Sophia Cisneros
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| Research/Teaching Assistant |
| Entered: | 2006 |
| Office: | 101 Astronomy |
| Phone: | (575)646-4438 |
| Fax: | (575)646-1602 |
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| E-mail: | besk47 |
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| M.S. | City University of New York, | 2006 |
| B.S. | Linfield College, | 2002 |
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Research
My research efforts at the City University of New York have involved black
holes, and Bose-Einstein condensates. I focused on solving Einstein's field
equations for a perfect fluid, coupled to the non-linear Gross-Pitaevski
equation. This is equivalent to placing a quantum fluid within the
Schwarzchild radius of a black hole, to evaluate changes in the metric. The
result is a family of potential solutions, some of which could be
parameterized to be physically sensible.
I have also worked as a research intern at the Los Alamos National Laboratory,
cataloging astronomical survey data and searching for evidence pointing to
black hole jets in the galactic center.
I began my graduate studies in Fall 2006, working with Dr. Rene Walterbos
in the Galactic research group. Some of my current interests include active
galactic nuclei and supernovae, but I am interested in a wide variety of
astronomical topics!
My work has been partially supported by a Diversity Fellowship from the NMSU Graduate School.
