Publications

Journal Publications

  • Marlow, W., A. Carlton, H. Yoon, J. Clark, C. Haughwout, K. Cahoy, J. Males, L. Close, and K. Morzinski, ''Laser Guidestar Satellite for Ground-based Adaptive Optics Imaging of Geosynchronous Satellites,'' Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets (accepted).
  • Clements, E. B., A. K. Carlton, C. J. Joyce, N. A. Schwadron, H. E. Spence, X. Sun, and K. Cahoy, "Interplanetary space weather effects on Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter avalanche photodiode performance," Space Weather, 14, 343-350, May 2016, doi:10.1002/2016SW001381.
  • Lohmeyer, W., A. Carlton, F. Wong, M. Bodeau, A. Kennedy, and K. Cahoy, Response of geostationary communications satellite solid-state power amplifiers to high-energy electron fluence, Space Weather, 13 (May 25, 2015), doi:10.1002/2014SW001147.ˆ
  • Castro, Daniel, Patrick Slane, Ashley Carlton, and Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano. "Fermi LAT Observations of Super- nova Remnants Interacting with Molecular Clouds: W41, MSH 17-39, and G337.0-0.1." Astrophysical Journal 774.36 (2013). (http://arxiv.org/abs/1305.3623)
  • Carlton, Ashley K., et al. "Expansion of the Youngest Galactic Supernova Remnant G1.9+0.3." Astrophysical Journal 737, L22 (2011). (http://arxiv.org/abs/1106.4498)

Proceedings of Refereed Conferences

  • Carlton, A., W. Lohmeyer, and K. Cahoy, "Geostationary Communications Satellites as Sensors for the Space Weather Environment: Telemetry Event Identification Algorithms." AIAA SPACE Conference and Exposition, Pasaena, CA, August 2015. (http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2015-4603).
  • Cahoy, K., Marinan, A., Novak, B., Kerr, C., Nguyen, T., Webber, M., Falkenburg, G., Barg, A., Berry, K., Carlton, A., Belikov, R., Bendek, E., "MEMS deformable mirror CubeSat testbed," Proc. SPIE 8864, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets VI, 88640U (September 26, 2013); doi:10.1117/12.2024684.

Presentations

  • Carlton, A., M. de Soria-Santacruz Pich, I. Jun, W. Kim, and K. Cahoy, "Using the Galileo Solid-State Imager as a Sensor of Jovian Energetic Electrons," AGU Fall Meeting, Dec. 2016.
  • Carlton, A. and K. Cahoy, "Telemetry Event Identification Algorithms for Space Environment Sensing," Space Weather Workshop, Poster M12, Broomfield, CO, April 26-29, 2016.
  • A. Carlton and K. Cahoy, "Geostationary Communications Satellites as Sensors for the Space Weather Environment: Telemetry Event Identification Algorithms," AGU Fall Meeting, Dec. 2015.
  • Marlow, W., K. Cahoy, J. Males, A. Carlton, and  H. Yoon, "Laser Guidestar Satellite for Ground-based Adaptive Optics Imaging of Geosynchronous Satellites and Astronomical Targets," AGU Fall Meeting, Dec. 2015.
  • A. Carlton (presenter), W. Lohmeyer, and K. Cahoy, "GEO Comm. Satellites as Sensors for the Space Environment: Telemetry Event Identification Algorithms," AIAA Improving Space Operations Workshop SOSTC, Pasadena, CA, 05 May, 2015.
  • K. Cahoy, W. Lohmeyer, A. Carlton (presenter), “Geostationary Satellites as Space Weather Sensors,” presented at AFOSR Space Science Program Review, Albuquerque, NM, January 2015.
  • A. Carlton, W. Lohmeyer, and K. Cahoy, "Using Geostationary Communications Satellites as a Sensor: Telemetry Search Algorithms," AGU Fall Meeting, Dec. 2014.
  • K. Cahoy et al., A. Carlton (presenter) “The Microwave Radiometer Technology Acceleration (MiRaTA) CubeSat,” presented at the 47th Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, NASA ESTO, San Francisco, CA, December 2014.
  • Clements, E., W. Lohmeyer, A. Carlton, K. Cahoy, "Response of GEO Communications Satellite Solid-State Power Amplifiers to High Energy Electron Fluence," presented at Spacecraft Anomalies Workshop, Chantilly, VA, July 2014.
  • Cahoy, Marinan, Carlton, Berry, Webber, Pinheiro, Kingsberry, Novak, Casas, Eremin, Kerr, Nguyen, and McLaugh- lin. "CubeSat Deformable Mirror Demonstration (CDMD)," Cornell University Lindseth Lecture, Ithaca, NY, 2013.
  • Ashley Carlton. "Expansion and Brightening of the Youngest Galactic Supernova Remnant: G1.9+0.3," Wake Forest University, Physics Department Honors Colloquium (oral), 2011.
  • Carlton, Ashley K., Kazimierz J. Borkowski, Stephen P. Reynolds, Una Hwang, Robert Petre, David A. Green, Kalyani Krishnamurthy, and Rebecca Willet. "Expansion of the Youngest Galactic Supernova Remnant: G1.9+0.3," American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #217, poster #256.12, Seattle, WA, 2011.
  • Ashley Carlton, Stephen Reynolds, and Kazimierz Borkowski. "Expansion and Brightening of the Youngest Galactic Supernova Remnant: G1.9+0.3," North Carolina State University, Undergraduate Research Symposium (poster), 2010.
  • Schilling, Carlton, Kashkanova, Kenneck, J., Kenneck, D., Seigar, and Lacy. "Quasar Black Hole Mass," American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #215, poster #433.06, Washington, DC, 2010.
  • Ashley Carlton and Anna Kashkanova. "Relationship between Quasar Black Hole Mass and Age," University of Arkansas, Undergraduate Research Oral Presentations, 2009.
  • Ashley Carlton, Anna Kashkanova, and Julia Kenneck. "Relationship between Quasar Black Hole Mass and Age," University of Arkansas, Undergraduate Research Poster Presentations, 2009.

Honors/Awards

  • NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship, 2016 to present.
  • Outstanding Student Paper Award, American Geophysical Union, 2014.
  • Honorable Mention for National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, 2014. ˆ
  • Graduated Cum Laude from Wake Forest University with High Honors in Physics, May 2011. ˆ
  • Meritorious Winner (top 18%) in COMAP (the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications) Mathematical Modeling competition, 2009.