•Constructed Coupled Schrodinger Equation (CSE) model for ultraviolet spectroscopy of sulfur monoxide•Developed a new CSE model of the B-X system of carbon monoxide, with improved accuracy over existing modelshttp://repository.wellesley.edu/thesiscollection/316/

• Assisted in early stages of assembly and component testing for a new high-finesse optical-cavity laser locking system for stabilizing the probe laser of NIST’s Yb optical lattice atomic clocks• Learned optical, electronic, vacuum and machining techniques

Provided supplemental instruction and study advice to introductory-level students of Ancient Greek

•Performed analysis on satellite-based radio data using Python with the aim of determining the most important variables in forecasting solar energetic particle (SEP) events•Showed that four of the nine variables studied are relevant to SEP event occurrence•Presented results of REU at AGU Fall Meeting •Continued as an intern after the completion of the REU to complete a paper published in the Astrophysical JournalAmerican Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA:“Correlating Type II and III Radio Bursts with Solar Energetic Particle Events.”K. Ledbetter, L. M. Winter, R. A. Quinn. Poster SH53A-2147, Dec 13, 2013.http://astro.io/static/ledbetter.pdf

•Assisted with experiments on the low-energy electron radiolysis of ammonia, methanol, and water•Utilized SolidWorks for ultra-high vacuum chamber design•Presented ammonia radiolysis results at ACS National MeetingAmerican Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA:“Ammonia Radiolysis: An Interstellar Source of Nitrogen.”K. Shulenberger, K. Ledbetter, C. Arumainayagam, E. Boehler, P. Swiderek. Apr 8, 2013. http://abstracts.acs.org//chem/245nm/program/view.php?pub_num=1254&par=CHED

•Set up and oversaw experiments in the introductory mechanics laboratory•Aided students in interpreting their results and furthering understanding

•Brainstormed, designed, and developed a Python- and JavaScript-based web application•Submitted the completed app to the Office of Dean of Students for use during First Year Orientation•Worked in a highly independent environmentProduct: http://wellesley-photo-hunt.appspot.com/