Logan Pearce, Service Award Recipient
I study planets around other stars through the direct imaging technique, where we try to image small faint planets close to very bright stars. I am interested in how planets form and evolve, particularly in the presence of another massive star in the system.
Service Positions and Awards:
Run the local Astronomy on Tap show (called Space Drafts) since 2021, a monthly public astronomy outreach show.
2019-2020 served as a consultant for the UA Grad CollegeApplication Development Program helping peers prepare compelling NSF GRFP application materials.
Worked for three summers (2020, 2021, 2022) as a Research Project Leader for Warrior Scholar Project (WSP), which provides academic "boot camps" for veterans and servicemembers considering going to university to help them make the transition from service to academic life.
2022-2023 served as a consultant and mentor for the Diana Davis Spencer Scholars program helping WSP alumni get prepared for graduate programs and prepare their application materials.
2020-2021 served as liaison for the grad student led Steward DEI task force focused on mentoring.
2021 founded the Student Veteran Research Network (SVRN), a peer network of student veterans in grad school or considering grad school.
2022 presented SVRN at the National Student Veterans Association Conference (NatCON) in Orlando, FL.
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