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Astronomy Alumni and PhD Theses

2024

DeNigris, Nat

  •  "TolTEC: A New Multichroic Imaging Polarimeter for the Large Millimeter Telescope." Chair: G. Wilson

2023

Betti, Sarah K. 

  • "Probing the Physical Mechanisms Responsible for Brown Dwarf and Giant Planet Formation." Chair: K. Follette

Sokol, Alyssa

2022

McKinney, Jed (Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas, Austin, TX)

Kamienesky, Patrick 

Huang, Shuiyao

  • "A New Galactic Wind Model For Cosmological Simulations." Chair: N. Katz

Ji, Zhiyuan

  • "The Physics Of Galaxy Quenching At Cosmic Noon Epoch." Chair: M. Giavalisco

2021

N/A

 

2020

N/A

 

2019

Petersen, Michael (Postdoctoral Researcher, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris)

Butcher, Zhon

Gatches, Brandt (Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Cologne)

Pokhrel, Riwaj (Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toledo)

Lim, Seunghwan (CITA Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia)

Tang, Yuping (Postdoctoral Fellow, Chinese Academy of Sciences South America Center for Astronomy)

2018

Grasha, Kathryn (Postdoctoral Fellow, ANU Australia)

Gim, Hansung (Postdoctoral Fellow, Montana State University)

2017

Battisti, Andrew (Postdoctoral Fellow, ANU Australia)

Burchett, Joseph (Tenure Track Faculty, New Mexico State University)

 Lee, BoMee 

  • "Intrinsic characteristics of galaxies in the distant Universe: The correlation between galaxy morphology and star formation activity." Chair: M. Giavalisco

 

2016

Kirkpatrick, Allison (Faculty, University of Kansas)

Cybulski, J. Ryan (CVS Health, Boston, MA)

Lee, BoMee (Postdoctoral Fellow, IPAC/Caltech)

Roberts, Shawn (US Census Bureau)

2015

Lu, Zhankui (Amazon)

2014

Li, Yiming (Software Engineer, Bloomberg)

Williams, Christina (NSF fellow, University of Arizona)

Alberts, Stacey (Assistant Research Professor, University of Arizona)

2013

Johnson, Seth (California State Government)

2012

Guo, Yicheng (Faculty, University of Missouri)

Yoon, Ilsang (Staff Scientist NAASC/ALMA (VA))

2011

Liu, Guilin (Faculty, USTC, Hefei, China)

Dong, Hui (postdoctoral fellow, IAA-CSIC, Granada, Spain)

Hong, Sungryong (Researcher, KIAA, Seoul, Korea)

Chen, Yuxi (IBM)

Song, Limin (fellow, Mayo Clinic)

2010

Borthakur, Sanchayeeta (Tenure-track Faculty, Arizona State University)

Lu, Yu (postdoctoral fellow, KIPAC/Stanford)

Li, Yun (analyst, Standard and Poor's)

2009

Scott, Kimberly (data scientist, University of Virginia Health System)

Tang, Shikui (research fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital)

Austermann, Jason (NIST)

Logan, Daniel (faculty, QUEST University Canada)

Li, Zhiyuan (Professor, Nanjing University, China)

2008

Goeller, Rob (engineer, General Electric)

Fischer, William (postdoctoral fellow, NASA/GSFC)

2007

Choi, Junhwan (postdoctoral fellow, Univ. of Texas)

Stojimirovic, Irena (faculty, MiraCosta College)

Keres, Dusan (Professor, UC San Diego)

Ji, Li (faculty, Purple Mountain Observatory, China)

2005

Ngeow, Chow Choong (Professor, National Central University, Taiwan)

2004

Iono, Daisuke (ALMA Project Scientist, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)

2003

Bouche, Nicolas F. (Astronomer, Inst. of Astrophysics & Planetology, France)

De Vries, Christopher (senior developer, Hindsait, Inc.)

2001

Nikolaev, Sergei

2000

Adams, Joseph D. (research associate, Cornell University)

Muzerolle, James C. (astronomer, Space Telescope Science Institute)

Rosenberg, Jessica L. (Professor, George Mason University)

Beristain(-Kendall), Georgina (Adjunct faculty, Alfred University)

1999

Millan-gabet, Rafael (scientist, NASA Exoplanet Science Institute; PHYSICS PhD)

Brunt, Christopher M. (Lecturer, Univ. of Exeter, UK)

Dickens, James (faculty, Montgomery Bell Academy)

Lovell, Amy (Professor, Agnes Scott College)

1998

Hiriart, David (senior staff, UNAM, Mexico)

1996

Allen, Lori E. (scientist, Director of Kitt Peak National Observatory)

Meyer, Michael R. (Professor, ETH, Switzerland)

Murali, Chigurupati (analyst, A.R.T. Advisors)

Spitzak, John G. (Computational astrophysics consultant, US Naval Observatory)

1995

Hillenbrand, Lynne A. (Professor, Caltech)

Bergin, Edward A. (Professor, Univ. of Michigan)

McGonagle, Douglas (Pastor, Easthampton, MA)

Dutkevitich, Diane (Professor, Yavapai College)

1994

Buckley, David (Professor of Physics, East Stroudsbury University)

Carpenter, John M. (Scientist, ALMA Observatory)

1993

Knezek, Patricia M. (Deputy Director of Astronomical Science Division, NSF)

Ge, Weiguo

Xie, Shuding

1992

Lee, Youngung (scientist, Korea Astronomy Observatory)

Xie, Taoling (CEO, HierStar Ltd., China)

Jarrett, Thomas H. (astronomer, Univ. of Cape Town)

1991

Welty, Alan (scientist, Space Telescope Science Institute)

1990

Madden, Suzanne C. (scientist, CEA Saclay, France)

Minh, Young Chol (scientist, Korea Astronomy & Space Science Institute, President of Korean Astronomical Society)

Morgan, James A. (software engineer, Novii Design)

Olson, Kevin (Research Professor, Drexel University)

Salas-Casales, Luis (Scientist, Institute of Astronomy, UNAM, Mexico)

Tauber, Jan A. (scientist, ESA/ESTeC, Netherlands, Project Scientist for PLANCK)

Waller, William H. (faculty, Rockport High School, MA)

1989

Alonso, Jose L. (staff, Arecibo Observatory)

Kinzel, Wayne M. (astronomer, Space Telescope Science Institute)

Taylor, David K. (astronomer, Space Telescope Science Institute)

Lis, Dariusz C. (scientist, Caltech)

Tacconi-Garman, Lowell E. (astronomer, European Southern Observatory, Germany)

Smith, Beverly J. (faculty, East Tennessee State University)

1988

Tacconi-Garman, Linda J. (scientist, Max Planck Institute, Germany)

Moriarty-Schieven, Gerald H. (astronomer, National Research Council of Canada)

1987

Lord, Steven D. (astronomer, IPAC/Caltech)

Swade, Daryl A. (astronomer, Space Telescope Science Institute)

Kenney, Jeffrey D. (Professor, Yale University)

McIntosh, Gordon C. (Professor, University of Minnosota Morris; Physics PhD)

  • "Polarization Properties of SiO Masers." Chair: R. Predmore.

1986

Hemeon-Heyer, Mark H. (Research Professor, Univ. of Massachusetts)

Argon, Alice L. (staff, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory)

1985

Clemens, Dan P. (Professor, Boston University; Physics PhD)

Kleiner, Steven C. (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)

1984

Arquilla, Richard (Northrop Grumman)

O'Dea, Christopher P. (Professor, University of Manitoba)

Clifford, Stephen M.

Hartke, Gregory J. (engineer, Northrop Grumman)

Barvainis, Richard E. (program manager, National Science Foundation)

Carroll, Timothy J. (deceased)

1983

Good, John (astronomer, IPAC/Caltech)

Damashek, Marc (scientist, NSA)

Robinson, Steven E. (staff scientist, MIT Lincoln Laboratory)

1982

Balonek, Thomas J. (Professor, Colgate University)

Lane, Adair P. (retired, astronomer, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory)

Thompson, William T. (scientist, NASA/GSFC)

1981

Backus, Peter R. (astronomer, SETI Institute)

  • "A Study of Pulsar Evolution Through Timing and Single Pulse Observation." Chair: J. Taylor.

Bally, John (Professor, Univ. of Colorado)

1980

Hansen II, Stanley S.

Sloan, John S.

1979

Lockman, Felix J. (scientist, NRAO)

Fowler, Lee A. (deceased)

Harding, Alice K. (scientist, NASA Goddard)

1978

Esposito, Larry W. (Professor, Univ. of Colorado)

Cardiasmenos, Apostle G. (deceased, President, ESSCO/L-3 Communications)

  • "Prototype Maser Amplifiers for Three Millimeter Wavelength." Chair: K. S. Yngvesson.

1977

Helfand, David (Professor, Columbia University)

Harding, David S. (Physics PhD)

  • "Neutron Star Crust-Neutron Superfluid Frictional Forces." Chair: G. Greenstein.

Oegerle, William R. (Director, NASA Astrophysics Science Division)

Guthrie, Paul D. (novelist; Physics PhD)

1976

Kapitzky, John E. (software consultant)

Smartt, Raymond (deceased, astronomer, National Solar Observatory)

Bechis, Kenneth P. (NASA astronaut, Chief Technology Officer, Northrup Grumman)

1975

Hulse, Russell A. (Professor, Univ. of Texas Dallas, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1993; Physics PhD)

Walstad, Allan M. (Professor, Univ. of Pittsburgh at Johnstown)

1974

Heaton, Harold I. (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory)

Kawata, Yoshijuki (Professor, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Japan)

1972

Peterson, Floyd William

  • "Physical Models of Radio Outbursts in Extragalactic Radio Sources." Chair: W. Dent.