Papers, Publications, Seminars, & Talks



Publications on Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Graduate Research:

M.S. Thesis:
Observational Analysis of the Compositional Variation in Solar Filaments


NASA Graduate Student Research Program (GSRP) fellowship project:
The Evolution of Solar Prominences

Rice Astronomical Unit Seminars:

Rice AU Seminar, 10/3/08
Questions Raised by the First Results from Hinode


Rice AU Seminar, 2/7/07
The Composition and Dynamics of Solar Filaments


Rice AU Seminar, 9/21/05
Two Examples from AGN Research of Flawed Data Analysis


Rice AU Seminar, 4/20/05
A New Interpretation of the Quasar Luminosity Function


Rice AU Seminar, 11/17/04
SDSS Spectroscopic Supernova Search and other Supernova Surveys


Undergraduate Research:

Senior thesis:
The Automated Spectroscopic Detection and Announcement of Supernovae


Project's website (public version):
Supernova Automated Follow-Up (SNAFU)

SDSS Supernova Survey

Sloan Digital Sky Survey