The Curson Education Plus Fund in Planetary Sciences and LPL was established by Shirley Curson, a generous donor and friend of LPL, for the purpose of supporting travel expenses outside the state of Arizona during summer break. The award is open to students in the Department of Planetary Sciences and Lunar and Planetary Laboratory who propose to fund study, museum visits, special exhibits, seminars, instruction, competitions, research and other endeavors that are beyond those provided by the normal campus environment and are not part of the student’s regular curriculum during the recipient’s school year.

To donate to the Curson Travel fund, visit the University of Arizona Foundation.

Advisor: Ilaria Pascucci
ESO RAVEYSO Conference, Garching, Germany

Presenting: The role of accretion and ejection variability in the evolution of young stars and their disks.

Advisor: Tom Zega
Canadian Center for Electron Microscopy Summer School, Hamilton, Ontario

Attending practical training and lectures in data processing and operation of telescopes.

Lori Huseby
Advisor: Mark Marley
ExoSLAM Summer School and Exoclimes VII conference, Montreal, Quebec

Presenting research on exoplanet hazes

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