August 6, 2019
CAMBRIDGE—On Friday, August 9, students from Banneker Institute's 2019 program (B5) presented their research in attendance of fellow students, affiliated programs, and the Center for Astrophysics community.
Where to watch
Phillips Auditorium
Friday, August 9 |
Watch onlineA link will be posted to view the event recording on Youtube. |
Program schedule
| Time | Subject |
|---|---|
| 10:45 AM | Continental breakfast |
| 10:50 AM | Opening remarks — John Johnson |
| 11:00 AM | A Warm Jupiter in Resonance with a sub-Neptune — Kevin Ortiz Ceballos |
| 11:15 AM | Using EXOFASTv2 for TESS Candidate Vetting — Carissa Avina Beltran |
| 11:30 AM | Asteroid Observations using TESS — Talia Saeid |
| 11:45 AM | Measuring Stellar Rotation with TESS — José Perez Chavez |
| Noon | Lunch |
| 12:45 PM | Over-massive Brown Dwarfs — Dorsa Majidi |
| 1:00 PM | Exploring the Origins of Low-Metal Stars in the Milky-Way’s Stellar Halo — Courtney Carter |
| 1:15 PM | Cold Galactic Rains — Keduse Worku |
| 1:30 PM | Using Machine Learning to Determine Galaxy Cluster Membership — Suchitra Narayanan |