Student Thesis Archive

Thatcher, Meagan, “The Effect of Spin-Orbit Dynamics on TNO Binary Lightcurves an Exploration of TNO Binary System 1999 RZ253, Borasisi and Pabu,” Advisor: Darin Ragozzine (Senior Thesis, Apr 2025).

Bowler, Brent, “Absolute Mountain Heights on Saturn's moon, Titan,” Advisor: Darin Ragozzine (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Nelsen, Maia, “Altjira: A Likely Hierarchical Triple Discovered through Non-Keplerian Motion,” Advisor: Darin Ragozzine (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).

Giforos, William, “nPSF: PSF Fitting Software for Trans-Neptunian Objects,” Advisor: Darin Ragozzine (Senior Thesis, Jun 2023).
Boyer, Burke, “Improving the Efficiency of a Photodynamical Planetary Model,” Advisor: Darin Ragozzine (Senior Thesis, Apr 2023).
Heilesen, Seneca, “Investigations into u’-band Photometry of the Haumea System,” Advisor: Darin Ragozzine (Senior Thesis, Apr 2023).
Freeman, Nicholas, “Investigations of a Binary Asteroid Dynamical Model,” Advisor: Darin Ragozzine (Senior Thesis, Apr 2023).

Spencer, Dallin, “Dynamical Evidence for the Existence of a Second Satellite of Eris,” Advisor: Darin Ragozzine (Senior Thesis, Apr 2022).

Graham, Abigail, “Surveying Hidden Planets in Kepler Exoplanetary Systems Using Transit Timing Variations,” Advisor: Darin Ragozzine (Senior Thesis, Apr 2021).
Hendrickson, Kate, “Modeling the Mutual Inclinations of Exoplanets,” Advisor: Darin Ragozzine (Senior Thesis, Apr 2021).

Pincock, Seth, “Modeling the Orbits of Trans-Neptunian Triple 47171 Lempo,” Advisor: Darin Ragozzine (Senior Thesis, Dec 2019).
Benfell, Nate, “Reversing Time to Find Families: Reviewing Backwards Integration as a New Method of Family-finding in the Kuiper Belt,” Advisor: Darin Ragozzine (Senior Thesis, Apr 2019).
Proudfoot, Benjamin, “Modeling The Formation Of The Collisional Family Of The Dwarf Planet Haumea,” Advisor: Darin Ragozzine (Senior Thesis, Apr 2019).

Maggard, Steven, “Statistically Weighted Orbital Elements for Kuiper Belt Objects,” Advisor: Darin Ragozzine (Senior Thesis, Apr 2018).
Ashby, Keir, “Improving Exoplanet Occurrence Rate Estimates with Approximate Bayesian Computation,” Advisor: Darin Ragozzine (Senior Thesis, Apr 2018).
Oldroyd, Will, “Thermal Equilibrium Depth Modeling of Subglacial Antarctic Meteorites,” Advisor: Darin Ragozzine (Senior Thesis, Apr 2018).