Liberal Arts and Sciences
Lada Lab
Led by Elizabeth Lada · Astronomy
What we study
The Lada Lab studies how stars and planets form in space, focusing on young star clusters and the disks around stars. They use observations and data analysis to understand these processes.
What working here is like
- Computational
- No organisms (data only)
- Coding helps
- Project
- 1
- Paper
- 1
Current projects
Investigating the Star Cluster NGC 2264
Researchers use space telescope data to measure distances to stars in the NGC 2264 cluster, comparing the northern and southern parts. They combine visible and infrared observations to map how stars are spread out and learn about the cluster’s structure.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 113
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Recent papers, explained
- An objective, automated method to detect and characterize semi-resolved star clusters
2026 · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Builds an automated method to detect and analyze semi-resolved star clusters.
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How to reach out
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