- 9:12am - Meeting begins
1. Jacqueline's talk
- Implications of Fourier transforms in astrophysics and their potential utility in detecting periodicity of gravitational waves.
- Project status: Frustrations with Mathematica's lack of intuition abound. Internalizing differences between discrete and continuous Fourier transforms.
2. Monique's talk
- Analyzing how a zero age main sequence star evolves.
- Project status: Problems encountered with large (>30) solar masses. MESA update changing how mass coordinates are defined proves frustrating.
3. Aaron's talk
- Baby steps in FLASH using the Sedov code to simulate multiple simultaneous explosions.
- Project status: Working alongside Ian and FLASH king Rodolfo. Current step in the project is brand new, so no frustrations encountered yet.
4. Andrea's talk
- Curve fitting frustrations about incomplete data.
- 10:00am - Meeting adjourns
Miscellaneous
- Potential team-building exercise: Field trip to aquarium/museum/exploratorium?
- SLUG snack supply: Suggestions?
- Discussion Coordinator, Outreach Coordinator, and Entertainment Coordinator still needed.
I think arranging a visit to a lawrence livermore natl lab would be neat as a group :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, Jacqueline volunteered to be the discussion coordinator, I think we discussed this before you arrived this morning and forgot to mention it. I'm willing to be the outreach coordinator if someone wants to co-lead with me!
I could do it solo, but it would be nice to figure out everyone's potential commitment levels if we wanted to get a project started for spring/summer.
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