Friday, February 20, 2026

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Recent News From McDonnell Center Fellows

Cracking the ice code: Dougal Hansen's pioneering glaciology research

Dougal Hansen is an emerging talent at Washington University in St. Louis, where he serves as an Assistant Professor in both Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, and Environmental Studies. Since joining the university last summer, Hansen, who is also an MCSS fellow, has introduced innovative research approaches and a fresh perspective to glaciology.

McDonnell Center Fellows in the News

Rocky Shore Erosion Shaped by Multi-Scale Tectonics
Claire Masteller | Eos

Recent Publications by McDonnell Center Fellows

Meng, T. M., Michaelides, R. J., et al. (2026). The Sun is setting for the historic Sunlight Glacier, Absaroka Mountains, Wyoming, USA. Annals of Glaciology, 1–23. 

Gonzi, S., Binns, W. R., Israel, M. H., Krawczynski, H. S., Rauch, B. F., Zober, W. V., et al. (2025). Improving electron/proton discrimination at high energies with CALET on the International Space Station. Proceedings of Science, 501, 011. 

Brogi, P., Binns, W. R., Israel, M. H., Krawczynski, H. S., Rauch, B. F., & Zober, W. V. (2025). Update of the Helium flux measurement with CALET on the International Space Station. Proceedings of Science, 501, 019. 

Foresi, A., Binns, W. R., Israel, M. H., Krawczynski, H. S., Rauch, B. F., Zober, W. V., et al. (2025). Characterisation of backscattering effects in CALET due to hadronic showers generated in the calorimeter. Proceedings of Science, 501, 039. 

Maestro, P., Binns, W. R., Israel, M. H., Krawczynski, H. S., Rauch, B. F., Zober, W. V., et al. (2025a). Boosted-Decision-Trees based analysis for the measurement of light elements fluxes with CALET. Proceedings of Science, 501, 083. 

Maestro, P., Binns, W. R., Israel, M. H., Krawczynski, H. S., Rauch, B., Zober, W. V., et al. (2025). Updates to the results of the Ultra-Heavy Cosmic Ray Analysis with CALET on the International Space Station. Proceedings of Science, 501, 165. 

Chromey, A., Errando, M., Iskakova, M.,  Rabinowitz, P. L., et al. (2025a). Multiwavelength study of Galactic PeVatron LHAASO J0341+5258. Proceedings of Science, 501, 562. 

Cerasole, D., Gokus, A., et al. (2025). Long-term multiwavelength view and modeling of the blazar B2 1811+31 in high state. Proceedings of Science, 501, 599. 

Chen, Y., Errando, M., Iskakova, M., Rabinowitz, P. L., et al. (2025). A VERITAS view of HESS J1857+026 within a multi-wavelength analysis. Proceedings of Science, 501, 601. 

Chromey, A., Errando, M., Iskakova, M.,  Rabinowitz, P. L., et al. (2025). Latest view of CTA 1 with VERITAS. Proceedings of Science, 501, 610. 

Coleman, A., Zober, W. V., Rauch, B., Binns, W. R., Israel, M. H., Krawczynski, H. S., et al. (2025). Progress Toward Reproducing the GeV Galactic Center Excess Using CALET Data. Proceedings of Science, 501, 613. 

Holder, J., Errando, M., Iskakova, M.,  Rabinowitz, P. L., et al. (2025). A Search for High Energy Emission from the Remnant of Supernova 1181. Proceedings of Science, 501, 677. 

Kleiner, T. K., Errando, M., Iskakova, M.,  Rabinowitz, P. L., et al. (2025). VERITAS Observations of the Microquasar SS 433. Proceedings of Science, 501, 712. 

Sturchio, N. C., Wang, A., Yan, C. Y., Qu, Q. H., et al. (2026). Corrigendum to “Isotope effects (Cl, O, C) of heterogeneous electrochemistry induced by Martian dust activities” [Earth and Planetary Science Letters 676 (2026) 119784]. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 119902. 

Archer, A., Errando, M., Iskakova, M.,  Rabinowitz, P. L., et al. (2025a). Results from deep VERITAS observations of starburst galaxies. Proceedings of Science, 501, 829. 

Archer, A., Errando, M., Iskakova, M.,  Rabinowitz, P. L., et al. (2025). Searches for TeV emission from Northern Hemisphere pulsars with VERITAS. Proceedings of Science, 501, 879. 

Bartkoske, J., Errando, M., Iskakova, M.,  Rabinowitz, P. L., et al. (2025). Asteroid Occultations with VERITAS: Observations and Considerations. Proceedings of Science, 501, 922. 

Coleman, A. R., Zober, W. V., Rauch, B. F., Binns, W. R., Israel, M. H., Krawczynski, H. S., et al. (2025a). Nine years of gamma-ray burst observations with the CALET Gamma-ray Burst Monitor. Proceedings of Science, 501, 937. 

Mooney, C. L., Errando, M., Iskakova, M.,  Rabinowitz, P. L., et al. (2025). Probing for Gamma-Ray Emission near KM3-230213A Neutrino Event with VERITAS. Proceedings of Science, 501, 953. 

Abarr, Q., Bose, R., Braun, D., Hoffman, J., Lisalda, L., Radomski, D., Rauch, B. F., Simburger, G., et al. (2025). Searching for Ultrahigh Energy Neutrinos with PUEO. Proceedings of Science, 501, 976. 

Abarr, Q., Bose, R., Braun, D., Hoffman, J., Rauch, B. F., Simburger, G., et al. (2025). Neutrino Flavor Identification at the Highest Energies with PUEO. Proceedings of Science, 501, 1020. 

Abarr, Q., Bose, R., Braun, D., Hoffman, J., Lisalda, L., Radomski, D., Rauch, B. F., Simburger, et al. (2025b). The Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations: Detector Design and Implementation. Proceedings of Science, 501, 1063.

McBride, K., Bose, R., Braun, D., Hoffman, J., Lisalda, L., Radomski, D., Rauch, B. F., Simburger, et al. (2025). Design of the Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations. Proceedings of Science, 501, 1120. 

Coleman, A. R., Zober, W. V., Rauch, B. F., Binns, W. R., Israel, M. H., Krawczynski, et al. (2025). Cosmic-ray modulation over the past 10 years observed with CALET on the International Space Station. Proceedings of Science, 501, 1337. 

Coleman, A. R., Zober, W. V., Rauch, B. F., Binns, W. R., Israel, M. H., Krawczynski, H. S., et al. (2025). Highlights of 10 years of observations with CALET on the International Space Station. Proceedings of Science, 501, 1388. 

Stellar Bumper Cars! Collisional Dynamics in Galactic Nuclei

Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar 
Sanaea Cooper Rose
Northwestern University
TODAY, Friday, February 20
9:00am, Compton 241

AI and the Smart Telescope: How Both May Change Amateur Astronomy

St. Louis Astronomical Society February Meeting
Jesus Ponce de Leon 
St. Louis Astronomical Society
TODAY, Friday, February 20
7:30pm, Rudolph 301

Surprises in the Math of Bouncing and Rolling

Saturday Science Lecture
Renato Feres
WashU
Saturday, February 21
10:00am, Crow 201

The present and future of gravitational-wave astronomy

Physics Colloquium
Michael Coughlin
University of Minnesota
Wednesday, February 25
3:00pm, Compton 340

Miocene and Pliocene climate from Earth's oldest ice cores

EEPS Colloquium
John Higgins
Princeton University
Thursday, February 26
11:30am, Rudolph 301

Earth Data Challenge

EEPS Brown Bag
EEPS & GRI are hosting this team-based program. Open to undergrads, grads, and postdocs in any field.
Friday, February 27
12:00am, Rudolph 301

mosAIcs & brAIns: engaging mosaics emerging from art, aesthetics, and AI

Saturday Science Lecture
Ralf Wessel
WashU
Saturday, February 28
10:00am, Crow 201

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