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P: 864-656-3416
E: physastr@clemson.edu

Campus Location

118 Kinard Laboratory

Hours

Monday - Friday:
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Troy Hesse

Physics and Astronomy

Graduate Teaching Assistant


thesse@clemson.edu

Educational Background

B.A., Physics, University of Colorado Boulder, 2024
B.A, Astrophysics, University of Colorado Boulder, 2024

Profile/About Me

Hello there! I'm a second year PhD student working with Dr. Zrake. I love learning about the universe and sharing that knowledge with others.

Research Interests

I'm interested in computational astrophysics. In particular, I look at the dynamical interactions between binary black holes and the dust and gas which surround them in disks and halos. These interactions lead to both electromagnetic and gravitational signatures which can be detected with current and future ground and space-based observatories.

Research Group (Lab)

Clemson Computational Astrophysics Lab (PI: Dr. Zrake)

Courses Taught

Adjunct Professor (Furman University) - General Physics I (PHY 111)
TA - Physics III Lab (PHYS 2240)
TA - Solar System Astronomy Lab (ASTR 1030)

Selected Publications

Mason, J. P., Werth, A., West, C. G., Youngblood, A., Woodraska, D. L., Peck, C. L., et al. (2023). Coronal Heating as Determined by the Solar Flare Frequency Distribution Obtained by Aggregating Case Studies. The Astrophysical Journal, 948 (2), 71. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/accc89.

Madanian, H., Hesse, T., Duru, F., Pilinski, M., and Frahm, R.: Ionospheric density depletions around crustal fields at Mars and their connection to ion frictional heating, Ann. Geophys., 42, 69–78, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-42-69-2024, 2024.

Shaver, S. R., Solt, L., Andersson, L., Halekas, J., Jian, L., da Silva, D. E., et al. (2024). The Martian ionospheric response to the co-rotating interaction region that caused the disappearing solar wind event at Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 129, e2023JA032181. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JA032181

Degree Program

PhD Physics

Contact Information

P: 864-656-3416
E: physastr@clemson.edu

Campus Location

118 Kinard Laboratory

Hours

Monday - Friday:
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.