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Name |
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Current Position | E-Mail Address | Advisor |
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Xin Wang | 2019 | xwang@astro.ucla.edu | Treu, T. | |
Anson Lam | 2019 | ansonl@astro.ucla.edu | Wright, E. | |
Charlotte Mason* | 2018 | cmason@astro.ucla.edu | Treu, T. | |
S. Michelle Consiglio* | 2018 | Postdoctoral Scholar, UCLA | smconsiglio@astro.ucla.edu | Turner, J. |
Emily Martin* | 2018 | NSF Postdoctoral Scholar/UC Chancellor’s Fellow, UC Santa Cruz | emartin@astro.ucla.edu | McLean, I. |
Ryan Sanders | 2018 | Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Davis | rlsand@astro.ucla.edu | Shapley, A. |
Samantha Chappell | 2018 | schappell@astro.ucla.edu | Ghez, A. | |
Sarah Logsdon* | 2017 | Assistant Scientist/NEID Instrument Scientist, NSF’s OIR Lab | slogsdon@noao.edu | McLean, I. |
Xuheng Ding | 2017 | Postdoctoral Scholar, UCLA | dxh@astro.ucla.edu | Treu, T. |
Anna Boehle* | 2017 | Postdoctoral Scholar, ETH Zurich | aboehle@astro.ucla.edu | Larkin, J. |
Adam Greenberg | 2017 | Technical Staff, Raytheon | ahgreenberg@astro.ucla.edu | Margot, J. L. |
Sean Lake | 2017 | lake@physics.ucla.edu | Wright, E. | |
Breann Sitarski* | 2016 | Optical Systems Scientist, GMT | 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 | li-wei_hung@nps.gov | Fitzgerald, M. |
Alexis Popkow | 2016 | Senior Systems Engineer, Raytheon | apopkow@ucla.edu | Ong R. |
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 | Senior Principal Modeling & Simulation Engineer, Northrop Grumman | nross@astro.ucla.edu | Malkan, M. |
Fred Davies | 2015 | Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Santa Barbara | davies@mpia.de | Furlanetto, S. |
Jeffrey Chilcote | 2014 | Assistant Professor, Notre Dame | 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 | Assistant Astronomer, Gemini Observatory | sxu@astro.ucla.edu | Jura, M. |
Lauren Holzbauer* | 2014 | Government Employee, Non-Astronomy Institution | holzbauer@astro.ucla.edu | Furlanetto, S. |
Kristin Kulas* | 2013 | Lecturer, Santa Clara University | kkulas@scu.edu | McLean, I. and Shapley, A. |
Betsy Mills* | 2013 | Assistant Professor, University of Kansas | bmills@nrao.edu | Morris, M. |
Julia Fang* | 2013 | Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory | fang@astro.ucla.edu | Margot, J.-L. |
Tim Arlen§ | 2013 | Machine Learning Software Engineer, Second Spectrum, Inc. | tca3@psu.edu | V. Vassiliev |
Katherine Kornei* | 2012 | Science Writer; Museum Educator, Oregon Museum of Science & Industry | kkornei@omsi.edu | Shapley, A. |
Sylvana Yelda* | 2012 | Senior Data Scientist, Kollective Technology | 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 | Assistant Professor, University of Kansas | ianc@lpl.arizona.edu | Hansen, B. |
Keri Dixon*§ | 2012 | Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Sussex | K.Dixon@sussex.ac.uk | Furlanetto, S. |
Chris Crockett | 2011 | Freelance science writer | cosmic.thespian@gmail.com | Larkin, J. |
David Rodriguez | 2011 | Archive Scientist, Space Telescope Science Institute | drodriguez@stsci.edu | 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. |
Louis Levenson§ | 2008 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Caltech | levenson@caltech.edu | Wright, Ned |
Alexander Jarvis§ | 2008 | Analyst, Disney Productions | ajarvis@physics.ucla.edu | Ong, Rene |
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 Goddard | 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 |
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 |
Peter Plavchan§ | 2006 | Assistant Professor, George Mason University | plavchan@ipac.caltech.edu | Jura, Mike |
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 |
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 |
Jay Farihi§ | 2004 | Assistant Professor, University College London | j.farihi@ucl.ac.uk | Becklin, Eric |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
Lukas Mandrake§ | 2002 | Coroniti, Ferd | ||
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 |
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 | 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 |
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 |