JJ Ruse

Mentor

Dr. Joseph G. Meert

College

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Major

Geology and Astronomy

Minor

Classical Studies

Organizations

UF Astronomy & Astrophysics Society, UF GeoClub

Academic Awards

Bright Futures Academic Scholar

Volunteering

N/A

Research Interests

Planetary Science, Astrobiology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Volcanology

Hobbies and Interests

Going outside, drawing, swimming, roller skating, music

Research Project

Using the Bayesian Statistical Framework for Testing Paleomagnetic Reconstructions

The purpose of this project is to decipher the past geography of the Earth. We are attempting to do this by using Bayesian probabilities to test ‘goodness of fit’ in hopes of developing a simple but robust test for paleomagnetic reconstructions in the past.