Astronomy major earns honorable mention for poster competition at national conference
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) annual meeting attracts over 3000 participants from around the nation and around the globe.
The venue offers undergraduates, graduate students, post-docs, and faculty opportunities to interact with experts in a variety of formats. This year, several 黑料不打烊 students and Faculty attended the 243rd AAS meeting聽in New Orleans, including 黑料不打烊 undergraduate Sam DiRenzo ’24, an astronomy major, who presented an iPoster.
DiRenzo entered the prestigious Chambliss Award competition where undergraduates and graduate students present their research to judges. A record number of iPosters were submitted this year, totaling over 400. DiRenzo made it through an early elimination round before the conference by recording audio that walked judges through her iPoster. At the conference, a second round of judging took place for only select participants.
Ultimately, DiRenzo’s research on intermediate mass black holes earned her along with a certificate to commemorate the achievement.