Student Projects
Chris Christopherson
Physics – Professional Emphasis and Astronomy Minor
Research Interests
Wide-field observations of star-forming complexes in Halpha, Hbeta, OIII and emission lines
Research Presentations:
- Posters on the Hill, Capital Hill, Washington, D.C., 2015
- National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Spokane, WA, 2015
- 25th Annual Wisconsin Space Conference, 2015
- UW Oshkosh Celebration of Scholarship, 2015
- Posters in the Rotunda, 2014, 2015
- Society of Physics Students Region 9 Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, 2014 (1st place for best poster)
- National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Lexington, KY, 2014
Anthony Kuchera
Physics – Professional Emphasis
Research Interests
Graduated from UW Oshkosh in 2008; Earned Ph.D. in Physics from Florida State University 2013 (experimental nuclear physics); Currently a Research Associate (postdoc) at National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory
Research Interests:Photometric Study of the Monoceros Star-Forming Complex
Research Presentations and Papers:
- “A uvbyβ photometric analysis of the Monoceros star-forming field”, Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol.331, Issue 4, p.384, 2010
- “Studying Complex Star-Forming Fields: Rosette Nebula and Monoceros Loop”, Oshkosh Scholar,vol. V, pp. 43-49, 2010
- Posters in the Rotunda 2007, 2008
- UW System Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2007, 2008
- 17th Annual Wisconsin Space Conference, 2007
- American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #211, Austin, TX, 2007
Chris Hathaway
Physics – Professional
Research Interests
Monoceros Star-Forming Field
Research Presentations and Papers:
- “A uvbyβ photometric analysis of the Monoceros star-forming field”, Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol.331, Issue 4, p.384, 2010
- “Studying Complex Star-Forming Fields: Rosette Nebula and Monoceros Loop”, Oshkosh Scholar,vol. V, pp. 43-49, 2010
- Celebration of scholarship, UW Oshkosh, 2008
- National Conference for Undergraduate research, La Crosse, WI, 2008
- American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #211, Austin, TX, 2007
Erik Robinson
Physics – Applied Emphasis
Research Interests
Cygnus OB2 stellar association
Research Presentations and Papers:
- Posters in the Rotunda, 2015
- UW Oshkosh Celebration of Scholarship, 2015
Henri LeMieux
Physics – Professional Emphasis and Astronomy Minor
Research Interests
Massive Stellar Content of the Cygnus Superbubble
Research Presentations:
- UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity, 2015, UW Milwaukee
- Posters in the Rotunda, 2015
- UW Oshkosh Celebration of Scholarship, 2015
Kevin Moran
Dual Major Physics/Engineering
Research Interests
Centaurus Star-Forming Field
Research Presentations and Papers:
- “Massive Stellar Content of the Galactic Supershell GSH~305+01-24”, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 562A, 69K, 2014
- “Homogeneous Distances to Several Stellar Groups in the Second Galactic Quadrant”, International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 3, 10-17, 2013
- American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #221, 2013
- Celebration of Scholarship, UW Oshkosh, April 2013
- UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity, 2012, UW Parkside
- Wisconsin Space Conference, 2012, La Crosse, WI
Mitchel Matheny
Research Interests
Spiral Structure in the First Quadrant of the Milky Way Galaxy
Research Presentations and Papers:
- UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity, UW Parkside, 2012
- American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #221, Long Beach, CA, 2013
Thomas Gehrman
Physics – Professional Emphasis and Astronomy Minor
Research Interests
Photometric Study of the Double Cluster h and χ Per; Variable Stars in the Globular Cluster Arp 2
Research Presentations and Papers:
- “Homogeneous Distances to Several Stellar Groups in the Second Galactic Quadrant”, International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 3, 10-17, 2013
- UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity, 2015, UW Milwaukee
- Posters in the Rotunda, 2013
- Celebration of Scholarship, UW Oshkosh, 2013, 2015
Timothy Conard
Dual Major Physics/Engineering and Astronomy Minor
Research Interests
Precision Photometry Study of the Cepheus Star-Forming Field
Research Presentations:
- “Cepheus Star-Forming Field Revisited”, International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 3, 472-479, 2013
- National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Lexington, KY, 2014
- National Conference for Undergraduate Research, La Crosse, WI, 2013
Vincient Fabbri
Dual Major Physics/Engineering and Astronomy Minor
Research Interests
Precision Photometry Study of the Cepheus Star-Forming Field
Research Presentations and Posters:
- “Cepheus Star-Forming Field Revisited”, International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 3, 472-479, 2013
- National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Lexington, KY, 2014
- National Conference for Undergraduate Research, La Crosse, WI, 2013
Steven Lund
Physics – Applied Emphasis and Astronomy Minor
Research Interests
Photometric study of the young open cluster M29
Research Presentations and Posters:
- National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Spokane, WA, 2015
- UW Oshkosh Celebration of Scholarship, 2015
- Posters in the Rotunda, 2015
- Photometric study of the young open cluster M29
Nicholas Grosskopf
Physics – Professional Emphasis and Astronomy Minor
Research Interests
Photometric study of the young open cluster Roslund 4
Research Presentations and Posters:
- Posters in the Rotunda, 2015
- UW Oshkosh Celebration of Scholarship, 2015
Dan Piehl
Physics/Math Major, currently PhD student in Mathematics at UW Milwaukee
Research Interests
Strömgren-Hβ photometry of open clusters
Research Presentations:
- “Strömgren-Hβ photometry of the galactic cluster NGC 6705 (M11)”, The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, vol. 125, No. 934, pp. 1412-1420, 2013
- Strömgren-Hβ photometry of stars in dark clouds”, Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol.332, Issue 2, p.159, 2011
- American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #221, 2013, Long Beach, CA
- American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #213, 2009, Long Beach, CA
- International Astronomical Union General Assembly, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 2009
Jake Pichelmeyer
Physics/Math
Research Interests
Photometric survey of OB stars in the Carina Flare
Research Presentations and Papers:
- National Conference for Undergraduate research 2009
- Posters in the Rotunda 2009
Karisa Metko
Research Interests
Searching for small clusters in the Milky Way
Research Presentations and Papers:
- Celebration of Scholarship, UW Oshkosh, 2010
- UW System Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2010, UW-River Falls
Linda Osterloh
Physics/Engineering
Research Interests
Scutum Star-Forming Complex
Research Presentations and Papers:
- Celebration of Scholarship, UW Oshkosh, 2009
- National Conference for Undergraduate research, La Crosse, WI, 2009
Micah Scorcio
Physics – Professional
Research Interests
Precision-Photometry Investigation of the Carina Spiral Feature
Research Presentations and Papers:
- “The Carina Spiral Feature: Strömgren-Hβ photometry approach. II. Precise photometric distances and reddening”, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 514, A59, 2010
- Posters in the Rotunda 2008
- Celebration of Scholarship, UW Oshkosh, 2008
- American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #211, Austin, TX, 2007
Graduated 2008, employed at Orbital Alliant Techsystems, Minneapolis, MN
Steven Bartel
Dual Major Physics/Engineering
Research Interests
Photometric calibrations and Galactic HII regions
Research Presentations and Papers:
- National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Lexington, KY, 2014
- National Conference for Undergraduate Research, La Crosse, WI, 2013
- UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity, 2012
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Physics & Astronomy
N. Halsey Science Center
Room 127 or 142
921 Elmwood Ave.
Department Chair
Dr. Nadia Kaltcheva
Room 337B
kaltchev@uwosh.edu