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Salma J.

I'm Salma, a junior at Boston Collegiate Charter School. I have interests in math, computer science, physics, linguistics, design, policy... and more!

More specifically, I love photonics and its various real-world applications, from laser surgery to space telescopes.

For projects I've worked on, check out my GitHub: @4ierseries.

Experience

Research
Upcoming Astrophysics Research Internship
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Spring 2025
Programming
Software Developer
Kidogo Productions
Summer 2024 - now
Policy
Youth Councilor
Mayor's Youth Council Boston
December 2024 - now
Math
Menezes Challenge PRIMES Circle
MIT
December 2024 - now

Projects

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3D Galaxy Mapper

Built a 3D interactive galaxy mapping web app using Flask, visualizing astronomical data from galaxies' redshift and coordinates. Integrated Hubble’s Law to calculate galaxy distances and used Plotly for interactive data visualization.

Python • Flask • Plotly • Astrophysics

Self-Parking Robot Algorithm

Developed an algorithm to process LiDAR data for autonomous parking functionality, using proportional and proportional-derivative control methods for optimal performance.

Python • Algorithms • LiDAR