of course for those like me who would be able to attend,… Read more

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NAU’s Ice Lab mixes up exotic ices from Titan

Posted by Author on Source on June 19, 2023

Jennifer Hanley (standing) and Cece Thieberger examine results on the computer screen, next to the ice-making machine

KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports on NAU’s Astronomy & Planetary Science Ice Lab.

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A role model in astronomy for students of color

Posted by Author on Source on May 17, 2023

Photo of Malik Bossett

From preschool to 8th grade, Malik Bossett attended an African-centered school in Oakland, California, where he was surrounded by people that looked like him. Then, he transferred to a predominately white high school where he was the only Black male in his graduating class.

Read the full story by Carly Banks at The NAU Review.

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Astronomers, computer scientists preparing to track rare asteroid behavior

Posted by Ed on May 11, 2023

Professor David Trilling, grad-student Maria Chernyavskaya, and undergrad Gavin Moriarty looking over parts of a PANOPTES telscope.

Advancing science goes hand in hand with educating scientists of the future and engaging the public. David Trilling and Mike Gowanlock have hosted two astroinformatics bootcamps introducing students from diverse backgrounds to the data science behind astronomy, including writing and testing algorithms to measure the properties of asteroids. Now they’re building small robotic telescopes that will enable students at NAU,… Read more

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Learning from the terrestrial geology with extraterrestrial secrets

Posted by Ed on May 9, 2023

AST 184L Class on the trail at the Grand Canyon

Where can you study extraterrestrial geology without leaving the planet? Northern Arizona, of course. The geology of this region, from Grand Canyon to Meteor Crater, offer unique educational experiences for students of astronomy and planetary science and may help researcher unlock clues into one of the most elusive questions—is there life on other planets? NAU’s Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science offers a lab course, taught by… Read more

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