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Debra J Wallace

Astronomy, Georgia State University

Debra J Wallace

Dr. Debra Wallace is the Deputy Branch Chief for Astrophysics at the NASA MSFC where she leads a team of 30+ scientists working in high-energy astrophysics. Dr. Wallace started her astronomy career at the Space Telescope Science Institute with an undergraduate degree in business. She went on to...
Claire Komori

San Francisco State University

Claire Komori

I am a first-generation college graduate, graduating from the University of Washington in 2020 having double majored in Physics and Astronomy. I am currently a 2nd master's student at San Francisco State University. For research, I am working with Dr. John Brewer and the Flatiron Institute,...
Yasmeen Asali

Astronomy, Yale University

Yasmeen Asali

I’m a PhD candidate in Astronomy at Yale University. I work with the SAGA Survey on characterizing star formation in satellite galaxies around Milky Way analogs. I care deeply about mentoring, pedagogy, and public education, and I work as a McDougal Graduate Teaching Fellow at the Poorvu Center...
Lynn Ruth Cominsky

Physics & Astronomy (Department), EdEon STEM Learning (group), Sonoma State University

Lynn Ruth Cominsky

Lynn Cominsky is a Professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department at Sonoma State University (SSU), where she has been on the faculty for over 35 years. She is an author on over 225 research papers in refereed journals, and the Principal or Co-Investigator on over $35 million of grants to SSU....
Johanna Teske

Earth and Planets Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science

Johanna Teske

Johanna's research involves finding and characterizing planets around other stars using ground- and space-based spectroscopic instruments. Recently she has been focused on better understanding the origins of super-Earth and sub-Neptune planets by studying their interior and atmospheric...
Misty Bentz

Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University

Misty Bentz

As an observational astronomer, my research focuses on supermassive black holes that inhabit the centers of galaxies, particularly those that are actively accreting matter (so-called Active Galactic Nuclei). I am particularly interested in accurate black hole mass measurements, studies of the...
Lia Hankla

Physics Department & Astronomy Department, University of Maryland, College Park

Lia Hankla

I study the plasmas around black holes, specifically in the form of accretion disks and their coronae.
Anjali A. A. Piette

Anjali A. A. Piette

I study the atmospheres of a wide range of exoplanets, from molten rocky planets to mini-Neptunes, hot gas giants and isolated brown dwarfs. My research lies at the interface between theoretical models and atmospheric observations - I use both forward and inverse modelling techniques to understand...
Sophie Robbins

University of California, Los Angeles

Sophie Robbins

I'm a recent graduate from UCLA, with a BS in astrophysics, and I'm excited to be applying to graduate programs in astronomy and astrophysics. My research interests include active galactic nuclei, supermassive black holes, galaxy formation/evolution, and observational extragalactic astronomy. I'm...
Natalie Hinkel

Physics & Astronomy, Louisiana State University and A&M College

Natalie Hinkel

• Stellar abundance analysis for nearby main-sequence stars, including investigation of measurement techniques and methodologies. • Study of the chemical interplay between exoplanets and their host stars • Architect and maintainer of the Hypatia Catalog Database:...
Pascale Garaud

Applied Mathematics, University of California, Santa Cruz

Pascale Garaud

My research lies at the intersection of applied mathematics and astrophysics, and focuses on astrophysical fluid dynamics, with specific interest on the Sun, stars, planets and planet formation. I use a combination of high-performance computing, and pen-and-paper calculations.
Sara Vanovac

Condensed Matter Theory, California Institute of Technology

Sara Vanovac

I am PhD student at Caltech. My research is at the intersection of quantum many body theory and condensed matter. Before this I did work in soft matter physics and atmospheric chemistry. I am very passionate about social justice, in particular equity, diversity, and inclusion in the sciences. In my...
Zahra Essack

University of New Mexico

Zahra Essack

Zahra Essack is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of New Mexico. She received her Ph.D. (2023) in Planetary Sciences from MIT, where she used a combination of telescope observations, laboratory experiments, and modeling to understand the surfaces, atmospheres, and formation of short-period...
Elisabeth Krause

Arizona Cosmology Lab, University of Arizona

Elisabeth Krause

I am a (mostly) observational cosmologist and my work focuses on the modeling and inference program for theoretical interpretation of data large cosmological surveys. I am currently involved in the Dark Energy Survey, the Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time, the SPHEREx mission,...
Minh Ngoc Le

Institute of Astronomy, Tsinghua Taiwan

Minh Ngoc Le

I am working on my master project about primordial globula clusters formation, which was first introduced by Peeble (1984). They proposed a process that GC can be formed inside their own dark matter(DM) halos. To study that, we use the extended Press-Schechter method (with the code from Parkinson...
Sarah Loebman

Loebman Lab in the Department of Physics, University of California, Merced

Sarah Loebman

My primary research interests are in galaxy evolution, clustered star formation, and chemo-dynamics in the Local Universe. I use high resolution galaxy simulations, survey data, and Big Data tools and techniques to conduct my research. I am also a devoted teacher and student advocate, and I am...
Angela Karen Speck

Physics & Astronomy, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Angela Karen Speck

My research is centered on the nature and impact of stardust. This includes using infrared observations as well as laboratory astronomy to determine astromineralogy as well as simulations and modeling of dusty stellar systems. I am also an expert on solar eclipses, and have worked in the area of...
Elizabeth Tilly

Dinesh Loomba research group developing a low pressure NI TPC for use in searching for the MIGDAL effect, University of New Mexico

Elizabeth Tilly

I am a graduate student working on developing a low pressure gas time projection chamber which utilizes negative ion gases to improve timing and spatial resolution for use in low energy particle physics. Our group hopes to eventually use it to characterize the migdal effect with the MIGDAL...
Jessica Eskew

Interdisciplinary Plasma Lab, Auburn University

Jessica Eskew

I am a first year Ph.D. student at Auburn University studying plasma physics, specifically energetic particle transport in magnetized plasma. I am originally from Atlanta, GA and completed my B.S. in Physics with a concentration on Astrophysics at the Georgia Institute of Technology.  I taught...
Amy Smock

Dept of Astronomy & Steward Observatory, University of Arizona

Amy Smock

I am a graduate student studying the galactic dynamics of disk galaxies. I create simulations to inform theories of spiral arm  evolution, which I then compare with observational data. I am also interested in galactic bar evolution, chaotic dynamical systems, and coding hybrid tracer particle and...
Alison Peck

Astronomy Division, National Science Foundation

Alison Peck

I work primarily on astronomical instrumentation, with a background in radio astronomy.  My research involves supermassive black holes and their environments.  I have almost 20 years of experience in observatory operations and management, and now serve as a Program Director at the NSF.  In my...
Tania Anderson

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Division, Space Telescope Science Institute

Tania Anderson

Tania Anderson has been part of Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) for over 24 years. Tania manages the pipeline development program, which involves outreach, training, and career development through internships aimed at K-12, undergraduate and graduate level students, early career...
Cristina Mantilla Suarez

Particle Physics, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Cristina Mantilla Suarez

I am an experimental particle physicist, born and raised in Quito, Ecuador. I received my Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. I am currently a postdoctoral fellow at Fermilab working with data from the Large Hadron Collider. For the past three years, I have also been exploring the usage of low...
Samantha Hasler

STAR Lab, Disruptive Planets Group, EAPS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Samantha Hasler

Samantha is a Ph.D. candidate at MIT working with Prof. Kerri Cahoy and Prof. Julien de Wit on both exoplanet and solar system science. Her current work is focused on developing analysis tools for future direct imaging missions that will observe planets in reflected light. She has also developed a...

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