January 03 - April 28, 2023
COMPUTATIONAL ASTROPHYSICS RESEARCH
Basis Independent Silicon Valley UPPER • 1290 Parkmoor Ave San Jose, CA 95126 Organized by BASIS Independent Silicon Valley $25 instant refund on this event with gift card.
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About this event
Activity Organizer: Dr. Noble and Mr. Schindler Email: jon.noble@basisindependent.com ollie.schindler@basisindependent.com Dates: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month Times: 4:00 PM–5:00 PM Location: TBD Grades: 8–12 Cost: $150 Description: The Computational Astrophysics Research Club is an exciting opportunity to collaborate on a machine learning research project exploring astrophysics phenomena. The rise of machine learning has implications in all aspects of life, but a majorly unappreciated application is in astrophysics, where identification of patterns and fluctuations in star systems and celestial orbits is critical. Students will gain hands-on experience with exploring and preparing data, experimenting with different machine learning models, and writing a research paper for potential publication in scientific journals. We will be using Google Collaboratory with Python programming for data preparation and model training/testing, and Overleaf for writing the research paper. No prior coding or astrophysics knowledge required, but recommended.