Eva Cullen Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Winds in Collision” Working Group | AAS, NASA GSFC• Researched group interests in stellar physics and wind collisions, focusing on Wolf-Rayet stars, under Dr. Michael Corcoran.• Only undergraduate member of 22 research scientists, sharing progress and participating in discussions.

• Researched radiative-hydrodynamic processes in massive stars under Dr. Stanley Owocki.• Developed adiabatic and polytropic wind models for stellar mass loss and pressure scaling.• Collaborated with Dr. Ryosuke Hirai using ”HORMONE” magnetohydrodynamics code in Fortran, Git Bash, and GinsburgHPC to simulate the time evolution of Eta Carinae’s great eruption and WO star mergers.• Analyzed and interpolated 24 million data points over 1000 ks in Mathematica from 8 variables using similarity relations; generated plots to visualize energy distribution in the stellar envelope, core, and near-surface regions.

• Developed vectorized N-body simulation code in Python, modeled gravitational interactions by 4th order Hermite algorithm.• Generated initial conditions for 10,000 stars’ positions & velocities, analyzed speed distributions vs. theoretical predictions.• Incorporated variable time-stepping through recursive leapfrog integration to improve accuracy during close encounters.

• Designed and constructed CHaS payload for Columbia’s LIONESS CubeSat mission, launched by NASA’s ELaNa in 2027.• Optimized imaging systems by balancing space, mass, and power budgets; developed near-infrared telescope with 120° fov.• Proposed design for detector & reflector technologies for LionCub prototype; developed gear train system to maximize space.• Conducted feasibility studies on payload miniaturization; presented recommendations to improve mission efficiency.

• Researched educational policy at DE Higher Education Office; drafted curriculum & support programs for 138,000 students.• Collaborated with Research Triangle Institute and local nonprofits to collect data from over 500 students on postsecondarypreparedness to improve high school-to-college transition.• Conducted statistical analysis on surveys of 200+ students locally & 300+ students nationally to assess postsecondary needs.• Presented research synopsis and findings to audience of 150+ at Delaware School Counselors Association Conference 2023.

• Conducted 300+ hours of research on asteroid 1999 GJ2, capturing high-resolution images using a Celestron C-14 telescope.• Developed Python programs for differential photometry and astrometry, determined GJ2’s magnitude and orbital elements.• Collaborated with Southwestern Research Institute (SwRI) using SWIFT software, predicted 1999 GJ2’s orbit over 50MYr.• Presented findings at SwRI’s conference in July 2022; Submitted data to the Harvard Smithsonian Minor Planet Center.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Physics And Mathematical Probability

Activities and Societies: CSI, CULR, Blueshift Astronomy, Spectra, UMSRelevant coursework: Probability Theory, Complex Analysis, Real.

Dual Enrollment

4.79 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Student Body Executive Treasurer, Math League, Sussex Astronomy Association Founder, National Arts Honor.

Academic Challenge Gifted Program

Calculus I, Calculus II, Calculus III, Discrete Math, and Physics with Calculus I taken for college credit, in person.