cv
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General Information
| Full Name | Tegan Alvina Thomas |
| Current Position | 1st Year Graduate Student |
| Languages | English |
Education
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2021-2025 Bachelors of Science
Washington University in St. Louis - During undergraduate I double-majored in Computer Science and Astrophysics.
- Beyond Boundaries Program.
- The Beyond Boundaries program is an incredibly competitive interdisciplinary program where I have the opportunity to explore lots of other fields such as business and politics while pursuing me degree.
- It focuses on examining the intersection of different fields and creating an interdisciplinary mindset that I can apply to future learning or jobs.
Experience
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2024-2025 National Society of Black Physicists/Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory EHT Scholar
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts - Through the EHT Scholar program, I began working with Dr. Angelo Ricarte investigating the observational characteristics of near-maximal spin SMBHs.
- As part of the program I gave both a mid-program and final presentation on my research, and will also present my research at the 245th AAS Winter meeting.
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2023-2025 Physics Research Experiences for Undergraduates Student
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois - As part of the Physics REU program I worked with Dr. Charles F. Gammie exploring modified gravity theories in simulated images of SMBHs.
- With the program I gave both a mid-program and final presentation. Additionally, I gave a talk at the Illinois Summer Research Program Alliance Symposium and a poster presentation at the 243rd AAS Winter meeting.
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2022-2025 Undergraduate Research Assistant
Washington Unviersity in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri - At WashU, I worked with Dr. Yajie Yuan creating a scheme for making interactive 3D visualizations of the magnetic field lines around neutron stars.
- I presented my work at the 2023 and 2024 Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics and at the 2023 WashU Physics Research Symposium.
Open Source Projects
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2023-present IPOLE
- An implementation of the Einstein dilaton Gauss Bonnet and dynamical Chern Simons theories of gravity within the general relativistic radiative transfer code IPOLE.
Honors and Awards
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2021 - Fall 2021 Deans List
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2022 - Spring 2022 Deans List
- Fall 2022 Deans List
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2023 - Spring 2023 Deans List
- Fall 2023 Deans List
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2024 - Spring 2024 Deans List
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2025 - Fall 2025 Deans List
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2025 - American Astronomical Society Chambliss Poster Award Finalist
Academic Interests
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Black hole physics.
- Plasma behavior around black holes and other compact objects.
- Jet formation and evolution.
- AGN feedback over cosmological timescales.
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Neutron Stars.
- Magnetars as a source of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs).
- Neutron star mergers & gravitational wave analysis.
- Acceleration processes close to neutron stars.