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About Me

I am pursuing a B.A. in Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University, and am looking to start a PhD in Astrophysics after I graduate in May 2027.

I currently conduct numerical relativity research under the mentorship of Prof. Nils Deppe, as a part of the Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes (SXS) Collaboration. I also have experience with historical observational astronomy through my Summer 2025 internship at Yerkes Observatory, where I worked with Dr. Amanda Bauer to conduct a longitudinal growth study of the Dumbbell Nebula. In the summer of 2024, I was granted a Nexus Scholars research position to work with Prof. Abigail Crites on instrumentation for TIME, an observational cosmology experiment.

While I am not in class or at the lab, you can find me with the Cornell Society of Physics Students as their President, or singing with Hearsay A Cappella as their Assistant Music Director and Choreography Chair.

Emma Linscomb

Emma Linscomb

Physics Undergraduate and Researcher, Cornell University

Recent Awards & Fellowships

  • SPS Association for Women in Science Kirsten R. Lorentzen Award ($2,500)
  • Cornell Arts & Sciences Nexus Scholar ($7,000)