New and exciting activities in the
McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences
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Recent News From McDonnell Center Fellows
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To address post-tornado concerns,
WashU teams with community groups to study environmental impacts
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As the city of St. Louis nears a year since a tornado changed the lives of many, a local university and community organizations are working to understand some of the environmental impacts of the twister.
In a lab at WashU’s Rudolph Hall, Jeff Catalano and his students are analyzing the samples. Catalano pointed to lead paint and leaded gas, which have historically polluted soils and become airborne when the ground dries out.
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Diego Lopez Gutierrez earns prestigious DOE award
to advance research on the elusive tau neutrino
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Diego Lopez Gutierrez, a McDonnell Center Graduate Fellow, has been selected for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program.
The SCGSR program is a nationally competitive award that supports outstanding PhD students conducting part of their thesis research at DOE national laboratories. The program provides graduate students with access to the expertise, facilities, and resources available at the national laboratories to advance their doctoral research.
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Congratulations to Our 2026 Graduates!
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Katie Billings (Phil Skemer) *
Liam Brodie (Mark Alford)
Sohee Chun (Henric Krawczynski)
Henry Dawson (Paul Byrne) *
Ephraim Gau (Henric Krawczynski)
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| Jonah Hoffman (Jim Buckley)
Cameron Moye (Brad Jolliff)
Sam Patzkowsky (Rita Parai) *
Pazit Rabinowitz (Manel Errando)
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* McDonnell Center Graduate Fellow
Master's students: Xuanyu Liu, Leah Morgen, Lauren Wratchford, Stephanie Zhang
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Recent Publications by McDonnell Center Fellows
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Commencement: Class of 2026
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TODAY, Friday, May 15
9:00am, Francis Field
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Planets with Two Suns: What Eclipsing Binaries Can Tell Us About Their Hidden Worlds
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St. Louis Astronomical Society April Meeting
Ekrem Esmer, WashU
TONIGHT, Friday, May 15
7:30pm, McDonnell 162
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Compiled and edited by Alison Verbeck. Please send any contributions to alison@wustl.edu.
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