Celebrating the achievements of Northern Arizona University’s faculty, staff, and students, several notable accomplishments have recently come to light. From prestigious scholarships to groundbreaking research, these highlights showcase the innovative spirit and dedication within the university community.
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Recognition and Achievements
NOAA Hollings Scholar
Eli Resnick, an undergraduate from the Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science (APS), has been named a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hollings scholar. This distinguished program provides participants with up to $9,500 in academic assistance annually for two years, along with a full-time, paid summer internship at a NOAA facility.
Success at Software Engineering Conference
Associate Professor Igor Steinmacher from the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, along with his research team, attended the International Conference in Software Engineering (ICSE) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Graduate student Pedro Arantes and undergraduate Samuel Utzinger competed in the ACM Student Research Competition finals. Utzinger advanced to the final oral presentation phase, securing second place.
APS Students Present at Microbiology Meeting
APS students attended the 65th annual Arizona and Southern Nevada branch meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Tuba City on April 11. Graduate students Micheal Strane and Sam Lockhart delivered oral presentations, while undergraduates Eli Resnick, Kate Killebrew, Brad Tsosie, Marin Hanson, and Bradley Braibish showcased their meteor crater research via posters. Resnick, Tsosie, and Austin Gadd also presented at the Arizona NASA Space Grant Consortium Student Research Symposium.
Innovative Research in Meteor Classification
Graduate student Sam Hemmelgarn led a study published in Icarus titled “A Machine Learning Approach to Meteor Classification.” The research introduces a machine learning framework to classify meteoroids using 13 parameters from the Global Meteor Network.
Public Access to Solar System Data
David Trilling, APS Chair, was the lead author on a paper titled “The Solar System Notification Alert Processing System (SNAPS): Public access to SNAPS data and products.” This document explains how to access and interact with the research team’s databases and includes contributions from SICCS associate professor Michael Gowanlock, research software engineer Revanth Munugala, and several graduate students and alumni.
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