Ginny McSwain, Ph.D.,Associate Professor

  • College/Department: College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Physics
  • Course: ASTR 302, "Introduction to Galactic and Extragalactic Astrophysics" 
  • Student Enrollment: 3
  • Proposal: To collaborate with CITL staff to develop an inquiry-based, student-led project that incorporates VR technology to visualize astrophysics data in a new way. Students will apply their knowledge of Milky Way dynamics to create a simulation of how the night sky might have appeared several thousand years ago, or create a VR tour around the Milky Way or local galaxy clusters.
  • CITL/I&O Collaborators: Jeremy Mack, Steve Sakasitz