Student Involvment in Astrophysics Research at UNH

(This listing does not include students that are involved in the CATSAT project.)


Current Graduate Students

Mr. Mickel McClish
Ph.D. Candidate

 

Current Undergraduate Students

Mr. Jason Chan (Senior)

Mr. Eric Foley (Junior)

Mr. James Ledoux (Junior)

 

Recent Ph.D. Degrees

Dr. Abraham Falcone, Ph.D., 2001
Advisor: Dr. James M. Ryan
Studies of Solar Energetic Particles using the Milagro Observatory

Dr. C. Alex Young, Ph.D., 2001
Advisor: Dr. James M. Ryan
Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy with CGRO/COMPTEL

Dr. Martina Arndt, Ph.D., 2000
Advisor: Dr. James M. Ryan
X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Observations of the 15-November-1991 Solar Flare

Dr. S. Cheenu Kappadath, Ph.D., 1998
Advisor: Dr. James M. Ryan
Measurement of the Cosmic Diffuse Gamma-Ray Spectrum from 800 keV to 30 MeV

Dr. Benjamin Hersh, Ph.D., 1996
Advisor: Dr. James M. Ryan
Photometric Studies of Cygnus X-1 from 322-473 keV with the Solar Maximum Mission

Dr. Richard S. Miller, Ph.D., 1995
Advisor: Dr. James M. Ryan
A Search for Radiative Neutrino Decay and Its potential Contribution to the Cosmic Diffuse Gamma-Ray Background

Dr. R. Marc Kippen, Ph.D., 1995
Advisor: Dr. James M. Ryan
Locations and Spectra of Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts

Dr. Douglas A. Biesecker, Ph.D., 1994
Advisor: Dr. James M. Ryan
On the Occurence of Solar Flares Observed with thw Burst and Transient Source Experiment

Dr. Debadarshi Bhattacharya, Ph.D., 1990
Advisor: Dr. Edward Chupp
Observations of Cosmic Gamma-Ray Sources and Their Contribution to the Diffuse Gamma-Ray Background

Dr. Renu Saxena, Ph.D., 1990
Advisor: Dr. James M. Ryan
Ground Level Atmospheric Neutron Flux Measurements in the 10-170 MeV Range

Dr. Parameswaran Sreekumar, Ph.D., 1989
Advisor: Dr. John A. Lockwood
Ground Level Atmospheric Gamma Ray Flux Measurements in the 1-6 MeV Range

Dr. Mark L. McConnell, Ph.D., 1987
Advisor: Dr. Edward L. Chupp
Gamma Ray Imaging Observations of the Crab and Cygnus Regions

 

Recent M.S. Degrees

Mr. Kipp Larson, M.S., 2000
Advisor: Dr. Alen D. Drake (Electical Engineering)
Analog Circuit for Measuring the Depth of Interaction of Gamma-Ray Events in a CZT Strip Detector with Coplanar Anodes

Ms. Cornelia B. Wunderer, M.S., 1997
Advisor: Dr. James M. Ryan
Feasibility Study of SONTRAC - A Neutron Tracking Telescope for Solar, Atmospheric and Other Applications

Mr. C. Alex Young, M.S., 1996
Advisor: Dr. Dawn C. Meredith (Physics)
Wavelet Based Analysis of Cosmic Gamma-Ray Burst Time Series

Mr. Brian K. Dann, M.S., 1996
Advisor: Dr. Allen D. Drake (Electrical Engineering)
Front End Electronics Development for the Minute-of-Arc Resolution Gamma-Ray Imaging Experiment

Ms. Sandra J. Fletcher, M.S., 1995
Advisor: Dr. Mark L. McConnell
The Search for Celestial 2.2 MeV Neutron Capture Line

Mr. Raid M. Suleiman, M.S., 1995
Advisor: Dr. James M. Ryan
COMPTEL Measurements of Nuclear Gamma-Ray Lines in Solar Flares

Mr. R. Marc Kippen, M.S., 1991
Advisor: Dr. James M. Ryan
Monte Carlo Simulation of the COMPTEL Gamma-Ray Telescope

Mr. Kent Reinhard, M.S., 1989
Advisor: Dr. James M. Ryan
Neureal Network Approach to Event Location with an Anger Camera for Gamma-Ray Astronomy


Last Updated: August 25, 2001