EAPS Senior Thesis Presentations 2023

Each senior in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences will give a talk presenting the results of his or her senior thesis.

Everyone in the EAPS community is encouraged to attend.

Questions? Please email eaps-ed-office@mit.edu

SCHEDULE OF TALKS

While 30 minutes is allocated to each talk, the schedule is flexible. If you want to hear a specific talk, please arrive early.

10:00-10:30am
Speleothem-Based Hydroclimate Reconstruction of Northeastern Mexico Across the Last Deglaciation
Aviva Intveld — advisor: David McGee

10:30-11:00am
Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of Near-Earth Asteroids: 3122 Florence, (357439) 2004 BL86, 1036 Ganymed, and 4055 Magellan
Skylar Larsen — advisors: Richard Binzel, Driss Takir (NASA)

11:00-11:30am
Investigating Variation in Launch Vehicle Atmospheric Impact by Launch Latitude and Season
Helena McDonald — advisors: Sebastian Eastham, Noelle Selin

11:30-12:00pm
Photometric Observations of Volatile Shifts on Pluto’s Surface
Claire McLellan-Cassivi — advisor: Michael Person

12:00-12:30pm
A Microbial Survey of Lake Kivu
Kaitlyn Przydzial — advisor: Gregory Fournier

CELEBRATORY LUNCH @ 12:30 » RSVP required: bit.ly/senior-lunch-2023