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| Name |
Year |
Current Position | E-Mail Address | Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breann Sitarski* | 2016 | Member of the Technical Staff, The Aerospace Corporation | bsitarski@astro.ucla.edu | Ghez, A. |
| Laura Vican* | 2016 | Science Teacher, Sequoyah School | lvican@astro.ucla.edu | Zuckerman, B. |
| Li-Wei Hung* | 2016 | Night Skies Research Scientist, National Park Service | liweih@astro.ucla.edu | Fitzgerald, M. |
| Tom Esposito | 2015 | Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Berkeley | tesposito@berkeley.edu | Fitzgerald, M. |
| Shane Frewen | 2015 | Physics and Computer Science Teacher, Flintridge Preparatory School | sfrewen@astro.ucla.edu | Hansen, B. |
| Robin Mostardi Rehagen* | 2015 | Full-time Faculty, Las Positas College, Livermore, CA | robin.rehagen@gmail.com | Shapley, A. |
| Nate Ross | 2015 | Sr. Systems Engineer 1 , Raytheon | nross@astro.ucla.edu | Malkan, M. |
| Fred Davies | 2015 | Postdoctoral Scholar, Max-Planck Institut fur Astronomie (MPIA) | davies@mpia.de | Furlanetto, S. |
| Jeffrey Chilcote | 2014 | Dunlap Postdoc Fellow, University of Toronto | jchilcote@astro.ucla.edu | Larkin, J. |
| Gregory Mace | 2014 | Research Associate, University of Texas at Austin | gmace@astro.as.utexas.edu | McLean, I. |
| Siyi Xu* | 2014 | ESO Fellow, ESO (European Southern Observatory) | sxu@astro.ucla.edu | Jura, M. |
| Lauren Holzbauer* | 2014 | Government Employee, Non-Astronomy Institution | holzbauer@astro.ucla.edu | Furlanetto, S. |
| Tim Arlen§ | 2013 | Machine Learning Software Engineer, Second Spectrum, Inc. | tca3@psu.edu | V. Vassiliev |
| Kristin Kulas* | 2013 | Lecturer, Santa Clara University | kkulas@scu.edu | McLean, I. and Shapley, A. |
| Betsy Mills* | 2013 | Jansky Postdoc Fellow, NRAO | bmills@nrao.edu | Morris, M. |
| Julia Fang* | 2013 | Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory | fang@astro.ucla.edu | Margot, J.-L. |
| Keri Dixon*§ | 2012 | Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Sussex | K.Dixon@sussex.ac.uk | Furlanetto, S. |
| Katherine Kornei* | 2012 | Science Writer; Museum Educator, Oregon Museum of Science & Industry | kkornei@omsi.edu | Shapley, A. |
| Sylvana Yelda* | 2012 | Data Scientist, Gravity | syelda@astro.ucla.edu | Ghez, A. |
| Kevin Hainline | 2012 | Postdoctoral Researcher, JWST NIRCam Science Team;, Steward Observatory, University of Arizona | kevinhainline@gmail.com | Shapley, A. |
| Ian Crossfield | 2012 | Sagan Postdoctoral Fellow, U. Arizona, Lunar & Planetary Lab | ianc@lpl.arizona.edu | Hansen, B. |
| Chris Crockett | 2011 | Astronomer; Writing for Science News, U.S. Naval Observatory | ccrockett@nofs.navy.mil | Larkin, J. |
| David Rodriguez | 2011 | Postdoctoral Researcher, Universidad de Chile | drodrigu@das.uchile.cl | Zuckerman, B. |
| Beth Klein* | 2011 | Postdoctoral Researcher, UCLA | kleinb@astro.ucla.edu | Jura, M. |
| Matthew Wood | 2010 | Postdoctoral Researcher, SLAC | mdwood@astro.ucla.edu | Vassiliev, V. |
| Daryl Parker | 2010 | parker@astro.ucla.edu | Ulrich, R. | |
| Chun Ly | 2010 | NASA Postdoctoral Fellow, Goddard Space Flight Center | chun.ly@nasa.gov or astro.chun@gmail.com | Malkan, M. |
| Tuan Do | 2010 | Assistant Research Scientist, UCLA | tdo@astro.ucla.edu | Ghez, A. |
| Ryan Mallery | 2010 | Image Processing Scientist, Rebellion Photonics | rmallery@astro.ucla.edu | Rich, M. |
| Yeuk Chun (Ken) Chow§ | 2010 | Financial Sector | yckchow@astro.ucla.edu | Ong, Rene |
| Chao-Wei Tsai | 2009 | Postdoctoral Researcher, JPL | cwtsai@ipac.caltech.edu | Turner, J. |
| Quinn Konopacky* | 2009 | Assisstant Professor, UC San Diego | konopacky@astro.utoronto.ca | Ghez, A. |
| Carl Melis | 2009 | Assistant Research Scientist, UC, San Diego | cmelis@ucsd.edu | Zuckerman, B. |
| Xi Chen* | 2009 | Postdoctoral Researcher, IPAC/Caltech | xchen@astro.ucla.edu | Wright, E. |
| Emily Rice* | 2009 | Assistant Professor, College of Staten Island | erice@amnh.org | Mclean, I. |
| Tham Tran | 2009 | - | tran@astro.ucla.edu | Ulrich, R. |
| Alaina Henry* | 2009 | NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow, Goddard Space Flight Center | ahenry@astro.ucla.edu | Malkan, M. |
| Steve Berukoff§ | 2009 | Assistant Director for Data Products, National Ecological Observation Network | steveb@astro.ucla.edu | Hansen, B. |
| Jon C. Mauerhan | 2008 | Research Staff, UC Berkeley | mauerhan@astro.berkeley.edu | Morris, Mark |
| Jessica Lu* | 2008 | Assistant Astronomer, IfA/Hawaii | jlu@ifa.hawaii.edu | Ghez, Andrea |
| Shelley Wright* | 2008 | Assistant Professor, UC San Diego | wright@astro.utoronto.ca | Larkin, James |
| Erin Smith* | 2008 | Staff Scientist, NASA Ames | esmith@hubble.gsfc.nasa.gov | McLean, Ian |
| Eugene Chen§ | 2008 | Scientist, DecisionNext (San Francisco) | eugene@astro.ucla.edu | Hansen, B. |
| Christian Howard§ | 2008 | Research Programs Communications Manager, Google | howard@astro.ucla.edu | Rich, M. |
| Ozlem Celik*§ | 2008 | Scientist, Goddard Space Flight Center | celik@astro.ucla.edu | Ong, Rene |
| Louis Levenson§ | 2008 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Caltech | levenson@caltech.edu | Wright, Ned |
| Alexander Jarvis§ | 2008 | Analyst, Disney Productions | ajarvis@physics.ucla.edu | Ong, Rene |
| Thayne Michael Currie | 2007 | NAOJ-Subaru Research Fellow, Subaru Telescope | currie@naoj.org | Zuckerman, Ben |
| Michael William McElwain | 2007 | Staff Scientist: Civil Servant, Goddard Space Flight Center | michael.w.mcelwain@nasa.gov | Larkin, James |
| Matthew Michael Barczys | 2006 | Systems Engineer, NASA, Johnson Space Center | matbar@mac.com | Larkin, James |
| Seth David Hornstein | 2006 | Senior Instructor, University of Colorado, Boulder | seth.hornstein@colorado.edu | Ghez, Andrea |
| Erin Kathleen Strobel Hicks* | 2006 | Assistant Professor of Astronomy; Director of UAA Planetarium & Visualization Theater, University of Alaska Anchorage | ekhicks@uaa.alaska.edu | Malkan, Matt |
| Peter Plavchan§ | 2006 | Staff Scientist, Caltech | plavchan@ipac.caltech.edu | Jura, Mike |
| Denise Kaisler* | 2005 | Professor of Astronomy, Citrus College | dkaisler@citruscollege.edu | Zuckerman, Ben |
| Mark Roland McGovern | 2005 | Instructor - Astronomy/Physics, Antelope Valley College | mmcgovern@avc.edu | McLean, Ian |
| Amy Shiu-Mei Lo* | 2005 | Systems Engineer, Northrop Grumman Space Technology | amy.lo@ngc.com | Wright, Ned |
| Jennifer Elaine Carson* | 2005 | Lecturer, Harvey Mudd College | jcarson@hmc.edu | Ong, Rene |
| Joseph Hakjin Rhee | 2004 | Postdoctoral Researcher, UCLA | rhee@astro.ucla.edu | Larkin, James |
| Sarah Jane Lipscy* | 2004 | Engineer, Ball Aerospace | slipscy@ball.com | Jura, Mike |
| Jay Farihi§ | 2004 | Assistant Professor, University College London | j.farihi@ucl.ac.uk | Becklin, Eric |
| Caer-Eve McCabe* | 2004 | Research Scientist, Eureka Scientific Inc | caereve@gmail.com | Ghez, Andrea |
| Michael J. Schwartz | 2004 | Professor of Astronomy, Santa Monica College | schwartz_michael@smc.edu | Becklin, Eric/ Young. E |
| Dawn Rene Williams* | 2004 | Assistant Professor, University of Alabama | drwilliams3@ua.edu | Saltzberg, David |
| James Willian, IV Colbert | 2003 | Staff Scientist, NASA Spitzer Science Center | colbert@ipac.caltech.edu | Malkan, Matt |
| Amy Mainzer* | 2003 | Deputy Project Scientist for WISE, Jet Propulsion Laboratory | McLean, Ian | |
| Angelle Maria Tanner* | 2003 | Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University | at876@msstate.edu | Ghez, Andrea |
| Alex G. Markowitz | 2003 | Research Astronomer, UC, San Diego | agm@milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov | Malkan, Matt |
| Tiffany Michelle Glassman* | 2002 | Systems Engineer, Northrop Grumman | glassman@ipac.caltech.edu | Larkin, James |
| Christine Hsiao-Ching Chen* | 2002 | Associate Astronomer, Space Telescope Science Institute | cchen@stsci.edu | Jura, Mike |
| David Stuart Meier | 2002 | Associate Professor, New Mexico Tech | dmeier@nmt.edu | Turner, Jean |
| Lukas Mandrake | 2002 | Research Astronomer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory | lukas.mandrake@jpl.nasa.gov | Coroniti, Ferd |
| Lukas Mandrake§ | 2002 | Coroniti, Ferd | ||
| Lucian Patrick Crosthwaite | 2001 | Software engineer, Northrop Grumman | lpcrosthwaite@cox.net | Turner, Jean |
| Chris McCarthy | 2001 | Adjunct Professor, San Francisco State University | chris@stars.sfsu.edu | Zuckerman, Ben |
| Patrick James Lowrance | 2000 | Spitzer Staff Scientist, IPAC/Caltech | lowrance@ipac.caltech.edu | Becklin, Eric |
| Richard Albert Webb | 2000 | NRC Postdoctoral Fellow, NASA Ames | rwebb@mail.arc.nasa.gov | Zuckerman, Ben |
| Sungsoo Kim | 2000 | Associate Professor of Astronomy, Kyung Hee University, Korea | sungsoo.kim@khu.ac.kr | Morris, Mark |
| Aimee Ann Norton* | 2000 | Assistant Astronomer, National Solar Observatory, Tucson | norton@noao.edu | Ulrich, Roger |
| Murray Daniel Silverstone | 2000 | Instructor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama | mdsilverstone@ua.edu | Becklin, Eric |
| Cornelia Chesley Lang* | 2000 | Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa | cornelia-lang@uiowa.edu | Morris, Mark |
| Gregory Ronald Schultz | 1999 | Postdoctoral Fellow, PFSMETE program, Space Sciences Laboratory, UCB | schultz@ssl.berkeley.edu | Zuckerman, Ben |
| Jennifer Lynn Patience* | 1999 | Associate Professor, Arizona State University | jennifer.patience@asu.edu | Ghez, Andrea |
| Russel Joseph White | 1999 | Associate Professor, Georgia State University | white@chara.gsu.edu | Ghez, Andrea |
| Gregory Ronald Schultz | 1999 | Education/Outreach Scientist and Teacher Educator, Space Sciences Lab, UC Berkeley | schultz@ssl.berkeley.edu | Zuckerman, Ben |
| Ranga-Ram Chary | 1999 | Postdoctoral Fellow, IPAC/Caltech | rchary@ucolick.org | Wright, Ned |
| Scott Edward Evans | 1999 | Staff Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Scott.Evans@jpl.nasa.gov | Ulrich, Roger |
| Carl John Henney | 1999 | SOLIS Staff Scientist, Kitt Peak National Solar Observatory | henney@noao.edu | Ulrich, Roger |
| Nickolaos Mastrodemos | 1998 | Scientist - Navigation Team, Jet Propulsion Laboratory | mastro@thisvi.jpl.nasa.gov | Morris, Mark |
| Varoujan Gorjian | 1998 | Spitzer Staff Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory | varoujan.gorjian@jpl.nasa.gov | Wright, Ned |
| Samuel Bradley Larson | 1997 | , Raytheon Electronic Systems | Larsonsbj@cs.com | McLean, Ian |
| John Gunther Beck | 1997 | Staff Scientist, Stanford - Solar Physics Group | beck@fault.stanford.edu | Ulrich, Roger |
| Harry Isaac Teplitz§ | 1997 | Staff Scientist, IPAC/Caltech | hit@ipac.caltech.edu | McLean, Ian |
| Brant Owen Nelson | 1996 | 2MASS Staff Scientist, IPAC/Caltech | nelson@ipac.caltech.edu | Malkan, Matt |
| Frederick Keith Baganoff | 1996 | Research Scientist, a member of the Chandra/ACIS Instrument Team and of the NuSTAR Science Team, MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research | fkb@space.mit.edu | Malkan, Matt |
| Donald Frank Figer | 1995 | Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology | figer@cis.rit.edu | McLean, Ian |
| Deborah Anne Levine* | 1995 | Spitzer Staff Scientist, IPAC/Caltech | deblev@ipac.caltech.edu | Morris, Mark |
| Lyla Suzanne Casement* | 1995 | JWST Research Scientist, Northrop Grumman Space Technology | suzanne.casement@ngc.com | McLean, Ian |
| Brian Rush§ | 1995 | Senior Navigation Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory | brush@jpl.nasa.gov | Malkan, Matt |
| Bruce Alan Macintosh | 1994 | Professor of Physics, Stanford University | bmacint@stanford.edu | Becklin, Eric |
| Zhengzhi Wang* | 1994 | Scientist, Boeing Satellite Systems | zhengzhi.j.wang@boeing.com | Ulrich, Roger |