CU Denver, Northglenn High School students conduct eclipse research

DENVER — The sun impacts everything we do here on earth, including our technology. It's why theUndergraduate and graduate students are partnering with Northglenn High School students to conduct this study.

Electrical engineering junior Favour Ogbinaka said using a triangle-loop antenna, they'll measure and analyze low-frequency electromagnetic waves from a Navy transmitter on the East Coast. He said those signals bounce off the upper-atmosphere. "What external activities are affecting our atmosphere? Trying to analyze those activities and predict or find a solution if those activities are causing a change or disaster to the atmosphere," said Ogbinaka."This is something I am excited to figure out and that is why I love being an electrical engineer."CU Denver undergrad Favour Ogbinaka showing the antenna he built and how it will measure upper atmospheric changes during the eclipse.

"We have a lot of satellites and satellite technology that can be disrupted by extreme space-weather events. Even our power grid can be disrupted by space-weather events," said Golkowski."So, understanding how the upper-atmosphere responds to something like the eclipse helps us understand how it can also respond to other events as well."

This study is being funded by the National Science Foundation. Besides Denver, students will also be gathering data in Oklahoma and New York. CU Denver is also partnering with researchers at the University of California Berkley who are collecting data in Ohio, Michigan, and Texas.

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