Kelly O'Neil
Galactic Center Group, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Focus
About Kelly
I am a PhD student at UCLA working with Andrea Ghez and Tuan Do as part of the UCLA Galactic Center Group. I received my B.S. in Astrophysics at UCLA in 2015. My research focuses on improving orbit estimates for stars in the Galactic center that have orbital periods much longer than the time baseline of observations. The development of this work has provided an exciting bridge between Galactic and planetary science as this methodology can likewise be used to improve orbit estimates of directly imaged exoplanets.
Honors
2019 - NSF GRFP - Honorable Mention
Education
Ph.D.
Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California, Los Angeles, 2023
Master's
Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California, Los Angeles, 04/2019
Bachelor's
Astrophysics, University of California, Los Angeles, 12/2015
