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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. 
antonucci@physics.ucsb.edu

Baldwin, Jack (1974) Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, Spectrophotometry of Low-Redshift Quasi-Stellar Objects.
baldwin@pa.msu.edu

Barker, Timothy (1974) Astronomy Professor, Wheaton College, Chemical Abundances and Physical Conditions in Planetary Nebul.
tbarker@wheatoncollege.edu

Bell, Katherine Robbins (1994) Space Scientist, NASA/Ames, The Dynamics of Fu Orion's Outbursts: Time Dependent Accretion through Protostellar Disks.
bell@cosmic.arc.nasa.gov

Bjornsson, Claes-Ingvar (1981) Professor, Stockholm Observatory, Sweden, Polarization Properties of Synchrotron Radiation and Its Applications.
claes-Ingvar.Bjornsson@astro.su.se

Bregman, Jesse (1976) Research Scientist, NASA, Observation and Interpretation of the Infrared Spectra of Bright Compact Nebulae
jbregman@mail.arc.nasa.gov

Bregman, Joel (1977) Professor, Astronomy Dept., University of Michigan,  Galactic Winds and the Hubble Sequence.
astro.lsa.umich.edu

Bryden, Geoffrey (1999) Researcher, Caltech,  Planetary System Formation: Effects of Planet-Disk Tidal Interaction.
bryden@jpl.nasa.gov

Burstein, David (1978) Professor/Astronomer, Arizona State University, The Structure and Metallicity of SO Galaxies.
burstein@samuri.la.asu.edu

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.
tcastellano@mail.arc.nasa.gov

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.
pchoi@ipac.caltech.edu

Churchill, Christopher (1997) Assistant Professor, New Mexico State, Univ., Dept. of Astronomy, The Low Ionization Gaseous Content in Intermediate Redshift Galaxies.
cwc@nmsu.edu

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.   
randi.cohen@yale.edu

Cohen, Ross (1982) Faculty, Grossmont Community College,  El Cajon, CA, An Observational Study of the Narrow-Line Region of Intermediate Seyfert Galaxies
Ross.Cohen@gcccd.edu

Courteau, Stephane (1992) Assistant Professor, Queen’s University, Department of Physics, Tully-Disher Distances and Motions in the Northern Sky    
courteau@astro.queensu.ca

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 
rdave@as.arizona.edu

Dinerstein, Harriet (1980) Professor, University of Texas, An Infrared and Optical Study of Sulfur and Neon Abundances in Planetary Nebulae
harriet@astro.as.utexas.edu

Doane, Jay (1993) Software Architect, Loomia, San Francisco, Evolution of Stars and Winds in the Starburst Galaxy M82
resume@almery.com

Dong, Shawfeng (2004) Assistant Project Scientist, UC Santa Cruz, Star Formation in Dwarf Galaxies  
dong@ucolick.org

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                                     
rhjrjr@yahoo.com

Dressler, Alan (1976) Astronomer, Carnegie Observatories, A Comprehensive Study of Twelve Very Rich Clusters of Galaxies.  
dressler@uciw.edu

Duncan, Douglas (1981) Director of Astronomical Laboratories, University of Colorado at Boulder, Lithium Abundances, K Line Emission, and Ages of Nearby Solar-Type Stars 
dduncan@colorado.edu

Ellman, Nancy (1994) Res. Scientist, Yale Univ., Galaxy Color and Large Scale Structure 
nancy.ellman@yale.edu

Ensman, Lisa (1991) Programmer, Indiana University, Type Ib Supernovae and a New Radiation Hydrodynamics Code.  
lensman@indiana.edu

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  
brian.p.flannery@exxonmobil.com

Flint, Kathleen (2001) Assistant Director of the Reinvention Center SUNY Stony Brook, The Galaxy Luminosity Function in Nearby Poor Groups 
Kathleen.Flint@stonybrook.edu

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.
astro.umn.edu

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.   
efriel@nsf.gov

Fulbright, Jon (2000) Associate Research Scientist, John Hopkins University, The Abundances and Kinematics of Local Metal-Poor Stars.
jfulb@ociw.edu

Gaskell, Martin (198) Professor, University of Nebraska,  Spectrophotometry of Intermediate and High-Redshift Quasars.
MGASKELL1@unl.edu

Geha, Marla (2003) Assistant Professor, Yale University, Internal Dynamics, Structure and Formation of Dwarf Elliptical Galaxies. 
mgeha@ociw.edu

Gilliland, Ronald (1979) Astronomer, STScI, Mass Loss from Cataclysmic Variable Secondaries 
gillil@stsc.edu

Gonzalez, Anthony (2000) Assistant Professor,  Univ. of Florida, Dept. of Astronomy, The Las Campanas Distant Cluster Survey
anthony@astro.ufl.edu

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
rgoodrich@keck.hawaii.edu

Gronwall, Caryl (1996) Senior Research Associate, Penn State Univ., Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Improved Traditional Luminosity Evolution Models of Faint Field Galaxies
caryl@asro.psu.edu

Hanson, Robert (1974) Research Astronomer, UC Santa Cruz, The Study of the Motion, Membership, and Distance of the Hyades Cluster
hanson@ucolick.org

Harris, Jason (2000) Hubble Fellow, Steward Observatory, Tucson, AZ, Stellar Populations in the Magellanic Cloud
jharris@as.arizona.edu

Hartmann, Dieter (1989) Professor, Clemson University,  Multiwavelength Constraints on Gamma-Ray Burst Sources
hdieter@clemson.edu

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.
artie@astro.as.utexas.edu

Hawley, Steven (1977) Director, Astromaterials Research and Exploration, NASA, The Chemical Composition of Galactic and Extra Galactic H II Regions. 
steven.a.hawley@nasa.gov

Heere, Karen (1976) Nasa Ames Research Center

kheere@mail.arc.nasa.gov

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
heyl@physics.ubc.ca

Hoffman, Robert (1996) Research Scientist, LLNL, Nucleosynthesis in the Neutrino Driven Wind 
rdhoffman@llnl.gov

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
holbrook@u.arizona.edu

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 
holtz@nmsu.edu

Howell, Justin (2004) Postdoctoral Researcher at IPAC, Star Formation Histories of Nearby Elliptical Galaxies
jhhowell@ipac.caltech.edu

Hufnagel, Beth (1995) Associate Professor, Anne Arundel, Old Open Clusters as Probes of Stellar and Galactic Disk Evolution
brhuffnagel@aacc.edu

Jackson, Robert (1982) Statistician/DBA, Judicial Information Division, New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts, The Anisotropy of the Hubble Expansion
rjackson@nmcourts.com

Johnson, Jennifer (1999) Assistant Professor, Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Abundances in Very Metal-Poor Starts
jaj@astronomy.ohio-state.edu

Johnston, Kathryn (1996) Assistant Professor, Wesleyan Univ., Dept. of Astron., Tides, Galactic Cannibalism and the Evolution of the Milky Way 
kvj@astro.wesleyan.edu

Jonsson, Patrik ( 2005) Postdoctoral Fellow, UCSC, Simulations of Dust in Interacting Galaxies
patrik@ucolick.org

Kay, Laura (1991) Associate Professor, Barnard College,  The Polarization Characteristics of Seyfert 2  Galaxies  
kay@astro.colombia.edu

Keel, William (1982)  Professor, University of Alabama,  Low-Ionization Emission Regions in the Nuclei of Spiral Galaxies  
keel@bidad.astr.ua.edu

Kelson, Daniel  (1998) Staff Associate, Carnegie Institute of Washington, The Fundamental Plane of Early-Type Galaxies in the Intermediate Redshift Cluster CL1358+62                                            
kelson@ociw.edu

Kemper, Edward (1981) A Spectroscopic Study of the o-Type RR Lyraes
eekemper@comcast.net

Korycansky, Donald (1990) Assistant Researcher, UC Santa Cruz, Numerical Calculations of the Formation and Evolution of  Giant Planets with Rotation 
kory@es.ucsc.edu

Koski, Alan (1977) Scientific Programmer, Steward Observatory,  Spectrophotometry of Seyfert 2 Galaxies and Narrow-Line Radio Galaxies  
akoski@as.arizona.edu

Kuhlen, Michael ( 2006) Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton, Adventures in Numerical Cosmology 
mqk@ias.edu
 

Lauer, Tod (1984) Staff Astronomer, NOAO, High Resolution Surface Photometry of Elliptical Galaxies
lauer@noao.edu

Laughlin, Gregory (1994) Professor, UC Santa Cruz, The Formation and Evolution of Protostellar Disks   
laughlin@ucolick.org

Lester, Daniel (1979) Research Scientist Astronomer, University of Texas,  Infrared Studies of Line Emission in Compact H II Regions  
dfl@astro.as.utexas.edu

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 
loew@milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov

MacFadyen, Andrew (2000) Assistant Professor, Physics Dept., NYU, Collapsars-Gamma-Ray Bursts and Asymmetric Supernovae
aim@ias.edu

Marcy, Geoffrey (1982) Professor of Astronomy, UC Berkeley, Observations of Magnetic Fields on Late-Type Stars  
gmarcy@astro.berkeley.edu

Martel, Andre (1996) Associate Research Scientist, Johns Hopkins Univ., Dept of Physics & Astron., Spectropolarimetry of High-Polarization Seyfert 1 Galaxies 
martel@pha.jhu.edu

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 
bmcnamar@nmsu.edu

Melbourne, Jason (2006) Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Adaptive Optics, UCSC,  Exploring the Optical and Infrared Evolution of Galaxies 
jmel@ucolick.org

Metevier, Anne (2004) lecturer, Sonoma State University, The Evolving Galaxy Population of Cluster CL0024+1654 
anne@ucolick.org

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 
murray8@llnl.gov

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 
alberto@ipac.caltech.edu

Oh, Kap-Soo (1989) Professor, Chungnam University, Korea, Dynamics of Gravitational Systems: Globular Clusters and Dark Matter Halos
ksoh@astrol.chungnam.ac.kr

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 
ypendleton@mail.arc.nasa.gov

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
mmp@lco.cl

Pinto, Philip (1988) Professor, University of Arizona, The Late-Time Spectra of Supernova
pinto@as.arizona.edu

Pogge, Richard (1988) Professor, The Ohio State University, The Circumnuclear Environment of Nearby Non-Interacting Seyfert Galaxies 
pgge@astronomy.ohio-state.edu

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
dpsmith@unlv.nevada.edu

Rao, N. Kameswara (1974) Senior Professor,  Indian Institute of Astrophysics, India 
nkro@iiap.res.in

Reitzel, David (2000) Postdoctoral Researcher, UCLA, Metallicity, Kinematics and Structure of M31's Stellar Halo 
reitzel@astro.ucla.edu

Rogers, Tamara  (2006) Assistant Professor, University of   Arizona, Numerical Simulations of Convection, Overshoot and Gravity Wave Generation in the Sun 
trogers@pmc.ucsc.edu 

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 
steven.ruden@kmob.com

Sandquist, Eric (1996) Associate Professor, San Diego State University, The Evolution of Globular Cluster Stars
erics@mintaka.sdsu.edu

Shambrook, Anouk ( 2001) Program Specialist at the National Economic Development and Law Center, Oakland, CA, The Cluster of Galaxies Abell 2670 
GS@GSConcepts.net

Sheinis, Andrew (2002) Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, ESI and Spectroscopy of QSO Host Galaxies 
sheinis@astro.wisc.edu

Shetrone, Matthew (1996) Operations Astronomer, McDonald Observatory,  Observational Tests of Deep Mixing in Population II Red Giants
shetrone@astro.as.utexas.edu

Soderblom, David (1981) Astronomer, STScI  Rotational Velocities and Ages of Solar-Type Stars 
soderblom@stsci.edu

Stephens, Sally (1988) Writer/Editor, Sirius Science Writers, Optical Spectroscopy of X-Ray-Selected Active Galactic Nuclei
stephensfw@mindspring.com

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 
nbatalha@science.sjsu.edu

Stringfellow, Guy (1991)Research Associate, Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy, University of Colorado,  Evolutionary Scenarios for Low-Mass Stars and Substellar Brown Dwarfs  
guy.stringfellow@casa.colorado.edu

Suntzeff, Nicholas (1980) Astronomer, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Chile, Carbon and Nitrogen Abundances in the Globular Clusters M3 and M13 
nsuntzeff@noao.edu

Supulver, Kimberley (1997) Operations Scientist, Malin Space Science Systems, San Diego, CA,  Planetesimal Formation in the Outer Solar Nebula 
supulver@earthlink.net

Sutin, Brian (1993) Optical Scientist, Observatories of the Carnegie Institution,  Non-Linear Global Stability of the N=1 Polytrope
astro@skewray.com

Svensson, Roland (1981) Professor, Stockholm Observatory,  Physical Processes in Relativistic Plasmas   
svensson@astro.su.se

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
terndrup@astronomy.ohio-state.edu

Timmes, Francis (1993) Research Scientist, X-Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Reactive Flows in Compact Objects
timmes@lanl.gov

Tohline, Joel (1979) Professor, Louisiana State University, Fragmentation of Rotating Protostellar Clouds
tohline@rouge.phys.lsu.edu

Trager, Scott (1997) Assistant Professor, Kapteyn Instituut, The Stellar Population Histories of Elliptical Galaxies
sctrager@astro.rug.nl

Tran, Hien (1993) W.M. Keck Observatory, Spectropolarimetry of Seyfert 2 Galaxies with Obscured Broad-Line Regions 
htran@keck.hawaii.edu

Tran, Kim-Vy (2002)  SNF Faculty Fellow, University of Zurich, Galaxy Populations in Rich Environments 
kimvy.tran@gmail.com

Turner, Neal (1999) Research Scientist, JPL, The Proto-Solar Nebula Inside Earth's Orbit: Magnetic Fields and the Birth of the Sun 
neal@physics.ucsb.edu

Veilleux, Sylvain (1989) Professor, University of Maryland,  A Study of The Structure and Kinematics of the Narrow-Line Region in Seyfert Galaxies   
veilleux@astro.umd.edu

Villere, Karen (1977) Research Associate, Sterling Software, Palo Alto, CA, A Helium Flash with Superadiabatic Convection 
heere@ssa1.arc.nasa.gov

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
rawallace@earthlink.net

Weil, Melinda (1995) Faculty, City College of San Francisco, Dept. of Astronomy, Galactic Dynamics and Evolution: Mergers and Infall
mweil@ccsf.edu

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
kwilliams@as.arizona.edu

Wirth, Gregory (1996) Support Astronomer, Keck Observatory, The Nature of Early-Type Galaxies at the z≈0.5 Epoch
wirth@keck.hawaii.edu

Wooden, Diane (1990) Astrophysicist, NASA/Ames,  Observations and Interpretation of the Infrared Emission from Supernova SN1987A. 
wooden@delphinus.arc.nasa.gov

Worthey, Guy (1993) Professor, Washington State Univ., Dept. of Physics, The Controlling Parameters of the Integrated Flux of a Stellar Population
gworthey@wsu.edu

Wu, Katherine (1999) Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy, University of Florida, A Quantitative Study of Peculiarities in Galaxy Morphology 
klwu@ut.edu

Zappala, Robert (1971) Retired Professor, Los Angeles Pierce College,  The Abundance of Lithium in Galactic Cluster Stars
rrzappala@aol.com

Zhang, Weiqun (2003) Postdoctoral Fellow, New York University, Numerical Simulations of Relativistic Jets in Collapsar
wz7@nyu.edu

 

 


 

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