Dr. Abygail Waggoner

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Abygail Waggoner is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on the earliest stages of life, investigating how biologically sustaining molecules are formed in the gaseous clouds and disks surrounding stars. Waggoner utilizes a combination of theoretical and observational astronomy to study the evolution of chemical species within protoplanetary disks. She obtained her PhD in Chemistry from the University of Virginia, where her thesis centered on X-ray Flare Driven Chemistry in Protoplanetary Disks. Currently, she is affiliated with the AGEPRO program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she is leveraging data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to deepen the understanding of gas evolution in protoplanetary disks.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Wisconsin–Madison

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:92
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:125
Overall
Required:125
Prerequisites
Programming experience (Data Structures, Machine Organization) One year college-level calculus
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose
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  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Unofficial transcripts
Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Computer Sciences