2024
B.S. Astrophysics, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 2023
B.S, 2021, University of California, Los Angeles
M.S. Astronomy, 2024, University of Hawai'i
M.S. Astronomy, 2024, University of Hawai'i
M.S. Electrical Engineering 2024, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
B.S. Mathematics 2019, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
B.S. Astrophysics 2019, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
B.S. Mathematics 2019, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
B.S. Astrophysics 2019, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
B.S. Astronomy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, 2022
B.S. Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
B.A. Astronomy & Engineering, 2024, Smith College
2023
Zac Bailey Graduate Student
Yihan (Miranda) Kong Graduate Student
Derek Sikorski Graduate Student
B.S. Mathematics, 2023, Indiana University
B.S. Physics, 2023, Indiana University
Honors B.S. Astronomy, 2023, Indiana University
B.S. Physics, 2023, Indiana University
Honors B.S. Astronomy, 2023, Indiana University
Zachary Werber Graduate Student
Yuchen (Elina) Zhang Graduate Student
M.S. 2022, University College London
B.S. 2021, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
B.S. 2021, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
2022
BS Physics (w/ concentration in astronomy and astrophysics), 2022, University of Delaware
B.S. Physics 2022, Rhodes College
M.S. Astronomy, 2024, University of Hawai'i
M.S. Astronomy, 2024, University of Hawai'i
Ph.D. Topic: “Characterizing High-redshift Interactions within the Environments of the First Structures (CHIEFS)”
Committee: Dave Sanders, Roy Gal (Chair), Brian Lemaux (Gemini), David Jones, Kimberly Binsted
Committee: Dave Sanders, Roy Gal (Chair), Brian Lemaux (Gemini), David Jones, Kimberly Binsted
Willem Hoogendam NSF Graduate Research Fellow
B.S. Physics 2022, Calvin College
B.S. Mathematics 2022, Calvin College
B.S. Mathematics 2022, Calvin College
Ph.D. Topic: “Rapid Observations of Infant Supernovae”
Committee: Ben Shappee (Chair), Chris Ashall, David Jones, Gene Magnier, Jelena Maricic, Tony Piro
Committee: Ben Shappee (Chair), Chris Ashall, David Jones, Gene Magnier, Jelena Maricic, Tony Piro
Engineering - Institut d'Optique, Paris-Saclay University
Rena Lee NSF Graduate Research Fellow
M.S. Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
B.A. Astronomy (Honors), Vassar College
B.A. Cognitive Science, Vassar College
B.A. Astronomy (Honors), Vassar College
B.A. Cognitive Science, Vassar College
Ph.D. Topic: “Exploring Extreme Earths: Implications for Rocky Planet Formation”
Committee: Fei Dai (Chair), Daniel Huber, Michael Liu, Jennifer van Saders, Bin Chen
Committee: Fei Dai (Chair), Daniel Huber, Michael Liu, Jennifer van Saders, Bin Chen
Graduate Student
B.S. Astrophysics 2021, Agnes Scott College
B.S. Astrophysics 2021, Agnes Scott College
B.A. Physics, 2022, Colby College
2021
Federica Chiti Graduate Student
BSc (Hons) Physics with Astrophysics, 2021 University of Dundee
Dhvanil Desai PhD Candidate
M.S. Astronomy, 2023, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
B.S. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2020, The Ohio State University
B.S. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2020, The Ohio State University
B.S. 2020, University of Washington
B.S. 2021, Cornell University
Ph.D. Topic: “Adaptive secondary mirror testing and development”
Committee: Michael Connelley (Chair), Mark Chun, Jonathan Williams, Olivier Guyon, Paul Lucey
Committee: Michael Connelley (Chair), Mark Chun, Jonathan Williams, Olivier Guyon, Paul Lucey
Grey Murphree NSF Graduate Research Fellow
B.S. 2021, Rhodes College
M.S. 2023, UH Mānoa
M.S. 2023, UH Mānoa
Ph.D. Topic: “Constraining Structure Formation at High Redshift”
Committee: István Szapudi (Chair), David Sanders, David Rubin, Peter Sadowski, David Jones
Committee: István Szapudi (Chair), David Sanders, David Rubin, Peter Sadowski, David Jones
BS Geophysics (highest honors)
BS Astrophysics (highest honors)
(magna cum laude)
University of California, Los Angeles, 2020
MS Astronomy
University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2023
BS Astrophysics (highest honors)
(magna cum laude)
University of California, Los Angeles, 2020
MS Astronomy
University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2023
Ph.D. Topic: “Developments in Direct Imaging: Implementing Deformable Mirror Upgrade and Characterizing Protoplanetary Disks”
Committee: Michael Bottom, Jonathan Williams (Chair), Michael Liu, Colby Haggerty, Paul Lucey
Committee: Michael Bottom, Jonathan Williams (Chair), Michael Liu, Colby Haggerty, Paul Lucey
MPhys Astrophysics 2021, University of Edinburgh
2020
Alexa Anderson Graduate Student
B.S. Astrophysics, 2020, Yale University
M.S. Astronomy, 2022, University of Hawai'i
M.S. Astronomy, 2022, University of Hawai'i
Ph.D. Topic: “Looking Inward: M-band Spectroscopy of Protoplanetary Disks”
Committee: Jonathan Williams (Chair), Geoff Blake, Adwin Boogert, Gary Huss, Mike Liu
Committee: Jonathan Williams (Chair), Geoff Blake, Adwin Boogert, Gary Huss, Mike Liu
Sage Constantinou Graduate Student
Mitchell Dennis Graduate Student
B.S. Physics 2020, University of Kentucky
B.S. Computer Science 2020, University of Kentucky
B.S. Mathematics 2020, University of Kentucky
B.S. Computer Science 2020, University of Kentucky
B.S. Mathematics 2020, University of Kentucky
Kenji Emerson Graduate Student
Jonathan Lee Graduate Student
Suchitra Narayanan PhD Candidate, NSF Graduate Research Fellow, P.E.O. Scholar
B.S. Chemical Engineering, 2020, University of California, Berkeley
B.A. Astrophysics, 2020, University of California, Berkeley
M.S. Astronomy, 2022, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Ph.D. Astronomy, 2025 (expected), University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
B.A. Astrophysics, 2020, University of California, Berkeley
M.S. Astronomy, 2022, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Ph.D. Astronomy, 2025 (expected), University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Ph.D. Topic: “Organosulfur Chemistry in the Birthplaces of Planets”
Committee: Jonathan P. Williams (Chair), Karin I. Öberg (Co-Chair); A.C. Adwin Boogert, Daniel Huber, Gary Huss (External)
Committee: Jonathan P. Williams (Chair), Karin I. Öberg (Co-Chair); A.C. Adwin Boogert, Daniel Huber, Gary Huss (External)
Ruihan (Suzanne) Zhang Graduate Student
B.S. 2020, Illinois Wesleyan University
Ph.D. Topic: “HAPA: Hybrid Atmospheric Phase Analysis A Wavefront Sensing Technique for Improving the Adaptive Optics Correction of Fainter Stars ”
Committee: Christoph Baranec (Chair), Mark Chun, Richard Dekany (Caltech), Michael Liu, Peter Sadowski (Dept. of Information and Computer Sciences)
Committee: Christoph Baranec (Chair), Mark Chun, Richard Dekany (Caltech), Michael Liu, Peter Sadowski (Dept. of Information and Computer Sciences)
2019
Jason Hinkle Graduate Student
M.S. Astronomy, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
B.S. Physics, University of Maryland
B.S. Astronomy, University of Maryland
B.S. Physics, University of Maryland
B.S. Astronomy, University of Maryland
Jiayi Liu Graduate Student
B.S., 2019, University of Science and Technology of China
Miles Lucas Graduate Student
B.S. Physics (Minors Astronomy, Computer Science) Iowa State University of Science and Technology 2019
Ph.D. Topic: “Optical Imaging Polarimetry of Planet-Forming Regions at Solar System Scales with SCExAO/VAMPIRES”
Committee: Michael Bottom (Chair), Olivier Guyon (NAOJ), Michael Liu, Jonathan Williams, Kyungim Baek (Dept. of Information and Computer Sciences)
Committee: Michael Bottom (Chair), Olivier Guyon (NAOJ), Michael Liu, Jonathan Williams, Kyungim Baek (Dept. of Information and Computer Sciences)
Nicholas Saunders Graduate Student
B.S. Astronomy & Physics, University of Washington
B.A. Comparative Literature, University of Washington
B.A. Comparative Literature, University of Washington
Jingwen Zhang Graduate Student, NASA FINESST Fellow
M.S. 2019 Peking University, China
B.S. 2016 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China
B.S. 2016 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China
2018
Michael Nassir Graduate Student
Bryan Yamashiro Graduate Student
B.S. 2018, University of Hawaii
Lukas Zalesky Graduate Student
B.S. 2018, College of Charleston
2017
James Ou Graduate Research Assistant
Ph.D. Topic: “Mass Distributions of Binary Asteroids in Main Belt Families”
Committee: Christoph Baranec (Chair), Bobby Bus, Rob Jedicke, Nader Haghighipour, Paul G. Lucey
Committee: Christoph Baranec (Chair), Bobby Bus, Rob Jedicke, Nader Haghighipour, Paul G. Lucey
2016
Erica Bufanda NASA Fellow (Future Investigator), Soroptimist Fellow, PhD Candidate
B.S. Astrophysics 2015, UC Santa Cruz
M.S. Astronomy 2019, University of Hawaii
M.S. Astronomy 2019, University of Hawaii
Ph.D. Topic: “Vehicles to the Past: Characterizing the Activity of Long Period Comets”
Committee: Karen Meech (Chair)
Committee: Karen Meech (Chair)