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| Project Leader: | Peter Brown pbrown@physics.tamu.edu Physics & Astronomy |
| Faculty Mentor: | Dr. NIcholas Suntzeff, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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TBD |
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Team Size:
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5 (Team Full) |
| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Team Needs:
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Student research should know python and/or IDL or be willing to work to learn python. Much of the work will involve programming, but students with other skills or interests such as outreach, visualization, or web design could also find ways to contribute.
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Description:
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The Aggienova research group will study the catastrophic deaths of stars. The last decade has seen an explosion in the amount of ultraviolet observations of supernovae. We will use ultraviolet observations from the Swift and Hubble space telescopes as well as ground-based optical and near-infrared data. We will exploit that data and make tools to better understand nearby supernovae as well as those observed at high redshifts http://people.physics.tamu.edu/pbrown/SwiftSN/swift_sn.html
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