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Humboldt-Penguin/README.md

Hello!

I'm a third-year undergraduate at Rutgers University studying Physics and Computer Science. My primary research interest is Martian paleomagnetism and impact processes. I also like rock climbing :)

My CV (last updated April 2023, currently out of date).

Contact me: zain.eris.kamal@rutgers.edu.

Here are summaries/links to my repositories:

1. Software

RedPlanet (under heavy development / complete rewrite, reach out if you need a certain feature) — RedPlanet is a Python package for working with various Mars datasets. Examples are GRS for heat flow/depth calculations, 200m topography DEM (parallel/chunked processing for lower system-strain), custom crustal thickness models (parameterized by north/south density, various reference interior models, and thickness at InSight), searchable crater databases, and MAVEN magnetometer data.

2. Research

Mars Geophysics — Rutgers Dept. Planetary Sciences

  • Investigating the depth/formation/timing of crustal magnetic sources and implications for history of the Martian dynamo via impact craters. Mentored by Professor Lujendra Ojha.

High Energy Physics, Muon Scattering — Rutgers Dept. Physics/Astronomy

  • Performing analysis/software development for the MUon Scattering Experiment (MUSE) group to investigate the proton radius puzzle. My primary contribution was developing a fast calorimeter simulation framework with Generative Adversarial Networks. Mentored by Professor Ronald Gilman.

Atmospheric/Solar Physics — NJIT Dept. Solar Physics

  • Analyzed cloud-radiation feedback systems during hurricanes with new BBSO Earthshine solar reflectance data. Mentored by Professor Andrew Gerrard.

3. Independent Projects

Physics Simulations with VPython

  • Interactive simulations of the N-body problem, Rutherford scattering, magnetic vector fields, etc.

Space Science with SPICE

  • Analyzing Solar System orbits using NASA’s SPICE library.

Searching for Exoplanets with Lightkurve

  • Analyzing Kepler/TESS time series data for star brightness in search of transits.

Asteroid Spectra Classification with Machine Learning

  • Training multi-class Support Vector Machines (SVMs) to classify asteroid spectra.

Integrated Water Hardness Meter

  • MVP for a device that homeowners can install and use to monitor water hardness trends in pipes.

4. Misc

Learn Data Analysis with Python

  • We run a cluster for the Rutgers Physics department. This is one of our Spring 2023 workshops on learning basic data analysis with Python.

Pinned

  1. Physics_Simulations Physics_Simulations Public

    Visualizing physical systems with python. Click on a picture to run!

    Jupyter Notebook 2 1

  2. Albedo-Hurricane-Research Albedo-Hurricane-Research Public

    Quantifying the correlation between cloud cover over the Northern Atlantic and Earth's solar reflectance.

    Jupyter Notebook

  3. Mars-Magnetics-Research Mars-Magnetics-Research Public

    Analyzing the crustal magnetic field around craters for signs of impact-induced magnetization to understand the direction/lifetime of Mars's internal magnetic field.

    Jupyter Notebook

  4. HapPyCal HapPyCal Public

    Jupyter Notebook