NURO Presentations
2006
*Flora, C.T. , O. Ezhkova, T. Khruzina, N.N. Samus, & R. Wilson, "New Ephemeris and Model for the Eclipsing Binary DE CVn," 2006, American Astronomical Society Meeting 207, #186.03
Muller, R. J.; Cersosimo, J. C.; Cotto, D.; Rosado de Jesus, I.; Centeno, D.; Miranda-SanFeliz, V.; Martinez, C., 2006, “Measurements of Separation/ Position Angle of Selected Binary Stars” American Astronomical Society Meeting 207, #11.06
Rook, I. B.; Samec, R. G.; Faulkner, D. R.; Hawkins, N. C.; Van Hamme, W., “New Observations of the Near Contact Binary XZ Canis Minoris,” American Astronomical Society Meeting 207, #13.08, January 2006, Washington, DC.
Samec, R. G.; Jones, S. M.; Scott, T.; Branning, J.; Miller, J.; Faulkner, D. R.; Hawkins, N. C., “Preliminary Studies of Interacting Binaries From NURO Observations : V963 Cygni and GSC 1419 0091”, American Astronomical Society Meeting 207, #13.07, January 2006, Washington, DC.
Van Hamme, Walter V.; Samec, R. G.; Scott, T.; Rook, I. B.; Branning, J.; Faulkner, D. R.; Hawkins, N. C., “Photometric Studies of Interacting Binaries: V965 Cyg and VV CVn”, American Astronomical Society Meeting 208, #44.02, June 2006, Calgary
2005
*Davis, J. A.; DeGioia-Eastwood, K., “A New Variable O Star in Cep OB 1”, 2005,
American Astronomical Society Meeting 207, #122.11
*Flora, C.T. , "DE CVn: New Ephemeris and Model for the Eclipsing Red Dwarf-White Dwarf Binary System," Presentation at the North Carolina Research Symposium, November 2005.
McKenzie, R. T., Jr.; Samec, R. G.; Hawkins, N. C.; Faulkner, D. R.; Van Hamme, W. “A Preliminary Study of the Cool Dwarf Interacting Eclipsing Binary, HH95-79”, 2005, American Astronomical Society Meeting 206, #40.08
Muller, R. J.; Cersosimo, J. C.; Cotto, D.; Rosado-DeJesus, I.; Carrion, P.; Rodriguez, R.; Miranda-Sanfeliz, V.; Martinez, C., 2005, “Data on Position and angle of Neglected Binary Stars”, American Astronomical Society Meeting 205, #09.03
*Purinton, B. & R. E. Wilson, "Examining an Overcontact Binary with Changing Period," American Astronomical Society Meeting 207, #13.12
2004
*Barrios, M. A., George*, J. V., & Marschall, L.A. (Gettysburg College), "Photometry and Astrometry of Asteroids by Gettysburg College Students at NURO", BAAS, 36, 1348 (2004)
*Bardenett, E. B., Milingo, J. B., (Franklin and Marshall College), Marschall, L.A. (Gettysburg College) and Backman, D. (Franklin and Marshall College), "Photometric Variations in Spotted Pleiades Stars as Probes of Long-Term Activity Cycles", BAAS, 36, 1349 (2004)
*Caballero-Nieves, S.M., *Smith, E., and Strelnitski, V., "On the Evolutionary Status of TW CrB", BAAS, 36, 1348 (2004)
*Croy, J., et al., 2004. "Photometric Luminosity Classes for Possible Red Dwarf Stars Selected from the 2MASS Catalog", Sixteenth Annual Undergraduate Research Conference, Butler University, Program and Abstracts, p. 82
Faulkner, D. R.; Samec, R. G.; Hawkins, N. C.; Miller, Jess; Loflin, T. S.; Jones, S.; Neptune, A.; Schnur, B.; Van Hamme, W. 2004, Preliminary Periodicity and Light Curve Analyses of Interacting Binaries: AR Bootis, GSC 2336 281, ST Trianguli, and GSC 1343 2414, BAAS 36, 1368 (2004)
Hawkins, N. C.; Samec, R. G.; Van Hamme, W.; Faulkner, D. R. 2004, Analysis of the eclipsing binary V1128 Tauri, BAAS 36, 1369 (2004)
*Rios, L. Y.; DeGioia-Eastwood, K. 2004, A New Very Early Contact Binary in Cyg OB2, BAAS, 36, 1348 (2004)
Robertson, T.H. and Jordan, T.M. 2004. "Low Luminosity Star Research at NURO"; BAAS 36, 1348 (2004)
Samec, R. G.; Martin, M. W.; Faulkner, D. R. Analysis of the Extreme Mass Ratio, High Contact Eclipsing Binary, V802 Aquilae. Presented at the 204th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in June, 2004.
*Smolinski, Jason; Osborn, Wayne: Measurement of Double Stars with a CCD Camera: Two Methods. Paper presented at ther Third International Meeting on Dynamic Astronomy in Latin America (ADeLA), Merida, Venezuela, 2004 November.
*Stortz, J. and Strelnitski, V., " 'Secular' and Periodic Components in the Optical Variability of MWC349", BAAS, 36, 1348 (2004)
2003
*Barrios, Maria “Rotational Modulation of the Asteroid Hynek” an oral paper presented at the annual Central Pennsylvania Consortium Astronomers’ meeting, April 26, 2003, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA.
*Croy, J.R., T.H. Robertson, T.M. Jordan, L.A. Snyder, F.V. Welsh, J.E. Matney*, R.L. Seaton*, S.J. Poweska*, “Photometric Luminosity Classes for Possible Red Dwarf Stars Selected from the 2MASS Catalog”, American Astronomical Society Meeting 203, #142.03
*Gerhardt, H. (Towson University & Maria Mitchell Obs.) and V. Strelnitski (Maria Mitchell Obs.), “MWC349 is Now a Low-Amplitude Optical Variable”, 2003, BAAS 35, 1217
*Matney, J.E., T.H. Robertson, T.M. Jordan, L.A. Snyder, F.V. Welsh, J.R. Croy*, R.L. Seaton*, S.J. Poweska*, “Verification of Luminosity Classes for Suspected Faint Red Giant Stars”,
American Astronomical Society Meeting 203, #137.03
Muller, R.J., Cersosimo, J.C., *Rosado, I., *Cotto, D., *Carrion, P., *Acosta, G., *Torres, L., *Rodriguez, R., “Measurement of Position Angle of Binary Stars”, 2003, BAAS 35, 1341
Smith*, E. (Whitman Coll. & Maria Mitchell Obs.) and V. Strelnitski (Maria Mitchell Obs.), “Multicolor CCD Photometry of the Close Binary TW CrB”, 2003, BAAS 35, 1222
Strelnitski, V., (Maria Mitchell Obs and J. D. R. Steinfadt* (U. of Arizona and Maria Mitchell Obs.), “Short Time-Scale Variations of the UXOR Candidate V3798 Sgr”, 2003, BAAS 35, 1256
Thompson, R., Foret, M., Renner, T., & Schneider, B. (McMurry University), “An Optical Identification Campaign for Ultrasoft X-ray Emitting Objects”, 2003, BAAS 35, 1301.
2002
Benson, Elixia and Muller, R. "Position Angle Measurements of Binary Stars", presented at 22nd Annual Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting, University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo Campus, March 16, 2002.
*Bonina, V., and *Dunlap, J., 2002. "Starlight, Starbright, Periodically? Observing and Confirming Variable Stars", Presentation during Honors Week at Widener University, Chester, PA, March 2002.
*Bonina, Vincent, *Dunlap, Jessica *Olszewski, David Augensen, Harry J. 2002. "The Night Sky’s Varying Stars: An Analysis of Several Newly Confirmed Variable Stars". Poster Presentation for Inauguration of President James Harris, Widener University, October 2002.
*Donovan, Jennifer, 2002. "Photometry of 'Diseased' K dwarfs in alpha Persei", F&M, '03, at campus-wide research fair, November 1, 2002
*Grashorn, E. W. and T. H. Robertson, 2002. "Luminosity Classification Studies of Low Mass Red Stars" contributed presentation to the Indiana Academy of Science Meeting, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, October 11, 2002.
Marschall, L. A., 2002. Participant and presenter in Panel: "Fostering Astronomical Research Within and Between Institutions", Council on Undergraduate Research National Meeting, Connecticut College, New London, CT, June 21, 2002
Marschall, L. A., 2002. "Hunting Killer Asteroids" Public Lecture: Amateur Astronomical Society of Rhode Island, Scituate, RI, May 3, 2002.
Marschall, L. A., 2002. "Hunting Killer Asteroids," Lecture: Royal Society of New Zealand, Canterbury Branch, Christchurch, NZ, March 6, 2002.
Robertson, T. H., Kaitchuck, R. H. and Jordan, T. M., 2002. "Astronomy Research at NURO", Poster paper at Director's Meeting of the Indiana Space Grant Consortium, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, April 5, 2002.
2001
*Bryson, J. and Robertson, T. H., 2001. "Luminosity Classifications of Metal Deficient Stars Using CaH Photometry", contributed paper given at the Indiana Academy of Science, Fort Wayne, IN, November 8, 2001.
*Carpenter, Amanda and *Hutchinson, Bond, 2001. Sponsor: Dr. Natalia Zotov "An Optical Monitoring Program for X-ray and Gamma Ray Sources" presentation at the Louisiana Tech University, Undergraduate/Graduate Research Symposium, held April 12, 2001.
*GrandPre, Candace, 2001. "Long-term Photometric Variation of Rapidly Rotating Young Open Cluster Stars", at the Central Pennsylvania Consortium's annual neighborhood astronomy meeting, held April 28, 2001 at Bucknell University [talk given by F&M student]
*GrandPre, C. A.; Backman, D. E.; Marschall, L. A.; Stauffer, J. R., “Long-term Photometric Variation of Rapidly Rotating Young Open Cluster Stars”, American Astronomical Society, 198th AAS Meeting, #46.06; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 33, p.848 (2001)
*Holmes, S. and Samus, N.N., "DE CVn: an Eclipsing Binary with a White Dwarf?" Presentation at the 197 Meeting of the AAS, San-Diego, CA, January 2001.
*Matney, Jason and. Robertson, T. H., 2001. "Verification of Luminosity Classes for Suspected Red Giant Stars", contributed paper given at the Indiana Academy of Science, Fort Wayne, IN, November 8, 2001.
Robertson, T. H. and *Scott, A., 2001. "Luminosity Classification of M Stars using CaH Photometry", contributed poster paper at 197th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, San Diego, CA, January, 2001.
2000
*Bonina, V., *Sweeney, K., and Augensen, H. J., “The Serendipitous Detection of a cook Red Variable Star in Orion”, Student Project Day, Widener University, 14 April 2000.
Heintz, W. D., Augensen, H. J., *Bonina, V., *Sweeney, K., and Schultz, M. R., “Confirmed Variability in several Variable Suspects Based on Observations made at Sproul Observatory and NURO”, presentation made at Central Pennsylvania Astronomers Consortium, Gettysburg College, 29 April 2000.
Jorgenson, R. and Strelnitski, V., "Complex Variability of the Peculiar Emission Line Star MWC349," Presentation to the 89th Annual Meeting of the AAVSO, Waltham, MA, October 2000.
1999
Augensen, H.J., "The National Undergraduate Research Observatory (NURO) in Flagstaff, AZ", talk delivered to undergraduate science majors at Widener University, October 1999.
Augensen, H.J., Heintz, W.D., Schultz, M.R., Cantor, B., *Abu-Hasan, A., *Dalrymple, R., *Hassel, G., *Healy-McKinney, J., *Inoue, S., *L'Armand, N., *McGrann, M., *Oshima, T., *Shaw, K, *Slick, J., *Weisel, D., *Zohrabian, Z., "Detection of Variability of Stars Using CCD Photometry at NURO and Sproul Observatory", presented at Celebration of Science Symposium at Widener University, November 1999.
*Billings, K. (Columbia U. & Maria Mitchell Obs.), & *Jorgenson, R. (U. Puget Sound & Maria Mitchell Obs.), "CCD Photometry of MWC349A Separated from Its Companion", poster presented at 193rd meeting of American Astronomical Society, Austin TX, 1999.
*Lynch, Julia and Alaine *Duffy, Alaine, at Central Pennsylvania Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers' Meeting, April 17, 1999: "Hunting Asteroids at NURO
and at Gettysburg College Observatory".
Marschall, L., talk presented at Gettysburg College September 10, 1999: "The Gettysburg College Asteroid Patrol".
Marschall, L. "Observations of Cool Algol Eclipsing Binary Stars" presented to the Physics Department of Gettysburg College, May 10, 1999.
Osborn, W: "UBVRI Photometry of Bright Stars in M13". Presented at 194th meeting of the AAS, Bull. Am Astr. Soc. 31, 908, 1999.
Thompson, R. J. et al., "Toward a More Research-Rich Teaching Environment: A Short Course on Observational Astronomy", poster presented at 193rd meeting of American Astronomical Society, Austin TX, 1999.
1998
*Chambers, W., *Pierce, S., *Gerst, A., and *Hill, C. (faculty mentor: Scott Baird), “Colors and Compositions of RR Lyrae Stars”, presented at Discovery Symposium of Benedictince College, 1 April 1998.
*Danner, A., *Haubert, B., *Henniger, J., *Rizvi, A.: "CCD Photometry of CWTTS77”, term paper for Physics 325, Gettysburg College, May 7,1998.
Eggers, D., Shaffer, D.B., Weistrop, D., Cruzen, S., *Harvey, V., *Hoopes, C., *King, J., *Johnson, J., *Smith, J. Optical Variability of Radio-Bright PG Quasars', presented at 191st meeting of the American Astronomical Society, January, 1998.
Marschall, L. A., 1998. "CCD Light Curves of Two New Eclipsing Binary Stars", Central Pennsylvania Consortium Astronomers' Meeting, Franklin and Marshall College, April 25, 1998.
Marschall, L. and *Rizvi, Akbar, 1998. Asteroid discovered with designated numbers from IAU Minor Planet Center: 1998S87V Discovered October 8, 1998 by Gettysburg College.
*McFarland, K. L., Boyle, R. J., Taylor, B. W., and *Zamkoff, E. B., “Photometry of Three Fields in the Orion Nebula Cluster”, presented at 191st meeting of the American Astronomical Society, January, 1998.
Lu, P., *Lanczycki, R., and *Richards, M., "BVRI and uvbyHb photometry of the F and G stars toward the Galactic poles", paper presented at meeting of American Astronomical Society, Washington, DC, January 1998.
Seeds, M. *Ferrari, *McIntire, *Borgman, 1998. Asteroid discovered October 12, 1998 by F&M and measured by Gettysburg College with designated numbers from IAU Minor Planet Center: 1998T35C.
1997
Krishnamurthi, A., Pinsonneault, M. H., Terndrup, D. M., Sellgran, K., Stauffer, J. R., Schild, R., Backman, D. E., *Beisser, K. B., *Dahari, D. B., *Dasgupta, A., *Hagelgans, J. T., Seeds, M. A., *Anand, R., *Laaksonen, B. D., Marschall, L. A., & Ramseyer, T., 1997, "New Rotation Periods in the Pleiades: Interpreting Activity Indicators", Bull. American Astron. Soc., 29 (5), 1340
1996
L’Armand, N.S., Thanti, S., and Augensen, H.J., “CCD Observations of Supernova 1995d,” presented at Widener University Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 1996.
Yorka, S. B. and *Huard, T. L., "VRI Observations of S stars", presented at IAU working group on peculiar red giant stars, Antalya, Turkey, May 1996.
Weistrop, D., Shaffer, D. B., Cruzen, S., *Harvey, V., *Hoopes, C., *Johnson, J., and *Smith, J., 1995, "Optical Variability of Radio - Bright PG Quasars", presented at AAS meeting in January, 1996.
1995
Baird, S. R., and *Deane, J. W., "A Metallicity Calibration Using hk/(b-y) Photometry for the Warmer Phases of RR Lyr Stars", presented at A.A.S. meeting in January, 1995.
*Beisser, K. "The Rotation of Sun-Like Stars", talk presented at the Central Pennsylvania
astronomy meeting, April 22, 1995, hosted by F&M College in Lancaster, PA.
*Dasgupta, A., "The Rotation of Sun-Like Stars", talk presented at the Arizona Space Grant Conference, April 1995.
*Lanczycki, R., "Continuation of the Photometric Study of G Dwarf stars at NGP" Paper
presented at the Connecticut State Univ. 5th Faculty Research Conf., Sept. 23, 1995.
*Lanczycki, R. "BVRI Photometry of G Dwarf Stars towards the NGP". Paper presented to the 9th NCUR at Union College, April 19-21, 1995 (appeared in the Conf. Proceedings. vol. II p. 748.)
MacConnel, J. and Osborn, W., "HST POS-mode Astrometry of High Velocity Stars" presented at Hubble Space Telescope Astrometry Team 73rd Meeting Hughes Danbury Optical Division, Danbury, CT, September 21, 1995.
*Platt, D. "Spectrophotometric Analysis of F and G stars at the Galactic Poles" Paper presented to the 9th NCUR at Union College, April 19-21, 1995 (appeared in the Conf. Proceedings. vol. II p. 748.)
*Sherwin, A., *Yeager V., and Boyle R. J., "Modeling Binary Stars with Commercially Available Software", Presented at Central Pennsylvania Consortium Area Astronomers meeting at Franklin & Marshall College (April 22, 1995).
*Sherwin, A., *Yeager, V., Boyle, R. J., and *Zamkoff, E., "Photometry of the Eclipsing Stars MN Cassiopeiae and AK Canis Minoris", Presented at Central Pennsylvania Consortium Area Astronomers meeting at Franklin and Marshall College (April 22, 1995).
*Sherwin, A., *Yeager, V., Boyle, R. J., and *Zamkoff, E., " Photometry of the Eclipsing Binary Star MN Cassiopeiae", Presented at AAS meeting in Tucson, Arizona, January 1995 -Bulletin of American Astronomical Society, 27, 760 (1995).
*Sirbaugh, R., *Lewis, K. A., Friel, E. D., "A BVRI CCD Photometric Study of Open Clusters IC361 and NGC 6802", to be presented at the annual meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Bowling Green, KY, November 16-18, 1995.
Weistrop, D. "Galaxies in Voids", invited talk, conference on Astronomical Luminosity Functions, January, 5-7, 1995, Caltech, Pasadena, CA.
1994
*Beisser, K., 1994. "NURO Project Results - Rotation of Young Solar-Type Stars" presented November 5, 1994 at University of Delaware's Space Grant "Space Day", Newark, DE.
Cruzen, S., Weistrop, D., *Hoopes, C., "A Broadband Study Photometric Survey of Galaxies
in the Bootes Void", Bull. A.A.S. 26, 1496, (1994).
*Hull, C., 1994. "CCD Photometry of Faint Red Stars", presented at the Undergraduate Research Conference at Butler University in Indianapolis, IN, April 15, 1994.
*Laaksonen, B. D., Romanish, W., and Marshall, L. A., "BVRI Photometry of Supernovae 1993G, 1994D, 1994I, 1994M, 1994S, and 1994Q", Bull. A.A.S.,24, 1446 (1994).
*Papazisis, D., *Tighe, C., *Sherwin, A., and Boyle, R. J., "The Continuing Story of AK Canis Minoris," Presented at Central Pennsylvania Consortium Area Astronomers meeting at Gettysburg College (April 30, 1994).
*Schwalenstocker, G. and DeGioia-Eastwood, K., "Color-Magnitude Diagrams of Open Clusters," Arizona Space Grant Symposium, Tucson, AZ, April 1994.
Weistrop, D. 1994, "Star Formation in Galaxies in the Bootes Void", in Violent Star Formation from 30 Doradus to QSOs, ed. G. Tenorio-Tagle (Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press), p.100.
Weistrop, D. "Galaxies in Voids", presented May 10, 1994 at San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.
Weistrop, D. "Galaxies in Voids", public lecture presented at 106th Annual meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, June 25-30, 1994, Flagstaff, AZ.
*Williams, S. D. and Backman, D., "Rotation Period of Open-Cluster Stars," Arizona Space Grant Symposium, Tucson, AZ, April 1994.
1993
Backman, D. E., "Evolution of Young Solar-Type Stars," Space Activities Day, University of Delaware - Bartol Research Institute, Nov. 1993.
Baird, S. R. and *Deane, J. W., "Ca Filter Photometry as a Metallicity Indicator for RR Lyrae Stars," 181st meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Phoenix, AZ, Jan. 1993.
Balonek, T. J., Marschall, L. A. DuPuy, D., and Ratcliff, S. J., "Transcontinental Parallax Measurements of Asteroids 1991 TB1 and 1992 JB," 181st meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Phoenix, AZ, Jan. 1993.
Boyle, R. J., *Wayne, A., *Smith, E., *Lukon, S., *Zimmerman, L., " CCD Astronomy at Dickinson," Presented at Central Pennsylvania Consortium Area Astronomers meeting at Dickinson College (April 17, 1993).
*Deane, J. W., and Baird, S. R., "Calcium Photometry of Field RR Lyrae Stars," 10 April 1993, at the 23rd annual Mid-America Regional Astrophysics Conference, Kansas City, Missouri.
*Herrero, J. and Dawson, D., "Late-Type Semiregular Pulsating Variables: A Survey," National Conference on Undergraduate Research, March 1993.
*Lamkin, M., *Morris, M., *Ishibashi, K., and Romanishin, W., "Photometric Stability of the NURO Photometrics CCD," 181st meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Phoenix, AZ, Jan. 1993.
*Platt, D., *Lanzckyski, R., and Lu, P. K., "CCD Photometry of F and G Stars at the Galactic Poles," Fourth CSU Research Conference, Oct. 17, 1993, New Haven, CT.
*Platt, D., and Lu, P. K., 1993, "Cross-Correlation of 2DF Spectra in Determining Radial Velocity," Seventh National Conference on Undergraduate Research.
Robertson, T. H., Jordan, T. M., *Hines, D., *Hull, C., Miller, L., Puck, B., Morris, S., DiVittorio, M., "Photometry of Faint Red Stars," 181st meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Phoenix, AZ, Jan 1993.
*Steelman, D. P. and Nations, H. L., "Synoptic APT Photometry of the RS CVn Binary HD 28591," 181st meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Phoenix, AZ, Jan. 1993.
1992
*Deane, J., *Schmitt, K., and Baird, S., 1992 "Research from the National Undergraduate
Research Observatory," presented 4 April 1992 at the 22nd annual Mid-America Regional Astrophysics Conference, in Kansas City, Missouri.
DeGioia-Eastwood, K., "An Imaging CCD Camera for the National Undergraduate Research Observatory," 179th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Atlanta, GA, Jan. 1992.
*Lamkin, M., *Morris, A., *Taylor, B. W., and Romanishin, W. R., "Time Correction for the Minimum of the Binary System UX UMa," at Mid-America Regional Astronomy Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, March 1992.
Nations, H. L., *Huard, T. L., Marschall, L. A., *Gauthier, C. P., *Taylor, B. W. and DiVittorio, M. E., "A Photometric and Spectroscopic Study of the Near-Contact Binary HD 197010," 179th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Atlanta, GA, Jan. 1992.
*Taylor, B. W., Nations, H. L., DiVittorio, M. E., and *Huard, T. L., "A Photometric Study of the Binary Star 1E2038," First Annual NASA/Arizona Space Grant Symposium, Tucson, AZ, March 1992.
1991
DeGioia-Eastwood, K., DiVittorio, M. Osborn, W., Baird, S., Bordner, C., Boyle, R., Marschall, L., Nations, H. Seeds, M., Robertson, T., Romanishin, W., Schweighauser, C. and Yorka, S., "The National Undergraduate Research Observatory," 177th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Jan. 1991.
Marschall, L. M., *Gautier, C., Karshner, G. and Hayden, M., "Astronomy in Two Climates: Gettysburg College Student Research on Campus and at the National Undergraduate Research Observatory," presented at the workshop "Hands-on Astronomy for Education," November 1-4, 1991, Tucson, AZ.
Marschall, L. A., Stefanik, R., Nations, H. L. and Karshner, G., "Spectroscopy and Photometry of X-ray Selected Chromospherically Active Binary Stars," 175th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Washington D. C., Jan. 1990.
Nations, H. L., Marschall, L. A., and DiVittorio, M. E., "Low Cost CCD Imaging in your Back Yard," Central Pennsylvania Astronomers Get-Together, Franklin and Marshall College, April 27, 1991.
*Ryan, J. and Baird, S., 1991, "H-alpha Hydrogen Line Variations in SRd Stars," Kansas Academy of Science Abstracts, Volume 10, p. 29, presented April 1991.
*Taylor, B. W., Nations, H. L., Marschall, L. A., DiVittorio, M. E. and *Huard, T. L., "Chromospherically Active Binary Stars," presented at Oklahoma Academy of Sciences Undergraduate Competition, Southeast Oklahoma State University, November, 1991.
* Indicates undergraduate author.
Masters Theses Using NURO Data
Bryant, Jeffrey M., 1998, M. S. thesis at Ball State University, "Determination of the Physical Parameters of the Eclipsing Dwarf Nova System IP Peg".
Cruzen, S., M.S. Thesis at University of Nevada Las Vegas, 1995, "Photometry of the Galaxies in the Bootes Void".
Dexter, Matt, (2003). “The Determination of the Validity of Objective-Prism Spectral Classifications for K Stars”, Ball State University master’s thesis (unpublished).
Eggers, Diane, 2000, “Optical Variability of Radio-Luminous PG Quasars,” M. S. thesis at UNLV.
Hiller, Mary, 2002. "A Variability Study of AM Leonis", (M. S.) Central Michigan University.
Maupin, Richard, (2003). “Luminosity Classes for Red Stars and Distances to Nearby Red Dwarf Stars”, Ball State University master’s thesis (unpublished).
Miller, R., M.S. Thesis at Central Michigan University, 1995, "BVRI Photometry of Griffin Spectroscopic Binaries".
Patterson, J. D., M. S. Thesis at Ball State University, 1993, "CCD Photometry of Three Short-Period Binary Systems".
Weindorfer, Kimberly J. 1999, M. S. thesis at Ball State University, "A Multiwavelength Analysis of the Dwarf Nova AR Andromedae".
Undergraduate Senior Theses using NURO data
*Baker, S., 1994. "The H-R Diagram of M 67", May, 1994, a written paper submitted in fulfillment of a course entitled "Research in Physics" at Gettysburg College.
*Danner, A., *Haubert, B., *Henniger, J., *Rizvi, A., 1998. "CCD Photometry of CWTTS77", term paper for Physics 325, Gettysburg College, May 7,1998.
*Ishibashi, K., Undergraduate Senior Thesis at Oklahoma University, 1994, "RR Lyrae Stars".
*Gautier, C., Undergraduate Senior Thesis at Gettysburg College, 1992, "Photoelectric Photometry of X-ray Emitting Binaries".
*Jorgenson, Regina A., "A Multiwavelength Study of the Masing Star MWC349," 1998, University of Puget Sound.
*Laaksonen, B., Undergraduate Senior Thesis at Gettysburg College, 1995, "Observations of Supernovae and Binary Stars".
*Lamkin, M., Undergraduate Senior Thesis at Oklahoma University, 1994, "Cataclysmic Variable Stars".
*Peters, Scott, 1999, “Luminosity Classification of Red Stars Near the Galactic Plane” Ball State
*Rizvi, Akbar, Undergraduate Senior Thesis Gettysburg College, 1999, "Photometry of Cool Algol Binary Stars".
*Springob, Chris, 1999, "V3798 Sgr: a New UXOR?"
*indicates undergraduate author