Practical tips for setting up a research project, or “Things I wish I had known when I started my PhD”: Part 1
There are lots of tricks to help keep a research project organised – this post may save you from learning them the hard way! Part 1 of 2.
Signal-Dependent Interpixel Capacitance in HgCdTe Detector Arrays for NEOCam
This month’s undergraduate research post features a student who developed a procedure to help reduce image blurriness in specialized infrared detectors designed to find near-Earth asteroids. Read on to find out more!
UR #19: Outburst from an X-ray Binary
This month’s undergraduate research post features a student who examined V404 Cygni, an X-ray binary that underwent a period of outburst. Read on to find out more!
UR #18: Gamma-rays From Fermi Bubbles
This month’s undergraduate research post features a student who modeled high-energy gamma-ray emission from the Fermi Bubbles at the center of the Milky Way. Read on to find out more!
UR #17: Finding Transiting Planets With LSST
This month’s undergraduate research post features a student who looked at how well LSST will be able to detect transiting exoplanets. Read on to find out what she learned!
UR #16: Star Cluster Evolution
This month’s undergraduate research post features a student who created N-body simulations of star clusters. Read on to find out what she learned about the clusters’ evolution!