{"id":6414,"date":"2025-01-23T14:29:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T21:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/astronomy-and-planetary-science\/?page_id=6414"},"modified":"2025-01-23T14:35:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T21:35:34","slug":"accomplishments-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/accomplishments-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Accomplishments 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>December 2024<\/h3>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Former DAPS postdoc Maggie McAdam has a new paper out_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-1-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-1-panel\">\n            Former DAPS postdoc Maggie McAdam has a new paper out\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-1-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-1-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/PSJ\/ad888d\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Detection of Hydration on Nominally Anhydrous S-complex Main Belt Asteroids<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DAPS co-authors include faculty <strong>Cristina Thomas<\/strong> and <strong>Josh Emery<\/strong>, and current postdoc <strong>Lauren McGraw<\/strong>.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Recent PhD graduate Oriel Humes has a new pape_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-2-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-2-panel\">\n            Recent PhD graduate Oriel Humes has a new pape\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-2-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-2-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2412.04123\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Insights on the Rotational State and Shape of Asteroid (203) Pompeja from TESS Photometry<\/a><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Our department had a substantial footprint at the recent AGU (American Geophysical Union) meeting._0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-3-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-3-panel\">\n            Our department had a substantial footprint at the recent AGU (American Geophysical Union) meeting.\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-3-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-3-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>Congratulations to the following presenters and my apologies if I missed anyone:<\/p>\n<p>Faculty:<br>\nChristopher Edwards, Chris Haberle, Josh Emery, Cristina Thomas, Haley Sapers<\/p>\n<p>Postdocs:<br>\nBen McKeeby, Cheng Ye<\/p>\n<p>Graduate students:<br>\nDede Chapline, Natalie Jones, Laura Lee, Ian Marrs<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also a Logan Tegler on the list \u2014 Steve\u2019s younger daughter!<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Congratulations to our fall, 2024, graduates!_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-4-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-4-panel\">\n            Congratulations to our fall, 2024, graduates!\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-4-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-4-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>We are very proud of each one of you.<\/p>\n<p>PhD:<br>\nSchuyler Borges (advisors: Josh Emery, Lillian Ostrach) Anna Engle (Steve Tegler, Jennifer Hanley) Andy Lopez-Oquendo (David Trilling) James Windsor (Ty Robinson)<\/p>\n<p>MS:<br>\nHelen Eifert<\/p>\n<p>BS:<br>\nHayden Green<br>\nRyan Milligan<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>November 2024<\/h3>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Christopher Edwards and former NAU Graduate Student (and NAU Postdoc, now at NASA\u2019s GFSC\/Dartmouth College) Ari Koeppel completed a passage through the Northwest Passage_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-5-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-5-panel\">\n            Christopher Edwards and former NAU Graduate Student (and NAU Postdoc, now at NASA\u2019s GFSC\/Dartmouth College) Ari Koeppel completed a passage through the Northwest Passage\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-5-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-5-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6382\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6382\" style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Edwards-NWP-2024-1-960x384.jpeg\" alt=\"Christopher Edwards and Ari Koeppel flying their drone.\" width=\"960\" height=\"384\" class=\"size-tall-banner-image wp-image-6382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Edwards-NWP-2024-1-960x384.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Edwards-NWP-2024-1-465x186.jpeg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christopher Edwards and Ari Koeppel flying their drone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6381\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6381\" style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Edwards-NWP-2024-3-960x384.jpeg\" alt=\"Christopher Edwards and Ari Koeppel flying their drone.\" width=\"960\" height=\"384\" class=\"size-tall-banner-image wp-image-6381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Edwards-NWP-2024-3-960x384.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Edwards-NWP-2024-3-465x186.jpeg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christopher Edwards and Ari Koeppel flying their drone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6380\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6380\" style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Edwards-NWP-2024-2-960x384.jpeg\" alt=\"Out on the ice.\" width=\"960\" height=\"384\" class=\"size-tall-banner-image wp-image-6380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Edwards-NWP-2024-2-960x384.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Edwards-NWP-2024-2-465x186.jpeg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Out on the ice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"There is a new book out about NASA\u2019s DART mission and our Cristina Thomas is featured_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-6-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-6-panel\">\n            There is a new book out about NASA\u2019s DART mission and our Cristina Thomas is featured\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-6-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-6-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/4rlaFFM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to Kill an Asteroid: The Real Science of Planetary Defense<\/a><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"David Trilling had a proposal selected by NASA\u2019s YORPD program_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-7-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-7-panel\">\n            David Trilling had a proposal selected by NASA\u2019s YORPD program\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-7-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-7-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><em>A rapid-response program to characterize Near Earth Objects with LCO\u2019s MuSCAT instruments.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is a three year program ($556K) that will support PhD student Remi Cantelas, and we\u2019ll use Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) telescopes in Hawai`i and Australia.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Haley Sapers visited UBC [University of British Columbia, in Vancouver] Oct 29 \u2013 Nov 1_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-8-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-8-panel\">\n            Haley Sapers visited UBC [University of British Columbia, in Vancouver] Oct 29 \u2013 Nov 1\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-8-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-8-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>where she met with students and faculty in the Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmosphere Science<br>\n(EOAS) and the department of Department of Microbiology and Immunology. She was invited to give a special seminar as well as the weekly EOAS colloquium.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Undergraduate student Hunter Brooks is on another new paper_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-9-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-9-panel\">\n            Undergraduate student Hunter Brooks is on another new paper\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-9-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-9-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2411.01378\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Cold Subdwarf Discoveries from Backyard Worlds and a Metallicity Classification System for T Subdwarfs<\/a><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Audrey Smith (from our astronomy club), gave a \u201csky tour\u201d and operated telescopes_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-10-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-10-panel\">\n            Audrey Smith (from our astronomy club), gave a \u201csky tour\u201d and operated telescopes\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-10-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-10-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>at the monthly Walker Observatory star party at De Miguel Elementar school.<br>\n<strong>Mary Lara<\/strong> is the director of the observatory, and <strong>Ed Anderson<\/strong> is their technical support.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"PhD alum Colin Chandler, current postdoc Will Oldroyd, and faculty Chad Trujillo are on a new paper_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-11-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-11-panel\">\n            PhD alum Colin Chandler, current postdoc Will Oldroyd, and faculty Chad Trujillo are on a new paper\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-11-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-11-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2411.07435\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Volatile Composition and Activity Evolution of Main-Belt Comet 358P\/PANSTARRS<\/a><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Mark Salvatore shared this cool video_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-12-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-12-panel\">\n            Mark Salvatore shared this cool video\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-12-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-12-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VZR748MXpMQ?si=DUg9ZL0fUtwetRj9\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meteor Crater \u2013 The World\u2019s Best Preserved Asteroid Impact Crater <\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is from when the NAU film crew came out with us to Meteor Crater when we were doing some of the surveying work for the Barringer family. This highlights some of the recent drone work that we\u2019re doing at Meteor Crater, and demonstrates the sort of collaborations that MC has been so generous in helping us to establish.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Mark, postdoc <strong>Ben McKeeby<\/strong>, and undergrad student <strong>Hayden Green<\/strong>!<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Mark Salvatore heads to Antarctica for two months_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-13-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-13-panel\">\n            Mark Salvatore heads to Antarctica for two months\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-13-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-13-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>for a set of field experiments associated with the NSF Long-Term Ecological Research McMurdo program he is a co-investigator on. Mark will be carrying out in situ and remote sensing experiments related to ecology and geology in the Antarctic Dry Valleys. <\/p>\n<p>Mark \u2014 have a great trip! We\u2019ll miss you!<br>\nSee you in January.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Christopher Edwards\u2019 Planetary Field Analogs class traveled to Upheaval Dome in Canyonlands Utah_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-14-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-14-panel\">\n            Christopher Edwards\u2019 Planetary Field Analogs class traveled to Upheaval Dome in Canyonlands Utah\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-14-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-14-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p> in an attempt to figure out if it was an impact crater or not.<\/p>\n<p>(Spoiler, it almost certainly is contrary to the posted national park sign ambiguity!).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6393\" style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Edwards-PlanetaryAnalogs-Nov2024-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"Planetary Analogs class in Utah.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-landscape-image-lg wp-image-6393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Edwards-PlanetaryAnalogs-Nov2024-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Edwards-PlanetaryAnalogs-Nov2024-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Edwards-PlanetaryAnalogs-Nov2024-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Edwards-PlanetaryAnalogs-Nov2024-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Edwards-PlanetaryAnalogs-Nov2024-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Edwards-PlanetaryAnalogs-Nov2024-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Edwards-PlanetaryAnalogs-Nov2024-464x348.jpeg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Edwards-PlanetaryAnalogs-Nov2024-232x174.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Edwards-PlanetaryAnalogs-Nov2024-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planetary Analogs class in Utah.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"First year PhD student Tyler Cox\u2019s new paper is part 2 in a sequence, the first of which was published earlier this year_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-15-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-15-panel\">\n            First year PhD student Tyler Cox\u2019s new paper is part 2 in a sequence, the first of which was published earlier this year\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-15-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-15-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2411.13759\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photothermal Spectroscopy for Planetary Sciences: A Characterization of Planetary Materials in the Mid-IR<\/a><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"The paper that Jessica Walsh was working on before her tragic accident was just published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters\n\nNumeric ring-reconstructions based on massifs favor a non-oblique south pole-Aitken-forming impact event\n_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-16-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-16-panel\">\n            The paper that Jessica Walsh was working on before her tragic accident was just published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters\n\nNumeric ring-reconstructions based on massifs favor a non-oblique south pole-Aitken-forming impact event\n\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-16-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-16-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body><p>Christopher Edwards notes that \u201cthis work, related to the formation of the South Pole Aiken Basin on the Moon, was what Jessica had presented on several occasions at conferences and in the department. She was working diligently to get this published the summer she passed away. In the accident, a  significant portion of the manuscript materials, including text, figures, and data she had worked so hard on, were unrecoverable from her laptop. After combing through files on my lab servers, shared Google drives, and other sources, Dr. Hannes Bernhardt, a good collaborator of hers, led the effort to finalize the analysis and write up the paper. Many thanks are owed to him and the other co-authors for working through this and turning it into something I think Jessica would be proud of. This is, of course, only a small recognition of the impact Jessica would have made on the field throughout her career. Nevertheless, I\u2019m happy to say this work is published in her memory.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll also note that former postdoc Aurelien Stcherbinine had a paper published in Icarus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0019103524003956?via%3Dihub\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">On the impact of the vertical structure of Martian water ice clouds on nadir atmospheric retrievals from simultaneous EMM\/EXI and TGO\/ACS-MIR observations<\/a>, related to Mars clouds, and he perhaps summed it up best in the acknowledgment section of his article:<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-block-quote -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-block-quote shortcode-block-quote--center\">\n    <div class=\"shortcode-block-quote__inner-container\">\n        <span>This article is dedicated to the memory of Jessica Walsh.  For the love of Mars and clouds.<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>October 2024<\/h3>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"The astronomy club visited the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) and Sub-millimeter Telescope (SMT) on Mt Graham in southern Arizona._0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-17-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-17-panel\">\n            The astronomy club visited the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) and Sub-millimeter Telescope (SMT) on Mt Graham in southern Arizona.\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-17-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-17-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>Club president, Audrey Smith reports, \u201cThe trip went really well. We had to read a sign a promise to not harm the red squirrels but we only got to seen them while driving. We were able to tour the SMT as well. When there they were observing so we got to see how things ran as well as a tour of the instruments. The LBT facility was amazing and huge. We actually saw in on top of the mountain while driving to Safford. The entire tour was amazing. They moved both the telescope and dome for us. We were all amazed by how massive everything was. We were also shocked to see Kitt Peak and Mount Lemmon from the kitchen. It was a fun trip. No one got sick going up or down the mountain which was a good thing. Joe and Joannah also offered to help us tour Kitt Peak and the MMT.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joe here is Joe Shields, director of the LBT, who was our colloquium speaker earlier this month \u2014 which allowed us to make the connection for this visit. 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VII. The Strengths of Three Superfast Rotating Main-belt Asteroids from a Preliminary Search of DEEP Data<\/a><\/p>\n<p>and the author list includes former PhD students <strong>Will Oldroyd<\/strong> (presently an NAU postdoc) and <strong>Colin Chandler<\/strong>, former NAU postdocs <strong>Andrew McNeill<\/strong>, <strong>Cesar Fuentes<\/strong>, and <strong>Michael Mommert<\/strong>, and faculty <strong>David Trilling<\/strong> and <strong>Chad Trujillo<\/strong>.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"September 19 was the first appearance of the new \u201cAstrojacks\u201d_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-35-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-35-panel\">\n            September 19 was the first appearance of the new \u201cAstrojacks\u201d\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-35-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-35-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>Alternate branding for NAU\u2019s athletic department, and our astronomy club was on hand with some telescopes and their usual blend of competence and good cheer! Thank you Audrey Smith, Gary Rosip, and club co-advisor Matt Lydy for sharing the excitement of astronomy with the attendees of that soccer game.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/astrojacks1-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-square-image-large wp-image-6343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/astrojacks1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/astrojacks1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/astrojacks1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/astrojacks2-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-square-image-large wp-image-6344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/astrojacks2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/astrojacks2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/astrojacks2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>August 2024<\/h3>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Mike Gowanlock (affiliate APS faculty), David Trilling, Andrew McNeill (former NAU postdoc), Daniel Kramer (former NAU undergrad and MS student), and Maria Chernyavskaya have a new paper out_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-36-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-36-panel\">\n            Mike Gowanlock (affiliate APS faculty), David Trilling, Andrew McNeill (former NAU postdoc), Daniel Kramer (former NAU undergrad and MS student), and Maria Chernyavskaya have a new paper out\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-36-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-36-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2408.04096\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Asteroid Period Solutions from Combined Dense and Sparse Photometry<\/a><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Congratulations to Chris Haberle for organizing and hosting the first-ever OSIRIS-APEx Science Team Meeting_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-37-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-37-panel\">\n            Congratulations to Chris Haberle for organizing and hosting the first-ever OSIRIS-APEx Science Team Meeting\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-37-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-37-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>OSIRIS-APEx, a NASA mission to asteroid Apophis.  The science team meeting was held NAU.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations also to the NAU presenters, and to those who attended the meeting to meet and interact with science team members from all over the world.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Allie Rutledge, Candice De Anda, and Ian Marrs recently completed SSW-funded fieldwork in Arctic Sweden._0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-38-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-38-panel\">\n            Allie Rutledge, Candice De Anda, and Ian Marrs recently completed SSW-funded fieldwork in Arctic Sweden.\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-38-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-38-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>Along with Co-I <strong>Mark Salvatore<\/strong> and external Co-Is, they are investigating cold-based glacial alteration in Mars-like terrain. They had an amazing field season working out of Tarfala Research Station (University of Stockholm), even if the weather didn\u2019t always cooperate.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Rutledge-Sweden-01-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-square-image-large wp-image-6331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Rutledge-Sweden-01-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Rutledge-Sweden-01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Rutledge-Sweden-01-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Rutledge-Sweden-02-600x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-square-image-large wp-image-6332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Rutledge-Sweden-02-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Rutledge-Sweden-02-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/Rutledge-Sweden-02-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Senior undergrad Hunter Brooks is a Co-author on a new paper which was picked up by the New York Times and CNN!_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-39-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-39-panel\">\n            Senior undergrad Hunter Brooks is a Co-author on a new paper which was picked up by the New York Times and CNN!\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-39-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-39-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ui.adsabs.harvard.edu\/abs\/2024ApJ...971L..25B\/abstract\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Discovery of a Hypervelocity L Subdwarf at the Star\/Brown Dwarf Mass Limit <\/a><\/p>\n<p>New York Times:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/21\/science\/speeding-star-escape-galaxy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ek4.5KGg.u8I6GZdf_9j0&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=c-cb\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A \u2018Speedy Little Star\u2019 May Be on Course to Escape Our Galaxy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CNN:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/21\/science\/hypervelocity-star-escape-milky-way\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">An unusual object is moving so fast it could escape the Milky Way. Scientists aren\u2019t certain what it is <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, Hunter!<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Jasmine Garani and Lucas McClure sent this terrific picture of them with our astronomy boot camp students, from the week before the semester began!_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-40-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-40-panel\">\n            Jasmine Garani and Lucas McClure sent this terrific picture of them with our astronomy boot camp students, from the week before the semester began!\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-40-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-40-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/AstroBootCamp2024-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-landscape-image-lg wp-image-6338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/AstroBootCamp2024-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/AstroBootCamp2024-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/AstroBootCamp2024-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/AstroBootCamp2024-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>July 2024<\/h3>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"The Hubble Space Telescope selections for Cycle 32 were announced last week, and David Trilling\u2019s program to look for activity among Centaurs was selected as a 62-orbit snapshot program_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-41-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-41-panel\">\n            The Hubble Space Telescope selections for Cycle 32 were announced last week, and David Trilling\u2019s program to look for activity among Centaurs was selected as a 62-orbit snapshot program\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-41-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-41-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>Here\u2019s the co-investigator list: <strong>Colin Chandler<\/strong> (former NAU PhD student), <strong>Will Grundy<\/strong> (Lowell and NAU adjunct faculty), <strong>Teddy Kareta<\/strong> (Lowell), <strong>Ana Morgan<\/strong> (current NAU PhD student), <strong>Will Oldroyd<\/strong> (former NAU PhD student and current NAU postdoc), and <strong>Steve Tegler<\/strong> (NAU faculty). Keeping it local!<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Anna Engle, whose dissertation defense is coming soon has a postdoc position lined up_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-42-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-42-panel\">\n            Anna Engle, whose dissertation defense is coming soon has a postdoc position lined up\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-42-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-42-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>at the University of North Carolina Charlotte starting in the fall! She will be working on a project trying to get <em>Orange Hydrogen from Catalytic Low Temperature Serpentinization<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s looking forward to working in a new \u2018low temperature\u2019 range (~375 K as opposed to 95 K)!<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Allie Rutledge and incoming PhD student Candace De Anda presented research on Icelandic eskers as Mars analogs_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-43-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-43-panel\">\n            Allie Rutledge and incoming PhD student Candace De Anda presented research on Icelandic eskers as Mars analogs\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-43-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-43-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>at the <strong>8th International Conference on Mars Science and Exploration<\/strong> in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. <\/p>\n<p>She also gave a public talk to the community one evening.<br>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5517\" style=\"width: 464px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/AllieRutledge-YukonTalk24-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" class=\"size-landscape-image wp-image-5517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/AllieRutledge-YukonTalk24-464x348.jpg 464w, 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Observatory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-45-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-45-panel\">\n            Kennedy Farrell recently attended the Physics of Extreme Massive Stars (POEMS) conference at the National Observatory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-45-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-45-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>She presented computer-modeled spectra for a Wolf-Rayet star, BAT99-3, and discussed the implications of stellar characteristics on the evolution of massive stars. <\/p>\n<p>While in Rio, she met several monkeys and ate a lot of acai!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5519\" style=\"width: 464px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/KennedyFarrell-NationalObservatoryBrazil-2024-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" class=\"size-landscape-image wp-image-5519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/KennedyFarrell-NationalObservatoryBrazil-2024-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/KennedyFarrell-NationalObservatoryBrazil-2024-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/KennedyFarrell-NationalObservatoryBrazil-2024-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kennedy in front of the National Observatory, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"On July 1st Haley Sapers [incoming faculty member] led an international field team in the High Canadian Arctic to Expedition Fjord, Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-46-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-46-panel\">\n            On July 1st Haley Sapers [incoming faculty member] led an international field team in the High Canadian Arctic to Expedition Fjord, Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-46-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-46-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>Sapers and her team joined other researchers at the remote McGill Arctic Research Station (MARS). Haley is testing ICOS [integrated cavity output spectroscopy] technology developed by ABB Inc. as a remote sensing tool as part of a instrument development program to build a methane spectrometer to measure methane seeps in the High Arctic and as a potential flight instrument to characterize near surface methane emissions on Mars. The team also collected samples from a suite of permafrost hosted perennial hypersaline cold spring methane seeps to investigate the ability of the seep-associated microbial community to oxidize methane and characterize the biogeochemical diversity of these unique springs and how they responding to rapid warming and potential increased methane emissions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5522\" style=\"width: 464px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/HaleySapers-Arctic24-01-464x348.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" class=\"size-landscape-image wp-image-5522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/HaleySapers-Arctic24-01-464x348.png 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/HaleySapers-Arctic24-01-232x174.png 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arctic Team 2024:  (L to R) Dr. Greg Slater (Professor, McMaster University), Dr. Sujung Lim (Postdoctoral scholar, University of Nevada, Los Vegas), Dr. Haley Sapers, Lucas Beckering Vinkers Stofer (graduate student, McMaster University). On the shore of Expedition River near Gypsum Hill Springs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5521\" style=\"width: 300px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/HaleySapers-Arctic24-02-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-square-image wp-image-5521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/HaleySapers-Arctic24-02-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/HaleySapers-Arctic24-02-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/HaleySapers-Arctic24-02-360x360.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Haley Spers and Sujung Lim taking geochemical measurements at one of the Gypsum Hill Spring methane seep outlets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"J.F. Smekens has a new paper out_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-47-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-47-panel\">\n            J.F. Smekens has a new paper out\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-47-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-47-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1029\/2023JD040574\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rapid Primary Sulfate Aerosol Generation Observed With OP-FTIR in the Eruptive Plume of the Fagradalsfjall Basaltic Eruption, Iceland, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They look at how to accurately quantify gas and aerosols from eruptive plumes with a common monitoring tool, the Open-Path FTIR spectrometer. It\u2019s a new method that allows them to look at sulfur speciation in the gas plumes as they are being emitted and how they vary as the activity at the vent varies.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"J.F Smekens completed a field campaign to three active volcanoes in Sicily: Etna, Stromboli and Vulcano_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-48-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-48-panel\">\n            J.F Smekens completed a field campaign to three active volcanoes in Sicily: Etna, Stromboli and Vulcano\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-48-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-48-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>This is in support of research grant on which he is co-I with collaborators from University of Pittsburgh, UT Austin and the INGV (volcanic and seismic observatory of Italy). They are testing a new multi-spectral thermal infrared camera, and how it can help us retrieve accurate measurements of volcanic gases, aerosols and ash from eruptions with very different styles. <\/p>\n<p>This is in support of the joint NASA \/ Italian space agency SBG mission (Surface Biology and Geology), which is a new satellite instrument providing data in the IR and scheduled to launch in 2027-28.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5526\" style=\"width: 300px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/JFSmekens-Volcano24-01-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Taking measurments on the side of Volcano,\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-square-image wp-image-5526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/JFSmekens-Volcano24-01-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/JFSmekens-Volcano24-01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/JFSmekens-Volcano24-01-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JF comments in an aside: I do believe the word volcano derives from this island, which was named Vulcano because it was thought to be the chimney to the house of Vulcan, Roman god of fire.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5525\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5525\" style=\"width: 300px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/JFSmekens-Volcano24-02-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Volcano eruption.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-square-image wp-image-5525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/JFSmekens-Volcano24-02-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/JFSmekens-Volcano24-02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/JFSmekens-Volcano24-02-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JF comments in an aside: I do believe the word volcano derives from this island, which was named Vulcano because it was thought to be the chimney to the house of Vulcan, Roman god of fire.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"The ice lab provided thin-film experiments to support JWST observations of Ariel reported in the Astrophysical Journal Letters_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-49-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-49-panel\">\n            The ice lab provided thin-film experiments to support JWST observations of Ariel reported in the Astrophysical Journal Letters\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-49-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-49-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/2041-8213\/ad566a\/pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JWST Reveals CO Ice, Concentrated CO 2 Deposits, and Evidence for Carbonates Potentially Sourced from Ariel\u2019s Interior<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The experiments were the basis of PhD student, Ana Morgan\u2019s second-year projec; and undergrad, Ryan Wocher\u2019s AST 485 research.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Former REU student Samantha Morrison has an accepted paper for work she did with Ryder Strauss and David Trilling (along with colleagues from USNO) in 2023_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-50-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-50-panel\">\n            Former REU student Samantha Morrison has an accepted paper for work she did with Ryder Strauss and David Trilling (along with colleagues from USNO) in 2023\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-50-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-50-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2407.17613\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Infrared Colors of Small Serendipitously-Found Asteroids in the UKIRT Hemisphere Survey<\/a><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Cheng Ye, Mark Salvatore, and Christopher Edwards have a new paper out_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-51-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-51-panel\">\n            Cheng Ye, Mark Salvatore, and Christopher Edwards have a new paper out\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-51-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-51-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1029\/2024GL109835\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orbital Observations Suggest Decoupled Olivine and Carbonate Enrichments in Jezero Crater<\/a><\/p>\n<p>which is about the origins of the Carbonate-bearing unit the Perseverance Rover is currently exploring.<br>\nThe key findings are that the carbonate-bearing unit, when examined from the entire suite of datasets available, shows different characteristics than the other carbonate bearing units when observed from orbit.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Laura Lee, Nathan Smith, Dede Chapline, and Anna Baker attended the Tenth International Conference on Mars_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-52-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-52-panel\">\n            Laura Lee, Nathan Smith, Dede Chapline, and Anna Baker attended the Tenth International Conference on Mars\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-52-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-52-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hou.usra.edu\/meetings\/tenthmars2024\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">10th International Conference on Mars<\/a><\/center>\n<p>Laura, Nathan, and Anna had poster presentations that all received high interest from conference goers. They also met up with former NAU postdoc, Aurelien Stcherbinine.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6325\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6325\" style=\"width: 300px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/2024-MarsConference-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-square-image wp-image-6325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/2024-MarsConference-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/2024-MarsConference-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/2024-MarsConference-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laura Lee, Dede Chapline and Nathan Smith.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>June 2024<\/h3>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"A new paper that is led by former MS student, Laura Flagg, now a postdoc at Cornell_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-53-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-53-panel\">\n            A new paper that is led by former MS student, Laura Flagg, now a postdoc at Cornell\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-53-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-53-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2406.02305\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Debris Disks can Contaminate Mid-Infrared Exoplanet Spectra: Evidence for a Circumstellar Debris Disk around Exoplanet Host WASP-39<\/a><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Recent PhD (now GSFC Postdoc) Ari Koeppel had a paper published in AGU\u2019s Earth and Space Science_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-54-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-54-panel\">\n            Recent PhD (now GSFC Postdoc) Ari Koeppel had a paper published in AGU\u2019s Earth and Space Science\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-54-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-54-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><em>A Novel Surface Energy Balance Method for Thermal Inertia Studies of Terrestrial Analogs<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With Co-Authors <strong>Christopher Edwards<\/strong>, current NAU APS Grad students <strong>Helen Eiffert<\/strong> and <strong>Dede Chapline<\/strong>, and former NAU Postdoc<strong> Kristen Bennett<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n<p>The paper demonstrates the a newly developed, quantitative field-based model for deriving thermophysical and material properties from remote sensing data.  This is the culmination of more than 5 years of field work, model development, and data analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Congrats Ari et al!<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"A new paper out includes several NAU authors: Cristina Thomas, former MS student Brian Burt, Andy Lopez-Oquendo, David Trilling_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-55-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-55-panel\">\n            A new paper out includes several NAU authors: Cristina Thomas, former MS student Brian Burt, Andy Lopez-Oquendo, David Trilling\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" 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Congratulations to Mark Salvatore for successfully leading the first ever Hat Ranch field camp\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-57-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-57-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>with about 25 students completing a four-week multi-disciplinary field course. <\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, Mark, for seeing this stage through \u2014 we know how much work you put into this.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Becks Carmack and Mark Loeffler have a new paper out_0\" 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class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Josh Emery is a co-author on a new paper_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-59-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-59-panel\">\n            Josh Emery is a co-author on a new paper\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-59-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-59-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2406.19902\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Origin of Asteroid (101955) Bennu and its Connection to the New Polana Family<\/a><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Congratulations to NAU people who presented at the recent TNO2024 meeting in Taiwan_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-60-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-60-panel\">\n            Congratulations to NAU people who presented at the recent TNO2024 meeting in Taiwan\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-60-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-60-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>TNO == Trans-Neptunian Objects<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tno2024.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meeting Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NAU had a really impressive presence:<br>\nColin Chandler (former PhD student), Josh Emery, Will Grundy (adjunct faculty), Brittany Harvison (former undergrad), Audrey Martin (former PhD student), Ana Morgan, John Stansberry (last year\u2019s sabbatical visitor), Ryder Strauss, David Trilling.<\/p>\n<p>There were about 100 people at the meeting \u2014 pretty impressive that nearly 10% of the attendees for this very international meeting are, or recently have been, part of our department!<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>May 2024<\/h3>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Allie Rutledge spent the end of winter doing field work in southwest Greenland_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-61-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-61-panel\">\n            Allie Rutledge spent the end of winter doing field work in southwest Greenland\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-61-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-61-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>She was measuring spectral data, collecting field samples to measure glacial alteration, and generally freezing her fingers off.<br>\nThe main goal of the NSF-funded project is to characterize seasonal shifts in the Greenland ice sheet melt cycle and how that is changing in a warming climate. This kind of deep field science isn\u2019t possible without a lot of work by a lot of people, and she\u2019s very grateful to folks in the department \u2013 especially Jagoda Janiszewska and Christopher Edwards \u2013 for being so supportive of mid-semester fieldwork!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5490\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5490\" style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/AllieRuteledge-Greenland24-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-landscape-image-lg wp-image-5490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/AllieRuteledge-Greenland24-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/AllieRuteledge-Greenland24-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/AllieRuteledge-Greenland24-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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target=\"_blank\">See the poster.<\/a><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Incoming grad student Gavin Moriarty has an at-large position (and is chair of the poster symposium) in the Grad Student Government for the 24\/25 academic year._0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-63-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-63-panel\">\n            Incoming grad student Gavin Moriarty has an at-large position (and is chair of the poster symposium) in the Grad Student Government for the 24\/25 academic year.\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" 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aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-88-panel\">\n            PhD candidate, Schuyler Borges, former undergrad, Gabrielle Jones, and former faculty, Ty Robinson have a new paper out\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-88-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-88-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2404.16126\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Detectability of Surface Biosignatures for Directly-Imaged Rocky Exoplanets<\/a><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Recent PhD Oriel Humes; recent 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The impactors had motion sensors installed that monitored speed and spin upon impact in various density media. There were 4 flights over the course of the week, and each flight consisted of 8-9 parabolas. The modified Falcon 20 would reach the desired low gravity conditions for ~20 seconds, with ~2g on either side of the arc. <\/p>\n<p>The flights took place at the National Research Council in Ottawa, CA.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of video files of the experiment can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1q8HCaAtoYeBJ5kNnSlyE_GXI5--hqRML\/view\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1q91VUFrmEEChqdyKHJ2CAGrjMPq9HeHR\/view\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode-column-container\"><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<figure id=\"attachment_5478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5478\" style=\"width: 300px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/RGF-01-300x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-portrait-image wp-image-5478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/RGF-01-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/RGF-01-150x225.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jennifer Hanley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<figure id=\"attachment_5479\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5479\" style=\"width: 300px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/RGF-02-300x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-portrait-image wp-image-5479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/RGF-02-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/RGF-02-150x225.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kendal Koga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Congratulations to our 15 undergrad students who presented at the NAU Undergraduate Symposium_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-91-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-91-panel\">\n            Congratulations to our 15 undergrad students who presented at the NAU Undergraduate Symposium\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-91-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-91-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>Hayden Green, Audrey Smith, Yves Wood, Riley Williams, William Rosen, Lleyton Hull, Emily Clark (x2), Margaret Mayhook, Rachel Fry (x4), Gavin Moriarty, Jack Kohm, Kayla Blair (x3), Hunter Brooks, Nolan Thompson, Jarod DeSpain<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Postdoc Cheng Ye\u2019s proposal to NASA Mars Data Analysis Program was selected_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-92-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-92-panel\">\n            Postdoc Cheng Ye\u2019s proposal to NASA Mars Data Analysis Program was selected\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-92-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-92-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>The proposal is titled, <em>Investigating compositional, thermophysical, and original variabilities of ancient volcanic materials on Mars<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This project is going to comprehensively investigate the large circus-Hellas volcanic province and small isolated volcanic edifices across the southern highlands of Mars to examine the compositional variations, eruption types, temporal and spatial distributions, and possible formation mechanisms of ancient volcanism on Mars. <\/p>\n<p>There are two Co-Is on this proposal: Christopher Edwards and former APS postdoc Valerie Payre (currently assistant professor at University of Iowa). This proposal is ~$578K for 3 years.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations!!!<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Christopher Edwards (a Co-I) on a project led by Kevin Lewis at JHU was awarded an MDAP_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-93-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-93-panel\">\n            Christopher Edwards (a Co-I) on a project led by Kevin Lewis at JHU was awarded an MDAP\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-93-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-93-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>The project is to investigate the composition and nature of the Medusa Fossae in a proposal entitled, <em>Origins of the Medusae Fossae Formation: Stratigraphy and Depositional Histor<\/em>y.  <\/p>\n<p>This proposal will send ~230K to NAU and support a graduate student to help complete the work.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations!<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"The annual Arizona NASA Space Grant Consortium (AZSGC) Student Research Symposium_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-94-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-94-panel\">\n            The annual Arizona NASA Space Grant Consortium (AZSGC) Student Research Symposium\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-94-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-94-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>This is a statewide event that includes student presentations from Northern Arizona University, NASA Space Grant Interns. The Symposium includes presentations on a variety of topics based on research done by the students over the duration of their fall\/spring internship. Twenty-one NAU\/NASA Space Grant interns presented their research at the Symposium this past month at the University of Arizona. Student majors this cohort included Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Astrophysics, Biomedical Science, Geology, Computer Science, Forensics and Criminalistics, Environmental Science and Climatology. <\/p>\n<p>Faculty and research staff mentors from NAU\u2019s College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences and College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, participated, as well as research scientists from USGS Astrogeology Center and Lowell Observatory, and the editor from the local Flagstaff Arizona Daily Sun.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all interns and mentors!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/SGSymposium24-02-960x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"384\" class=\"aligncenter size-tall-banner-image wp-image-5481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/SGSymposium24-02-960x384.jpg 960w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/SGSymposium24-02-465x186.jpg 465w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/SGSymposium24-02-1440x576.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/SGSymposium24-01-960x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"384\" class=\"aligncenter size-tall-banner-image wp-image-5480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/SGSymposium24-01-960x384.jpg 960w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/SGSymposium24-01-465x186.jpg 465w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/SGSymposium24-01-1440x576.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/SGSymposium24-03-960x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"384\" class=\"aligncenter size-tall-banner-image wp-image-5477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/SGSymposium24-03-960x384.jpg 960w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/SGSymposium24-03-465x186.jpg 465w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/SGSymposium24-03-1440x576.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>March 2024<\/h3>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Congratulations to those who presented at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-95-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-95-panel\">\n            Congratulations to those who presented at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-95-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-95-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>Undergraduate students <strong>Greta Freeman<\/strong>, <strong>Emily Clark<\/strong>. PhD students <strong>Anna Baker<\/strong>, <strong>Nicole Ozdowski<\/strong>, <strong>Laura Lee<\/strong>, <strong>Natalie Jones<\/strong>, <strong>Ian Marrs<\/strong>, <strong>Ana Morgan<\/strong>. Postdocs <strong>Cheng Ye<\/strong>, <strong>Chris Wolfe<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>We also note a first-author presentation by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/in-memoriam\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jessica Walsh<\/a><\/strong>. We miss her.<\/p>\n<center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hou.usra.edu\/meetings\/lpsc2024\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LPSC 2024<\/a><\/center><br>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Cristina Thomas has a new paper out_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-96-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-96-panel\">\n            Cristina Thomas has a new paper out\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-96-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-96-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2403.02804\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dimorphos orbit determination from mutual events photometry<\/a><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"David Trilling has a new paper out_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-97-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-97-panel\">\n            David Trilling has a new paper out\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-97-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-97-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2403.04927\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The New Horizons Extended Mission Target: Arrokoth Search and Discovery<\/a><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Recent PhD, Colin Chandler is lead author on a number of Citizen Science papers_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-98-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-98-panel\">\n            Recent PhD, Colin Chandler is lead author on a number of Citizen Science papers\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-98-panel\" role=\"region\" 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rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AI-enhanced Citizen Science Discovery of an Active Asteroid: (410590) 2008 GB140<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/2515-5172\/ad2b66\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2016 UU121: An Active Asteroid Discovery via AI-enhanced Citizen Science<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/2515-5172\/ad14f5\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cometary Activity Discovered on Vacationing Centaur 2019 OE31<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/2515-5172\/ad14f6\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Active Jupiter Family Comet 2008 QZ44: a Discovery with Citizen Science<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/2515-5172\/ad1682\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mars-Crossing Minor Planet 2018 VL10: a Jupiter-family Comet Discovery via Citizen Science<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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The results will have implication for what compounds scientists may be likely to find when observing surfaces of icy moons that have been chemically altered over time.  The award is for $458K over 3 years.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\" PhD student Cece Thieberger, and faculty Jennifer Hanley and Diego Munoz presented at Extreme Solar Systems V in New Zealand_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-102-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-102-panel\">\n             PhD student Cece Thieberger, and faculty Jennifer Hanley and Diego Munoz presented at Extreme Solar Systems V in New Zealand\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-102-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-102-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aas.org\/meetings\/exssV\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Extreme Solar Systems V, Christchurch, NZ, 16 \u2013 21 March 2024<\/a><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Connor Auge (BS 2017) successfully defended his PhD in astronomy at the University of Hawai`i_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-103-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-103-panel\">\n            Connor Auge (BS 2017) successfully defended his PhD in astronomy at the University of Hawai`i\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-103-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-103-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>You can watch his defense here:  <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=5IW5fomCoLA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=5IW5fomCoLA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5400\" style=\"width: 300px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/ConnorAuge-PhD2024-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Connor Auge and Dave Sanders.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-square-image wp-image-5400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/ConnorAuge-PhD2024-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/ConnorAuge-PhD2024-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/ConnorAuge-PhD2024-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Connor Auge (BS 2017) successfully defended his PhD in astronomy at the University of Hawai`i.  Pictured here with his advisor, Dave Sanders.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Connor is now starting a postdoc position working on the Burst-alert-telescope AGN Spectroscopic Survey.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Lisa Chien for providing this update.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Samuel Navarro-Meza publishes a paper_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-104-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-104-panel\">\n            Samuel Navarro-Meza publishes a paper\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-104-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-104-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/1538-3881\/ad23d0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taxonomy of Subkilometer Near-Earth Objects from Multiwavelength Photometry with RATIR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Samuel completed his PhD at UNAM (Mexico) a few years ago. Most of his PhD work was carried out while a long-term visitor here at NAU.<br>\nGreat to see this paper finally get published! Other NAU authors include <strong>David Trilling<\/strong> and <strong>Michael Mommert<\/strong> (now faculty at the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences in Germany).<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Mark Salvatore has now been running the *world\u2019s first Meteor Crater class in the Spring 2024 semester_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-105-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-105-panel\">\n            Mark Salvatore has now been running the *world\u2019s first Meteor Crater class in the Spring 2024 semester\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-105-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-105-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5401\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5401\" style=\"width: 600px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/AST299-MeteorCrater-S24-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"AST299 class at Meteor Crater (Spring 2024).\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-square-image-large wp-image-5401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/AST299-MeteorCrater-S24-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/AST299-MeteorCrater-S24-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/AST299-MeteorCrater-S24-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AST299 class at Meteor Crater (Spring 2024).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>NAU is the only university in the world that can offer this class! They take an NAU bus to Meteor Crater every Friday afternoon for a few hours at the world\u2019s best preserved impact crater, and the topic of the class is impact cratering.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Mark hosted and participated in a recent meeting for his NSF LTER (long-term ecological research) project_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-106-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-106-panel\">\n            Mark hosted and participated in a recent meeting for his NSF LTER (long-term ecological research) project\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-106-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-106-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>\u201cThis is the annual Winter PI meeting where the leaders debrief from the past field season and strategize for the upcoming season.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Remember that Mark is part of the Antarctic\/McMurdo LTER team.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Postdoc Will Oldroyd recently accepted a fellowship position at Katalyst Space Technologies a space startup based here in Flagstaff_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-107-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-107-panel\">\n            Postdoc Will Oldroyd recently accepted a fellowship position at Katalyst Space Technologies a space startup based here in Flagstaff\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-107-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-107-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>He starts in June and will be working on software for upgrading satellites.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Will Oldroyd and Will Grundy are coauthors on a new paper_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-108-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-108-panel\">\n            Will Oldroyd and Will Grundy are coauthors on a new paper\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-108-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-108-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/PSJ\/ad26e9\/pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Beyond Point Masses. 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          Mark Salvatore gave an invited talk in NAU\u2019s biology department and an invited talk at LSU\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-112-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-112-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"CONGRATULATIONS to Christopher Edwards and Mark Loeffler, who both earlier this week received notice of their promotions to full professor, effective for the 24\/25 academic year_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-113-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-113-panel\">\n            CONGRATULATIONS to Christopher Edwards and Mark Loeffler, who both earlier this week received notice of their promotions to full professor, effective for the 24\/25 academic year\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-113-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-113-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>Both Christopher and Mark are incredible mentors, researchers, teachers, and colleagues.  Their contributions to our department, and to the success of our students, are enormous, and we are very fortunate to have them as colleagues and members of our department.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>February 2024<\/h3>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Congratulations to Ed Anderson and David Trilling, who were honored this week for their 25 and 15 years, respectively, at NAU._0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-114-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-114-panel\">\n            Congratulations to Ed Anderson and David Trilling, who were honored this week for their 25 and 15 years, respectively, at NAU.\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-114-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-114-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.nau.edu\/years-of-service-2\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=2-13-24%20edition&amp;utm_campaign=NAUNews&amp;utm_term=internal&amp;utm_content=years%20of%20service\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Longstanding NAU employees honored at 2024 Years of Service ceremony.<\/a><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"NAU\u2019s NSF-supported REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) program was renewed for another three year period._0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-115-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-115-panel\">\n            NAU\u2019s NSF-supported REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) program was renewed for another three year period.\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-115-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-115-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>The PI of this program is <strong>David Trilling<\/strong> \u2014 it was run for many years by emerita faculty <strong>Kathy Eastwood<\/strong>. 2024 will be the 34th year of our REU program, and it is the longest continually operating REU site in astronomy in the country. In fact, we\u2019re pretty sure this program was selected in the first-ever REU cohort in astronomy, and has been operating here ever since. Congratulations to everyone involved in the success of this proposal and the success of this program over many, many years.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"PhD student Andy Lopez Oquendo has accepted a postdoc position at NASA Goddard, in Maryland, to start in the fall._0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-116-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-116-panel\">\n            PhD student Andy Lopez Oquendo has accepted a postdoc position at NASA Goddard, in Maryland, to start in the fall.\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-116-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-116-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>This position is part of the NASA Postdoctoral Program, and Andy is one of only six people selected in this round.<br>\n<\/p><center><strong>Congratulations, Andy!<\/strong><\/center>\n<p>\u00a0<br>\nAt Goddard he\u2019ll join other recent NAU PhD graduates who are now postdocs there: Ari Koeppel, Amber Young, and Patrick Tribbett. 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This past fall, he offered Mary $5,000 in grant money to the AIMER Program to purchase Alpha rockets to use with Shonto Prep, Ganado Middle School and the Girl Scouts. 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Over the next year or so they will announce thousands of such objects, making their survey the largest to date.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"NAU\u2019s student-built VISIONS camera \u2014 the VISible and Infrared ObservatioN System \u2014 was delivered to RocketLab_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-128-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-128-panel\">\n            NAU\u2019s student-built VISIONS camera \u2014 the VISible and Infrared ObservatioN System \u2014 was delivered to RocketLab\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-128-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-128-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>by PhD student Laura Lee and research faculty Chris Haberle.<\/p>\n<p>VISIONS will be installed on NASA\u2019s EscaPADE mission, to be launched for Mars in August, 2024. This successfully concludes the hardware construction and delivery phase of the project. The next phases are integration, and eventually in-flight operations<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5303\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5303\" style=\"width: 480px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/VISIONS-202301-2-480x384.jpeg\" alt=\"Chris Haberle with VISIONS at RocketLab\" width=\"480\" height=\"384\" class=\"size-tall-banner-image wp-image-5303\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Haberle with VISIONS at RocketLab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5302\" style=\"width: 480px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/VISIONS-202301-1-480x384.jpeg\" alt=\"Laura Lee with VISIONS at RocketLab\" width=\"480\" height=\"384\" class=\"size-tall-banner-image wp-image-5302\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laura Lee with VISIONS at RocketLab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Congratulations to all involved!<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"New faculty member Diego Munoz continues to lead the charge on astrophysics research at NAU_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-129-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-129-panel\">\n            New faculty member Diego Munoz continues to lead the charge on astrophysics research at NAU\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-129-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-129-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>He is PI on a recently accepted proposal in NASA\u2019s ATP program (Astrophysics Theory) for the project entitled <em>Accreting Massive Black Hole Binaries in Galactic Nuclear Clusters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This is a 3 year program that will support an NAU grad student and an undergrad for three years. The total award is $383,012.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Recent PhD awardee Oriel Humes reports from her postdoc position at TU Braunschweig IGEP_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-130-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-130-panel\">\n            Recent PhD awardee Oriel Humes reports from her postdoc position at TU Braunschweig IGEP\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-130-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-130-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been in Braunschweig [Germany] at my new postdoc position for a month now! Now that I\u2019ve settled in I wanted to send you this update including a picture of me with my name on the TU Braunschweig IGEP (Institute for Geo- and Extraterrestrial Physics) directory to be included in the next good news email. I also gave a seminar this week at the IGEP about my PhD research to introduce myself to the department.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5305\" style=\"width: 960px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/OrielHumes-Jan24.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Oriel Humes\" width=\"960\" class=\"size-tall-banner-image wp-image-5305\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Oriel Humes in front of the name board at her postdoc job in Germany.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"APS undergraduate Lleyton Hull (under the 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Undergrads Hunter Brooks and Jack Kohm presented at the recent American Astronomical Society national meeting in New Orleans.\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-133-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-133-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>Congratulations to both!<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Space Grant program coordinator Paloma Davidson reports_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-134-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-134-panel\">\n            Space Grant program coordinator Paloma Davidson reports\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-134-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-134-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>\u201cRight now until the end of March, there\u2019s a small group of students who are astronomy majors, and minors participating in the Plant Mars Challenge. The group leaders are PhD student Laura Lee and recent BS graduate and current MS student Loren Larrieu. I\u2019m excited that NASA Space Grant could fund this and I really hope this project is a success and a great learning experience.\u201d<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Former NAU postdoc and research faculty Michael Mommert published a very useful book!_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-135-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-135-panel\">\n            Former NAU postdoc and research faculty Michael Mommert published a very useful book!\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-135-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-135-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>Michael has had a couple of positions since leaving NAU, and next month will become professor of AI and remote sensing at Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences (Germany).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/PythonForScientists.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Mommert's &quot;Python for Scientists&quot;\" width=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-tall-banner-image wp-image-5307\"><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, Michael!!<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Recent PhD graduate Amber Young (now at NASA Goddard in Maryland) has a new paper out_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-136-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-136-panel\">\n            Recent PhD graduate Amber Young (now at NASA Goddard in Maryland) has a new paper out\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-136-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-136-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/PSJ\/ad09b1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Retrievals Applied to a Decision Tree Framework Can Characterize Earthlike Exoplanet Analogs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former faculty, <strong>Ty Robinson<\/strong> is one of the co-authors.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"PhD student James Windsor is 1st author on a new paper_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-137-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-137-panel\">\n            PhD student James Windsor is 1st author on a new paper\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-137-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-137-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2401.12204\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Inner Edge Habitable Zone Limits Around Main Sequence Stars: Cloudy Estimates<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recent PhD graduate, <strong>Amber Young<\/strong>; and former faculty, <strong>Ty Robinson<\/strong> are among the co-authors.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"PhD Student Laura Lee gave a remote presentation to Freedom 7 Elementary school in Florida_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-138-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-138-panel\">\n            PhD Student Laura Lee gave a remote presentation to Freedom 7 Elementary school in Florida\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-138-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-138-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>Brian Abramowitz from the Florida Museum of Natural History has an initiative to bring scientists to Florida schools and reached out to Laura looking for an astronomy expert to talk to Freedom 7 Elementary school.<\/p>\n<p>She remotely presented to 60 some odd students about differentiating bodies in the Solar System.<br>\nHere\u2019s the link to her slides:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAF6k8Y1l2Q\/PVIuzzDuO_7iUHVXrLq7EQ\/edit\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAF6k8Y1l2Q\/PVIuzzDuO_7iUHVXrLq7EQ\/edit<\/a><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Not-quite-so-recent PhD graduate Catherine Clark has a new paper out_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-139-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-139-panel\">\n            Not-quite-so-recent PhD graduate Catherine Clark has a new paper out\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-139-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-139-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2401.14703\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The POKEMON Speckle Survey of Nearby M Dwarfs. III. The Stellar Multiplicity Rate of M Dwarfs within 15 pc<\/a><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"In 2023 we spent about $4.5M on research projects (not including state support like faculty and staff salaries)_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-140-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-140-panel\">\n            In 2023 we spent about $4.5M on research projects (not including state support like faculty and staff salaries)\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-140-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-140-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>That\u2019s a great number \u2014 congratulations!<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"New Research Faculty Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Smekens will participate in 2 projects recently selected by NASA_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-141-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-141-panel\">\n            New Research Faculty Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Smekens will participate in 2 projects recently selected by NASA\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-141-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-141-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>He was a named postdoc on both projects, contributed to the proposal writing, and is now an active investigator with substantial funding for 3 years. Both projects will explore the application of multi-spectral infrared imaging for the monitoring of natural hazards.<\/p>\n<p>The first project, entitled \u201cU<em>AS Thermal Infrared Spectroscopy will Improve Real Time Evaluation of Hazards and Environmental Impacts of Wildfires<\/em>\u201d, was submitted to the FireSense Technology program, which is a technology development program managed by the Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) seeking new, innovative Earth system observation capabilities to predict and manage wildfires and their impacts. Using drone-mounted IR multi-spectral imaging, the team will develop new tools to measure thermal flux, monitor burn area and quantify gas and ash emissions.<\/p>\n<p>The second project, entitled \u201c<em>Validating volcanic degassing retrievals using a novel ground-based thermal infrared camera system: Preparing for the upcoming SBG mission<\/em>\u201d, was submitted to the ESI program (Earth Surface and Interior). This project will use ground-based multi-spectral IR to monitor changes in the thermal flux and gas outputs at 3 persistently active volcanic systems in Italy, with the specific goal of developing level 4 products for the upcoming SBG mission.<\/p>\n<p>J-F\u2019s role in both projects will be to develop retrieval codes for gas and particle emissions from the camera data.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"PhD student Ryder Strauss has a new paper out\n_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-142-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-142-panel\">\n            PhD student Ryder Strauss has a new paper out\n\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-142-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-142-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body><p><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2402.00984\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Exoplanet Analog Observations of Earth from Galileo Disk-integrated Photometry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Co-authors include faculty, <strong>David Trilling<\/strong>; former faculty, <strong>Ty Robinson<\/strong>; and former undergrads, <strong>Ryan Cummings<\/strong> and <strong>Christopher Smith<\/strong>.<br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Cristina Thomas is on a new DART paper_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-143-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-143-panel\">\n            Cristina Thomas is on a new DART paper\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-143-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-143-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/PSJ\/ad12cf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dimorphos Orbit Determination from Mutual Events Photometry<\/a><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column-below -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\">\n<!-- shortcode-contact -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-contact\">\n    <div class=\"contact-header\">\n        <h3>Contact the Department of Astronomy & Planetary Science<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"contact-body\">\n                <a href=\"mailto:astro@nau.edu\" aria-label=\"Contact the Department of Astronomy & Planetary Science: Email Address\" title=\"Email Address\">\n            <div class=\"contact-icon-container\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Email:<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contact-email\">astro&#8203;@nau.edu<\/div>\n        <\/a>\n                        <a href=\"tel:928-523-2661\" aria-label=\"Contact the Department of Astronomy & Planetary Science: Telephone Number\" title=\"Telephone Number\">\n            <div class=\"contact-icon-container\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-phone\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Call:<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contact-phone\">928-523-2661<\/div>\n        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- shortcode-button -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-button shortcode-button--center\">\n      <a class=\"main-button\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/apply-now\/\">\nGet Application Information\n\n\n<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-astronomy-planetary-science\/news\/\"><strong>Newspaper &amp; 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