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Department Chair, Faculty
Todd Thompson
he/him/his
Department Chair, Allan H. Markowitz Endowed Chair in Astronomy, Professor of Astronomy and Physics (Courtesy), University Distinguished Scholar
4019 McPherson Laboratory
thompson.1847@osu.edu
Vice Chairs, Faculty
Richard Pogge
he/him/his
College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, Vice Chair for Instrumentation
4067 McPherson Laboratory
pogge.1@osu.edu
Faculty
Adam Leroy
he/him/his
Professor
4037 McPherson Laboratory
leroy.42@osu.edu
Laura Lopez
Associate Professor
4041 McPherson Laboratory
lopez.513@osu.edu
Paul Martini
he/him
Professor of Astronomy and Physics (Courtesy)
4021 McPherson Laboratory
martini.10@osu.edu
Smita Mathur
Professor, University Distinguished Scholar
4039 McPherson Laboratory
mathur.17@osu.edu
Annika Peter
she/her
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
M2016 Physics Research Building
peter.33@osu.edu
David Weinberg
Distinguished University Professor
weinberg.21@osu.edu
Postdoctoral Researchers
Naim Karacayli
CCAPP Fellow
M2021 Physics Research Building
karacayli.1@osu.edu
Chun-Hao To
CCAPP Fellow
M2006 Physics Research Building
to.87@osu.edu
Graduate Students
Karina Barboza
she/her
NSF GRFP Fellow
McPherson Lab
barboza.21@osu.edu
Joy Bhattacharyya
she/her
Graduate Student
4029 McPherson Lab
bhattacharyya.37@osu.edu
Shea DeFour-Remy
he/him/his
Graduate Student
McPherson Laboratory
defour-remy.1@osu.edu
