Congratulations to MERHS graduate Loyd
Waites!
His research article, Measurement of X-Ray Flux Emissions Using CHANDRASupports the Existence of a Supermassive Black Hole in the Andromeda Galaxy,
was recently published in October 2013 issue of the Journal of Experimental
Secondary Science. This article is the research
that he did during his ASR (Authentic Science Research) internship last summer
at Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, with Dr. Michael Garcia. JESS is a professionally reviewed academic
journal which exclusively publishes original research articles written by high school
students. Submissions are reviewed by college professors and research
scientists, who are chosen based on their expertise in the area of science that
each article addresses. Their mission is to teach students to write articles in
the academically accepted format, promote student research, improve science
literacy, and publish the most exceptional articles. Loyd is am currently a Freshman at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute and is performing research on plasma physics and
astrobiology. Read more in About the Author.
What is ASR? Authentic Science Research
is a program offered at the high school that gives students the opportunity to
learn about and experience scientific research in both the classroom and in the
real world. The class is offered to Juniors and Seniors and can be taken for
either one or two years. Juniors and seniors can enroll in Authentic Scientific Research 1, which
teaches students the basic of scientific research. Students may choose to
participate in a summer internship at one of the many research institutions in
the area. If they elect to do this, they will spend a portion of their class
time finding the internship. Authentic Science Research 2 is offered
to seniors who completed a summer internship during the summer after their
junior year. Students who take this class write papers, make posters, and give
presentations about the research they did over the summer. Both classes are taught at the honors level.
