About

Hi! My name is Carolyn Drake and I am currently a fifth year graduate student in the Physics and Astronomy department at Vanderbilt University working under Dr. Jessie Runnoe. Originally from outside Houston, I attended Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington for my undergraduate degree. There is contact info at the bottom of the page if you would like to reach me about a specific question or are interested in any of the work I do and would like to chat! Thanks for stopping by!

Research

Prefromimg pleminary anaylsis towards coordinating Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) gravitational wave (GW) detections with their electromagnetic (EM) signal counterparts by comparing simulated LISA system parameter estimations with photometrically observed galaxies in large area sky surveys.

Papers

Carolyn L. Drake, J. Runnoe, et. al., “Preliminary Census of LISA-type Error Volumes using SDSS Photo- metery”, in prep, expected Dec 2024

Daniel A. Dale and Kristin R. Anderson and Louis M. Bran and Isaiah S. Cox and Carolyn L. Drake and Nathan J. Lee and Jacob D. Pilawa and F. Alexander Slane and Susana Soto and Emily I. Jensen and Jessica S. Sutter and Jordan A. Turner and Henry A. Kobulnicky, 2020, “Radial Star Formation Histories in 32 Nearby Galaxies”, AJ, 159, 5

Hobbies

Outside of work, my main hobbies include baking, movies (some of my favorites being: When Harry Met Sally, Rear Window, Clue), photography, and knitting and crocheting. Some photos I’ve taken and pies I’ve baked can be seen below! :)

Contact

Please email me at carolyn.drake@vanderbilt.edu with any and all questions!