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Previous Student Spotlights
Holmbeck wins award at the Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics Conference
Check out Notre Dame Physics’ post about Erika here: https://physics.nd.edu/news/holmbeck-wins-award-at-the-nuclear-physics-in-astrophysics-conference-npa-ix/
Congratulations Dr. Andrew Bechter!
Physics doctoral student receives NASA grant to study galaxy evolution
Check out Notre Dame College of Science’s post about our very own Michelle Berg here: https://science.nd.edu/news/physics-doctoral-student-receives-nasa-grant-to-study-galaxy-evolution/
Student Spotlight – James Kelly
In high school, I scoffed at the idea of putting more effort into my humanities classes because I thought a smart person like me should pursue only the hardest subjects, and surely those were not them! In college, still interested in science but only pretending to have my priorities straight in a new world of …
Student Spotlight – Gary Uppal
Gary Uppal is a fourth year working with Dervis Vural. Gary’s research mainly involves population dynamics and understanding how cooperation might evolve in biological systems. The evolution of cooperation is still an active area of research, since social systems are always susceptible to exploitation by cheaters. In particular, he has been studying the effects of …
Student Spotlight – Michael Planar
Michael is a seventh year graduate student working for Professor Colin Jessop. He spent a few years measuring the properties of the Higgs boson through its decay into two photons as measured by the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) at the Large Hadron Collider. He also spent a few years working on the Electromagnetic Calorimeter for …
Student Spotlight – Nirupama Sensharma
Nominations for next month’s student spotlight can be made here. Nirupama is a third year working with Umesh Garg in the Experimental Nuclear Physics division. She uses gamma spectroscopy to study the exotic phenomena exhibited by triaxial nuclei. She is currently investigating the rare process of wobbling in triaxial nuclei in A~130 region as well …
Student Spotlight – Jason Wiggins
Jason is a seventh year working with Peter Garnavich. His research strives to better understand the characteristics of isolated galaxies in underdense regions of the universe and how they compare to galaxies in higher density regions. He previously worked at American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. Jason is a self-proclaimed “science fiction enthusiast,” so much so that he sometimes trips over all his books. Upon graduating from the University of Notre Dame, he is looking forward to continuing his research as a Post-Doc.