Jessica Metzger
Physics PhD student at MIT studying active matter and nonequilibrium statistical physics. Former physics/math undergraduate at the University of Chicago.
Articles/preprints
- Low-speed Impacts into Ice–Dust Granular Mixtures - Brisset, J. et al. 2022. The Planetary Science Journal 3 (7), 176.
- Gas and Cosmic-Ray Properties in the MBM 53, 54, and 55 Molecular Clouds and the Pegasus Loop as Revealed by HI Line Profiles, Dust, and Gamma-Ray Data - Mizuno, T. et al. 2022. The Astrophysical Journal 935 (2), 97. (arxiv preprint)
- Multi-Particle Collisions in Microgravity: Coefficient of Restitution and Sticking Threshold for Systems of Mm-Sized Particles - Brisset, J. et al. 2019. Astronomy & Astrophysics 631, A35. (arxiv preprint)
- HOW MANY KILONOVAE CAN BE FOUND IN PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE SURVEY DATASETS? - Scolnic, D. et al. 2018. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 852 (1), L3. (arxiv preprint)
Misc. research
- Phase separation and detailed balance violation in a two-temperature system - 8.334 (Statistical physics of fields) final project. May 2023.
- Droplet spreading in a chiral active fluid - Bachelor's thesis, done in the Irvine Lab at UChicago.
Expository papers
- Complex Dynamics and Renormalization - PHYS 252 (nonlinear dynamics, audited) final. May 2021.
- Phase transitions in Lattice systems - UChicago 2020 Math REU. August 2020.
- Thermodynamic formalism - MATH 276 (dynamical systems) final. May 2020.
- Complex Dynamics - MATH 270 (complex variables) final. May 2019
Posters
- Ratchet Currents in Activity Landscapes - Research from the 1st year of my PhD.
- Droplet Spreading in a Chiral Active Fluid - Bachelor's thesis, done in the Irvine lab at UChicago. May 2022.
- Modeling the Diffuse Gamma ray Spectrum with Cosmic Rays - Summer research internship with Tsunefumi Mizuno at the Hiroshima University Astrophysics department. September 2019.
- A Neutrinosphere Model for Kilonova Photometry - Summer research internship with James Annis, with the Dark Energy Survey at Fermilab. August 2018.
Magazine articles
- Disorder, Instability, and Traffic Jams: An Inquiry with Dr. Sidney Nagel. - Scientia, The Triple Helix at UChicago. Winter 2021
- A Symphony of Strings: An Inquiry with Professor Savdeep Sethi. - Scientia, The Triple Helix at UChicago. Winter 2020.
- Neutron Star Collisions & Kilonova Modeling. - Scientia, The Triple Helix at UChicago. Winter 2019.
- Saving Earth from a Killer Asteroid - Spectrum, The Triple Helix at UChicago. Winter 2019.
Contact
Office: MIT 8-303
jessmetz@mit.edu
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Last updated Aug 20, 2023