American Astronomical Society’s 235th Meeting

The American Astronomical Society’s 235th meeting took place January 4-8, at the Hawai’i Convention Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. This meeting was the largest in the history of the AAS, attended by more than 3,500 scientists. Several UWB GWA research faculty and students were in attendance, presenting research and engaging in student outreach.

Christine Ye, a high-school student and member of the Pulsar Search Collaboratory, presented a poster on the results of her research, Characterizing RFI in Pulsar Search Data.

Space Public Outreach Team student manager Wynter Broussard, along with Dr. Joey Key, lead groups of middle- and high-school students in a hands-on gravitational wave activity as part of the NANOGrav/LIGO/LISA booth.

To learn more about the Pulsar Search Collaboratory, click here. For more information about SPOT, click here.