PhD Alumni
The following is an overview of our recent graduate-program alumni and their current positions.
| 2023 | |
| Tyler Gardner | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Exeter |
| Francisco Holguin | Computational Astrophysicist, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab |
| Larissa Marie Markwardt | Unknown Position |
| Xi Meng | Quantitative Researcher, BNP Paribas |
| Benjamin R Setterholm | Max Plank Institute for Astronomy |
| Nicolas Trueba | Unknown Position |
| 2022 | |
| Gillen Brown | Research Scientist, Institute for Defense Analysis |
| Ryan Farber | Unknown Position |
| Juan David Remolina Gonzalez | Research Scientist, Institute for Defense Analysis |
| Chaoran Wang | Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics |
| Thanawuth Thanathibodee | Postdoctoral Fellow, Boston University |
| Zhijie Qu | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Chicago |
| 2021 | |
| Adi Foord | Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University |
| 2020 | |
| Jesse Golden-Marx | Postdoctoral Researcher, Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| Aleksandra Kuznetsova | NHFP Fellow, American Museum of Natural History |
| Erin May | Postdoctoral Researcher, Space Telescope Science Institute, Johns Hopkins |
| Tom Rice | Frontiers of Science Fellow, Columbia University |
| Adam Smercina | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Washington |
| Bryan Terrazas | Harvard Future Faculty Leaders Fellow, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics |
| 2019 | |
| Juliette Becker | 51 Pegasi b Fellow, California Institute of Technology |
| Renee Ludlam | NHFP/Einstein Fellow, California Institute of Technology |
| Kamber Schwarz | Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Arizona |
| 2018 | |
| Vivienne Baldassare | William Band Distinguished Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Washington State University |
| Brian Devour | Adjunct Instructor, Washtenaw Community College |
| Traci Johnson | Analytics Advisor, CVS |
| Marina Kounkel | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Western Washington University |
| Hui Li | Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Meghin Spencer | Alaska Airlines |
| Alejo Stark | PhD student, Department of Romance Languages, University of Michigan |
| 2017 | |
| Jaehan Bae | Rubin Fellow, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution for Science |
| Matthew Miller | Analyst, Allstate Insurance |
| 2016 | |
| John Bailey | Assistant Project Scientist, UC Santa Barbara |
| Lauren (Ilse) Cleeves | Assistant Professor, University of Virginia |
| Dan Gifford | Senior Data Scientist, Getty Images |
| Rachael Roettenbacher | Assistant Research Scientist, University of Michigan |
| Colin Slater | Resarch Scientist, University of Washington |
| 2015 | |
| Thomas Brink | Unknown Position |
| Xiao Che | Unknown Position |
| Anne Jaskot | Assistant Professor, Williams College |
| Ashley King | Data Scientist, Carbon Lighthouse |
| Melissa McClure | Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Amsterdam |
| 2014 | |
| Michael Anderson | Nielsen |
| Nathan Crockett | Data Engineer, RivetAI |
| Tina Hsu | Actuary, Integro Insurance Brokers |
| Alexander Muratov | Computational Scholar, Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences |
| Jordan Zastrow | Software Engineer, Department of Defense |
| 2013 | |
| Laura Ingleby | Statistical Research Analyst, Iowa College Student Aid Commission |
| Joel Lamb | Instructor, Nassau Community College, NY |
| Sander van Wassenhove | Developer, Palantir Technologies, Palo Alto, CA |
| 2012 | |
| Jeffrey Fogel | Technical Delivery Lead, D-Wave |
| Jun Ji | Senior Software Engineer, Bloomberg LP |
| John Tobin | Associate Scientist, National Radio Astronomy Observatory |
| Zhaohuan Zhu | Assistant Professor, University of Nevada |
| 2011 | |
| Jennifer Blum | Researcher, Department of Defense |
| Jessica Werk | Assistant Professor, University of Washington |
| 2010 | |
| Javier Alonso | Astronomer, Universidad de Antofagasta |
| Scott Cameron | Professor, Cerro Coso Community College, Ridgecrest, CA |
| Janet Colucci | Data Scientist, Allstate |
| Catherine Espaillat | Assistant Professor, Boston University |
| Sarah Ragan | Lecturer, Cardiff University School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Rebecca Stanek-Rykoff | Research Administrator, University of California |
| Ming Zhao | AI Resident, Google AI |
| 2009 | |
| Joseph P. Bernstein | Senior Director, Financial and Grant Services, University of Chicago |
| Ajay-Kumar Tannirkulam | Go-Founder & Director, Magasool Group of Institutions |
| Monique C. Aller | Associate Professor, Georgia Southern University |
| Matthew Walker | Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon University |
| 2006 | |
| Jessica Krick | Staff Scientist, California Institute of Technology, Spitzer Science Center |
| Julia Plummer | Associate Professor of Education, Penn State |
| 2005 | |
| Jifeng Liu | Deputy Director-General, National Astronomical Observatories of China |
| 2003 | |
| Kristin Chiboucas | Research Staff, Gemini Observatory |
| Kerrie McKinstry (MA) | Lecturer, Westfield State University |
| Eric Miller | Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 2002 | |
| Michael Jarvis | Research Scientist, University of Pennsylvania |
| Lynne (Rhiannon) Jones | Research Scientist, University of Washington |
| Todd Rigg | Professor, City College of San Francisco |
| Louis Strolger | Associate Research Scientist, Johns Hopkins University |
| Carrie Swift | Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy University of Michigan, Dearborn |
| Kaspar von Braun | Adjunct Astronomer, Lowell Observatory |
