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Year | Current Position | E-Mail Address | Advisor |
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Steve Berukoff§ | 2009 | Assistant Director for Data Products, National Ecological Observation Network | steveb@astro.ucla.edu | Hansen, B. |
Siek Hyung | 1992 | Professor of Astronomy, Chungbuk National Universiry, Korea | hyung@trut.chunguk.ac.kr | Aller, Lawrence |
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 |
Adam Greenberg | 2017 | Technical Staff, Raytheon | ahgreenberg@astro.ucla.edu | Margot, J. L. |
Gregory Benjamin Taylor | 1991 | Distinguished Professor Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Director of the Long Wavelength Array, UNM | gbtaylor@unm.edu | Morris, Mark |
Christian Howard§ | 2008 | Research Programs Communications Manager, Google | howard@astro.ucla.edu | Rich, M. |
Tham Tran | 2009 | - | tran@astro.ucla.edu | Ulrich, R. |
Anson Lam | 2019 | ansonl@astro.ucla.edu | Wright, E. | |
Christopher Muir Price | 1978 | Support Scientist, Carnegie Inst. of Washington Obs. | Ford, Holland | |
Yi-Tian Gao | 1991 | Faculty Associate / Laboratory Director, China | Cline, David | |
Aimee Ann Norton* | 2000 | Assistant Astronomer, National Solar Observatory, Tucson | norton@noao.edu | Ulrich, Roger |
Ozlem Celik*§ | 2008 | Scientist, Goddard Space Flight Center | celik@astro.ucla.edu | Ong, Rene |
David Grahame Lawrie | 1978 | Scientist, Aerospace Corporation | Ford, Holland | |
George William Hawkins | 1990 | Staff Scientist, AAVSO | hawkins@aavso.org | Zuckerman, Ben |
Murray Daniel Silverstone | 2000 | Instructor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama | mdsilverstone@ua.edu | Becklin, Eric |
Ryan Sanders | 2018 | Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Davis | rlsand@astro.ucla.edu | Shapley, A. |
George Howard Jacoby | 1978 | Deputy Director (Technology), Lowell Observatory | Ford, Holland | |
Mary Elizabeth Anne Kaiser* | 1990 | Research Scientist, Johns Hopkins University | kaiser@pha.jhu.edu | Wright, Ned |
Samantha Chappell | 2018 | schappell@astro.ucla.edu | Ghez, A. | |
George William Rainey Jr. | 1977 | Faculty, California Polytechnic University | gwrainey@csupomona.edu | Abell, George |
Joel Harvey Kastner | 1990 | Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology | jhkpci@cis.rit.edu | Zuckerman, Ben |
Gregory Ronald Schultz | 1999 | Postdoctoral Fellow, PFSMETE program, Space Sciences Laboratory, UCB | schultz@ssl.berkeley.edu | Zuckerman, Ben |
Peter Plavchan§ | 2006 | Assistant Professor, George Mason University | plavchan@ipac.caltech.edu | Jura, Mike |
Xinnan Du | annadu@astro.ucla.edu | |||
Sylvain Gereon Korzennik | 1990 | Research Scientist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics | skorzennik@cfa.harvard.edu | Ulrich, Roger |
Matt Buchovecky | mbuchove@ucla.edu | |||
Thomas Stephen Eastmond | 1977 | Faculty, Santa Ana Community College | Abell, George | |
Lauren Jones Likkel* | 1989 | Professor of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire | likkel@uwec.edu | Morris, Mark |
Lukas Mandrake§ | 2002 | Coroniti, Ferd | ||
Sean Lake | 2017 | lake@physics.ucla.edu | Wright, E. | |
Ronald Joseph Richard | 1975 | Faculty, Thomas Aquinas College | Abell, George | |
Paolo Alberto Mazzali | 1989 | Astronomer, Osservatorio Astronomico - Trieste, Italy | mazzali@ts.astro.it | Plavec, Mirek |
Harry Isaac Teplitz§ | 1997 | Staff Scientist, IPAC/Caltech | hit@ipac.caltech.edu | McLean, Ian |
Alexis Popkow | 2016 | Senior Systems Engineer, Raytheon | apopkow@ucla.edu | Ong R. |
Richard K. Albano | 1989 | Coroniti, Ferd | ||
Brian Rush§ | 1995 | Senior Navigation Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory | brush@jpl.nasa.gov | Malkan, Matt |
Jeffrey Chilcote | 2014 | Assistant Professor, Notre Dame | jchilcote@astro.ucla.edu | Larkin, J. |
Steven Tomczyk | 1988 | Scientist, High Altitude Observatory at NCAR | tomczyk@hao.ucar.edu | Ulrich, Roger |
Dong-Woo Kim | 1988 | Astrophysicist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics | kim@cfa.harvard.edu | Jura, Mike |
Omar Al Hurricane§ | 1994 | Coroniti, Ferd/Pellat, R. | ||
Gregory Mace | 2014 | Research Associate, University of Texas at Austin | gmace@astro.as.utexas.edu | McLean, I. |
Ann Elizabeth Wehrle* | 1987 | Senior Research Astronomer, Space Science Institute | awehrle@spacescience.org | Morris, Mark |
Gregory Ronald Schultz | 1999 | Education/Outreach Scientist and Teacher Educator, Space Sciences Lab, UC Berkeley | schultz@ssl.berkeley.edu | Zuckerman, Ben |
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 |
Siyi Xu* | 2014 | Assistant Astronomer, Gemini Observatory | sxu@astro.ucla.edu | Jura, M. |
Denis Anthony Elliott | 1974 | Scientist in Astronomy Image Processing Division, Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Riegel, Kurt | |
Wei-Hsin Sun | 1987 | Professor of Astronomy; Director General, National Taiwan University; The National Museum of Natural Science Taichung, Taiwan | sun@phys.ntu.edu.tw | Malkan, Matt |
Richard K. Albano§ | 1989 | Coroniti, Ferd | ||
Denise Kaisler* | 2005 | Professor of Astronomy, Citrus College | dkaisler@citruscollege.edu | Zuckerman, Ben |
Lauren Holzbauer* | 2014 | Government Employee, Non-Astronomy Institution | holzbauer@astro.ucla.edu | Furlanetto, S. |
Ann Elizabeth Wehrle* | 1987 | Senior Research Astronomer, Space Science Institute | awehrle@spacescience.org | Morris, Mark |
Scott Edward Evans | 1999 | Staff Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Scott.Evans@jpl.nasa.gov | Ulrich, Roger |
Brian Mathew Punsly§ | 1988 | Coroniti, Ferd | ||
Mark Roland McGovern | 2005 | Instructor - Astronomy/Physics, Antelope Valley College | mmcgovern@avc.edu | McLean, Ian |
Kristin Kulas* | 2013 | Lecturer, Santa Clara University | kkulas@scu.edu | McLean, I. and Shapley, A. |
Mark Allen Fry | 1973 | Scientist, Air Force Weapons Lab | Aller, Lawrence | |
Stewart Lee Moses§ | 1986 | Coroniti, Ferd/Kennel, C. | ||
Betsy Mills* | 2013 | Assistant Professor, University of Kansas | bmills@nrao.edu | Morris, M. |
Steven David Kilston | 1973 | Manager of Extrasolar Planet Advanced Missions, Ball Aerospace & Tech Corp | skilston@ball.com | Ulrich, Roger |
Arati Chokshi* | 1986 | Professor of Astronomy, India | Wright, Ned | |
Nickolaos Mastrodemos | 1998 | Scientist - Navigation Team, Jet Propulsion Laboratory | mastro@thisvi.jpl.nasa.gov | Morris, Mark |
Gordon Eric Eggum§ | 1986 | Coroniti, Ferd | ||
Jennifer Elaine Carson* | 2005 | Lecturer, Harvey Mudd College | jcarson@hmc.edu | Ong, Rene |
Julia Fang* | 2013 | Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory | fang@astro.ucla.edu | Margot, J.-L. |
Lewis Larmore§ | 1952 | Popper, Dan | ||
Joseph Hakjin Rhee | 2004 | Postdoctoral Researcher, UCLA | rhee@astro.ucla.edu | Larkin, James |
Paul Bernard Etzel | 1986 | Professor of Astronomy, San Diego State University | etzel@mintaka.sdsu.edu | Plavec, Mirek |
Samuel Bradley Larson | 1997 | , Raytheon Electronic Systems | Larsonsbj@cs.com | McLean, Ian |
Isabel Hawkins* | 1986 | Senior Staff Scientist, Space Sciences Laboratory, UCB | isabelh@ssl.berkeley.edu | Jura, Mike |
Caer-Eve McCabe* | 2004 | Research Scientist, Eureka Scientific Inc | caereve@gmail.com | Ghez, Andrea |
Kevin Hainline | 2012 | Postdoctoral Researcher, JWST NIRCam Science Team;, Steward Observatory, University of Arizona | kevinhainline@gmail.com | Shapley, A. |
Philip Jon Sakimoto | 1985 | Program Planning Specialist, Office of Space Science, NASA Headquarters | phil.sakimoto@hq.nasa.gov | Coroniti, Ferd |
Xuheng Ding | 2017 | Postdoctoral Scholar, UCLA | dxh@astro.ucla.edu | Treu, T. |
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 |
Devrie Shapiro Intriligator* | 1967 | Unknown | ||
Sarah Logsdon* | 2017 | Assistant Scientist/NEID Instrument Scientist, NSF’s OIR Lab | slogsdon@noao.edu | McLean, I. |
Richard Alan Nolthenius | 1984 | Scientist / Instructor, Univesity of California Santa Cruz / Cabrillo College | rickn@ucolick.org | Jura, Mike |
Deborah Anne Levine* | 1995 | Spitzer Staff Scientist, IPAC/Caltech | deblev@ipac.caltech.edu | Morris, Mark |
Roland Le Roy Carpenter | 1966 | Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, Cal State University Los Angeles | rcarpen@neptune.calstatela.edu | Aller, Lawrence |
Rolf Erik Zimmermann | 1970 | Faculty, Newark State College | Upton | |
Janet Leigh Weiland* | 1984 | Support Scientist, IR Astrophysics, Goddard Space Flight Center | Plavec, Mirek | |
Lyla Suzanne Casement* | 1995 | JWST Research Scientist, Northrop Grumman Space Technology | suzanne.casement@ngc.com | McLean, Ian |
Alex G. Markowitz | 2003 | Research Astronomer, UC, San Diego | agm@milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov | Malkan, Matt |
Uri Fehr | 1966 | Unknown | ||
Matthew Wood | 2010 | Postdoctoral Researcher, SLAC | mdwood@astro.ucla.edu | Vassiliev, V. |
Sara Ridgway Heap* | 1970 | Scientist, Goddard Space Flight Center | hrsheap@stars.gsfc.nasa.gov | Aller, Lawrence |
Ronald Alan Downes | 1984 | Scientist, Space Telescope Science Institute | downes@stsci.edu | Plavec, Mirek |
Thomas Charles Winter Jr | 1965 | Unknown | ||
Daryl Parker | 2010 | parker@astro.ucla.edu | Ulrich, R. | |
Bruce Alan Macintosh | 1994 | Professor of Physics, Stanford University | bmacint@stanford.edu | Becklin, Eric |
Amy Mainzer* | 2003 | Deputy Project Scientist for WISE, Jet Propulsion Laboratory | McLean, Ian | |
William Henry Clarke | 1965 | Professor of Astronomy, University of Toronto | bclarke@astro.utoronto.ca | Aller, Lawrence |
Pornchai Pacharintanakul | 1981 | Professor of Astronomy, Chulalongkorn University Thailand | pornchai@sprl.chula.ac.th | Jura, Mike |
Zhengzhi Wang* | 1994 | Scientist, Boeing Satellite Systems | zhengzhi.j.wang@boeing.com | Ulrich, Roger |
Paul Jerome Coleman Jr | 1965 | Unknown | ||
James Hardin Jr. Hunter | 1964 | Professor of Astronomy, University of Florida | astjhh@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu | Weymann, Ray |
David Stanley Leckrone | 1969 | Project Scientist--Hubble Space Telescope (retired), Goddard Space Flight Center | hrsleckrone@hrs.gsfc.nasa.gov | Aller, Lawrence |
Philip Dumont | 1981 | Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Ulrich, Roger |