(2025) Introductions

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Hello friends!

My name is Pablo Giuliani, I will be the main lecturer during this course. I am very excited to go on this journey with y’all this summer :sun_behind_small_cloud:

I like collaborative research where various folks bring different things to the table. I usually bring something on the lines of math, Bayesian statistics, and machine learning (with some nuclear physics too).

I love teaching and helping people understand concepts in an intuitive way (that’s what started this course!).

I am also into games (civ 7 at the moment), good stories (the Witcher at the moment), good food (Chinese food today, right @Kyle?), and good company (friends, family, and doggie, see below:

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Hope we have an awesome summer ahead!

Introduce yourselves below so we know each other better :grinning_face:

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Hello everybody!

I am Yash Mandlecha, and I will be the graduate assistant for the course this summer.

I work on numerical simulations of quantum field theories, particularly Lattice QCD for my research.

I am very excited to be working with you all and to support your learning throughout the term. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions—whether they’re about the course material, lectures, or general support.

Looking forward to an engaging and fun summer together!

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I am Daniel Barr, I am an inco0ming first year graduate student.

I am starting work in nuclear physics for research this summer.

I enjoy games (Total War series atm), swing dancing, Warhammer, and spending time with my dog.

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Hey I’m Allison, I’m starting my first year as an astronomy grad student. I love transients, compact objects, and high-energy astrophysics. Thank you for offering this course!

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Hello! I am Tessa Frincke. I am an incoming first year astronomy graduate student. I am mainly interested in Solar System astronomy involving small planetary bodies.

I like to read comic books, thrifting, drawing, playing Dungeons and Dragons, and I am a Star Trek fan. I also have a cat and her name is Xerxes.

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Hello!

I’m Cooper, an incoming PhD student in condensed matter physics.

I am interested in metrology and microscopy, especially electron microscopy, and in my free time I like to mountain bike and snowboard :slight_smile:

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Hi! I’m Gabi and I’m an incoming physics PhD student. I am interested in high energy physics, and I enjoy running and drawing!

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Hi, my name is Meir and I’m an incoming astrophysics PhD student. I am interested in stars, and I’ll be in East Lansing next week, so I am excited to meet everyone (I also love hockey, cats, and the assassins creed franchise)!

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Hello! My name is Sydney and I’m an incoming astrophysics PhD student that is interested in all things exoplanet atmospheres. Outside of the academic world I love working in sports production and playing bass guitar in a band!

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Hello, my name is Wajahat, and I’m an incoming Nuclear Astrophysics Ph.D. student. I am interested in astrophysics, especially in understanding how elements are formed in stellar phenomena such as supernovae.

Outside of the academic world, I enjoy hiking and playing sports such as football, cricket, and squash…