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Information for New & Prospective Graduate Students Alumni
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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Graduate Program Alumni We have included a listing of our former students. It includes the year that the student received their Ph.D., their current position, if known, as well as the title of their dissertation and their current email address if known. Alschuler, William (1974) Faculty, School of Critical Studies,Cal Arts, Observations of Lithium Dilution and Rotational Velocity Decay in F and G Giant Stars. Antonucci, Robert (1982) Professor, UC Santa Barbara, Department of Physics, Optical Flux and Polarization Spectra Compared with Radio Maps of Radio Galaxies. Baldwin, Jack (1974) Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, Spectrophotometry of Low-Redshift Quasi-Stellar Objects. Barker, Timothy (1974) Astronomy Professor, Wheaton College, Chemical Abundances and Physical Conditions in Planetary Nebul. Bell, Katherine Robbins (1994) Space Scientist, NASA/Ames, The Dynamics of Fu Orion's Outbursts: Time Dependent Accretion through Protostellar Disks. Bjornsson, Claes-Ingvar (1981) Professor, Stockholm Observatory, Sweden, Polarization Properties of Synchrotron Radiation and Its Applications. Bregman, Jesse (1976) Research Scientist, NASA, Observation and Interpretation of the Infrared Spectra of Bright Compact Nebulae. astro.lsa.umich.edu Bryden, Geoffrey (1999) Researcher, Caltech, Planetary System Formation: Effects of Planet-Disk Tidal Interaction. Burstein, David (1978) Professor/Astronomer, Arizona State University, The Structure and Metallicity of SO Galaxies. Butler, Dennis (1974) Metal Abundances of RR Lyrae Stars in Galactic Globular Clusters Castellano, Timothy (2001) Astrophysicist, NASA/Ames, Discovering Transits of HD 209458-B Type Planets with Hipparcos and FAME Photometry. Cathey, Larry (1973) UBVR Photometry of Stars in The Globular Clusters M92, M13 and 47 Tucanae. Choi, Philip (2002) Assistant Professor, Pomona College, An Investigation of Satellite Galaxy Dynamics and Evolution in the M31 Sub-Group. Churchill, Christopher (1997) Assistant Professor, New Mexico State, Univ., Dept. of Astronomy, The Low Ionization Gaseous Content in Intermediate Redshift Galaxies. Coblentz, William (1979) Lawyer, Coblentz, Cohen, McCabe & Breyer. Cohen, Randi (2006) Resident in Psychiatry, Yale University, Giant Impacts and Their Effect on Planetary Structure and Evolution. Cohen, Ross (1982) Faculty, Grossmont Community College, El Cajon, CA, An Observational Study of the Narrow-Line Region of Intermediate Seyfert Galaxies Courteau, Stephane (1992) Assistant Professor, Queen’s University, Department of Physics, Tully-Disher Distances and Motions in the Northern Sky Cudworth, Kyle (1974) Professor, University of Chicago, New Proper Motions, Statistical Parallaxes, and Kinematics of Planetary Nebulae kmc@yerkes.uchicago.edu Dahari, Oved (1984) Captain, El-Al Airlines, Interaction of Galaxies and Their Nuclear Activity Dalle-Ore, Christina (1993) SETI Institute Principal Investigator, NASA/AMES Research Center, Critical Examination of Stellar Atmosphere Theory for Metal-Poor K-Giant Stars cdalleore@mail.arc.nasa.gov Dave, Romeel (1998) Assistant Professor, Dept of Astronomy, University of Arizona, The Lyman Alpha Forest in Hierarchical Structure Formation Models Dinerstein, Harriet (1980) Professor, University of Texas, An Infrared and Optical Study of Sulfur and Neon Abundances in Planetary Nebulae Doane, Jay (1993) Software Architect, Loomia, San Francisco, Evolution of Stars and Winds in the Starburst Galaxy M82 Dobbs-Dixon, Ian (2007) CITA National Fellowship, McGill University in Montreal Planetary Migration, Accretion, and Atmospheres Dong, Shawfeng (2004) Assistant Project Scientist, UC Santa Cruz, Star Formation in Dwarf Galaxies Donnelly, Ralph H. (1994) Research Astrophysicist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, The Properties of Local Poor Abell Clusters and Instrumentation for the Study of Clustered Objects Dressler, Alan (1976) Astronomer, Carnegie Observatories, A Comprehensive Study of Twelve Very Rich Clusters of Galaxies. Duncan, Douglas (1981) Director of Astronomical Laboratories, University of Colorado at Boulder, Lithium Abundances, K Line Emission, and Ages of Nearby Solar-Type Stars Ellman, Nancy (1994) Res. Scientist, Yale Univ., Galaxy Color and Large Scale Structure Ensman, Lisa (1991) Programmer, Indiana University, Type Ib Supernovae and a New Radiation Hydrodynamics Code. Fischer, Debra (1998) Professor in Physics and Astronomy Dept, San Francisco State University, Lithium Abundances in Field K Dwarfs fischer@stars.sfsu.edu Fisher, David (1994) Foreign Services Officer, US Dept. of State, Kinematic and Line-Strength Profiles in Brightest Cluster and S0 Galaxies Flannery, Brian (1974) Manager, Science Strategy and Programs, Safety, Health and Environment Department, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Gas Glow in Cataclysmic Variable Stars Flint, Kathleen (2001) Assistant Director of the Reinvention Center SUNY Stony Brook, The Galaxy Luminosity Function in Nearby Poor Groups Francic, Stephen (1988) Mass Functions for Eight Galactic Clusters in the Solar Neighborhood French, Howard (1979) Adjunct Professor/Visiting Scholar, U. of Minnesota, Principal Research Scientist, Honeywell Technology Center, Minneapolis, MN, H II Region-Like Galaxies. Friel, Eileen (1986) Executive Officer, NSF, Div. of Astronomical Sciences, A Study of the Stellar Populations in Two High Galactic Latitude Fields with Comparison to Galaxy Models. Fulbright, Jon (2000) Associate Research Scientist, John Hopkins University,
The Abundances and Kinematics of Local Metal-Poor Stars. Gaskell, Martin (198) Professor, University of Nebraska, Spectrophotometry of Intermediate and High-Redshift Quasars. Geha, Marla (2003) Assistant Professor, Yale University, Internal Dynamics, Structure and Formation of Dwarf Elliptical Galaxies. Gilliland, Ronald (1979) Astronomer, STScI, Mass Loss from Cataclysmic Variable Secondaries Gonzalez, Anthony (2000) Assistant Professor, Univ. of Florida, Dept. of Astronomy, The Las Campanas Distant Cluster Survey Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Jose (1993) Assistant Professor, Institute de Astronomia, Line-Strength Gradients and Kinematic Profiles in Elliptical Galaxies Goodrich, Robert (1988) Instrument Scientist, Keck Observatory, Spectropolarimetry, Variability, and the Taxonomy of Active Galactic Nuclei Gronwall, Caryl (1996) Senior Research Associate, Penn State Univ., Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Improved Traditional Luminosity Evolution Models of Faint Field Galaxies Hanson, Robert (1974) Research Astronomer, UC Santa Cruz, The Study of the Motion, Membership, and Distance of the Hyades Cluster Harris, Jason (2000) Hubble Fellow, Steward Observatory, Tucson, AZ, Stellar Populations in the Magellanic Cloud Hartmann, Dieter (1989) Professor, Clemson University, Multiwavelength Constraints on Gamma-Ray Burst Sources Hatzes, Artie (1988) Director at Thueringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg Observatory and Professor at Friedrich-Schiller-University in Jena, Germany, Doppler Imaging of the Magnetic Ap Stars. Hawley, Steven (1977) Director, Astromaterials Research and Exploration, NASA, The Chemical Composition of Galactic and Extra Galactic H II Regions. Heere, Karen (1976) Nasa Ames Research Center Heyl, Jeremy (1998) Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia and Canada Research Chair in Neutron Stars and Black Holes, Implications of Intense Magnetic Fields on Neutron-Star Physics Hoffman, Robert (1996) Research Scientist, LLNL, Nucleosynthesis in the Neutrino Driven Wind Holbrook, Jarita (1997) Assistant Research Scientist, University of Arizona, An Examination of the Composition and Structural Features of GL 2136 and Orion BN-KL: Single Versus Cluster Star Formation Holtzman, Jon (1989) Associate Professor, New Mexico State University, Large-Scale Structure and Microwave Background Anisotropies in Cosmological Models and Stellar Photometry Techniques with the Wide Field/Planetary Camera of the Hubble Space Telescope Howell, Justin (2004) Postdoctoral Researcher at IPAC, Star Formation Histories of Nearby Elliptical Galaxies Hufnagel, Beth (1995) Associate Professor, Anne Arundel, Old Open Clusters as Probes of Stellar and Galactic Disk Evolution Jackson, Robert (1982) Statistician/DBA, Judicial Information Division, New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts, The Anisotropy of the Hubble Expansion Johnson, Jennifer (1999) Assistant Professor, Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Abundances in Very Metal-Poor Starts Johnston, Kathryn (1996) Assistant Professor, Wesleyan Univ., Dept. of Astron., Tides, Galactic Cannibalism and the Evolution of the Milky Way Jonsson, Patrik ( 2005) Postdoctoral Fellow, UCSC, Simulations of Dust in Interacting Galaxies Kay, Laura (1991) Associate Professor, Barnard College, The Polarization Characteristics of Seyfert 2 Galaxies Keel, William (1982) Professor, University of Alabama, Low-Ionization Emission Regions in the Nuclei of Spiral Galaxies Kelson, Daniel (1998) Staff Associate, Carnegie Institute of Washington, The Fundamental Plane of Early-Type Galaxies in the Intermediate Redshift Cluster CL1358+62 Kemper, Edward (1981) A Spectroscopic Study of the o-Type RR Lyraes Korycansky, Donald (1990) Assistant Researcher, UC Santa Cruz, Numerical Calculations of the Formation and Evolution of Giant Planets with Rotation Koski, Alan (1977) Scientific Programmer, Steward Observatory, Spectrophotometry of Seyfert 2 Galaxies and Narrow-Line Radio Galaxies Kuhlen, Michael ( 2006) Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton, Adventures in Numerical Cosmology Lai, David (2008) Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Lick Observatories, Adaptive Optics Metal-Poor Stars: The Fingerprints of the First Stars and the Early Galaxy Langland-Shula, Laura (2008) Science Faculty, High School San Jose NOAO, Classification of Comets from new methods for spectroscopy of gas and dust Lauer, Tod (1984) Staff Astronomer, NOAO, High Resolution Surface Photometry of Elliptical Galaxies Laughlin, Gregory (1994) Professor, UC Santa Cruz, The Formation and Evolution of Protostellar Disks Lester, Daniel (1979) Research Scientist Astronomer, University of Texas, Infrared Studies of Line Emission in Compact H II Regions Loewenstein, Michael (1987) Assistant Research Scientist, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and University of Maryland at College Park, Department of Astronomy, Dynamics and Evolution of Hot Gas in Early Type Galaxies MacFadyen, Andrew (2000) Assistant Professor, Physics Dept., NYU, Collapsars-Gamma-Ray Bursts and Asymmetric Supernovae Marcy, Geoffrey (1982) Professor of Astronomy, UC Berkeley, Observations of Magnetic Fields on Late-Type Stars Martel, Andre (1996) Associate Research Scientist, Johns Hopkins Univ., Dept of Physics & Astron., Spectropolarimetry of High-Polarization Seyfert 1 Galaxies Martell, Sarah (2008) Postdoctoral Fellow,Germany, Carbon and Nitrogen Abundances in Global Clusters McDonald, Lee (1977) Software Engineer, Raytheon, The Properties of the RR Lyrae Variables McNamara, Bernard (1975) Professor, New Mexico State University, Pre-Main Sequence Masses and the Age Spread in the Orion Cluster Melbourne, Jason (2006) Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Adaptive Optics, UCSC, Exploring the Optical and Infrared Evolution of Galaxies Metevier, Anne (2003) lecturer, Sonoma State University, and Consultant, Center for Adaptive Optics Professional Development Program, The Evolving Galaxy Population of Cluster CL0024+1654 Milton, Robert (1973) The Effects of Rapid, Differential Rotation on the Spectra of White Dwarfs Murray, Stephen (1989) Physicist, LLNL, The Formation of Globular Clusters Novak, Greg (2008) Postdoctoral Fellow,Princeton University, Simulated Galaxy Remnants Produced by Binary and Multiple Mergers. Nelson, Amy (2000) Industry, Cluster Galaxy Evolution with the Las Campanas Distant Cluster Survey Noriega-Crespo, Alberto (1987) Staff Scientist, Caltech SSC-IPAC, The Effects of HII Regions and Supernovae in Proto-Dwarf Galaxies Oh, Kap-Soo (1989) Professor, Chungnam University, Korea, Dynamics of Gravitational Systems: Globular Clusters and Dark Matter Halos Pendleton, Yvonne (1987) Chief of Space Science and Astrobiology Division, NASA/Ames, Analysis of Dust Grain Properties in Two Star Forming Regions through Comparison of Theoretical Models to Observations Phillips, Mark (1977) Associate Director, Las Campanas Observatory, Carnegie Institute Of Washington, Observations and Analysis of FE II Emission in Seyfert 1 Galaxies and QSOs Pinto, Philip (1988) Professor, University of Arizona, The Late-Time Spectra of Supernova Pogge, Richard (1988) Professor, The Ohio State University, The Circumnuclear Environment of Nearby Non-Interacting Seyfert Galaxies Prosser, Charles (1991) Membership of Low-Mass in the Open clusters - Persei and IC 4665 - DECEASED Pyper (Smith), Diane (1968) Professor, Physics Dept., University of Nevada, A2 Canum Venaticorum and the Oblique Rotator Theory Rao, N. Kameswara (1974) Senior Professor, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, India Reitzel, David (2000) Postdoctoral Researcher, UCLA, Metallicity, Kinematics and Structure of M31's Stellar Halo Rogers, Tamara (2006) Assistant Professor, University of Arizona, Numerical Simulations of Convection, Overshoot and Gravity Wave Generation in the Sun Rosenblatt, Edward (1989) Postdoctoral Researcher, Aerospace Corp., The Broad Line Variations and Kinematics of Seyfert Galaxies Ruden, Steven (1987) Lawyer/Patents Scientists Search, Knobbe Martens, Olson & Bear LLP, Irvine, CA The Structure and Evolution of the Solar Nebula Sandquist, Eric (1996) Associate Professor, San Diego State University, The Evolution of Globular Cluster Stars Shambrook, Anouk ( 2001) Program Specialist at the National Economic Development and Law Center, Oakland, CA, The Cluster of Galaxies Abell 2670 Sheinis, Andrew (2002) Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, ESI and Spectroscopy of QSO Host Galaxies Shetrone, Matthew (1996) Operations Astronomer, McDonald Observatory, Observational Tests of Deep Mixing in Population II Red Giants Soderblom, David (1981) Astronomer, STScI Rotational Velocities and Ages of Solar-Type Stars Stephens, Sally (1988) Writer/Editor, Sirius Science Writers, Optical Spectroscopy of X-Ray-Selected Active Galactic Nuclei Stout-Batalha, Natalie (1998) Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, San Jose State University, Doppler Imaging of Young Late-Type Stars: HII 686, HII 3163, and P1724 Stringfellow, Guy (1991)Research Associate, Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy, University of Colorado, Evolutionary Scenarios for Low-Mass Stars and Substellar Brown Dwarfs Suntzeff, Nicholas (1980) Astronomer, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Chile, Carbon and Nitrogen Abundances in the Globular Clusters M3 and M13 Supulver, Kimberley (1997) Operations Scientist, Malin Space Science Systems, San Diego, CA, Planetesimal Formation in the Outer Solar Nebula Sutin, Brian (1993) Optical Scientist, Observatories of the Carnegie Institution, Non-Linear Global Stability of the N=1 Polytrope Svensson, Roland (1981) Professor, Stockholm Observatory, Physical Processes in Relativistic Plasmas Swenson, Fritz (1992) Staff, Los Alamos, Selected Problems in Stellar Evolution Terndrup, Donald (1986) Associate Professor, Ohio State University, CCD Photometry of the Galactic Nuclear Bulge Timmes, Francis (1993) Research Scientist, X-Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Reactive Flows in Compact Objects Tohline, Joel (1979) Professor, Louisiana State University, Fragmentation of Rotating Protostellar Clouds Trager, Scott (1997) Assistant Professor, Kapteyn Instituut, The Stellar Population Histories of Elliptical Galaxies Tran, Hien (1993) W.M. Keck Observatory, Spectropolarimetry of Seyfert 2 Galaxies with Obscured Broad-Line Regions Tran, Kim-Vy (2002) SNF Faculty Fellow, University of Zurich, Galaxy Populations in Rich Environments Turner, Neal (1999) Research Scientist, JPL, The Proto-Solar Nebula Inside Earth's Orbit: Magnetic Fields and the Birth of the Sun Veilleux, Sylvain (1989) Professor, University of Maryland, A Study of The Structure and Kinematics of the Narrow-Line Region in Seyfert Galaxies Villere, Karen (1977) Research Associate, Sterling Software, Palo Alto, CA, A Helium Flash with Superadiabatic Convection Walker, Ian R. (1997) Software Development, Environment, Canada, The Consequences of Minor Mergers for Disk Galaxies Wallace, Richard (1981) Project Leader, Los Alamos, Hydrogen and Helium Burning in Astrophysical Events Weil, Melinda (1995) Faculty, City College of San Francisco, Dept. of Astronomy,
Galactic Dynamics and Evolution: Mergers and Infall Williams, Kurtis (2002) NSF Fellow, University of Texas, Austin, White Dwarfs in Open Clusters: the Initial-Final Mass Limit, the Supernova Mass Limit, and the White Dwarf Deficit Wirth, Gregory (1996) Support Astronomer, Keck Observatory, The Nature of Early-Type Galaxies at the z≈0.5 Epoch Wooden, Diane (1990) Astrophysicist, NASA/Ames, Observations and Interpretation of the Infrared Emission from Supernova SN1987A. Worthey, Guy (1993) Professor, Washington State Univ., Dept. of Physics, The Controlling Parameters of the Integrated Flux of a Stellar Population Wu, Katherine (1999) Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy, University of Florida, A Quantitative Study of Peculiarities in Galaxy Morphology Zappala, Robert (1971) Retired Professor, Los Angeles Pierce College, The Abundance of Lithium in Galactic Cluster Stars Zhang, Weiqun (2003) Postdoctoral Fellow, New York University, Numerical Simulations of Relativistic Jets in Collapsar
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