Research Projects(this page is in progress)

Surveys of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) can be used for many science cases in additon to CMB science. One of these possibilities is fast transients in the microwave. I am currently working to expand on existing work to process CMB data to search for fast emission from magnetars.

The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) is the worlds most prolific Fast Radio Burst (FRB) detector, increasing out understanding of these mysterious astronomical events. The CHIME/FRB Outriggers are a recently developed very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) experiment to localize these FRBs to very high precision. To be sure we can do this localization reliably and to very high precision, we need high SNR VLBI calibration solutions from sources close to the FRBs. I have been working to find more calibrators on our baselines by building on a previous, more shallow survey. I am also part of developing new technology to track these calibrators when an FRB is detected, allowing much higher integration times tan the current system, which relies on calibrators in the full array FRB data.

The Algonquin Radio Observatory (ARO) is a radio telescope that had a hydrogen maser for extremley precise very long baseline interferometry (VLBI). However, this maser broke, and so a rubidium clock along with a GPS disciplined clock were installed to restore the VLBI capabilities. I tested thisystem by objserving pulsars and extracting VLBI delays with the ARO and the CHIME telescope to confirm the clock behaved at the precision we expected.

Worked to understand the origin of so called 'depolarization canals' in diffuse radio maps of the CGM by identifying their properties and comparing with the literature.