AggieSTAAR

The Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy at Texas A&M University is pleased to host the Aggie Scholarships for Technology Advancements in Astronomical Research (AggieSTAAR) program. During the 10-week summer period, students conduct astronomical research or complete an instrumentation project with Texas A&M faculty and research staff, participate in weekly seminars and group discussions, and attend an observing trip to McDonald Observatory.

For questions about the program, please email AggieSTAAR program director Dr. Jennifer Marshall at marshall@tamu.edu and lab manager Erika Cook at ecook@tamu.edu.

2025

Ashlee BallardA Low Frequency Atlas of Radio-Quiet AGN
Catherine Chaison3-D Power Spectrum Computation of Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Galaxy Clusters
Nicholas GarciaLow-Frequency Atlas of Swift-BAT X-ray Selected AGN
Dalys GuajardoSkipper CCD Spectrograph
Mary KnowltonAbnormally High Gas-to-Dust Ratios in z~0.7 Post-Starburst Galaxies
Liv MoodyPeculiar Ages of a Peculiar Galaxy
Isabella OaksConstructing a Library of OSIRIS Velocity Template Stars
Simone SheridanControl Restoration on the Otto Struve 82" Telescope Control System
LaVena TilgerExploring the Proper Motion of the Andromeda Galaxy with Gaia

2024

Evan BatteasLong Slit Spectrograph using an Asymmetric Offner Relay
Gabriella CruzColor Correcting for White Dwarf Supernovae
Mason JelkenDesign and Fabrication of a Multi-Object Spectrograph
Elizabeth JonesRadio Observations of Dual Active Galactic Nuclei in Nearby Galaxies
Hudson MaloneCharacterization of Focal Ration Degradation in Optical Fibers
Rishmita RaoAges of Quiescent Galaxies at 0.5 < z < 3.5 Derived from JWST Grism Data
Noah SiebersmaCharacterizing the Throughput Ratio of Fiber Optics
Nhu Ngoc TonGenerating a Test Set for Machine Learning Detection of AM CVn Transients
Yifan WangAttempting to Detect Methane in Titan's Atmosphere with ETSI
Jonas WhiteInvestigating Radio Variability of AGN with VLITE

2023

Evan BatteasLong Slit Spectrograph using Asymmetric Offner
Jared BullCalibration Measurements of Two Scientific Grade Astronomical Cameras
Christian LambertExploring Stellar Kinematics Near NGC 772's Central Massive Black Hole
Shravan MenonFiber Optic Characterization for Unprecedented Sky Subtraction
Nathan SalaSpectral Reduction with the CTIO Spectrograph
Noah SiebersmaMeasuring Throughput and Focal Ratio Degradation of Fiber Optics
Nhu Ngoc TonObservations of Planetary Nebulae with ETSI

2022

Brant Conway,
Zachary Read		3D Printed Diffraction Gratings
Enrique Gonzalez,
Shravan Menon		Fiber Optic Characterization for Unprecedented Sky Subtraction (FOCUSS)
Nhu Ngoc TonSimultaneous Multi-Color Observations of an Unknown Variable Star