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Research Staff

Principal Research Scientists

Luann Becker:  University of California, San Diego Ph.D (1995) Astrobiology

David Golimowski (ACS): Johns Hopkins University Ph.D. (1993)
Experimental astrophysics; low mass stars, brown dwarfs, planetary formation; astronomical instrumentation.

Jeffrey Kruk (FUSE): Yale University Ph.D. (1983)
Experimental astrophysics; white dwarf stars, the intergalactic medium, chemical evolution of the interstellar medium.

Stephan McCandliss:  University of Colorado Ph.D. (1988)
Experimental astrophysics; sounding rocket space astronomy in the far UV; physics of the interstellar medium; physical properties of hot stars and their environments; astronomical instrumentation.

Gerhardt Meurer (ACS/SINGG): Australian National Univ. Ph.D. (1990) Experimental astrophysics; extragalactic astronomy including the "starburst" phenomenon, young star clusters; dwarf galaxies, especially blue compact dwarfs; galaxy dynamics; dark matter halos; ultraviolet astronomy.

Dan Stutman: Hebrew University Ph.D. (1995)
Atomic processes in laboratory and astrophysical plasmas.

Tahir Yaqoob (CAS): University of Leicester Ph.D. (1990)
X-ray astronomy; active galactic nuclei and quasars. Diagnostics of physics and structure of space x-ray sources. Observational signatures of black-hole systems.

Wei Zheng (CAS): University of California - San Diego Ph.D. (1986)
Experimental astrophysics; UV and optical spectroscopy of quasars and active galaxies; study of the intergalactic medium.

Bengt-Goran Andersson (FUSE): University of Gothenburg Ph.D. (1992)
Interstellar medium with an emphasis on the transition regions between molecular and atomic gas in interstellar clouds.

Van Dixon (FUSE): Johns Hopkins University Ph.D. (1996) Far-UV and optical spectroscopy of evolved (post-AGB) stars in globular clusters and hot gas in the interstellar medium.

George Fekete (NVO): University of Maryland Ph.D. (1988)
Data intensive science.

Una Hwang: MIT Ph.D. (1998)
X-ray astronomy

Mary Beth Kaiser (Space Telescope Imagining Spectrograph): University of California - Los Angeles Ph.D. (1990)
Seyfert and starburst galaxies; astronomical instrumentation.

David Sahnow (FUSE): Johns Hopkins University Ph.D. (1992)
Experimental astrophysics; optical design of UV spectographs; the Jovian System. (ACS)

Randall Smith (CAS/GSFC): University of Wisconsin (1997)
Interstellar Medium: morphology, phases, X-ray emission; X-ray Spectra: collisional plasma processes, diffuse emission, supernova remnants, X-ray scattering in dust grains; Interstellar Dust: evolution, destruction, cooling.

Ani Thakar (CAS): Ohio State University Ph.D. (1997)
Computational astrophysics; counterrotating disks in spiral galaxies.

Zlatan Tsvetanov: Moscow State University Ph.D. (1981)
Astrophysics

Satyajit Behari (CDF): Saga University Ph.D. (1996)
Studies of the properties of Bd and Bs mesons, leading to measurement of the CKM triangle parameters and CP violation involved therein.

Larry Bradley (ACS): Johns Hopkins University Ph.D. (2003)
Observational Astrophysics; active galactic nuclei, supermassive black holes, galaxy clusters.

Tamás Budavári (SDSS): Eötvös Lorànd University Ph.D. (2001)
Cosmology; photometric redshifts, angular correlation functions.

Ricardo Demarco (ACS): Univesrity of Paris, France Ph.D. (2003)
Formation and evolution of galaxies and galaxy clusters; Observational cosmology

Jon P. Fulbright (Keck Fellow): University of California at Santa Cruz Ph.D. (1999)
Formation and chemical evolution of the Galaxy and Local Group via the use of abundance analysis based on high-resolution stellar spectra.

Suvi Gezari: Columbia University Ph.D. (2005) Astronomy

Tommy Grav: University of Oslo, Norway Ph.D. (2004)  Astrophysics

Parviz Ghavamian

Ilana Harrus (CAS/GSFC): Columbia University Ph. D. (1997)
Experimental astrophysics. Supernova remnants , Pulsar Wind Nebulae. Education and Public Outreach, X-ray school organizer. HEAD press office.

Charles Hoopes (FUSE): New Mexico State University Ph.D. (2000)
Studies of interstellar medium in the Milky Way, Magellanic clouds, and starburst galaxies.

Mark Huber: University of Wyoming Ph.D. (2002) Astrophysics, large sky survey programs, time-domain stellar studies.

Naoko Iyomoto

Myungkook Jee: Johns Hopkins University Ph.D. (2005)
Gravitational lensing, star formation/UV astronomy Luminosity function, astronomical instrumentation.

Kip Kuntz: University of Maryland Ph.D. (2000)
Hot Galactic ISM using X-ray observations.

Andre Martel (ACS): University of California - Santa Cruz Ph.D. (1996)
Active galactic nuclei (Seyferts, 3CR galaxies, QSOs); accretion disks, black holes, spectroscopy, starburst regions; ACS calibration.

Felipe Menanteau (ACS): University of Cambridge Ph.D. (2000)
Observational Astrophysics; Galaxy Formation and Evolution; Early-type galaxies; Morphological studies of distant galaxies; Studies of stellar populations and stellar evolution of galaxies.

Scott Noble
Theoretical astrophysics, accretion disks, relativistic magnetohydrodynamics, general relativity.

Takashi Okajima (CAS/GSFC): Nagoya University (Japan), Ph.D. (2002)
High Energy Astrophysics, active galaxies, development of X-ray mirror and detectors for balloon and satellite missions, scientific software development.

Cristina Oliveira (FUSE): Johns Hopkins University Ph.D. (2003)

Anne Pellerin: Universite' Laval (Canada) Astrophysics, starburst galaxies, evolution of stellar clusters, stellar populations and massive stars.

Imants Platais (CAS): Latvian University Ph.D. (1993)
Astrometry, star clusters, galactic disk evolution.

Andrew Ptak

Alessandro Rettura (ACS): University of Paris, France Ph.D. (2006) Galaxy Formation and Evolution; Morphological studies of distant galaxies; Stellar populations modeling of galaxy evolution; role of the environment.

Susan Ridgway (Heckman): University of Hawaii Ph.D. (1995)
Optical, near-IR, and radio astronomy; hosts and environments of high-redshift quasars and radio galaxies, lobe and jet properties of radio sources.

Jeremy Schnittman: MIT Ph.D. (2005) Astrophysics

Paule Sonnentrucker: University Louis Pasteur Ph.D. (2000)
Study of the content and physical properties of the interstellar medium using far-UV and optical data.

David Strickland:  University of Birmingham Ph.D. (1998)
Physical processes associated with energy/mass transfer from massive stars in star-forming galaxies to the interstellar medium.

David Thilker (GALEX) -- New Mexico State University PhD. (1999)
Star formation and the interstellar medium in nearby galaxies -- HI in circumgalactic environments -- HVCs -- Ultraviolet, infrared, and radio astronomy -- H-alpha imaging

Arjen van der Wel: Leiden University Ph.D. (2005)
Astronomy

Frank Q. Zhu Johns Hopkins University Ph.D (2006) Magnetism + Nanoscience = Magnificence

Andrew Zirm (ACS): Johns Hopkins University Ph.D. (2003)
Galaxy formation and evolution. Galaxy morphology. History of Galaxy Clusters. Feedback processes from AGN and star formation.

Valentina Braito: University of Padova Ph.D. (2004)
X-ray properties of Active Galactic Nuclei.

Benjamin Gold: University of California at Davis Ph.D. (2005)
Cosmologicial microwave background computations.

James Herald: University of Pittsburgh Ph.D. (2000)
Far-UV and UV spectroscopic analyses of hot stars, both of high mass and of low mass.

Daniel Kasan: University of California, Berkeley Ph.D. (2004)
Theoretical astrophysics.

Ji Hoon Kim: University of Maryland Ph.D. (2007) Astrophysics

David Larson

Sean Moran: CALTECH Ph.D. (2007) Astrophysics, galaxy evolution and role of environment.

Francis O'Donovan: CALTECH Ph.D. (2007) Astrophysics, exoplanets, particularly the composition and formation of transiting planets.

Roderik Overzier

Domenico Tocchini-Valentini: University of Oxford Ph.D. (2005) Astrophysics

Kevin Tritz: University of Wisconsin Ph.D. (2002)
Design and implementation of control XUV diagnostics, plasma physics.

Panayiotis Tzanavaris: University of Cambridge Ph.D. (2003) Astrophysics

Gerardo Vazquez: UNAM Ph.D. (2001)
X-ray and infrared astrophysics.

Postdoctoral Fellows

Miguel Angel Aragon Calvo: University of Groningen Ph.D. (2007) Astronomy, Astrophysics, Cosmology

Tingyong Chen: Johns Hopkins University Ph.D. (2006) Experimental Condensed Matter Physics

Vladimir Cvetkovic: Universiteit Leiden Ph.D. (2006)
Quantum liquid crystals

Gavaril A. Giurgui: Carnegie Mellon University Ph.D. (2005) Experimental Particle Physics

Zinjin Guo: Chinese Academy of Sciences Ph.D. (2000) Experimental Particle Physics

Sebastien Heinis (GALEX): Universite d'Aix-Marseille I Ph.D. (2005)
Galaxies, ultraviolet astronomy, large-scale structure, star formation and evolution

Can Kilic: Harvard University Ph.D. (2006) Theoretical Particle Physics

Chung Khim Lae: Stanford Linear Accelerator Ph.D. (2006) Experimental Particle Physics

Myung Han Lee: University of Delaware Ph.D. (2007) Experimental Condensed Matter Physics

Andras Libal: University of Notre Dame Ph.D. (2007) Theoretical Condensed Matter

Takemichi Okui: University of California, Berkeley Ph.D. (2003) Theoretical Particle Physics

Salvatore Rappoccia: Harvard University Ph.D. (2005) Experimental Physics

Andrei Savici: Columbia University Ph.D. (2004) Experimental Condensed Matter Physics

Matthew Schwartz: Princeton University Ph.D. (2003) Theoretical Particle Physics

Brock Tweedie: University of California Berkeley Ph.D. (2007) Theoretical Particle Physics

Ching-Wa Yip (Keck Fellow): University of Pittsburgh Ph.D. (2005)
Galaxy formation and evolution, stellar population synthesis, data clustering and classification

Visiting Scientists

Pierre Chayer (FUSE): Universite de Montreal (1995)
Staff of Univ. of Victoria, B.C. Astrophysics; White Dwarf Stars

Rupali Chandar: Johns Hopkins University Ph.D. (2000) Stellar populatons; sar and cluster formation; galaxy formation and evolution.

Duilia de Mello: University of Sao Paulo, Brazil (1995) The role of evolution in galaxy properties; the environmental effects in galaxy evolution/formation; the properties of star-forming galaxies at low and high redshifts; the starburst/AGN connection.

Jean Dupuis

Alex Fullerton (FUSE): University of Toronto Ph.D. (1990) Staff of Univ. of Fictoria, B.C. Astrophysics; high resolution, high S/N stellar spectroscopy.

Matthew Martin

Simona Mei (ACS): Universite' Louis Pasteur/ESO Ph.D. (1999) Galaxy clusters

Neal Miller

Virginia Motta

Benjamin Ooghe-Tabanou

Eric Perlman: University of Colorado Ph.D. (1994) Observational astronomy/astrophysics; jets, evolution and physics of active galaxies, blazars, multiwavelength cosmology.

Hai Sang (MRSEC): Nanjing University Ph.D. (1996) Nanostructured magnetic materials.

Ravi Sankrit

Lynne Valencic Louisiana State University Ph.D. (2003)
X-ray astronomy.

Gerard Williger Univ. of Cambridge (England) Ph.D. (1992) Observational astrophysics; large-scale structure through quasar absorption lines, high-redshift galaxies.

Jennifer Wiseman

Abbreviations

ACS = Hubble Advanced Camera for Surveys (Holland Ford, P.I.)

FUSE = Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (Warren Moos, P.I.)

CDF = Collider Detector at Fermilab

SDSS = Sloan Digital Sky Survey

MRSEC = Materials Research Science and Engineering Center

CAS = Center for Astrophysical Sciences

STScI = Space Telescope Science Institute

TIPAC = Theoretical interdisiplinary Physics and Astrophysics Center

GSFC = NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

MSGC = Maryland Space Grant Consortium

KIAS = Korea Institute for Advanced Study

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