{"626986":{"#nid":"626986","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Meet Vinodhini Comandur","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EVinodhini Comandur has won quiz 2 of ScienceMatters Season 3. Vinodhini\u0026nbsp;is a fourth-year Ph.D. student working with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/people\/jonnalagadda-v-r-prasad\u0022\u003EJonnalagadda V. R. Prasad\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering. She develops real-time guidance solutions and trajectory optimization for pilot-assisted rotorcraft shipboard landing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVinodhini hails from Bangalore, India. \u0026quot;What attracted me to Georgia Tech were the facilities, research topics, faculty, and,\u0026nbsp;of course, the climate in Atlanta,\u0026quot; she says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs an avid fan of astronomy and basic science, Vinodhini looks out for events related to these fields. \u0026quot;Ever since I learned about ScienceMatters, I have been following the podcasts and updates on the ScienceMatters website in between my research,\u0026quot; she says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat\u0026#39;s how she heard Chris Reinhard\u0026#39;s in episode 2, \u0026quot;The Search for Earth 2.0.\u0026quot; The quiz question for that episode was:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChris Reinhard believes that only one exoplanet found so far outside\u0026nbsp;comes close\u0026nbsp;to resembling Earth. What is the name of this exoplanet?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe correct answer is Kepler 452-B.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;The podcast is a great way to learn about new science facts and also to keep myself updated regarding new discoveries,\u0026quot; Vinodhini says. \u0026quot;It is a fun way to learn about the mysteries of the universe.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Aerospace engineering Ph.D. student wins quiz 2 of ScienceMatters Season 3"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAerospace engineering\u0026nbsp;Ph.D. student Vinodhini wins quiz 2 of ScienceMatters Season 3.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Aerospace engineering Ph.D. student wins quiz 2 of ScienceMatters Season 3."}],"uid":"30678","created_gmt":"2019-10-01 21:21:30","changed_gmt":"2019-10-03 15:40:58","author":"A. Maureen Rouhi","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"626988":{"id":"626988","type":"image","title":"Vinodhini Comandur","body":null,"created":"1569966978","gmt_created":"2019-10-01 21:56:18","changed":"1569966978","gmt_changed":"2019-10-01 21:56:18","alt":"","file":{"fid":"238727","name":"Canva Vinodhini Comandur.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Canva%20Vinodhini%20Comandur.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Canva%20Vinodhini%20Comandur.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1065221,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Canva%20Vinodhini%20Comandur.png?itok=bEfeyC3S"}}},"media_ids":["626988"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\/sciencematters-season-3-episode-1-all-about-control","title":"ScienceMatters Season 3 Episode 1: All About Control"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\/sciencematters-season-3-episode-2-search-earth-20","title":"ScienceMatters Season 3 Episode 2: The Search for Earth 2.0"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"182471","name":"ScienceMatters Season 3"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA. Maureen Rouhi, Ph.D.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maureen.rouhi@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}