{"id":70107,"date":"2023-09-26T09:23:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T16:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=70107"},"modified":"2023-09-26T09:23:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T16:23:48","slug":"in-the-spotlight-sept-25-29-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-sept-25-29-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: Sept. 25-29, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kudos<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> to these faculty, staff, students and programs<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">E-mail your announcements to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Inside@nau.edu<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, or use our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/news-tip\/#.YEjwNWhKg2w\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">online submission form<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ballet dancers <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rylee Kellar<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, 12-year NAU Community Music and Dance Academy graduate student, and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lilliana Roccaforte<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, current dance academy student, will be attending the 2023 Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition in London. Kellar and Roccaforte\u2019s hard work and dedication earned them a spot among 100 other qualified students<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> from more than 20 different countries. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Josh Emery<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, professor in the Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science (DAPS), and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Audrey<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Martin<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> r<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ecent Ph.D. graduate, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">co-authored an article, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/PSJ\/aced0c\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cMIR Spectra and Analysis of Jovian Trojan Asteroids.\u201d<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Their article covers interesting new discoveries about Jovian Trojan asteroids carrying formation insight on the mechanisms that shaped our solar system.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP)<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Team<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> David Trilling<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, DAPS professor and chair; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chad Trujillo,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> associate professor in DAPS; graduate student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ryder Strauss; <\/span><\/b>former postdocs<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Andrew McNeill<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Michael Mommert<\/span><\/b>; postdoc<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Will Oldroyd<\/span><\/b>; and Ph.D. alumnus<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Colin Chandler<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0conducted a three-year national optical-infrared astronomy research (NOIR) lab survey. They authored articles expanding on the discovery and measures of the properties of thousands of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2309.03417\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP): I. Survey description, science questions, and technical demonstration<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2309.04034\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP) IV: Constraints on the shape distribution of bright TNOs<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Will Grundy,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> adjunct faculty;\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Steve Tegler<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, DAPS professor; <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mark Loeffler<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, associate professor in DAPS;\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alex Jasko<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BP Blakley<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, research experiences for undergraduates (REU) students; Ph.D. students <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Shae Raposa<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anna Engle<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cece Thieberger<\/span><\/b>;\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\">adjunct faculty<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Jennifer Hanley;<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gerrick Lindberg<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, associate professor at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; and Ph.D. student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Aidan Madden-Watson<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\">co-authored<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2309.05078\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cLaboratory Measurement of Volatile Ice Vapor Pressures with a Quartz Crystal Microbalance\u201d<\/span><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">This earth and astrophysics article details nitrogen, carbon monoxide and methane\u2019s vapor<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">pressures and latent heats of sublimation processes and its implications across a variety of astrophysical and planetary environments.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Grundy, Emery <span data-contrast=\"none\">and sabbatical visitor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">John Stansberry<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0recently authored <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2309.05085\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">an article<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> on their broad investigation on <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">warf planets Eris and Makemake<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> possible evidence of internal activity.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Grundy and Stansberry<span data-contrast=\"none\"> co-authored,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2309.05549\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Moderate D\/H Ratios in Methane Ice on Eris and Makemake as Evidence of Hydrothermal or Metamorphic Processes in Their Interiors: Geochemical Analysis\u201d<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Their article covers their broad investigation on<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">unknown<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">methane ice origins on<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">warf planets Eris and Makemake surfaces.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Patty Horn, <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education,<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">received a lifetime achievement award from the Arizona Rural School Association for her tireless service and dedication the association and the education community in Arizona. She was presented with the award at the ARSA banquet held Sept. 15 at Little America.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Peter Vadasz<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, recently authored a paper titled, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.aip.org\/aip\/pof\/article-abstract\/35\/9\/096604\/2912224\/von-Karman-vortex-streets-around-invisible-bluff?redirectedFrom=fulltext\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">von K\u00e1rm\u00e1n vortex streets around invisible bluff bodies<\/span><\/a>,<span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d in which he<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">explains the reasoning behind the creation of the common atmospheric phenomenon von K\u00e1rm\u00e1n vortex streets at heights above islands.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW53873234 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53873234 BCX0\">Faria Raha<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW53873234 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53873234 BCX0\">, graduate research assistant, won the best ITS Arizona student research paper contest<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53873234 BCX0\">at ITS Arizona 2023 Annual Conference, in Mesa<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53873234 BCX0\">from Sept<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53873234 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53873234 BCX0\"> 20-21<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53873234 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53873234 BCX0\">Raha and 43 undergraduate students <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53873234 BCX0\">attended<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53873234 BCX0\"> the event <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53873234 BCX0\">with<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53873234 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53873234 BCX0\">c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53873234 BCX0\">ivil and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53873234 BCX0\">e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53873234 BCX0\">nvironmental <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53873234 BCX0\">e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53873234 BCX0\">ngineering <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53873234 BCX0\">faculty.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW53873234 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cross-country athlete <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Drew Bosley<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> was named USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week following his performance at the Virginia Invitational. Bosley won the individual title at the Virginia Invitational, pulling away in the final kilometer of the race to secure his victory. He ran a time of 23:20.3, a full three seconds ahead of the second-place runner.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-sept-25-29-2023\/\">Kudos to these faculty, staff, students and programs\u00a0 \u00a0Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?\u00a0 \u00a0E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission form.\u00a0 Ballet dancers Rylee Kellar, 12-year NAU Community Music and Dance Academy graduate student, and Lilliana Roccaforte, current dance academy student, will be attending the&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70107\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}