The DAWN-IRES Scholars Program 2021 cohort (left to right): (top) Casey Carlile, Hollis Akins, Julia Homa, Zoe Kearney, Michael Messere, (bottom) Rebecca Larson, Sidney Lower, Bryan Scott.
It is our pleasure to introduce the 2021 cohort of the DAWN-IRES Scholars Program, including 5 undergraduate/post-bac students (Casey Carlile/Kansas University, Hollis Akins/Grinnell College, Julia Homa/Columbia University, Zoe Kearney/UMass Amherst, and Michael Messere/University of Michigan) and 3 graduate students (Rebecca Larson/University of Texas Austin, Sidney Lower/University of Florida, and Bryan Scott/University of California Riverside). New to the program this year, the graduate student cohort will help develop and lead professional workshops on a wide range of topics (python, latex, github, science writing, presentation skills, proposal review, etc). DAWN-IRES Scholars will perform cutting-edge astrophysics research on a range of observational and theoretical projects ranging from ‘cosmic noon’ (the peak epoch of star formation) up to ‘cosmic dawn’ (the onset of star formation in the early universe). Stay tuned over the next few months as we interview our scholars and learn more about their interests!