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GRAM 2025 at Emory, November 7th & 8th

Details/Locations

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Friday November 7th, 6 PM - 8:30 PM :
 The meeting will begin with a public talk by Dr. Jeremy Jones from Georgia State University on high angular resolution astronomy, talk and abstract below under schedule. The public talk will begin at 6 PM in the room E208 in the Math and Science Center (MSC).
 
Following the talk, we will have planetarium shows and stargazing at the Emory Observatory (weather-permitting):
 
The planetarium is E300 in the MSC. Shows will begin at 7:20 and 7:50 PM.
 
For Observatory access, take the MSC elevators up to the 5th floor, turn right and take the stairs to the 6th floor, then follow the signs to the observatory. For handicapped access: take the MSC elevators to the 5th floor, turn left and left again down a short hallway. Additional elevator access will be to your right. 
 

Note: Due to the weather forecast (and the rain that is happening right now) observatory viewing will be canceled this evening. The planetarium shows will still go on. 

 
Saturday November 8th, 8:30 AM -5:30 PM: 
Talk sessions will be held in E208 in the Math and Science Center, posters and tables for breaks and meals will be set up right outside the room in the main atrium. Light refreshments/breakfast fare begins at 8:30 AM and the first talks will be scheduled to start at 9 AM. 

Registration

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We kindly ask that everyone planning to attend any GRAM event register using the form below.

 Registration closes Monday October 27th. Questions? Please email Alissa Bans and Merida Batiste

GRAM 2025 Registration

Schedule

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For a full program including abstracts, please see this document: Gram2025FullProgram.pdf

Friday November 7th Schedule

  • 6 PM Keynote, MSC E208:
Seeing the Stars Up-Close with the CHARA Array - Dr. Jeremy Jones, Georgia State University 
 
For most telescopes, all but a very small number of stars are just pinpricks of light. We can learn a lot from them when we measure their emission at different wavelengths or measure how their output changes over time, but at the end of the day, they're still just point sources. Using Georgia State University's Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) Array, we are able to zoom in and see the surfaces of nearby stars and their environments. In this talk, I will discuss how we're able to achieve such high resolution and show off some of my favorite CHARA images from the last few years. 
 
  • 7:15-8:30 PM Observatory Viewing, MSC Rooftop (weather-permitting) Canceled due to weather.

  • 7:20 PM, 7:50 PM Planetarium Shows, MSC E300

Saturday November 8th Schedule

All talks are in Math & Science Center (MSC) E208, meals and poster sessions in the MSC in the atrium

8:30 – 9:00 AM — Light Breakfast and Poster Setup

9:00 – 9:10 AM — Welcome and Opening Remarks

Session I (9:10 AM – 10:20 AM)

Scott Harris, University of Georgia
Discovery of Ejecta Deposits from the 800-Million-Year-Old Roosevelt Impact Structure in Central Georgia: Implications for a Neoproterozoic Asteroid or Comet Bombardment in the Earth–Moon System
 
Richard W. Schmude, Jr., Gordon State College
A V-filter Photometric Model of Uranus' Brightness

 

Idan Ginsburg and Shameer Abdeen, Georgia State University
Integrating Augmented Reality into Astronomy: Enhancing Learning through Immersive Active Learning
 
Philip Groce, Helping Planetariums Succeed, LLC
UsingInexpensive Smart Telescopes for Formal and Informal Astronomy Education
 
 
10:20 – 10:50 AM —Coffee Break & Poster Session 1

 

Flash Talk Session I (10:50 – 11:50 AM)

Lily Grace Sheram, Georgia Institute of Technology – Trinity Neutrino Observatory Status
Makaila Jennings, Agnes Scott College – Vetting TESS Exoplanet Candidates with TRICERATOPS and LEO-Vetter
Akshat S. Chaturvedi, Georgia State University – Be Stars and Beyond: Unveiling the Legacy of Binary Mass Transfer with Observational Synergy
Russell DeLecuona, Emory University – Assessing DiskFit’s Usage in Identifying Recent Major Galactic Mergers
Madeline Davis, Georgia State University – Disentangling the Kinematics of NGC 4258
Elizabeth Bryce, Emory University – Improving Effective Radius Measurements for the Atlas3D Sample of Quiescent Galaxies
Cheryl Kaye Marshall, Emory University – A TRIPPY Analysis of 2025 FA22
Tamima Saba, Georgia State University – The Role of Flare Ribbon and 3D Magnetic Field Topology in Flare Eruptivity
 
11:50 AM – 12:50 PM — Lunch

 

Session III (12:50 PM – 2:20 PM)

Ross Cawthon, Oxford College of Emory University
Cosmology with the Dark Energy Survey
 
Kate Futrowsky, Georgia Institute of Technology
A Preliminary Census of Galaxies in the LISA Localization Volume Using the Illustris-TNG100 Cosmological Simulation
 
Jianghao Huyan, University of South Carolina
The Evolution of Metals and Chemical Enrichment in the First Billion Years After the Big Bang
 
Julie Malewicz, Georgia Institute of Technology
X-ray Reflection Signatures of Supermassive Black Hole Binaries
 
Robin Shelton, University of Georgia
It Looks Hot, But It's Not
 
 
2:20 – 2:55 PM — Coffee & Poster Session 2

 

Flash Talk Session II (2:55 PM – 3:55 PM)

Bin Xia, Georgia Institute of Technology – Multi-modal Foundation Model for Cosmological Simulation Data
Madison Markham, Georgia State University – Cepheid-based Distances to Two Canonical AGN
Evan Tuckley, Emory University – Investigating the Importance of Radiative Effects in Dynamical Asteroid Family Evolution
Emily Burns-Kaurin, Georgia State University – Proton Peculiarities and Detector Disagreements: Viewing the Gannon Storm from Geostationary Orbit
Juvis B. Mbeng, University of Georgia – Reconstructing Images of Protoplanetary Discs Using Principal Component Analysis
Sena Ghobadi, Georgia Institute of Technology – Evolution of Supermassive Black Hole Pairs on Inclined Orbits in Post-Merger Galaxies
Mahir Patel, Georgia State University – Ages of the Nearest Open Clusters
Aarshia Datta, South Forsyth High School / Center for Relativistic Astrophysics – Prospects of Constraining Beyond Standard Model Physics with the Trinity Neutrino Observatory

 

3:55 – 4:10 PM —Coffee Break

 

Session III (4:10 PM – 5:20 PM)

Viacheslav Sadykov, Georgia State University
Machine Learning for Space Weather: Overview of Research Efforts at Georgia State University
 
Andrew Tran, University of Georgia
Stellar Flare Study of NYMG Stars with TESS Data
 
Vishal Tiwari, Georgia Institute of Technology
Radiation Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations of Accretion Flows Around Merging Massive Black Hole Binaries
 
Colin Kane, Georgia State University
How to Find Nearly Pole-on Intermediate Mass Stars

 

5:20 – 5:30 PM — Closing Remarks, Group Photo, Poster takedown

Poster Session

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 Full list of posters 

  • Investigating the Elusive Nature of Dark Matter Using Gamma-Ray Detectors
    Jibek Ibraeva, Agnes Scott College
  • The Half-Century Optical Search for the Wow! Signal Trigger
    Mai Ngoc Le, Agnes Scott College
  • The ALPO and Its Importance to the Professional Astronomy Community
    Ken Poshedly, Assn of Lunar & Planetary Observers
  • A Closer Look at the Variability of Classical Be Stars with NASA’s TESS and the Emory Observatory
    Vi Eicher, Emory University
  • Planetary Peek-a-Boo: Exoplanet Transit Tracking at Emory
    Dixie Baronofsky, Cheryl Kaye Marshall, Emory University
  • Illustris Histories of Major Merger Galaxy Pairs
    Donovan Domingue, Georgia College & State University
  • From dark matter halo to stellar halo, with more accurate particle tagging
    Shahram Talei, Georgia College and State University
  • Using X-ray Reflection Spectra as Diagnostics of Supermassive Black Hole Binary Parameters
    Julie Malewicz, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • AGB Post-Mass-Transfer Spectroscopic Ratios as WD tracers
    John "Jack" P. McGuire, Georgia State University
  • Multi-modal Foundation Model for Cosmological Simulation Data
    Bin Xia, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Revisiting Column Density Measurements in QSO0318-0600 with a New Physical Absorption Model
    Navila Azad, Georgia State University
  • Prospects of Constraining Beyond Standard Model Physics with the Trinity Neutrino Observatory
    Aarshia Datta, South Forsyth High School and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Stellar flare study of NYMG Stars with TESS Data
    Andrew Tran, University of Georgia
  • Preparations for Confirmation of Candidate Hot Jupiters
    Joshua Martinez, University of North Georgia
  • Constructing the Orbits of Eclipsing Binary Stars with MCMC Fitting
    David von Meyer, University of North Georgia
  • Heavy Element Abundances in Southern Planetary Nebulae Observed with Magellan/FIRE
    Josh Whitman, University of West Georgia
  • TIC 403027066: Super Jupiter or Eclipsing Binary?
    T. Heath Dobson, University of North Georgia
  • A Space Symphony: On the Variability and Modes of a Survey of White Dwarf Subjects
    Piper Spraker, University of North Georgia
  • The Role of Flare Ribbon and 3D Magnetic Field Topology in Flare Eruptivity
    Tamima Saba, Georgia State University
  • Reconstructing Images of Protoplanetary Discs Using Principal Component Analysis
    Juvis B Mbeng, University of Georgia
  • The Dynamics of the 2025 McDonough (Georgia) Meteorite Impact
    Scott Harris, University of Georgia

Directions and Parking

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GRAM 2025 will take place on November 7th and 8th at Emory in the Math & Science Center. 

 

For the main day on Saturday the 8th, attendees are encourage to arrive between 8:30 am and 9 am. The days events will start promptly at 9 am. 

There are two visitor's parking lots nearby that attendees can park at. These are the Peavine and Oxford lots. Parking is free for either lot on Saturday. On Friday night, the Peavine parking lot is free after 5 pm.  Please see the visitor parking website for more complete details: 

https://transportation.emory.edu/visitor-parking

 

Accomodations Nearby

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If you need to stay overnight near Emory, here are some of the best options around campus: 

  • Emory Conference Center Hotel – on campus, walking distance (~15 min) to the Math & Science Center where GRAM is being held

  • University Inn at Emory – small inn, even closer (~5 min) to the Math & Science Center

  • Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Executive Park/Emory – ~10 min drive.

  • Courtyard Atlanta Decatur Downtown/Emory – in Decatur Square, ~10 min drive or you can arrange to take Emory's CCTMA shuttle to campus (see https://transportation.emory.edu/shuttles/cctma )
  • Hampton Inn & Suites Decatur Downtown/Emory – in Decatur Square, right next to the Courtyard so also ~10 min drive or you can arrange to take Emory's CCTMA shuttle to campus 

 

 

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The 2025 Georgia Regional Astronomy Meeting is supported in part by the Georgia Space Grant Consortium (GSGC).

 

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact Alissa Bans.