Earth and Space Sciences

NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope was designed to determine the frequency of Earth-sized planets within our galaxy. Using planetary transits accessed from Kepler lightcurve data, one can use a transit detection algorithm to find simulated transits to determine how accurate the algorithm will be against non-simulated data. We used the data from these light curves and applied parameters of temperature, orbital ... Read More

Studies have been conducted to determine the role of overlapping resonance’s chaos and stability within two to three planetary systems. Most studies prove that overlapping resonances are the cause of chaotic orbits and thus the stability of systems, however, it is not understood how resonances contribute to the stability of multi-planet systems. Our project investigates the roles of overlapping first-order ... Read More

Enzymes assays are highly valuable in biochemistry as they offer a method of measuring enzyme activity, which is an important factor when measuring soil quality and health. An important factor when running enzyme assays is the incubation process. In order to make sure that an enzyme is giving an accurate reading of its potential enzyme activity, the enzyme needs to ... Read More