Ohio State's first Ph.D. in Astronomy was awarded in 1955 to Dr. William Protheroe. Prior to that OSU only had a Master's program. For each Ph.D. recipient, we list the dissertation title, their advisor, and their current (or last) professional position (where known to us). Starting with 1997 graduates, we also list the first post-graduate position they held (where none is listed, their current position is their first post-grad position).
Dissertations from 2002 forward are available in electronic form through the OhioLink Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Center website.
2024 Doctoral Recipients
Rachel Patton, Ph.D. 2024
New tools for old problems: Re-examining the role of binary interaction in shaping stellar evolution
Advisor: Marc Pinsonneault
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pittsburgh
Kiersten Boley, Ph.D. 2024
From Soot Sprites to Planets: Influence of Elemental Abundances on Planet Formation and Evolution
Advisor: Ji Wang and Wendy Panero
Current Position: Sagan Fellow, Carnegie Earth and Planets Laboratory
Ness Mayker Chen, Ph.D. 2024
Supernova Environments Across the Spectrum
Advisor: Adam Leroy
Current Position: Private Industry
Michael Plummer, Ph.D. 2024
Tempests in the Extrasolar Skies: Detecting Storms, Spots, and Waves on Super Jupiters and Brown Dwarfs
Advisor: Ji Wang
Current Position:
Jack Neustadt, Ph.D. 2024
On stochastic and transient variability around black holes
Advisor: Chris Kochanek
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
2023 Doctoral Recipients
Zhefu Yu, Ph.D. 2023
Mapping the Growth of Supermassive Black Holes
Advisor: Paul Martini
Current Position: KIPAC Fellowship, Stanford University
James Johnson, Ph.D. 2023
From Dwarfs to Spirals: Chemical Evolution of Galaxies across Stellar Mass and the Implications for Nucleosynthesis
Advisor: David Weinberg
Current Position: Carnegie Fellow, Carnegie Observatories
Romy Rodriguez Martinez, Ph.D. 2023
Journey to the Centers of super-Earths: Exploring the Compositional Diversity of Small Exoplanets
Advisor: Scott Gaudi
Current Position: Harvard Future Faculty Leaders Fellow
Lyra Cao, Ph.D. 2023
Starspots and the Magnetic Lives of Stars
Advisor: Marc Pinsonneault
Current Position: VIDA Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University
2022 Doctoral Recipients
Sanskriti Das, Ph.D. 2022
Feeding and feedback in galaxy halos: A “gastronomical” tale of galaxy evolution
Advisor: Smita Mathur
Current Position: Hubble Fellow, KIPAC, Stanford University
Chris Garling, Ph.D. 2022
Near-field cosmology and star formation quenching with local dwarf galaxies
Advisor: Annika Peter
Current Position: Near-Field Cosmology Prize Research Fellow at the University of Virginia
Emily Griffith, Ph.D. 2022
Abundance Ratio Trends in the Milky Way and their Implications for Nucleosynthesis
Advisor: David Weinberg
Current Position: NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Colorado - Boulder
Tharindu Jayasinghe, Ph.D. 2022
The discovery and characterization of variable stars in the All-Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN)
Advisor: Kris Stanek
Current Position: Hubble Fellow at the University of California Berkeley
Samson Johnson, Ph.D. 2022
Toward a New Era of Exoplanet Microlensing
Advisor: Scott Gaudi
Current Position: NASA Postdoctoral Fellow at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Grace Olivier, Ph.D. 2022
Pre-Supernova Stellar Feedback: from the Milky Way to Reionization
Advisor: Laura Lopez
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher at Texas A&M University
Patrick Vallely, Ph.D. 2022
Taking Measure of the Menagerie: Observational Constraints on Supernovae and Their Progenitors
Advisor: Kris Stanek
Current Position: Senior Data Scientist at CarMax
2021 Doctoral Recipients
Diego Godoy Rivera, Ph.D., 2021
Exploring Gyrochronology with Precise Stellar Characterization
Advisor: Marc Pinsonneault
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher in Astronomy Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)
Tyler Holland-Ashford, Ph.D. 2021
Probing the Extreme Physics of Supernova Remnants and Their Compact Objects Using X-ray Observations
Advisor: Laura Lopez
Current Position: Future Faculty Leaders Postdoctoral Fellow, CfA Harvard University
Sarah Kessler, Ph.D. 2021
A Near-Infrared View of Structure and Star Formation in Galaxies
Advisor: Adam Leroy and Paul Martini
Current Position: Data Scientist at Near
Matthias Raives, Ph.D. 2021
Fundamental Magnetohydrodynamics of Core-Collapse Supernovae and Proto-Magnetar Winds
Advisor: Todd Thompson
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at the Carnegie Theoretical Astrophysics Center (Carnegie Observatories)
Andres Salcedo, Ph.D. 2021
Cosmology with cluster-galaxy cross-correlations and topics in assembly bias
Advisor: David Weinberg
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher at The University of Arizona Steward Observatory
Jiayi Sun, Ph.D. 2021
Molecular Clouds Across the Local Star-forming Galaxy Population
Advisor: Adam Leroy
Current Position: CITA National Postdoctoral Fellow, McMaster University
2020 Doctoral Recipients
Suk Sien Tie, Ph.D. 2020
Lyman-alpha forest cosmology with the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)
Advisor: P. Martini & D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Santa Barbara
Jenna Freudenburg, Ph.D. 2020
Precision Cosmology with Weak Gravitational Lensing and Galaxy Populations
Advisor: C. Hirata
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto
Previous Doctoral Degree Recipients
William M. Protheroe, Ph.D. 1955
A Study of Stellar Scintillation
Advisor: J.A. Hynek
Last Position: Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University
Deceased 2012.
A Study of Stellar Scintillation
Advisor: J.A. Hynek
Last Position: Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University
Deceased 2012.
J. Patrick Harrington, Ph.D. 1967
Model Planetary Nebulae: Electron Temperatures and Ionization Stratification
Advisor: E. Capriotti
Current Position: Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland Department of Astronomy
Model Planetary Nebulae: Electron Temperatures and Ionization Stratification
Advisor: E. Capriotti
Current Position: Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland Department of Astronomy
Simon Christian Simonson, III, Ph.D. 1967
A Spectroscopic and Photometric Investigation of the Stellar Association Cepheus OB2
Advisor: A. Slettebak
Current Position: Retired from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
A Spectroscopic and Photometric Investigation of the Stellar Association Cepheus OB2
Advisor: A. Slettebak
Current Position: Retired from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
David D. Meisel, Ph.D. 1967
A Study of Multiple Star Systems Involving Components of Special Astrophysical Interest
Advisor: A. Slettebak
Current Position: Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, SUNY-Geneseo.
A Study of Multiple Star Systems Involving Components of Special Astrophysical Interest
Advisor: A. Slettebak
Current Position: Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, SUNY-Geneseo.
Paul F. Buerger, Ph.D. 1968
Theoretical Continuous and Line Spectra of Stars in a Close Binary System
Advisor: G. Collins II
Current Position: Retired
Theoretical Continuous and Line Spectra of Stars in a Close Binary System
Advisor: G. Collins II
Current Position: Retired
Philip A. Ianna, Ph.D. 1968
An Astrometric & Spectroscopic Study of the Galactic Cluster NGC 1039
Advisor: G. Collins, II
Current Position: Professor Emeritus, University of Virginia, Department of Astronomy
An Astrometric & Spectroscopic Study of the Galactic Cluster NGC 1039
Advisor: G. Collins, II
Current Position: Professor Emeritus, University of Virginia, Department of Astronomy
Kenneth E. Kissell, Ph.D. 1969
An Application of the Infrared Image Tube to Astronomical Spectroscopy
Advisor: A. Slettebak
Last Position: Senior Research Associate, Astro-Metrology Group, Dept. of Physics, University of Maryland
Current Position: Deceased 2022
An Application of the Infrared Image Tube to Astronomical Spectroscopy
Advisor: A. Slettebak
Last Position: Senior Research Associate, Astro-Metrology Group, Dept. of Physics, University of Maryland
Current Position: Deceased 2022
Allan H. Markowitz, Ph.D. 1969
A Study of Stars Exhibiting Composite Spectra
Advisor: A. Slettebak
Current Position: Retired
A Study of Stars Exhibiting Composite Spectra
Advisor: A. Slettebak
Current Position: Retired
Robert L. Bottemiller, Ph.D. 1970
A Study of Intrinsic Polarization in Be Stars
Advisor: G. Collins, II
Current Position: Boeing Computer Services, Inc.
A Study of Intrinsic Polarization in Be Stars
Advisor: G. Collins, II
Current Position: Boeing Computer Services, Inc.
Frank L. Damm, Ph.D. 1970
Silicon I gf-Values
Advisor: S. Czyzak
Current Position: Title IX Coordinator, Chaminade University, Kaimuki, HI.
Silicon I gf-Values
Advisor: S. Czyzak
Current Position: Title IX Coordinator, Chaminade University, Kaimuki, HI.
Synnove V. Morris, Ph.D. 1970
Observed and Predicted Intensities of Absorption Lines in Mira Variables
Advisor: P. Keenan
Current Position: Norsk Data, Oslo
Observed and Predicted Intensities of Absorption Lines in Mira Variables
Advisor: P. Keenan
Current Position: Norsk Data, Oslo
William S. Kovach, Ph.D. 1970
The Effects of Dust and Lyman Alpha Radiation on the Dynamical Evolution of Planetary Nebulae
Advisor: E. Capriotti
Current Position: Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of Astronomy, San Diego State University.
The Effects of Dust and Lyman Alpha Radiation on the Dynamical Evolution of Planetary Nebulae
Advisor: E. Capriotti
Current Position: Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of Astronomy, San Diego State University.
Stephan D. Price, Ph.D. 1970
Quantitative Interpretation of the Infrared Spectra of Late-Type Stars
Advisor: R. Wing
Last Position: Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate.
Deceased 2012
Quantitative Interpretation of the Infrared Spectra of Late-Type Stars
Advisor: R. Wing
Last Position: Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate.
Deceased 2012
Roger B. Culver, Ph.D. 1971
An Analysis of the Spectrum of the Irregular Variable CY Cygni in the Wavelength Region 5000-6700A
Advisor: P. Keenan
Current Position: Professor, Dept. of Physics, Colorado State University
An Analysis of the Spectrum of the Irregular Variable CY Cygni in the Wavelength Region 5000-6700A
Advisor: P. Keenan
Current Position: Professor, Dept. of Physics, Colorado State University
Arthur E. Greene, Ph.D. 1971
A Study of SC Stars
Advisor: R. Wing
Last Position: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Deceased 1993
A Study of SC Stars
Advisor: R. Wing
Last Position: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Deceased 1993
Edith G. Buerger, Ph.D. 1971
Abundances and Ionization Structure in Low Ionization Planetary Nebulae
Advisor: S. Czyzak
Now living in Columbus, Ohio
Abundances and Ionization Structure in Low Ionization Planetary Nebulae
Advisor: S. Czyzak
Now living in Columbus, Ohio
Nathaniel M. White, Ph.D. 1971
Near Infrared Photoelectric Photometry of M-type Supergiants
Advisor: R. Wing
Current Position: Astronomer Emeritus, Lowell Observatory
Near Infrared Photoelectric Photometry of M-type Supergiants
Advisor: R. Wing
Current Position: Astronomer Emeritus, Lowell Observatory
Warren M. Young, Ph.D. 1971
A Photometric Study of Stars with Composite Spectra
Advisor: T. Roark
Current Position: Deceased 2022.
A Photometric Study of Stars with Composite Spectra
Advisor: T. Roark
Current Position: Deceased 2022.
Kenrick L. Day, Ph.D. 1972
The Thermal Accommodation Coefficient of Graphite for Several Gases of Astrophysical Interest
Advisor: T. Roark
The Thermal Accommodation Coefficient of Graphite for Several Gases of Astrophysical Interest
Advisor: T. Roark
John H. Baumert, Ph.D. 1972
Near Infrared Photometry and Absolute Magnitudes of Carbon Stars
Advisor: R. Wing
Current Position: Computer Sciences Corporation
Near Infrared Photometry and Absolute Magnitudes of Carbon Stars
Advisor: R. Wing
Current Position: Computer Sciences Corporation
Gregory O. Boeshaar, Ph.D. 1972
Filamentary Structure in Planetary Nebulae
Advisor: S. Czyzak
Current Position: Professor, Wofford College.
Filamentary Structure in Planetary Nebulae
Advisor: S. Czyzak
Current Position: Professor, Wofford College.
John W. Warner, II, Ph.D. 1972
A Spectroscopic Study of Galactic Nuclei
Advisor: E. Capriotti and J. Kraus
Current Position: Northwestern University (last known)
A Spectroscopic Study of Galactic Nuclei
Advisor: E. Capriotti and J. Kraus
Current Position: Northwestern University (last known)
Eric R. Craine, Ph.D. 1973
A Comparison of Core and Shell Spectra of Eta Carinae and Scattering Mechanisms in the Shell
Advisor: S. Czyzak
Current Position: VP, Western Research Co., Tucson, AZ.
A Comparison of Core and Shell Spectra of Eta Carinae and Scattering Mechanisms in the Shell
Advisor: S. Czyzak
Current Position: VP, Western Research Co., Tucson, AZ.
Ray N. Moses, Jr., Ph.D. 1974
The Evolution of Solar Active Regions
Advisor: G. Newsom
Current Position: retired
The Evolution of Solar Active Regions
Advisor: G. Newsom
Current Position: retired
Philip E. Barnhart, Ph.D. 1974
Photoelectric Solar Limb Scans for Determining Mean Chromospheric Structure
Advisor: W. Mitchell
Current Position: Deceased 2017
Photoelectric Solar Limb Scans for Determining Mean Chromospheric Structure
Advisor: W. Mitchell
Current Position: Deceased 2017
David G. Price, Ph.D. 1975
A Method for the Solution of the Equation of Radiative Transfer for Resonance Lines
Advisor: E. Capriotti and G. Collins, II
Last Position: Senior Fiscal Analyst, State of Ohio Legislative Service Commission.
Current Position: Retired
A Method for the Solution of the Equation of Radiative Transfer for Resonance Lines
Advisor: E. Capriotti and G. Collins, II
Last Position: Senior Fiscal Analyst, State of Ohio Legislative Service Commission.
Current Position: Retired
Catherine L. Imhoff, Ph.D. 1976
Characteristics of the Red Spectra of Late-Type Supergiants
Advisor: P. Keenan
Current Position: Computer Sciences Corp., National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Characteristics of the Red Spectra of Late-Type Supergiants
Advisor: P. Keenan
Current Position: Computer Sciences Corp., National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Ronald G. Tabak, Ph.D. 1976
The Catalytic Production of Interstellar Molecular Hydrogen
Advisor: S. Czyzak
Last Position: Professor, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Youngstown State University.
Deceased 2013
The Catalytic Production of Interstellar Molecular Hydrogen
Advisor: S. Czyzak
Last Position: Professor, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Youngstown State University.
Deceased 2013
Patricia C. Boeshaar, Ph.D. 1976
The Spectral Classification of M-Dwarf Stars
Advisor: P. Keenan
Current Position: Senior Lecturer Dept of Physics, UC Davis
The Spectral Classification of M-Dwarf Stars
Advisor: P. Keenan
Current Position: Senior Lecturer Dept of Physics, UC Davis
Craig Foltz, Ph.D. 1979
Calculations of Resonance Fluorescence Excitation of FeII in Seyfert 1 Galaxies
Advisor: E. Capriotti
Current Position: NSF Program Director for NOAO, NSF Division of Astronomical Sciences.
Calculations of Resonance Fluorescence Excitation of FeII in Seyfert 1 Galaxies
Advisor: E. Capriotti
Current Position: NSF Program Director for NOAO, NSF Division of Astronomical Sciences.
Robert C. Reynolds, Ph.D. 1979
Evolution of Supermassive Object Accreting Mass
Advisor: E. Capriotti
Current Position: VP Advanced Programs, STAR Dynamics, Hilliard, OH
Evolution of Supermassive Object Accreting Mass
Advisor: E. Capriotti
Current Position: VP Advanced Programs, STAR Dynamics, Hilliard, OH
Ronald E. Pitts, Ph.D. 1979
Oscillator Strengths for Neutral Iron and Silicon
Advisor: G. Newsom
Last Position: Computer Sciences Corp., Space Telescope Science Institute
Deceased 2008
Oscillator Strengths for Neutral Iron and Silicon
Advisor: G. Newsom
Last Position: Computer Sciences Corp., Space Telescope Science Institute
Deceased 2008
Curtis P. Rinsland, Ph.D. 1980
Spectra of Late-Type Stars in the One to Four Micron Region
Advisor: R. Wing
Last Position: NASA Langley Research Center
Deceased 2011
Spectra of Late-Type Stars in the One to Four Micron Region
Advisor: R. Wing
Last Position: NASA Langley Research Center
Deceased 2011
Raymond C. McNeil, Ph.D. 1980
The Distribution of G5-K5 Stars in a Region at the South Galactic Pole
Advisor: A. Slettebak
Current Position: Associate Professor Emeritus, Northern Kentucky University
The Distribution of G5-K5 Stars in a Region at the South Galactic Pole
Advisor: A. Slettebak
Current Position: Associate Professor Emeritus, Northern Kentucky University
Wayne J. Carlson, Ph.D. 1980
A Theoretical Investigation into the Existence of Molecules in Planetary Nebulae
Advisor: E. Capriotti
Deceased 2011
A Theoretical Investigation into the Existence of Molecules in Planetary Nebulae
Advisor: E. Capriotti
Deceased 2011
Erich Pacht, Ph.D. 1980
Radio Spectral Characteristics of Extragalactic Objects
Advisor: J. Kraus
Deceased 2017
Radio Spectral Characteristics of Extragalactic Objects
Advisor: J. Kraus
Deceased 2017
Leon G. Palmer, Ph.D. 1980
A Search for Carbon and M-Type Stars in Eight Globular Clusters
Advisor: R. Wing
Current Position: TRW
Founder, Rigel Systems
A Search for Carbon and M-Type Stars in Eight Globular Clusters
Advisor: R. Wing
Current Position: TRW
Founder, Rigel Systems
George Sonneborn, Jr., Ph.D. 1980
A Stability Analysis of the Equatorial Regions of Rapidly Rotating B Stars
Advisor: G. Collins, II
Current Position: Laboratory for Astronomy & Solar Physics, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center.
A Stability Analysis of the Equatorial Regions of Rapidly Rotating B Stars
Advisor: G. Collins, II
Current Position: Laboratory for Astronomy & Solar Physics, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center.
Gunther L. Lange, Ph.D. 1981
Carbon and Nitrogen Abundances in G and K Stars: A Photometric Approach
Advisor: R. Wing
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics & Engineering Technology, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Carbon and Nitrogen Abundances in G and K Stars: A Photometric Approach
Advisor: R. Wing
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics & Engineering Technology, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Sandra B. Yorka, Ph.D. 1981
An Investigation of Warm Carbon Stars
Advisor: R. Wing
Current Position: Associate Professor Emerita of Physics & Astronomy, Denison University.
An Investigation of Warm Carbon Stars
Advisor: R. Wing
Current Position: Associate Professor Emerita of Physics & Astronomy, Denison University.
Sean J. McKenna, Ph.D. 1981
The Transfer of Polarized Radiation in Spectral Lines from Rotationally Distorted Stars
Advisor: G. Collins, II
Current Position: Mitre Corp.
The Transfer of Polarized Radiation in Spectral Lines from Rotationally Distorted Stars
Advisor: G. Collins, II
Current Position: Mitre Corp.
Thomas J. Kuzma, Ph.D. 1981
On Some Aspects of the Radiative Interaction in a Close Binary System
Advisor: G. Collins, II
Last Position: Research Scientist, Battelle Memorial Institute
Deceased 1999
On Some Aspects of the Radiative Interaction in a Close Binary System
Advisor: G. Collins, II
Last Position: Research Scientist, Battelle Memorial Institute
Deceased 1999
Terry D. Oswalt, Ph.D. 1981
A Spectroscopic Study of Common Proper Motion Binaries which Contain Degenerate Components
Advisor: T. Roark
Current Position: Professor and Vice Provost for Research Florida Institute of Technology.
A Spectroscopic Study of Common Proper Motion Binaries which Contain Degenerate Components
Advisor: T. Roark
Current Position: Professor and Vice Provost for Research Florida Institute of Technology.
Paul C. Schmidtke, Ph.D. 1981
Classification of Composite Spectra by Means of Photoelectric Scanner Indices
Advisor: R. Wing
Current Position: Affiliate Faculty, Arizona State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy.
Classification of Composite Spectra by Means of Photoelectric Scanner Indices
Advisor: R. Wing
Current Position: Affiliate Faculty, Arizona State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy.
Kenneth G. Carpenter, Ph.D. 1983
A Study of Magnetic, Line-Blanketed Model Atmospheres
Advisor: G. Collins, II
Current Position: HST Operations Project Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
A Study of Magnetic, Line-Blanketed Model Atmospheres
Advisor: G. Collins, II
Current Position: HST Operations Project Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
R. Mark Wagner, Ph.D. 1984
A Spectrophotometric Study of Temporal Variations in the Optical Spectrum of SS 433
Advisor: G. Newsom
Current Position: OSU Research Scientist, and Head of Science Operations for the LBT Observatory
A Spectrophotometric Study of Temporal Variations in the Optical Spectrum of SS 433
Advisor: G. Newsom
Current Position: OSU Research Scientist, and Head of Science Operations for the LBT Observatory
Kenneth S. Rumstay, Ph.D. 1984
The Correlation Between Excitation Parameter and Nebular Luminosity for Galactic HII Regions, with Application to Regions of Star Formation in M83
Advisor: E. Capriotti
Current Position: Professor, Department of Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences, Valdosta State University.
The Correlation Between Excitation Parameter and Nebular Luminosity for Galactic HII Regions, with Application to Regions of Star Formation in M83
Advisor: E. Capriotti
Current Position: Professor, Department of Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences, Valdosta State University.
D. Michael Crenshaw, Ph.D. 1985
An Analysis of Broad Emission-Line Profiles of Seyfert 1 Galaxies
Advisor: B. Peterson
Current Position: Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Georgia State University.
An Analysis of Broad Emission-Line Profiles of Seyfert 1 Galaxies
Advisor: B. Peterson
Current Position: Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Georgia State University.
Craig L. Joseph, Ph.D. 1985
Q-Nucleosynthesis: Implications for Stellar Evolution
Advisor: G. Collins, II
Current Position: Director and Resident Astronomer, St. Petersburg College Planetarium & Observatory
Q-Nucleosynthesis: Implications for Stellar Evolution
Advisor: G. Collins, II
Current Position: Director and Resident Astronomer, St. Petersburg College Planetarium & Observatory
Michael P. Merilan, Ph.D. 1985
Supermassive Star Formation - The Early Phases
Advisor: E. Capriotti
Last Position: Associate Professor of Physics and Dean of the Division of Science & Social Science, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, State University of New York College at Oneonta.
Deceased 2010
Supermassive Star Formation - The Early Phases
Advisor: E. Capriotti
Last Position: Associate Professor of Physics and Dean of the Division of Science & Social Science, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, State University of New York College at Oneonta.
Deceased 2010
Glenn M. Wahlgren, Ph.D. 1986
A Spectral Analysis of RV Tauri Variables
Advisor: R. Wing
Current Position: Research Assistant Professor, Catholic University of America
A Spectral Analysis of RV Tauri Variables
Advisor: R. Wing
Current Position: Research Assistant Professor, Catholic University of America
Steve A. Cota, Ph.D. 1987
The Astrophysics of Nebulae and Active Galactic Nuclear Emission-Line Regions: New Methods and Applications
Advisor: G. Ferland
Current Position: Senior Project Leader, The Aerospace Corporation
The Astrophysics of Nebulae and Active Galactic Nuclear Emission-Line Regions: New Methods and Applications
Advisor: G. Ferland
Current Position: Senior Project Leader, The Aerospace Corporation
John Scott, Ph.D. 1987
Theoretical Atmosphere of Stars in the Broad-Line Regions of Active Galaxies
Advisor: E. Capriotti
Current Position: Computer Scientist, CSC
Theoretical Atmosphere of Stars in the Broad-Line Regions of Active Galaxies
Advisor: E. Capriotti
Current Position: Computer Scientist, CSC
Panagiotis P. Hantzios, Ph.D. 1988
S-Waves in the Spectrum of Cataclysmic Binaries
Advisor: R. Kaitchuck
Current Position: Associate Researcher and Head of the Helmos Observatory, Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics, National Observatory of Athens, Greece.
S-Waves in the Spectrum of Cataclysmic Binaries
Advisor: R. Kaitchuck
Current Position: Associate Researcher and Head of the Helmos Observatory, Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics, National Observatory of Athens, Greece.
Cathy S. Mansperger, Ph.D. 1990
A Spectroscopic Investigation of Dwarf Novae During the Early Rise of Outburst
Advisor: R. Kaitchuck
Currently living in Bowie, MD.
A Spectroscopic Investigation of Dwarf Novae During the Early Rise of Outburst
Advisor: R. Kaitchuck
Currently living in Bowie, MD.
Phillip J. Martell, Ph.D. 1990
Optical Emission Line Variability in the Intermediate Polars FO Aquarii, V1223 Sagittarii, and AO Piscium
Advisor: R. Kaitchuck
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Physical Sciences Department, Ferris State University.
Optical Emission Line Variability in the Intermediate Polars FO Aquarii, V1223 Sagittarii, and AO Piscium
Advisor: R. Kaitchuck
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Physical Sciences Department, Ferris State University.
Kirk T. Korista, Ph.D. 1990
The Nature of Emission-Line Profile Variability and the Structure of the Line-Emitting Regions in Active Galactic Nuclei
Advisor: B. Peterson
Current Position: Professor, Department of Physics, Western Michigan University.
The Nature of Emission-Line Profile Variability and the Structure of the Line-Emitting Regions in Active Galactic Nuclei
Advisor: B. Peterson
Current Position: Professor, Department of Physics, Western Michigan University.
Michael L. Fisher, Ph.D. 1990
Theoretical Studies of QSO Absorption Lines & the Inter-Galactic Medium
Advisor: G. Ferland
Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, Battelle.
Theoretical Studies of QSO Absorption Lines & the Inter-Galactic Medium
Advisor: G. Ferland
Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, Battelle.
Michael R. Corbin, Ph.D. 1991
The Emission Line Properties of Quasars
Advisor: J. Baldwin
Current Position: Staff Scientist, U.S. Naval Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ
The Emission Line Properties of Quasars
Advisor: J. Baldwin
Current Position: Staff Scientist, U.S. Naval Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ
Tereasa Brainerd, Ph.D. 1992
A Study of Properties of Dark Galaxy Halos in a CDM Universe Using N-body Computer Simulations
Advisor: J. Villumsen
Current Position: Associate Professor and Department Chair, Department of Astronomy, Boston University
A Study of Properties of Dark Galaxy Halos in a CDM Universe Using N-body Computer Simulations
Advisor: J. Villumsen
Current Position: Associate Professor and Department Chair, Department of Astronomy, Boston University
John E. Beaver, Ph.D. 1992
The Cold Ionized Shell Around the Old Nova DQ Herculis
Advisor: G. Ferland
Current Position: Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wisconsin - Fox Valley
The Cold Ionized Shell Around the Old Nova DQ Herculis
Advisor: G. Ferland
Current Position: Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wisconsin - Fox Valley
Pedro Saizar, Ph.D. 1992
Multiwavelength Studies of Classical Nova Shells
Advisor: G. Ferland
Current Position: High School Teacher, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Multiwavelength Studies of Classical Nova Shells
Advisor: G. Ferland
Current Position: High School Teacher, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
James B. Kingdon, Ph.D. 1993
The Effects of Embedded Grains on Ionized Plasmas
Advisor: G. Ferland
Current Position: unknown
The Effects of Embedded Grains on Ionized Plasmas
Advisor: G. Ferland
Current Position: unknown
William F. Welsh, Ph.D. 1993
An Optical Study of the Flickering, Flaring, and Oscillations in the Unusual Cataclysmic Variable AE Aquarii
Advisors: K. Horne (STScI) and B. Peterson
Current Position: Professor, Department of Astronomy, San Diego State University.
An Optical Study of the Flickering, Flaring, and Oscillations in the Unusual Cataclysmic Variable AE Aquarii
Advisors: K. Horne (STScI) and B. Peterson
Current Position: Professor, Department of Astronomy, San Diego State University.
Robert Blum, Ph.D. 1995
The Stellar Population at the Galactic Center and the Mass Distribution in the Inner Galaxy
Advisor: K. Sellgren
Current Position: Astronomer and Director Rubin Observatory Operations, NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ
The Stellar Population at the Galactic Center and the Mass Distribution in the Inner Galaxy
Advisor: K. Sellgren
Current Position: Astronomer and Director Rubin Observatory Operations, NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ
Mark L. Houdasheldt, Ph.D. 1995
The Cool Stellar Populations of Early-Type Galaxies & the Galactic Bulge
Advisor: J. Frogel
Last Known Position: Associate Research Scientist Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy.
The Cool Stellar Populations of Early-Type Galaxies & the Galactic Bulge
Advisor: J. Frogel
Last Known Position: Associate Research Scientist Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy.
Nancy Jo Lame, Ph.D. 1995
Imaging Spectrophotometry of Planetary Nebulae
Advisor: R. Pogge
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Maryland.
Current Position: J.K. Associates, Columbia, MD
Imaging Spectrophotometry of Planetary Nebulae
Advisor: R. Pogge
Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Maryland.
Current Position: J.K. Associates, Columbia, MD
Babar Ali, Ph.D. 1996
Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy of Young Stars
Advisor: D. DePoy
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Rochester
Last Position: Associate Staff Scientist, Caltech, IPAC
Deceased 2020
Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy of Young Stars
Advisor: D. DePoy
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Rochester
Last Position: Associate Staff Scientist, Caltech, IPAC
Deceased 2020
Cheongho Han, Ph.D. 1996
Information from the Gravitational Microlensing
Advisor: A. Gould
First Post-Graduate Position: Full-time Lecturer, Chungbuk National University.
Current Position: Professor, Department of Physics, Chungbuk National University, South Korea.
Information from the Gravitational Microlensing
Advisor: A. Gould
First Post-Graduate Position: Full-time Lecturer, Chungbuk National University.
Current Position: Professor, Department of Physics, Chungbuk National University, South Korea.
J. Michael Owen, Ph.D. 1997
Studying Cosmological Structure Formation with Numerical Hydrodynamic Simulations
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First & Current Post-Graduate Position: Physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Studying Cosmological Structure Formation with Numerical Hydrodynamic Simulations
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First & Current Post-Graduate Position: Physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Ani Thakar, Ph.D. 1997
A Numerical Study of Counterrotating Disks in Spiral Galaxies
Advisor: B. Ryden
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Johns Hopkins University
Current Position: Principal Research Scientist, Center for Astronomical Sciences, Johns Hopkins University.
A Numerical Study of Counterrotating Disks in Spiral Galaxies
Advisor: B. Ryden
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Johns Hopkins University
Current Position: Principal Research Scientist, Center for Astronomical Sciences, Johns Hopkins University.
Manuel A. Bautista, Ph.D. 1997
Emission Spectra and Ionization Structure of Iron in Gaseous Nebulae and Partially Ionized Zones.
Advisor: A. Pradhan
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, NASA Goddard
Current Position: Professor, Department of Physics, Western Michigan University
Emission Spectra and Ionization Structure of Iron in Gaseous Nebulae and Partially Ionized Zones.
Advisor: A. Pradhan
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, NASA Goddard
Current Position: Professor, Department of Physics, Western Michigan University
Leslie Kuchinski, Ph.D. 1997
A Study of Attenuation Effects in Highly Inclined Spiral Galaxies
Advisor: D. Terndrup
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, IPAC, Caltech
Last Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, IPAC, Caltech. Now living in Braine L'Alleud, Belgium.
A Study of Attenuation Effects in Highly Inclined Spiral Galaxies
Advisor: D. Terndrup
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, IPAC, Caltech
Last Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, IPAC, Caltech. Now living in Braine L'Alleud, Belgium.
Glenn Tiede, Ph.D. 1997
Metallicities, Distances, and Kinematics of the Stellar Populations of the Bulge and Inner Disk of the Milky Way Galaxy
Advisor: D. Terndrup
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, NOAO Tucson
Current Position: Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Bowling Green State University
Metallicities, Distances, and Kinematics of the Stellar Populations of the Bulge and Inner Disk of the Milky Way Galaxy
Advisor: D. Terndrup
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, NOAO Tucson
Current Position: Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Bowling Green State University
Anita Krishnamurthi, Ph.D. 1997
Angular momentum evolution of low-mass stars
Advisor: M. Pinsonneault
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Colorado
Current Position: Vice President for STEM Policy, Afterschool Alliance, Washington DC.
Angular momentum evolution of low-mass stars
Advisor: M. Pinsonneault
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Colorado
Current Position: Vice President for STEM Policy, Afterschool Alliance, Washington DC.
Mark E. Everett, Ph.D. 1997
A Study of H2 Excitation in Young Stellar Outflows
Advisor: R. Pogge
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Wyoming
Current Position: Associate Scientist, Mid Scale Observatories/NSF’s NOIRLab and WIYN Observatory
A Study of H2 Excitation in Young Stellar Outflows
Advisor: R. Pogge
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Wyoming
Current Position: Associate Scientist, Mid Scale Observatories/NSF’s NOIRLab and WIYN Observatory
Piotr Popowski, Ph.D. 1998
RR Lyrae Stars as Distance Indicators
Advisor: A. Gould
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Current Position: Consultant, McKinsey & Company.
RR Lyrae Stars as Distance Indicators
Advisor: A. Gould
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Current Position: Consultant, McKinsey & Company.
Vijay Krishna Narayanan, Ph.D. 1999
Reconstruction Analysis of Galaxy Redshift Surveys
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Princeton University
Current Position: Lead Scientist, Algorithms & Data Science, Cloud Machine Learning Group, Microsoft
Reconstruction Analysis of Galaxy Redshift Surveys
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Princeton University
Current Position: Lead Scientist, Algorithms & Data Science, Cloud Machine Learning Group, Microsoft
Solange V. Ramirez S., Ph.D. 2000
Stellar Abundances in the Inner Bulge and Galactic Center
Advisor: K. Sellgren
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Caltech IPAC
Current Position: Project Manager, Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena
Stellar Abundances in the Inner Bulge and Galactic Center
Advisor: K. Sellgren
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Caltech IPAC
Current Position: Project Manager, Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena
B. Scott Gaudi, Ph.D. 2000
Microlensing and the Search for Extrasolar Planets
Advisor: A. Gould
First Post-Graduate Position: Hubble Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study
Current Position: Thomas Jefferson Professor for Discovery and Space Exploration, The Ohio State University
Microlensing and the Search for Extrasolar Planets
Advisor: A. Gould
First Post-Graduate Position: Hubble Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study
Current Position: Thomas Jefferson Professor for Discovery and Space Exploration, The Ohio State University
Paul Martini, Ph.D. 2000
The Structure and Evolution of Galaxies
Advisor: D. DePoy
First Post-Graduate Position: Carnegie Fellow, Carnegie Observatories
Current Position: Professor, The Ohio State University
The Structure and Evolution of Galaxies
Advisor: D. DePoy
First Post-Graduate Position: Carnegie Fellow, Carnegie Observatories
Current Position: Professor, The Ohio State University
Alberto Conti, Ph.D. 2000
Interpreting the Properties of Galaxies
Advisors: B. Ryden & P. Osmer
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pittsburgh
Current Position: Vice President & General Manager for Civil Space at Ball Aerospace
Interpreting the Properties of Galaxies
Advisors: B. Ryden & P. Osmer
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pittsburgh
Current Position: Vice President & General Manager for Civil Space at Ball Aerospace
Andrew Stephens, Ph.D. 2001
The Stellar Populations of Nearby Galaxies
Advisor: J. Frogel
First Post-Graduate Position: Princeton/Catolica Fellow
Current Position: Scientist, NOIRLab, Gemini North, Hilo
The Stellar Populations of Nearby Galaxies
Advisor: J. Frogel
First Post-Graduate Position: Princeton/Catolica Fellow
Current Position: Scientist, NOIRLab, Gemini North, Hilo
Andreas Berlind, Ph.D. 2001
Biased Galaxy Formation and Large Scale Structure
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Chicago
Current Position: Program Director, Division of Astronomical Sciences, National Science Foundation
Biased Galaxy Formation and Large Scale Structure
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Chicago
Current Position: Program Director, Division of Astronomical Sciences, National Science Foundation
Jin-Hyeok An, Ph.D. 2002
Astrophysics from Binary-lens Microlensing
Advisor: A. Gould
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute of Astronomy. University of Cambridge, UK.
Current Position: Postdoc, Dark Cosmology Center, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen.
Astrophysics from Binary-lens Microlensing
Advisor: A. Gould
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute of Astronomy. University of Cambridge, UK.
Current Position: Postdoc, Dark Cosmology Center, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen.
Patrizia Romano, Ph.D. 2002
Multi-Wavelength Study of Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxies
Advisor: B. Peterson
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Brera Astronomical Observatory, Italy
Current Position: Staff Researcher, INAF-IASF, Palermo, Italy.
Multi-Wavelength Study of Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxies
Advisor: B. Peterson
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Brera Astronomical Observatory, Italy
Current Position: Staff Researcher, INAF-IASF, Palermo, Italy.
Samir Salim, Ph.D. 2002
Applications of High-Resolution Astrometry to Galactic Studies
Advisor: A. Gould
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Division of Astronomy & Astrophysics, UCLA.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Indiana University, Department of Astronomy.
Applications of High-Resolution Astrometry to Galactic Studies
Advisor: A. Gould
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Division of Astronomy & Astrophysics, UCLA.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Indiana University, Department of Astronomy.
Guo-Xin Chen, Ph.D. 2004
Relativistic Close Coupling Calculations for Fundamental Atomic Processes in Astrophysics
Advisor: A. Pradhan
First Post-Graduate Position: ITAMP Fellow, ITAMP, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Relativistic Close Coupling Calculations for Fundamental Atomic Processes in Astrophysics
Advisor: A. Pradhan
First Post-Graduate Position: ITAMP Fellow, ITAMP, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Current Position: Physicist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Zheng Zheng, Ph.D. 2004
Constraining Galaxy Bias and Cosmology Using Galaxy Clustering Data
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Hubble Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.
Current Position: Professor, University of Utah Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Hubble Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.
Current Position: Professor, University of Utah Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Susan Kassin, Ph.D. 2004
Luminous and Dark Matter in Bright Spiral Galaxies
Advisor: R. Pogge
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, UC Santa Cruz (DEEP2 Team)
Current Position: Associate Astronomer with Tenure, Space Telescope Science Institute
Luminous and Dark Matter in Bright Spiral Galaxies
Advisor: R. Pogge
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, UC Santa Cruz (DEEP2 Team)
Current Position: Associate Astronomer with Tenure, Space Telescope Science Institute
Jeremy Tinker, Ph.D. 2005
Constraining Cosmology with the Halo Occupation Distribution
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago.
Current Position: Associate Professor, Center for Cosmology & Particle Physics, New York University Department of Physics.
Constraining Cosmology with the Halo Occupation Distribution
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago.
Current Position: Associate Professor, Center for Cosmology & Particle Physics, New York University Department of Physics.
Franck Delahaye, Ph.D. 2005
From accurate atomic data to elaborate stellar modeling: Structure and collisional data, opacities, radiative accelerations
Advisor: A. Pradhan
First Post-Graduate Position: Researcher, Observatoire de Paris.
Current Position: Astronome-Adjoint, Observatoire de Paris - LERMA (Laboratoire d'Etude du Rayonnement et de la Matiare en Astrophysique)
From accurate atomic data to elaborate stellar modeling: Structure and collisional data, opacities, radiative accelerations
Advisor: A. Pradhan
First Post-Graduate Position: Researcher, Observatoire de Paris.
Current Position: Astronome-Adjoint, Observatoire de Paris - LERMA (Laboratoire d'Etude du Rayonnement et de la Matiare en Astrophysique)
Nikolay Andronov, Ph.D. 2005
Evolution of close binary stars with application to cataclysmic variables and Blue Stragglers
Advisor: M. Pinsonneault
First Post-Graduate Position: Private Sector
Evolution of close binary stars with application to cataclysmic variables and Blue Stragglers
Advisor: M. Pinsonneault
First Post-Graduate Position: Private Sector
Julio Chaname, Ph.D. 2005
Topics of Galactic Structure and Chemical Evolution
Advisor: A. Gould
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Space Telescope Science Institute
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Topics of Galactic Structure and Chemical Evolution
Advisor: A. Gould
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Space Telescope Science Institute
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Christopher Onken, Ph.D. 2005
Measurement of Black Hole Masses in Active Galactic Nuclei
Advisor: B. Peterson
First Post-Graduate Position: Plaskett Fellow, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Victoria, BC.
Current Position: Research Fellow, Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Australian National University.
Measurement of Black Hole Masses in Active Galactic Nuclei
Advisor: B. Peterson
First Post-Graduate Position: Plaskett Fellow, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Victoria, BC.
Current Position: Research Fellow, Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Australian National University.
Christopher Burke, Ph.D. 2006
Survey For Transiting Extrasolar Planets In Stellar Systems: Stellar and Planetary Content of the Open Cluster NGC 1245
Advisor: D. DePoy
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Space Telescope Science Institute.
Current Position: Research Scientist, MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
Survey For Transiting Extrasolar Planets In Stellar Systems: Stellar and Planetary Content of the Open Cluster NGC 1245
Advisor: D. DePoy
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Space Telescope Science Institute.
Current Position: Research Scientist, MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
Juna A. Kollmeier, Ph.D. 2006
The Intergalactic Medium: Absorption, Emission, Disruption
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Princeton-Carnegie-Hubble Fellow, Carnegie Observatories
Current Position: Staff Scientist; Carnegie Theoretical Astrophysics Center, Carnegie Observatories
The Intergalactic Medium: Absorption, Emission, Disruption
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Princeton-Carnegie-Hubble Fellow, Carnegie Observatories
Current Position: Staff Scientist; Carnegie Theoretical Astrophysics Center, Carnegie Observatories
Jennifer Marshall, Ph.D. 2006
Mapping the Local Galactic Halo and An Image Motion Compensation System for the Multi-Object Double Spectrograph
Advisor: D. DePoy
First Post-Graduate Position: Carnegie Fellow, Observatories of the Carnegie Institute of Washington
Current Position: Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Mapping the Local Galactic Halo and An Image Motion Compensation System for the Multi-Object Double Spectrograph
Advisor: D. DePoy
First Post-Graduate Position: Carnegie Fellow, Observatories of the Carnegie Institute of Washington
Current Position: Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Rik Williams, Ph.D. 2006
The Warm-Hot Environment of the Milky Way
Advisor: S. Mathur
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Leiden
Current Position: Data Scientist, Transportation Policy Research at Uber
The Warm-Hot Environment of the Milky Way
Advisor: S. Mathur
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Leiden
Current Position: Data Scientist, Transportation Policy Research at Uber
James Pizagno, Ph.D. 2006
The Tully-Fisher Relation, Its Residuals, and a Comparison to Theoretical Predictions for a Broadly Selected Sample of Galaxies
Advisors: D. Weinberg & R. Pogge
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, SUNY Stony Brook
Current Position: Software Engineer/Project Lead - Developer, Yelp
The Tully-Fisher Relation, Its Residuals, and a Comparison to Theoretical Predictions for a Broadly Selected Sample of Galaxies
Advisors: D. Weinberg & R. Pogge
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, SUNY Stony Brook
Current Position: Software Engineer/Project Lead - Developer, Yelp
Dale Fields, Ph.D. 2006
Absorption-Line Measurements of AGN Outflows
Advisor: S. Mathur
First Post-Graduate Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics & Planetary Science, Pierce College
Absorption-Line Measurements of AGN Outflows
Advisor: S. Mathur
First Post-Graduate Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics & Planetary Science, Pierce College
Current Position: Professor of Astronomy, Dept. of Physics & Planetary Science, Pierce College
Joshua Pepper, Ph.D. 2007
KELT: The Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope
Advisor: R. Pogge
First Post-Graduate Position: VIDA Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University.
Current Position: Associate Professor, Lehigh University, Department of Physics and NASA Program Scientist
KELT: The Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope
Advisor: R. Pogge
First Post-Graduate Position: VIDA Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University.
Current Position: Associate Professor, Lehigh University, Department of Physics and NASA Program Scientist
Misty Bentz, Ph.D. 2007
Black Hole Scaling Relationships: New Results from Reverberation Mapping and Hubble Space Telescope Imaging
Advisor: B. Peterson
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, UC Irvine.
Current Position: Professor, Georgia State University Department of Astronomy
Advisor: B. Peterson
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, UC Irvine.
Current Position: Professor, Georgia State University Department of Astronomy
Jaiyul Yoo, Ph.D. 2007
From Galaxy Clustering to Dark Matter Clustering
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Menzel Fellow, Harvard CfA
Current Position: Professor, Center for Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology, Universität Zürich
From Galaxy Clustering to Dark Matter Clustering
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Menzel Fellow, Harvard CfA
Current Position: Professor, Center for Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology, Universität Zürich
Grant Newsham, Ph.D. 2007
The Horizontal Branch as a Probe of Stellar Population History
Advisor: D. Terndrup
The Horizontal Branch as a Probe of Stellar Population History
Advisor: D. Terndrup
Christopher Morgan, Ph.D. 2008
Quasar Structure from Microlensing in Gravitationally Lensed Quasars
Advisor: C. Kochanek
Current Position: Professor, Physics Department, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
Quasar Structure from Microlensing in Gravitationally Lensed Quasars
Advisor: C. Kochanek
Current Position: Professor, Physics Department, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
Jiang Guangfei, Ph.D. 2008
Dark and Luminous Matter in Galaxies and Large Scale Structure
Advisor: D. Weinberg
Dark and Luminous Matter in Galaxies and Large Scale Structure
Advisor: D. Weinberg
Deokkeun An, Ph.D. 2008
Improving the Local Distance Scale from Empirically Calibrated Stellar Isochrones
Advisor: D. Terndrup
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Reseacher, Caltech, IPAC
Improving the Local Distance Scale from Empirically Calibrated Stellar Isochrones
Advisor: D. Terndrup
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Reseacher, Caltech, IPAC
Current Position: Professor, Ewha Women's University, Seoul, Korea.
Stephan Frank, Ph.D. 2008
OVI Absorbers in SDSS Spectra
Advisor: S. Mathur
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Reseacher, Observatoire de Marseilles, France
OVI Absorbers in SDSS Spectra
Advisor: S. Mathur
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Reseacher, Observatoire de Marseilles, France
Current Position: Visiting Postdoc, Ohio State University
Jose-Luis Prieto, Ph.D. 2009
Massive Stars: Life and Death
Advisor: K. Stanek
First Post-Graduate Position: Hubble Fellow and Princeton-Carnegie Fellow, Carnegie Observatories
Current Position: Associate Professor, Director of the Institute of Astrophysical Studies, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile
Massive Stars: Life and Death
Advisor: K. Stanek
First Post-Graduate Position: Hubble Fellow and Princeton-Carnegie Fellow, Carnegie Observatories
Current Position: Associate Professor, Director of the Institute of Astrophysical Studies, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile
Subo Dong, Ph.D. 2009
Astrophysical Applications of Gravitational Microlensing
Advisor: A. Gould
First Post-Graduate Position: Carl Sagan Fellow, The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.
Astrophysical Applications of Gravitational Microlensing
Advisor: A. Gould
First Post-Graduate Position: Carl Sagan Fellow, The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.
Current Position: Faculty Member, Kavli Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Peking University, Beijing, China
Himel Ghosh, Ph.D. 2009
A Search for the Smallest Supermassive Black Holes
Advisor: S. Mathur
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, CNRS/CEA, Saclay, France
A Search for the Smallest Supermassive Black Holes
Advisor: S. Mathur
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, CNRS/CEA, Saclay, France
Shawn Poindexter, Ph.D. 2009
Sharpening the Tools of Gravitational Microlensing
Advisor: C. Kochanek
First Post-Graduate Position: Visiting Instructor, OSU Astronomy Dept.
Current Position: Machine Learning Engineer, Meta
Sharpening the Tools of Gravitational Microlensing
Advisor: C. Kochanek
First Post-Graduate Position: Visiting Instructor, OSU Astronomy Dept.
Current Position: Machine Learning Engineer, Meta
Kelly Denney, Ph.D. 2010
Black Hole Masses in Active Galactic Nuclei
Advisor: B. Peterson
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dark Cosmology Center, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
Advisor: B. Peterson
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dark Cosmology Center, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
Current Position: Consultant, Magellan Group
Molly Peeples, Ph.D. 2010
From Galaxies to the Intergalactic Medium
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Southern California Center for Galaxy Evolution, UCLA.
From Galaxies to the Intergalactic Medium
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Southern California Center for Galaxy Evolution, UCLA.
Current Position: Astronomer, Space Telescope Science Institute
Roberto Assef, Ph.D. 2010
Properties of Active Galactic Nuclei and Galaxies: Spectral Energy Distributions, Luminosity Functions, and Black Hole Masses
Advisor: C. Kochanek
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Properties of Active Galactic Nuclei and Galaxies: Spectral Energy Distributions, Luminosity Functions, and Black Hole Masses
Advisor: C. Kochanek
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Current Position: Professor, Nucleo de Astronomia, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile
Jason Eastman, Ph.D. 2011
DEMONEX: The DEdicated MONitor of EXotransits
Advisor: S. Gaudi
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Las Cumbres Global Telescope Observatory, Santa Barbara, CA.
Current Position: Lecturer, Harvard Department of Astronomy.
DEMONEX: The DEdicated MONitor of EXotransits
Advisor: S. Gaudi
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Las Cumbres Global Telescope Observatory, Santa Barbara, CA.
Current Position: Lecturer, Harvard Department of Astronomy.
Katharine Schlesinger, Ph.D. 2011
Dissertation: The Metallicity Distribution Functions of Cool Stars in the SEGUE Survey: Clues to Understanding Milky Way Formation and Evolution.
Advisor: J. Johnson
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Santa Cruz
Current Position: Senior Data Scientist, Sonos, Inc.
Dissertation: The Metallicity Distribution Functions of Cool Stars in the SEGUE Survey: Clues to Understanding Milky Way Formation and Evolution.
Advisor: J. Johnson
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Santa Cruz
Current Position: Senior Data Scientist, Sonos, Inc.
Vimal Simha, Ph.D. 2011
Dissertation: Dark Matter Substructures and Galaxy Assembly
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Durham, UK.
Current Position: Principal Data Scientist, Instrumar Ltd., St John's, NL, Canada
Dissertation: Dark Matter Substructures and Galaxy Assembly
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Durham, UK.
Current Position: Principal Data Scientist, Instrumar Ltd., St John's, NL, Canada
Brian Lacki, Ph.D. 2011
Dissertation: Cosmic Rays in Star-Forming Galaxies
Advisor: T. Thompson
First Post-Graduate Position: Jansky Fellow, The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton NJ.
Current Position: Researcher, SETI Breakthrough Listen Initiative
Dissertation: Cosmic Rays in Star-Forming Galaxies
Advisor: T. Thompson
First Post-Graduate Position: Jansky Fellow, The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton NJ.
Current Position: Researcher, SETI Breakthrough Listen Initiative
David Atlee, Ph.D. 2011
Dissertation: A Multiwavelength Comparison of the Growth of Supermassive Black Holes and Their Hosts in Galaxy Clusters
Advisor: P. Martini
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, NOAO, Tucson, AZ
Current Position: Professor of Physics, Community College of Aurora
Dissertation: A Multiwavelength Comparison of the Growth of Supermassive Black Holes and Their Hosts in Galaxy Clusters
Advisor: P. Martini
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, NOAO, Tucson, AZ
Current Position: Professor of Physics, Community College of Aurora
Linda Watson, Ph.D. 2011
Dissertation: Star Formation and Secular Evolution in Bulgeless Galaxies
Advisor: P. Martini
First Post-Graduate Position: Submillimeter Array Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Smithsonian CfA
Current Position: ESO Postdoctoral Fellow, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chilem Santiago, Chile
Jon Bird, Ph.D. 2012
Dissertation: The Formation and Evolution of Disk Galaxies
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: VITA Postdoc, Vanderbilt University
Current Position: Research Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University
Dissertation: The Formation and Evolution of Disk Galaxies
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: VITA Postdoc, Vanderbilt University
Current Position: Research Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University
David Nataf, Ph.D. 2012
Dissertation: The Galactic Bulge Stellar Population
Advisor: A. Gould
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Australian National University
Current Position: Associate Research Scientist, Johns Hopkins University
Dissertation: The Galactic Bulge Stellar Population
Advisor: A. Gould
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Australian National University
Current Position: Associate Research Scientist, Johns Hopkins University
Jennifer Yee, Ph.D. 2013
Exploring the Extremes of Exoplanet Detection & Characterization in High-Magnification Microlensing Events
Advisor: A. Gould
First Post-Graduate Position: Carl Sagan Fellow, Harvard University
Current Position: Lecturer/Astrophysicist, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Exploring the Extremes of Exoplanet Detection & Characterization in High-Magnification Microlensing Events
Advisor: A. Gould
First Post-Graduate Position: Carl Sagan Fellow, Harvard University
Current Position: Lecturer/Astrophysicist, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Catherine Grier, Ph.D. 2013
Active Galactic Nuclei: Masses & Dynamics
Advisor: B. Peterson
First Post-Graduate Position: Director, The Ohio State University Planetarium
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin
Active Galactic Nuclei: Masses & Dynamics
Advisor: B. Peterson
First Post-Graduate Position: Director, The Ohio State University Planetarium
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin
Rebecca Stoll, Ph.D. 2013
Measuring and Extrapolating the Chemical Abundances of Normal and Superluminous Core-Collapse Supernovae
Advisor: R. Pogge
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Yale University
Measuring and Extrapolating the Chemical Abundances of Normal and Superluminous Core-Collapse Supernovae
Advisor: R. Pogge
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Yale University
Ondrej Pejcha, Ph.D. 2013
The Neutrino Mechanism of Core-Collapse Supernovae
Advisor: T. Thompson
First Post-Graduate Position: Hubble Fellow, Princeton University
Current Position: Associate Professor, Charles University, Prague
The Neutrino Mechanism of Core-Collapse Supernovae
Advisor: T. Thompson
First Post-Graduate Position: Hubble Fellow, Princeton University
Current Position: Associate Professor, Charles University, Prague
Ying Zu, Ph.D. 2013
Cross Correlation Cluster Cosmology
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University
Current Position: Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Cross Correlation Cluster Cosmology
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University
Current Position: Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Benjamin Shappee, Ph.D. 2014
The Transient Universe
Advisor: K. Stanek
First Post-Graduate Position: Hubble and Carnegie Fellow
Current Position: Assistant Astronomer, IfA, University of Hawai'i
The Transient Universe
Advisor: K. Stanek
First Post-Graduate Position: Hubble and Carnegie Fellow
Current Position: Assistant Astronomer, IfA, University of Hawai'i
Courtney Epstein, Ph.D. 2014
Stellar Ages from Rotation and Asteroseismology
Advisor: J. Johnson
First Post-Graduate Position: Data Scientist, Zocdoc
Current Position: Data Science Director, Flatiron Health
Stellar Ages from Rotation and Asteroseismology
Advisor: J. Johnson
First Post-Graduate Position: Data Scientist, Zocdoc
Current Position: Data Science Director, Flatiron Health
Jennifer VanSaders, Ph.D. 2014
Using Modern Stellar Observables to Constrain Stellar Parameters and the Physics of the Stellar Interior
Advisor: M. Pinsonneault
First Post-Graduate Position: Carnegie Fellow
Current Position: Assistant Astronomer, IfA, University of Hawai'i
Using Modern Stellar Observables to Constrain Stellar Parameters and the Physics of the Stellar Interior
Advisor: M. Pinsonneault
First Post-Graduate Position: Carnegie Fellow
Current Position: Assistant Astronomer, IfA, University of Hawai'i
Rubab Khan, Ph.D. 2014
Massive Star Geriatrics
Advisor: K. Stanek
First Post-Graduate Position: JWST Fellow, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Current Position: Principal DataOps Engineer, Tamr Inc.
Massive Star Geriatrics
Advisor: K. Stanek
First Post-Graduate Position: JWST Fellow, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Current Position: Principal DataOps Engineer, Tamr Inc.
Brett Andrews, Ph.D. 2014
Decoding Galaxy Evolution with Gas-phase and Stellar Elemental Abundances
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pittsburgh
Current Position: Research Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Decoding Galaxy Evolution with Gas-phase and Stellar Elemental Abundances
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pittsburgh
Current Position: Research Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Jill Gerke, Ph.D. 2014
A Search for Failed Supernovae with the Large Binocular Telescope
Advisor: C. Kochanek
First Post-Graduate Position: Data Analyst, American Museum of Natural History, New York
Current Position: Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
A Search for Failed Supernovae with the Large Binocular Telescope
Advisor: C. Kochanek
First Post-Graduate Position: Data Analyst, American Museum of Natural History, New York
Current Position: Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Thomas Beatty, Ph.D. 2014
Extrasolar Planet Detection and Characterization with the KELT-North Transit Survey
Advisor: S. Gaudi
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Exoplanets & Habitable Worlds, Penn State University
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin
Extrasolar Planet Detection and Characterization with the KELT-North Transit Survey
Advisor: S. Gaudi
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Exoplanets & Habitable Worlds, Penn State University
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin
Calen Henderson, Ph.D. 2015
The Korean Microlensing Telescope Network: Expectactions for a Cold Exoplanet Census through a Global Microlensing Survey
Advisor: S. Gaudi
First Post-Graduate Position: NASA Postdoctoral Fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Current Position: Data Scientist, Kaiser Permanente
The Korean Microlensing Telescope Network: Expectactions for a Cold Exoplanet Census through a Global Microlensing Survey
Advisor: S. Gaudi
First Post-Graduate Position: NASA Postdoctoral Fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Current Position: Data Scientist, Kaiser Permanente
Dong Zhang, Ph.D. 2015
Hot Galactic Winds Constrained by the X-Ray Luminosities of Galaxies and Ram Pressure Acceleration of Cold Clouds
Advisor: T. Thompson
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Virginia
Current Position: Data Scientist, IBM
Hot Galactic Winds Constrained by the X-Ray Luminosities of Galaxies and Ram Pressure Acceleration of Cold Clouds
Advisor: T. Thompson
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Virginia
Current Position: Data Scientist, IBM
Joseph Antognini, Ph.D. 2015
Adventures in the Kozai-Lidov Mechanism
Advisor: T. Thompson
First Post-Graduate Position: Lead Computational Scientist at Persyst
Current Position: Machine Learning Engineer, Los Angeles
Adventures in the Kozai-Lidov Mechanism
Advisor: T. Thompson
First Post-Graduate Position: Lead Computational Scientist at Persyst
Current Position: Machine Learning Engineer, Los Angeles
Christian Clanton, Ph.D. 2016
The Demographics of Exoplanetary Companions to M Dwarfs
Advisor: S. Gaudi
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, NASA Ames Research Center
The Demographics of Exoplanetary Companions to M Dwarfs
Advisor: S. Gaudi
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, NASA Ames Research Center
Current Position: VP of Data Sciences, Orbital Insight
Garrett Somers, Ph.D. 2016
Exploring Non-Standard Stellar Physics With Lithium Depletion
Advisor: M. Pinsonneault
First Post-Graduate Position: VIDA Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University
Current Position: Senior Data Scientist, Smarsh
Exploring Non-Standard Stellar Physics With Lithium Depletion
Advisor: M. Pinsonneault
First Post-Graduate Position: VIDA Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University
Current Position: Senior Data Scientist, Smarsh
Scott Adams, Ph.D. 2016
Stellar Death by Weak or Failed Supernovae
Advisor: C. Kochanek
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Caltech
Stellar Death by Weak or Failed Supernovae
Advisor: C. Kochanek
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Caltech
Current Position: Lead Data Scientist, STR
Michael Fausnaugh, Ph.D. 2017
Reverberation Mapping of the Continuum Source in Active Galactic Nuclei
Advisor: B. Peterson
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, MIT (TESS Mission)
Current Position: Research Scientist, MIT Kavli Institute
Reverberation Mapping of the Continuum Source in Active Galactic Nuclei
Advisor: B. Peterson
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, MIT (TESS Mission)
Current Position: Research Scientist, MIT Kavli Institute
Wei Zhu, Ph.D. 2017
Microlens Mass Determinations from Space-based Parallax
Advisor: A. Gould
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA)
Microlens Mass Determinations from Space-based Parallax
Advisor: A. Gould
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA)
Current Position: Associate Professor, Tsinghua University, China
Thomas Holoien, Ph.D. 2017
Stellar Death in the Nearby Universe
Advisor: K. Stanek
First Post-Graduate Position: Carnegie Fellow, Carnegie Observatory
Stellar Death in the Nearby Universe
Advisor: K. Stanek
First Post-Graduate Position: Carnegie Fellow, Carnegie Observatory
Current Position: Research Scientist, Aerospace Corporation
Carl Coker, Ph.D. 2017
The Frequency of Binary Companions around KELT Planet Host Stars
Advisors: S. Gaudi & R. Pogge
First Post-Graduate Position: NASA Postdoctoral Fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The Frequency of Binary Companions around KELT Planet Host Stars
Advisors: S. Gaudi & R. Pogge
First Post-Graduate Position: NASA Postdoctoral Fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Current Position: Principal Engineer, Optical, Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Dale Mudd, Ph.D. 2017
Understanding Supermassive Black Holes Using the Dark Energy Survey and OzDES
Advisor: P. Martini
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Irvine
Current Position: Decision Analyst at Huntington National Bank
Understanding Supermassive Black Holes Using the Dark Energy Survey and OzDES
Advisor: P. Martini
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Irvine
Current Position: Decision Analyst at Huntington National Bank
Jamie Tayar, Ph.D. 2018
Rotation in Red Giants
Advisor: M. Pinsonneault
First Post-Graduate Position: Hubble Fellow, University of Hawai'i
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Florida
Rotation in Red Giants
Advisor: M. Pinsonneault
First Post-Graduate Position: Hubble Fellow, University of Hawai'i
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Florida
Dan Stevens, Ph.D. 2018
Discovery and Characterization of Hot Stars and their Cool, Transiting Companions
Advisor: S. Gaudi
First Post-Graduate Position: Eberly Fellow, Penn State University
Current Position: Assistant Research Professor, Penn State University
Discovery and Characterization of Hot Stars and their Cool, Transiting Companions
Advisor: S. Gaudi
First Post-Graduate Position: Eberly Fellow, Penn State University
Current Position: Assistant Research Professor, Penn State University
Steven Villanueva, Ph.D. 2018
DEMONEXT: the DEdicated MONitor of EXotransits and Transients
Advisors: S. Gaudi & R. Pogge
First Post-Graduate Position: Pappalardo Fellow, MIT
Current Position: NASA Postdoctoral Fellow, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
DEMONEXT: the DEdicated MONitor of EXotransits and Transients
Advisors: S. Gaudi & R. Pogge
First Post-Graduate Position: Pappalardo Fellow, MIT
Current Position: NASA Postdoctoral Fellow, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Jonathan Brown, Ph.D. 2018
Surveying Transient Host Galaxies with ASAS-SN
Advisor: K. Stanek
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Santa Cruz
Current Position: Senior Data Scientist at Headspin
Surveying Transient Host Galaxies with ASAS-SN
Advisor: K. Stanek
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Santa Cruz
Current Position: Senior Data Scientist at Headspin
Joel C. Zinn, Ph.D. 2019
Accurate red giant distances and radii using asteroseismology
Advisor: M. Pinsonneault
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoc, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Accurate red giant distances and radii using asteroseismology
Advisor: M. Pinsonneault
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoc, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Current Position: NSF Postdoctoral Astronomer, American Museum of Natural History
Molly Gallagher, Ph.D. 2019
Mapping Extragalactic Dense Gas: Ties to Environment and Star Formation
Advisor: A. Leroy
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoc, University of Connecticut
Mapping Extragalactic Dense Gas: Ties to Environment and Star Formation
Advisor: A. Leroy
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoc, University of Connecticut
Ben Wibking, Ph.D. 2019
Cosmic structure formation on small scales: From non-linear galaxy clustering to the interstellar medium
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoc, Australian National University, Canberra
Cosmic structure formation on small scales: From non-linear galaxy clustering to the interstellar medium
Advisor: D. Weinberg
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoc, Australian National University, Canberra
Stacy Kim, Ph.D. 2019
Constraining Dark Matter Properties with Dwarf Galaxies & Galaxy Clusters
Advisor: A. Peter
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoc, University of Surrey, UK
Constraining Dark Matter Properties with Dwarf Galaxies & Galaxy Clusters
Advisor: A. Peter
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoc, University of Surrey, UK
Cassi Lochhaas, Ph.D. 2019
Stellar Feedback in Galaxies, Its Impact on Circumgalactic Medium, and the Importance of Radiative Cooling
Advisor: T. Thompson
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoc, Space Telescope Science Institute
Stellar Feedback in Galaxies, Its Impact on Circumgalactic Medium, and the Importance of Radiative Cooling
Advisor: T. Thompson
First Post-Graduate Position: Postdoc, Space Telescope Science Institute
Greg Simonian, Ph.D. 2019
Double Trouble: The Impact of Binarity on Large Stellar Rotation Datasets
Advisor: M. Pinsonneault
First Post-Graduate Position: Assistant Professor, Concord University, West Virginia
Double Trouble: The Impact of Binarity on Large Stellar Rotation Datasets
Advisor: M. Pinsonneault
First Post-Graduate Position: Assistant Professor, Concord University, West Virginia
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois