Joey Nadol ‘22
Joey’s work focuses on improving the detection of exoplanets, which are planets orbiting stars beyond our own Solar System.
Why did you pursue this project?I chose my project because I’d always been interested in space – even as a little kid I enjoyed stargazing and imagining what might be out there in our vast universe. When I was around 10, I heard of the Kepler mission and the vast impact it had on the search for exoplanets, and I followed it quite closely. I think my most-visited website as a 10-year-old was exoplanets.nasa.gov (closely followed by nfl.com and coolmathgames.com). So when the opportunity presented itself to join IRP and eventually find exoplanets, I jumped at the chance. It’s a dream come true to be able to do the work that I do, and I can’t wait to continue it in college.
CompetitionsNYSSEF 2022 - USMA Award, First Place in Category, ISEF Nomination
WESEF 2022 - Second Place in Category
Published in March 2022, Astronomy & Astrophysics (aanda.org)
WR-JSHS 2022 - First Place (Local Speakers Room)
NYSSEF 2021 - Third Place in Category
WESEF 2021 - Fourth Place in Category
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