Yana L. Radeva, B.A. in Astrophysics / minor in Mathematics, Connecticut College'05.
I am
a second year Astronomy graduate student at the University of Maryland, and
my
primary research interests are in the field of Astrobiology. I am currently
working on my
second year project on infrared spectroscopy of the comet C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR).
Research:
1997-2001:
Publications from astrometric observations of comets and asteroids with the
50cm
Schmidt telescope at the Bulgarian National Observatory in the Minor Planet
Circulars
Connecticut College Ion Accelerator Lab - Research in 2002
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (LHEA) - Summer Research in 2003
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Astrobiology) - Summer Research in 2004 and 2005
Publication in the ApJ Supplement: "Calibration of the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer Proportional Counter Array"
Membership in The Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society, and Sigma Pi Sigma: The National Physics Honors Society