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McNeill Prize for Top Honours student.\u003Cbr>• Ext. Major in Astrophysics. Minors: Physics, Mathematics\u003Cbr>• Thesis: Testing new formalisms for the common envelope.\u003Cbr>Nossal High School 2018 – 2021\u003Cbr>ATAR: 96.70\u003Cbr>Employment |\n| --- |\n| Monash University 2026 –\u003Cbr>Sessional academic for Observational Astronomy (ASP3231), Computational astrophysics (ASP3162), and Stars and Galaxies (ASP3012) .\u003Cbr>Data Visualization Team Internship (SDSS-V)  2023 – 2025\u003Cbr>• Independent remote software developer for data visualization web-application for high-speed, multi-dimensional exploration of large astronomical datasets from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.\u003Cbr>• Contributed to open source sub-library specutils of the AstroPy Project.\u003Cbr>• Conducted numerous demonstrations and feedback sessions across telecons and 2024 SDSS Collaboration Meeting (NMSU), implementing features based on feedback and suggestions from wider collaboration.\u003Cbr>• Extended from summer research project into paid internship position as sole/lead software engineer ending Jun 2024 .\u003Cbr>• Extended from Jun 2024 to Feb 2025 based on performance review.\u003Cbr>Oxford University Press 2025 – Present\u003Cbr>Freelance writing and proofreading for textbook quality assurance in the Oxford Australian Mathematics series.\u003Cbr>Private Tutoring 2022 – Present\u003Cbr>Tutoring VCE math/physics and entrance exams for Victoria’s four government selective entry high-schools.\u003Cbr>Publications |\n\n[1] A. P. Ji, . . . R. Thai, et al.“A nearly pristine star from the Large Magellanic Cloud”, Nature Astronomy, 10.1038/s41550-026-02816-7 (2026) .  \n[2] J. A. Kollmeier, . . . R. Thai, et al.“Sloan Digital Sky Survey. V. Pioneering Panoptic Spectroscopy”, The Astronomical Journal 171, 52 (2026) .  \n[3] SDSS Collaboration, . . . R. Thai, et al.“The Nineteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey”, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 285, 9 (2026) .  \n[4] R. Thai, A. R. Casey, A. P. Ji, V. Chandra, H.-W. Rix,“Evaluating Classifications of Extremely Metal-poor Candidates Selected from Gaia XP Spectra”, The Astronomical Journal 171, 235 (2026) .  \n[5] R. Thai, A. Karakas, Z. Osborn, R. Izzard, R. Hirai, A. Kemp, S. Campbell,“The Best Guess: Testing new and old formalisms for the common envelope against observations”, ApJ (in review), 10.48550/arXiv.2607.06333 (2026) .  \nContributed Talks  \n\n| Talk Astronomical Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Australian National University |  | Jul | 2026 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Talk Stars in Newcastle, Macquarie University/University of Newcastle |  | Nov | 2025 |\n| Talk Honours Project Seminars, Monash University |  | Oct | 2025 |\n| Talk Mount Stromlo Student Seminars, Australian National University |  | Oct | 2025 |\n| Talk Undergraduate Research Project Seminars, Monash University |  | Oct | 2024 |\n| Talk Mount Stromlo Student Seminars, Australian National University |  | Sep | 2024 |\n| Talk SDSS-V Collaboration Meeting, New Mexico State University |  | Jun | 2024 |\n| Talk Undergraduate Research Project Seminars, Monash University |  | Feb | 2024 |\n| Talk Undergraduate Research Project Seminars, Monash University |  | Oct | 2023 |\n| Talk Undergraduate Research Project Seminars, Monash University Awards and Accolades |  | Jun | 2023 |\n| Monash University Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship ($74,200 AUD) Stars in Newcastle Best Talk (Runner-Up) ($50 AUD)\u003Cbr>Monash University J. J. McNeill Prize ($350 AUD) Top student in cohort\u003Cbr>Monash University (Physics and Astronomy) Computational astrophysics senior course Top student in cohort + first s","cbCairPGXDbpU6nv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairPGXDbpU6nv","pdf",234561,"English","# Education\n# Employment\n# Publications\n# Contributed Talks\n# Awards and Accolades\n# Mentoring and Service and Leadership\n# Workshops and Special Training","[{\"question\":\"What are Riley Thai’s highest academic qualifications and research focus?\",\"answer\":\"Riley Thai is pursuing an MPhil at Monash University and completed a BSc Honours with first class honours. 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