You are invited to attend research presentations by this year’s cohort of NASA Interns.

The presentations will take place from 11:00am until 1:00pm in SLC 106.

NASA Interns Project Presentations

12th Cohort

April 23rd 11:00 – 1:15

Twin Lights I (SLC 106)

11:00 – 11:15 Introductions – Ana Teodorescu and Dr. Juliette Goulet

11:15 – 11:30 – Cesar Sanchez – Physics and Mechanical Engineering – Honors

Mentor: Dr. Christopher Ochs                                                   Advisor: Ana Teodorescu

Project Title: Feasibility of Vine Robots on Mars

11:30 – 11:45 – Jake Laird – Electrical Engineering

Mentor: Daniel Cooperman                                                         Advisor: Ana Teodorescu

Project Title: Solar Power Efficiently: Maximizing Solar Efficiency Through Autonomous Maintenance

11:45 – 12:00 Alexandra Kinsey – Biology – Honors

Mentor: Janine Barr, Moira Scheeler                                      Advisor: Dr. Juliette Goulet

Project Title: Impact of Sea Level Rise on Saltmarsh Sparrow Habitat in Coastal New Jersey

12:00 – 12:15 Saylor Whiteman – Biology

Mentor: Robert Martens                                                                Advisor: Ana Teodorescu

Project Title: Impact of Heavy Metals on Reproductive Success in Terrestrial Isopods

12:15 – 12:30 Katya Andrex – Environmental Science

Mentor: Morgan Zielinski                                                         Advisor: Dr. Juliette Goulet

Project Title: Exploring the Potential of Algae – Based Organic Fertilizer

12:30 – 12:45 Adam Deinheardt – Mathematics and Physics – Honors

Mentor: Spyro Roubos                                                                   Advisor: Ana Teodorescu

Project Title: Quantum-Classical Correspondence in Non-Hermitian PT-Symmetric Manifolds

12:45 – 1:00 Christina Weber – Biology – Honors

Mentor: Robert Gant                                                                Advisor: Dr. Juliette Goulet

Project Title: Plastic Preferences? Investigating Microplastic Bioaccumulation in Marine Copepods