July 30, 2018February 13, 2019 by Matt Collinge

2018 Student Research Symposium

MDSGC held its 2018 Student Research Symposium on Saturday, July 28th, at the Mt. Washington Conference Center in Baltimore, MD. The overall schedule was:

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

Registration and poster setup. (Continental breakfast provided.) Presenters should plan to arrive no later than 7:30 a.m.

8:00 – 9:45 a.m.

Talk session 1.

9:45 – 10:00 a.m.

Group photos.

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Poster session. (Coffee and snacks provided.)

11:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Talk session 2.

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Luncheon and discussion.

Click here for directions to the Mt. Washington Conference Center.

Click here for presentation guidelines (PDF).

The full program follows, including links to presentation files (in PDF) where available. This page will be updated as final presentation versions are submitted.

Talk Session 1

8:00 a.m.

Introductory Remarks — Matt Collinge

8:05 a.m.

Studying the CGM through Quasar Absorption (PDF) — Elizabeth Fletcher and Elizabeth Apala

8:15 a.m.

A Pipeline for the Minor Planet Center (PDF) and Reconstruction of Main Belt Asteroids in the Visible Spectrum (PDF) — Saneyda Hernandez and Sergio Lainez Jr.

8:25 a.m.

Redeveloping a Photogrammetry System to Measure Strain in Balloon Film (PDF) — Katherine Taylor

8:35 a.m.

The Use of Drones to Enhance Safety on a University Campus (PDF) — George Gillem

8:45 a.m.

Design of a Quadcopter for Payload Delivery Packages (PDF) — Adam Haj

8:55 a.m.

Project Aether: The Advanced Spectroscopy Payload (PDF) — Marissa Jagarnath

9:05 a.m.

Rocket Payload Software (PDF) — Sam Lawson

9:15 a.m.

The Origin of Salt in our Oceans (PDF) — Mike Schwab

9:25 a.m.

Experiential Learning in Automation and Robotics (PDF) — Juliette Abbonizio and Charné Folks

Poster Session

Dusty Plasma Lab: SPARK Circuit and Frequency Testing (PDF) — Marcus Bailey

Biobot (PDF) — Erik Bryson

Engineering Outreach through Summer Programs (PDF) — Crista Campbell

Why is the Sky Dark at Night? Olbers’ Paradox and its Resolutions (PDF) — Kayleigh Gallagher

Solar-System Bodies as Tests of New Physics (PDF) — Amelia Genus

CACTUS-1: Coordinated Applied Capitol Technology University Satellite (PDF) — George Giakoumakis

Black Hole Firewalls and the Information Paradox (PDF) — Carson Goettlicher

Exotic Spacetime Topology as an Alternative to Dark Matter and Energy (PDF) — Greg Kuri

Far-Red Light Photoacclimation (FaRLiP) at the Dry Limit of Life (PDF) — Bayleigh Murray

Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor — Andre Nottingham II

The Metallicity Gradient of the Ultra-faint Dwarf Galaxy Population — Karl Osterbauer

Classroom Simulation of Gravitational Waves from Orbiting Binaries (PDF) — Jon Perry

Spacecraft Flight Deck Simulator: Neutral Buoyancy Docking Simulation (PDF) — Corey Vernon

Station Observation & Locating Optimizer (PDF) — Ahmed Woodson

Talk Session 2

11:00 a.m.

Welcome Back — Matt Collinge

11:05 a.m.

Space Technology Internship at the USNA STEM Center (PDF) — Noelle Ray and Emma Houck

11:20 a.m.

Much Dark, Very Dust (PDF) — Jessica Gillcrist and Maegan Jennings

11:30 a.m.

Chemical and Orbital Clues Behind the History of Globular Clusters (PDF) — Turner Woody

11:40 a.m.

Evolution of Bars in Galaxies (PDF) — Katherine Xiang

11:50 a.m.

Cygnus X-1 and Blackhole Firewalls and the Information Paradox (PDF) — Bailey Conrad and Carson Goettlicher

12:00 p.m.

X-Ray Spectral Analysis of Supernova Remnant G292.0+1.8 (PDF) — Twig Ay and Jon Cartelli

12:10 p.m.

Emissions Characteristics Study of Conventional and Alternative Aviation Fuels (PDF) — Cameron Underwood and Chris Taylor

12:20 p.m.

Air Quality (PDF) — T.J. Krauel

12:30 p.m.

Addressing Respiratory Issues Through Sound Compression (PDF) — Michael Laury

12:40 p.m.

Utilizing the MADe Modeling Tool (PDF) — Youngjo Lim and Tony Odita