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Advisor: Simon Birrer- Analyze Hubble Space Telescope (HST) data of seven doubly imaged quasars using time-delay cosmography to refine estimates of the Hubble constant with limited use of ΛCBM parameters- Process HST data using the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) DrizzlePack, Astropy, and Source Extractor for tasks such as image alignment, cosmic ray removal, and Point Spread Function development- Feed the reduced data into Lenstronomy, a Python-based gravitational lensing… Show more Advisor: Simon Birrer- Analyze Hubble Space Telescope (HST) data of seven doubly imaged quasars using time-delay cosmography to refine estimates of the Hubble constant with limited use of ΛCBM parameters- Process HST data using the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) DrizzlePack, Astropy, and Source Extractor for tasks such as image alignment, cosmic ray removal, and Point Spread Function development- Feed the reduced data into Lenstronomy, a Python-based gravitational lensing analyzation library, to reconstruct lens mass distributions and source light profiles, estimate photon time-delays, and derive new inferences of the Hubble constant Show less

Stony Brook University, New York, United States

Advisor: Michael Zingale- Utilize the AMReX-Castro hydrodynamics code to simulate double detonation SNe Ia models, with the overall goal to assess the likelihood and characteristics of a double detonation based upon factors such as white dwarf (WD) chemical composition, core and accretion layer masses, initial He explosion parameters, and simulation spatial resolution- Responsibilities include generating models and analyzing simulations using C++/Python via the National Energy Research… Show more Advisor: Michael Zingale- Utilize the AMReX-Castro hydrodynamics code to simulate double detonation SNe Ia models, with the overall goal to assess the likelihood and characteristics of a double detonation based upon factors such as white dwarf (WD) chemical composition, core and accretion layer masses, initial He explosion parameters, and simulation spatial resolution- Responsibilities include generating models and analyzing simulations using C++/Python via the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) and Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) supercomputing clusters, code debugging, and weekly research group meetings - Created a problem using C++ and the AMReX-Astro framework that studies the accuracy of various shock detection methods in the context of double detonation SNe Ia by simulating a lateral flame in the accreted He layer on the WD Show less

Stony Brook University, New York, United States

Advisor: Thomas Weinacht- Tested the integration of Field Programable Gate Arrays into laser experiments using the Xilinx Basys3 and Verilog: (1) Programmed oscilloscope modules and probed their accuracy using analog waves/pulses (2) Programmed arbitrary waveform generators to produce desired waveforms for experiments (3) Designed an FPGA-based vacuum chamber monitor- Designed and constructed a high-performance vacuum lining tailored for conducting laser experiments in vacuo

- Recognized for commitment to advancing space-related research, undergraduates are awarded funds to facilitate proposals during the semester