Students Present Physics Research at National Conference

Eight University of Scranton students and physics and engineering faculty member Nathaniel Frissell, Ph.D., presented research at the National Science Foundation CEDAR (Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions) Workshop in San Diego, California, in June. Additionally, four of the students joined Dr. Frissell to attend and present research at the NASA Living with a Star Interhemispheric Asymmetries Meeting at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics in Boulder, Colorado, in May.

James P. Fox, Hillsborough, New Jersey, a computer science major at Scranton, presented his research titled "Detection of SuperDARN-Observed Medium Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances in the Southern Hemisphere" in poster and oral presentation formats at the National Science Foundation CEDAR Workshop. He also attended and presented with Dr. Frissell at the NASA Living with a Star Interhemispheric Asymmetries Meeting at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics in Boulder, Colorado.

Nicholas Guerra '24, Scranton, who earned his bachelor's degree in computer science from Scranton in 2024 and is pursuing a master's degree in software engineering here, presented his research poster titled "Implementation of the Revised SuperDARN MSTID MUSIC Algorithm in the DARNtids Analysis Toolkit" at the National Science Foundation CEDAR Workshop. He also attended and presented with Dr. Frissell at the NASA Living with a Star Interhemispheric Asymmetries Meeting at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics in Boulder, Colorado.

Michael Molzen, Bloomsbury, New Jersey, a physics major at Scranton, presented his research poster titled "MSTID Activity During January 2016 Detected by the SuperDARN MUSIC Algorithm" at the National Science Foundation CEDAR Workshop. He also attended and presented with Dr. Frissell at the NASA Living with a Star Interhemispheric Asymmetries Meeting at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics in Boulder, Colorado.

Cuong Nguyen '23, Ashley, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering and computer science from Scranton in 2023 and is now pursuing a master's degree in software engineering. He presented his research titled "Software Development for the Grape Personal Weather Station v2" in poster and oral presentation formats at the National Science Foundation CEDAR Workshop.

Alexandros Papadopoulos, Scotrun, a computer engineering major at Scranton, presented his research titled "Analysis of the HamSCI Solar Eclipse High Frequency Time Difference of Arrival Experiment Observations Using Automated Techniques" in poster and oral presentation formats at the National Science Foundation CEDAR Workshop.

Gerard N. Piccini, Monroe Township, New Jersey, an electrical engineering major at Scranton, presented his research titled "A Low-Cost Low-Power Chirp Ionosonde for Studying Eclipse Ionospheric Impacts" in poster and oral presentation formats at the National Science Foundation CEDAR Workshop.

Thomas J.Pisano, Staten Island, New York, an electrical engineering major at Scranton, presented his research poster titled "Investigating Bias from MSTID Wavenumber Spectrum mapping within the pyDARN MUSIC Algorithm" at the National Science Foundation CEDAR Workshop. He also attended and presented with Dr. Frissell at the NASA Living with a Star Interhemispheric Asymmetries Meeting at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics in Boulder, Colorado.

Diego Sanchez, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, who is pursuing a master's degree in software engineering at Scranton, presented his research poster titled "Possible Drivers of Large Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances by Analysis of Ham Radio Contacts" at the National Science Foundation CEDAR Workshop.

Dr. Frissell also presented his research at the National Science Foundation CEDAR Workshop and, along with students and volunteer scientist and University of Scranton benefactor Mary Lou West, Ph.D., Columbia University and Professor Emerita at Montclair State University, presented research at the NASA Living with a Star Interhemispheric Asymmetries Meeting at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics.

In addition to Dr. Frissell, University of Scranton physics and engineering professor Robert Spalletta, Ph.D., mathematics professor Joseph Klobusicky, Ph.D., and computing sciences professor Mark Fenner, Ph.D., worked with several of the students on their research projects presented at the conferences.