Simons-NSBP Summer Program Closing Ceremony

Thursday Aug 5, 2021, 9:00 AM → 6:00 PM America/New_York

Ingrid Daubechies Auditorium, IDA (Flatiron Institute)

The Simons-NSBP Scholars Program is a unique summer research experience for undergraduate members of the National Society of Black Physicists. In addition to unparalleled research experiences, our Scholars participate in several programs that provide them career advice and exposure to leading scientists. Scholars participate in research projects and career programming in astrophysics, cosmology, quantum physics, biophysics, and neuroscience.

To RSVP or to obtain Zoom information please email Abigail Creem.

Closing Ceremony Video Recordings

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM Breakfast

10:00 AM → 10:05 AM Kasey Wagoner: Opening Logistics

Kasey Wagoner

10:05 AM → 10:20 AM Stephon Alexander: Message from President of NSBP

Stephon Alexander

10:20 AM → 11:08 AM Session 1: Scholar Presentations

10:20 AM Bridgette Gifford (Remote): Using Machine Learning to Study SARS-CoV-2 Infections

Bridgette Gifford

10:32 AM Latavia Thompson: Aster Positioning in Large Cells

Latavia Thompson

10:44 AM Carlton Smith: Theories of Plasticity and Learning

Carlton Smith

10:56 AM Latoya Anderson: Density Functional Theory, ASE, PySCF, and Quantum Espresso

Latoya Anderson

11:10 AM → 11:25 AM Coffee Break

11:25 AM → 12:13 PM Session 2: Scholar Presentations

11:25 AM Tarisa Ross: Contribution of Phosphorus During Planet Formation

Tarisa Ross

11:37 AM Aaron Kebede: Independent constraints on cosmological and astrophysical parameters using UV luminosity functions at z~6

Aaron Kebede

11:49 AM Jourdain Johnson: The Progression of Alfven Waves and Plasmoid Ejections from SGR 1935+2154

Jourdain Johnson

12:01 PM Lawrence Edmond, IV: Tracing Null Geodesics Near Binary Compact Objects

Lawrence Edmond, IV

12:15 PM → 2:00 PM Lunch

2:00 PM → 2:48 PM Session 3: Scholar Presentations

2:00 PM Morgan Cole: Taking Temperatures: What the CMB and Relativity Can Tell Us About Galaxy Clusters

Morgan Cole

2:12 PM Tanah Bua: Characterising unwanted sources of polarisation

Tanah Bua

2:24 PM Jaid Moore: Radio frequency astronomy and sub-milimeter instrumentation

Jaid Moore

2:36 PM Crystal Burgos: Selecting Lyman-Alpha Emitters Using Bayesian Photometric Redshift

Crystal Burgos

2:50 PM → 3:05 PM Coffee Break

3:05 PM → 3:41 PM Session 4: Scholar Presentations

3:05 PM Kaylah McGowan: Unlocking the Secrets of the CMB

Kaylah McGowan

3:17 PM Nyal McCrea: Dark Matter Hydrodynamic and N-Body Systems

Nyal McCrea

3:29 PM Keduse Worku: Probing CMB anisotropies via the ISW-SZ cross spectrum

Keduse Worku

3:45 PM → 3:50 PM Hakeem Oluseyi: Message from President Elect of NSBP

Hakeem Oluseyi

3:50 PM → 4:00 PM David Spergel: Message from President of Simons Foundation

David Spergel

4:00 PM → 6:00 PM Reception

162 Flatiron Institute Rooftop