Increased melting of marine-terminating glaciers of the Greenland Ice Sheet could lead to unstable dynamic ice mass loss, further accelerating global sea level rise. To better understand the historical context of the present-day widespread glacier front retreat, we mapped frontal positions for two years, 1994 and 2017, for 146 and 251 major outlet glaciers, respectively.…

Author: Stephanie Ding Mentor: Julian Bunn Editor: Sherry Wang Abstract Botnets are collections of connected, malware-infected hosts that can be controlled by a remote attacker. They are one of the most prominent threats in cybersecurity, as they can be used for a wide variety of purposes including denial-of-service attacks, spam or bitcoin mining. We propose…

Interview by Jonathan Chan, Associate Editor Fun trivia: Favorite food: sushi Favorite genre of music: punk rock Favorite molecule: naphthopyran Favorite TV show: obliged to say Breaking Bad Favorite scientist(s): Craig Hawker and Jeffrey Moore (former research advisers) 1. What type of research does your lab work on, and how might this research change the…

Abstract: The NOAH Water Tunnel Laboratory is currently used to improve our understanding of various aspects of turbulence and fluid mechanics. The goal of this project is to understand the capabilities of a newly installed technology and the opportunities it presents for enhancing the the use of the NOAH Laboratory in the future. The recently…

Author: Salma Elnagar Mentors: Shinsuke Shimojo and Mohammad Shehata Editor: Jagath Vytheeswaran Abstract Flow experience is achieved when a person is said to be “in the zone” as they achieve a fit between skill-and-challenge level in a certain activity. Many of these activities, such as video games, music, or athletic competitions, involve the participation or…