Student Information
Graduate Student
Astrophysics
The College of Lib Arts & Sci
Long Bio
Brad comes to us from the University of Washington, where he graduated with his B.S. in Astronony and Physics. While at UW, his researched the age and mass of supernova progenitors in nearby galaxies with Dr. Benjamin F. Williams. Additionally, he helped catalog catalysmic variable star system in the Milky Way with Dr. Paula Szkody. Here at ASU, Brad is working with Dr. Sanch Borthakur to help understand the kinematics of the gas surround galaxies, known as the Circumgalactic Medium. He also works with Dr. Evan Scannapieco to compare observations of the Circumgalactic Medium to different simulations to understand the dynamics of the medium from a theoretical point of view.
Personal Website: http://www.public.asu.edu/~bkoplitz/
Education
B.S. Astronomy & Physics, University of Washington 2021
Research Group
Sanch Borthakur's STARs Lab
Presentations
Fall 2022 AST 111 Lab Lead (1 Section)
Spring 2022 AST 112 Lab Lead (3 Sections)
Honors / Awards
Graduate College University Grant (2023 - 2024)
Service
GPSA Grant Reviewer (2022 - 2024)