Physics · Cornell University · Class of 2028

Adam
Zachry

Finding signals in chaotic systems —
from ionospheric plasma to electricity markets.

Descend

~600km · Magnetosphere

Physics. Markets.
Same instinct.

I study how information hides in complex systems — whether that's electron density fluctuations in the ionosphere or ensemble spread in weather forecasts that predicts electricity price spikes. The tools are the same. The instinct is the same.

Domain

Space Weather & Energy Markets

Methods

Signal Processing & Statistical ML

Region

Malaysia · Singapore & Southeast Asia

~250km · Satellites

Signals from
above the clouds.

GNSS TEC Keogram Pipeline

Active · Hysell Lab

End-to-end pipeline studying Medium-Scale Travelling Ionospheric Disturbances. Downloads RINEX files from NOAA CORS S3, computes ionospheric pierce points at 250km, applies degree-10 polynomial detrending.

  • Phase velocities ~120–170 m/s · periods 30–50 min · wavelengths 300–450 km
  • Comparing TEC keograms against Millstone Hill & Alpena ionosonde foEs/fbEs
  • Investigating E-F layer coupling mechanisms
  • Contributed to CEDAR conference
PythonRINEXNOAA CORS S3LGDC FastChar API

IPhO Team Leader

Malaysia · 2024–Present

Serving as Team Leader for the Malaysian Physics Olympiad team — an unusually senior role for an undergraduate. Prepared teaching materials covering plasma physics, magnetospheric dynamics, and auroral physics.

  • Competed at IPhO — Honorable Mention
  • Teaching materials: plasma physics, E&M, magnetospheric dynamics
  • Khazanah National Scholar
Plasma PhysicsMagnetospheric DynamicsAuroral Physics

~10km · Troposphere

Weather is data.
Data moves markets.

PJM Weather Ensemble Model

Active

Predicting next-day PJM electricity price volatility using GEFS 31-member ensemble spread. When meteorologists disagree about tomorrow's temperature, power traders should price that uncertainty.

31

Ensemble Members

7d

Forecast Evolution Signal

HAC

Robust Errors

  • Shannon entropy of ensemble spread as volatility feature
  • Gas-power coupling interaction term
  • Quantile regression for tail risk · walk-forward validation
PythonGEFS APIOLS / Logistic RegressionHAC ErrorsWalk-forward Validation

Soil Moisture Analytics

CU GeoData

Ground sensor network analysis on soil moisture data as a Data Team member at CU GeoData. Next semester: LSTM model for soybean yield prediction — bringing sequence modeling to agricultural remote sensing.

PythonGround Sensor NetworksLSTM (upcoming)Time Series

~0km · Ground Level

Malaysian Electricity Market Model

In Progress

Collaborating with a PhD student on real-time LMP modeling for the Malaysian electricity market. TBD.

JuliaReal-time LMPEnergy Market Modeling

Get in touch.

Open to energy trading roles, research collaborations, and conversations about chaotic systems in any form.

Emailmb2926@cornell.eduLinkedInlinkedin.com/in/adam-zachryGitHubgithub.com/AdamZachry

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