Keara Wright
University of Missouri- St. Louis
Advisor: E.L. Gibb, Ph.D
Abstract
Using high-resolution, near-infrared spectroscopy data from NIRSPEC on the circumstellar disk around the Herbig B object R Mon, the K-band wavelength region was investigated in search of 12CO gas absorption. Using these data, the total column density of carbon monoxide at the given inclination was determined and the ratio of gas to dust as a function of inclination was used to elaborate on dust stratification and settling in Young Stellar Objects.
Keara Wright is from Lake St. Louis, Missouri, and is a senior in Physics at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. Keara has been named in Who’s Who in Academic and Leadership in her department. She is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Physics, a minor in Mathematics, a minor in Psychology, and an Honors College Certificate. Keara is planning on attending graduate school for a Masters degree and eventually earn a Doctorate degree in Physics. She is interested specifically in Astrophysics as well as nonlinear dynamics and neuroscience. Keara hopes to eventually pursue a faculty position while continuing her research in related fields.
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