Logan Cabral-Pelletier
- Program Year: 1
- Academic Institution: University of Chicago
- Field of Study: Geophysical Sciences
- Academic Advisor: Dorian Abbot
- Practicum(s): Practicum Not Yet Completed
- Degree(s):
M.S. Physics, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 2023; B.S. Physics, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 2022; A.A. Liberal Arts, Bristol Community College, 2018
Publications
Kalman J. Knizhnik and Logan C Cabral-Pelletier, The Location and Angle Distribution of Magnetic Reconnection in the Solar Corona. The Astrophysical Journal, 2022.Cabral-Pelletier, Logan (MAR 2022). Assessing Potential Pathways for the Introduction of the Harmful Algae psuedo-nitzchia Australis to the Gulf of Maine. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MAR 2022. Falmouth, Massachusetts.
Cabral-Pelletier, Logan (OCT 2021). Constraining Hazards for Future Lander Missions to Europa: Perspectives from the Earth. Europa Clipper Lecture Series, OCT 2021. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasedena, California.
Cabral-Pelletier, Logan (OCT 2021). Constraining Hazards for Future Lander Missions to Europa: Perspectives from the Earth. 53rd DPS Virtual Meeting, OCT 2021.
Cabral-Pelletier, Logan (OCT 2021). Constraining Hazards for Future Lan- der Missions to Europa: Perspectives from the Earth. Cornell University, AUG 2021. Ithaca, New York.
Cabral-Pelletier, Logan (AUG 2021). Constraining Hazards for Future Lander Missions to Europa: Perspectives from the Earth. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
Awards
Graduate Awards and HonorsUniversity of Chicago Eckhardt Graduate Scholarship
- Awarded for strong academic potential as an incoming PhD student in the Physical Sciences Division.
- Provides a top-up stipend of $8k annually for five years and a one-time $5k research fund.
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth S-STEM Scholarship
- Awarded $10k toward my master’s degree in physics.
Undergraduate Awards and Honors
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth ACCOMPLISH Scholarship
- Awarded $10k toward completion of my undergraduate degree in physics.
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Commencement Spotlight
- Appeared in an article on the UMass website highlighting my academic and research achievements first as an undergraduate student, and again as a graduate student.
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Physics Department Awards
- Scholastic Achievement
- Outstanding Senior Award
Massachusetts Space Grant
- Awarded for a proposal to investigate binary population synthesis of stellar systems, specifically focusing on the initial conditions that result in carbon-oxygen and oxygen-neon white dwarf mergers ending in a type Ia supernova.
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Chancellor’s Scholarship
- Awarded $5k toward tuition as a first-year student transferring from Bristol Community College with a GPA greater than 3.8.
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Chancellor’s List
- Received every semester for maintaining a GPA greater than 3.5.
Naval Horizons
- Awarded $200 and access to a Naval Research Laboratory mentor for winning an essay contest through the Office of Naval Research.
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
- Member at Bristol Community College for maintaining a GPA greater than 3.5.
NASA Community College Aerospace Scholar
- Accepted for completing a three-week online course and proposing a detailed mission to Mars. Hosted at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility to compete in a robotics competition and network.
Globe Manufacturing Scholarship
- Awarded $5k toward tuition at Bristol Community College for academic merit.
CRC Book Award for Excellence in Chemistry
- Awarded for academic excellence in General Chemistry II.
Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding Achievement in Calculus
- Awarded for Academic Excellence in Calculus II.