Executive Personnel
David Lonborg Interim Associate Director
Douglas Simons Director
Faculty
Chris Ashall Assistant Astronomer
PhD Astrophysics Research Institute, LJMU 2014
Christoph Baranec Astronomer
Ph.D 2007, University of Arizona, Optical Sciences
B.S. 2001, California Institute of Technology, Astronomy
B.S. 2001, California Institute of Technology, Astronomy
Joshua Barnes Astronomer
Ph.D. 1984, University of California, Berkeley
B.A. 1979, Harvard University
B.A. 1979, Harvard University
Adwin Boogert Associate Astronomer (IRTF Support Astronomer)
Ph.D., 1999, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
Michael Bottom Assistant Astronomer
Ph.D. 2016, California Institute of Technology
B.A. 2008, Columbia University
B.A. 2008, Columbia University
Fabio Bresolin Astronomer
Ph.D. 1997, University of Arizona
Kenneth Chambers Astronomer, Pan-STARRS Director
Ph.D. 1990, Johns Hopkins University
Mark Chun Specialist, Associate Director of IfA-Hilo
Ph.D. 1997, The University of Chicago
Michael Connelley Associate Astronomer; IRTF Support Scientist
Ph.D. 2007, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Antoinette Cowie Astronomer
Lennox Cowie Astronomer
Fei Dai Assistant Astronomer
Ph.D. 2019, MIT
B.A. & M.S. 2014, University of Cambridge
B.A. & M.S. 2014, University of Cambridge
Roy Gal Associate Specialist
Ph.D. 2001, Caltech
Shadia Habbal Astronomer
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 1977
Colby Haggerty Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2017, University of Delaware
Esther Hu Astronomer
Ph.D. 1980, Princeton University
SB 1974, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SB 1974, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Daniel Huber Associate Astronomer
Ph.D. 2012, University of Sydney
M.S. 2007, University of Vienna
M.S. 2007, University of Vienna
David Jones Assistant Astronomer
Haosheng Lin Astronomer
Michael Liu Astronomer and Graduate Chair
PhD (2000), UC Berkeley
Eugene Magnier Specialist, Pan-STARRS & Undergraduate Chair
Ph.D. 1993, MIT
B.W. 1989, MIT
B.W. 1989, MIT
Karen Meech Astronomer
PhD (1987) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Planetary Astronomy
B.A (1981) Rice University, Space Physics
B.A (1981) Rice University, Space Physics
Roberto Méndez Astronomer
Ph.D. 1978, Univ. of La Plata, Argentina
Narayan Raja Specialist
John Rayner Astronomer, IRTF Director
Ph.D. 1988, University of Edinburgh
Jeffrey Reep Assistant Astronomer
Ph.D. 2014, Rice University
David Sanders Astronomer and Professor
Ph. D. 1982, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Benjamin Shappee Associate Astronomer
Ph.D. 2014, The Ohio State University
Xudong Sun Assistant Astronomer
Ph.D. 2012, Stanford University
Istvan Szapudi Astronomer
David Tholen Astronomer
John Tonry Astronomer
Jennifer van Saders Assistant Astronomer
Ph.D. 2014, The Ohio State University
B.S., 2009, Rutgers University
B.S., 2009, Rutgers University
Richard Wainscoat Specialist
Ph.D. 1987, Australian National University (Astronomy)
B.Sc. (Hons), University of Western Australia (Physics)
B.Sc. (Hons), University of Western Australia (Physics)
Jonathan Williams Astronomer
PhD 1995 University of California at Berkeley
MS 1990 University of California at Berkeley
BA 1988 Cambridge University, England
MS 1990 University of California at Berkeley
BA 1988 Cambridge University, England
Regular Graduate Faculty
Duncan Farrah Associate Professor
PhD, Imperial College London
Jeremy Sakstein Asst. Professor, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Cooperating Grad Faculty
Eric Gaidos Professor, Dept. of Earth Sciences
Astrobiology, Exoplanets, Interstellar Medium & Star Formation, Solar System Bodies, Stellar & Substellar
Ph.D. 1996 MITM.S., 1991 MIT
B.S. 1988 Caltech
Associated Faculty
Michael Nassir Instructor
MS Astronomy, 1996, Univ. of Hawaii
BS Physics, 1993, Caltech
BS Physics, 1993, Caltech
Emeritus Faculty
Colin Aspin Astronomer (Emeritus)
Ann Boesgaard Professor Emerita
Ph.D. 1966, University of California, Berkeley
A.B. 1961, Mount Holyoke College, Magna cum Laude
A.B. 1961, Mount Holyoke College, Magna cum Laude
Christ Ftaclas Astronomer (Emeritus)
J. Patrick Henry Astronomer/Professor Emeritus
Klaus Hodapp Astronomer Emeritus
Ph.D. 1984 University of Heidelberg, Germany
Robert Jedicke Specialist Emeritus
Ph.D., 1992, University of Toronto
M.Sc., 1987, University of Toronto
H.B.Sc., 1985, University of Western Ontario
M.Sc., 1987, University of Toronto
H.B.Sc., 1985, University of Western Ontario
Rolf-Peter Kudritzki Astronomer (Emeritus)
Bo Reipurth Astronomer (Emeritus)
Ph.D. 1981 Copenhagen University
Alan Stockton Astronomer (Emeritus)
Alan Tokunaga Astronomer Emeritus
Ph.D. 1976, State Univ. of New York at Stony Brook
B.S. 1971, Pomona College
B.S. 1971, Pomona College
R. Brent Tully Astronomer (Emeritus)
PhD 1972, University of Maryland
Gareth Wynn-Williams Emeritus Professor of Astronomy
PhD 1971: University of Cambridge