Analyzing Nulling Pulsars Using Gaussian Mixture Models

Travis Fichtenbauer, “Analyzing Nulling Pulsars Using Gaussian Mixture Models” Mentors: Joseph Swiggum & David Kaplan, Physics Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars that emit radiation from their magnetic poles. A small portion of the pulsar population is known to occasionally…… Read More

Engineering of a Polyprotein Construct to Test its Binding Activity

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Sanjna Girdhar, “Engineering of a Polyprotein Construct to Test its Binding Activity” Mentors: Ionel Popa & Annie Eis, Physics Protein A, a surface protein, found in the cell wall of bacteria Staphylococcus aureus is encoded by the spa gene. Its…… Read More

Feasibility of Superconducting Active Radiation Shielding During Extended Space Travel

Alisa Preiksaitis, “Feasibility of Superconducting Active Radiation Shielding During Extended Space Travel” Mentor: Prasenjit Guptasarma, Physics Radiation exposure remains one of the most challenging problems facing long-term, deep-space, human exploration missions. The hazards associated with long-term exposure to Galactic Cosmic…… Read More

Geodetic Precession and Pulse Profile Changes Over Time of Pulsar B1913+16

Sparrow Roch, “Geodetic Precession and Pulse Profile Changes Over Time of Pulsar B1913+16” Mentors: Joseph Swiggum & David Kaplan, Physics Pulsars are dense and quickly rotating neutron stars that emit radiation from their magnetic poles. A pulsar’s magnetic axis is…… Read More

Making of Tissue-Mimicking Gelatin for Aiding in Thermoacoustic Emission Analysis from Particle Beam

Diego Dominguez-Ramirez, “Making of Tissue-Mimicking Gelatin for Aiding in Thermoacoustic Emission Analysis from Particle Beam” Mentor: Sarah Patch, Physics Particle therapy is used in special facilities around the world to treat cancer. This method employs accelerated charged particles to deliver…… Read More

Markov-Chain Monte Carlo Fitting of X-ray Light Curves of Active Galactic Nuclei

Miki Kurihara, “Markov-Chain Monte Carlo Fitting of X-ray Light Curves of Active Galactic Nuclei” Mentors: Sarah Vigeland & Tingting Liu, Physics Some galaxies in the Universe have a very bright region called Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) at the center. While…… Read More

Mechanical Stabilization of Proteins Due to Ligand Binding Using Magnetic Tweezers

Benjamin Delebreau, “Mechanical Stabilization of Proteins Due to Ligand Binding Using Magnetic Tweezers” Mentors: Ionel Popa & Narayan Dahal, Physics The mechanical unfolding of proteins is commonly measured using single molecule force spectroscopy techniques. Here, we use magnetic tweezers and…… Read More

Pre-Amplifier Characterization and K-Wave Simulations

Chinh Nguyen, “Pre-Amplifier Characterization and K-Wave Simulations” Mentor: Sarah Patch, Physics In cancer treatment, most patients will go through a “CatScan” before undergoing proton therapy. In the days between the “CatScan” and proton therapy, patients’ organs may move several centimeters……. Read More

Radio Bright Supernovae Observed by Australian SKA Pathfinder

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Bob Aloisi, “Radio Bright Supernovae Observed by Australian SKA Pathfinder” Mentor: David Kaplan, Physics Transient radio flux density from supernovae are caused by synchrotron radiation related to supernova shock waves interacting with circumstellar material. These observations can constrain physical supernova…… Read More

Shape Programming of Protein Hydrogels Using Metal Cations

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Marina Slawinski & Daniel Collison, “Shape Programming of Protein Hydrogels Using Metal Cations” Mentors: Ionel Popa & Luai Khoury, Physics The ability to program a temporary shape in biomaterials that can revert to their original shape in response to a…… Read More

STARS@UWM: The Search for Pulsars

Travis Fichtenbauer, Sparrow Roch, Claire Bolda, Natalie Meyers & Herbert De Leon, “STARS@UWM: The Search for Pulsars” Mentors: David Kaplan, Sarah Vigeland & Joseph Swiggum, Physics Pulsars are a type of evolved star that are extremely dense and rotate with…… Read More