▁binary ▁data ▁received ▁from ▁the ▁space ▁teles cope ▁to ▁create ▁astronom ical ▁images ▁and ▁anim ations ▁of ▁Ch andra ' s ▁new ▁discover ies . ▁ ▁She ▁then ▁incorpor ates ▁these ▁visual izations ▁into ▁various ▁multimedia ▁platforms ▁to ▁use ▁in ▁her ▁present ations , ▁custom ized ▁to ▁her ▁specific ▁audience . ▁One ▁example ▁of ▁her ▁work ▁is ▁creating ▁a ▁ 3 D ▁model ▁of ▁Cass io pe ia ▁A , ▁" How ▁to ▁Hold ▁a ▁Dead ▁Star ▁in ▁your ▁Hand ". ▁ ▁Arc and ▁is ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁science ▁exhib its ▁which ▁are ▁displayed ▁at ▁government ▁ag encies , ▁educational ▁institutions , ▁local ▁schools ▁and ▁other ▁ven ues ▁for ▁the ▁general ▁public . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁principal ▁investig ator ▁for ▁the ▁A est het ics ▁and ▁Astronom y ▁image ▁response ▁project ▁at ▁the ▁Harvard - Smith son ian ▁Center ▁for ▁Ast ro physics ▁located ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁As ▁a ▁child , ▁Arc and ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁astr onaut . ▁She ▁studied ▁mole cular ▁bi ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁and ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁developer ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Center ▁for ▁Vector - B or ne ▁D ise ase ▁Public ▁Health ▁project . ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁fellow ship ▁with ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Public ▁Health ▁Part ners hip ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁l yme ▁disease . ▁Her ▁efforts ▁were ▁recognized ; ▁she ▁won ▁an ▁intellectual ▁property ▁in vention ▁award . ▁She ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of