Alumni of CCAPP

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Ryuichiro Hada  

CCAPP Affiliate Fellow (2022–2024), JSPS Fellow (2022–2024)
Research: large-scale structure, intergalactic medium, galaxy evolution
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA)

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Adam Wheeler

CCAPP Affiliate Fellow (2022–2024)
Research: stellar atmospheres, Milky Way, astrostatistics and data analysis
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Johns Hopkins University

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David Martin

CCAPP Affiliate Fellow (2021–2023)
Research: extra-solar planet detection, orbital dynamics, binary star systems
Current position: Assistant Professor, Tufts University

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Keith McBride

CCAPP Affiliate Fellow (2021–2023)
Research: particle astrophysics, cosmic-ray and neutrino experiments, instrumentation
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher and Grainger Fellow, University of Chicago

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 Alexander Stephan

Buckeye Prize Fellow (2020–2023), CCAPP Affiliate Fellow (2020–2023), Ohio State President's Postdoctoral Scholar (2021–2023)
Research: dynamics of galactic nuclei, binary star evolution, exoplanet dynamics
Current position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Vanderbilt University

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Mathieu Vrard

CCAPP Affilitate Fellow (2019–2022)
Research: stellar physics, low-mass stars, asteroseismology
Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, l'Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur

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Danielle Berg

CCAPP Affiliate Fellow (2018–2020)
Research: x-ray, UV, optical, and IR observations, feedback between stellar populations and gas, emission-line galaxies
Current position: Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin

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Debopam Som

CCAPP Affiliate Fellow (2018–2020)
Research: quasar absorption-line systems, intergalactic medium, observational cosmology
Current position: Senior Staff Scientist, Space Telescope Science Institute

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Dyas Utomo

CCAPP Affiliate Fellow (2017–2020)
Research: interstellar medium and star formation, nearby galaxies, radio astronomy, galaxy formation
Current position: Lead Data Scientist, Klarna

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Emma Tolley

CCAPP Affiliate Fellow (2017–2020)
Research: experimental particle physics, dark matter, beyond standard model physics
Current position: Assistant Professor, EPFL

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Francesco Capozzi

CCAPP Visiting Fellow (2017)
Research: neutrino physics, supernovae, solar neutrinos
Current position: Assistant Professor, University of L'Aquila

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Demitri Muna

CCAPP Visiting Fellow (2014–2017)
Research: Sloan Digital Sky Survey, data science, software development
Current position: Independent Research Consultant

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Michael Sutherland

CCAPP Visiting Fellow (2013–2018)
Research: high-energy neutrino astronomy, radio techniques, simulation
Current position: Senior Data Scientist, Citizens Bank

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Kelly Denney

CCAPP Visiting Fellow (2013–2016), NSF Postdoctoral Fellow (2013–2016)
Research: active galactic nuclei, reverberation mapping, galaxy evolution
Current position: Director of Data Science and AI Development, Availity

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Jessica Goodman

CCAPP Visiting Fellow (2013–2016)
Research: high-energy theory, dark matter, beyond the standard model
Current position: Staff Member, Los Alamos

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Carl Pfendner

CCAPP Postdoctoral Researcher (2012–2018)
Research: high-energy neutrino astronomy, radio techniques, simulation
Current position: Data Scientist, Shine Technologies

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Gail Zasowski

CCAPP Visiting Fellow (2012–2015), NSF Postdoctoral Fellow (2012–2015)
Research: galactic stellar structure, interstellar dust, stellar populations
Current position: Associate Professor, University of Utah

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Sheldon Campbell

CCAPP Visiting Fellow (2012–2015)
Research: dark matter, gamma rays, angular correlations
Current position: Data Science Lead, Sobeys

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Gisella DeRosa

CCAPP Visiting Fellow (2012–2015)
Research: active galactic nuclei, reverberation mapping, supermassive black holes
Current position: Roman Mission Scientist, Space Telescope Science Institute

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Paul Sutter

CCAPP Visiting Fellow (2011–2016)
Research: cosmology, large-scale structure, voids
Current position: Freelance astrophysicist, author, host

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Ralph Schoenrich

CCAPP Visiting Fellow (2011–2013), Hubble Fellow (2011–2013)
Research: galactic dynamics and kinematics, chemical evolution, stellar ages
Current Position: Associate Professor, University College London

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Zhaoyu Yang

CCAPP Postdoctoral Researcher (2011–2013)
Research: gamma rays, dark matter, data analysis
Current position: unknown

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Patrick Allison

CCAPP Visiting Fellow (2010–2013)
Research: cosmic-ray detector design, radio detection methods, system integration
Current Position: Research Scientist, CCAPP

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Eric Grashorn

CCAPP Postdoctoral Researcher (2008–2012)
Research: neutrino astronomy, radio techniques, triggering systems
Current position: Data Science Manager, Citizens Bank

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Matthew Pieri

CCAPP Postdoctoral Researcher (2007–2010)
Research: intergalactic medium, spectroscopic surveys, Lyman-alpha forest
Current position: University Professor, Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille

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Brian Baughman

CCAPP Postdoctoral Researcher (2007–2010)
Research: gamma rays, cosmic rays, Galactic magnetic fields
Current position: Data Scientist

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Kyler Kuehn

CCAPP Postdoctoral Researcher (2007–2009)
Research: dark energy, instrumentation, data acquisition
Current Position: Director for Technology, Lowell Observatory

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Mandeep Gill

CCAPP Postdoctoral Researcher (2006–2009)
Research: dark energy, weak lensing, simulation
Current position: Research Staff Member, University of Minnesota

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Hasan Yuksel

CCAPP Postdoctoral Researcher (2005–2008)
Research: neutrinos, gamma rays, dark matter
Current position: Innovation Consultant  

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Po Wen Chang

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2024, advisor John Beacom)
Research: astroparticle physics, neutrinos, cosmic inflation
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley Lab

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Ian Blackstone

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2024, advisor Todd Thompson)
Research: galactic winds, radiation transport, computational methods
Current position: 

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Natalie Harrison

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2024, advisor Antonio Boveia)
Research: experimental high-energy physics, Large Hadron Collider, new physics
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Virginia

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Heyang Long

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2024, advisor Chris Hirata)
Research: cosmology, weak lensing, baryon acoustic oscillations
Current position: Principal Quantitative Analyst, Capital One

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Ness Mayker Chen

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2024, advisor Adam Leroy)
Research: interstellar medium, star formation, galaxies
Current position: 

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Jack Neustadt

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2024, advisor Chris Kochanek)
Research: transient astronomy, accretion disks, active galactic nuclei
Current position: Assistant Research Scientist, Johns Hopkins University

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Rachel Patton

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2024, advisor Marc Pinsonneault)
Research: supernovae, massive stars, binary interactions
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pittsburgh

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Tejas Prasanna

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2024, advisor Todd Thompson)
Research: theoretical astrophysics, supernovae, MHD simulations
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Columbia University

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Zhichao Zeng

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2024, advisor Annika Peter)
Research: dark matter clustering, cosmological neutrinos, galaxy formation
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Texas A&M

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Matthew Smylie

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2023, advisor Linda Carpenter)
Research: high-energy theory, beyond standard model physics, dark matter
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Technion, Israel

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Dustin Nguyen

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2023, advisor Todd Thompson)
Research: theoretical astrophysics, starburst galaxies, hydrodynamic simulations
Current position: Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Lockheed Martin

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Kevin Fanning

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2023, advisor Klaus Honscheid)
Research: large-scale structure, Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)
Current position: LSST Research Associate, SLAC

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Lauren Ennesser

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2023, advisors Paul Martini and Klaus Honscheid)
Research: Lyman-alpha forest cosmology, dark energy
Current position: 

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Ari Bredall

Graduate Student (M.S. 2023, advisor Adam Leroy)
Research: supernova nucleosynthesis, galactic chemical evolution, All-Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN)
Current position: Cloud Systems Administrator, LaCalle Group

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Kirsten Casey

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2023, advisor Annika Peter)
Research: astrophysics of dark matter, dwarf galaxies
Current position: Reporting and Analytics Analyst, OSU Medical Center

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Lyra Cao

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2023, advisor Marc Pinsonneault)
Research: stellar astronomy, pre-main sequence evolution, stellar activity
Current position: VIDA Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University

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Madison Jackson

Graduate Student (M.S. 2023, advisor Jim Beatty)
Research: Particle astrophysics, Cosmic rays, Neutrino experiments
Current position: Modeling and Simulation Engineer, BlueHalo

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James Johnson

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2023, advisors David Weinberg and Jennifer Johnson)
Research: galactic archaeology, evolution of dark matter halos, cosmology
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Observatories

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Zhefu Yu

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2023, advisor Paul Martini)
Research: active galactic nuclei, supermassive black holes, reverberation mapping
Current position: KIPAC Postdoctoral Fellow, SLAC

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Makana Silva

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2023, advisor Chris Hirata)
Research: weak lensing, exoplanets, black holes
Current position: Director's Postdoctoral Fellow, Los Alamos

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Sanskriti Das

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2022, advisor Smita Mathur)
Research: galactic astronomy, observational cosmology, high-energy astrophysics
Current position: KIPAC Postdoctoral Fellow, SLAC

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Taylor Murphy

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2022, advisor Linda Carpenter)
Research: high-energy theory, beyond standard model physics, dark matter
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, LPTHE, France

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Emily Griffith

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2022, advisors David Weinberg and Jennifer Johnson)
Research: galactic chemical abundances, nucleosynthesis
Current position: NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado

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Tharindu Jayasinghe Arachchilage

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2022, advisor Kris Stanek)
Research: time-domain astronomy, stellar astronomy, machine learning
Current position: R&D Applied Scientist, ABB

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Josh Machado

Graduate Student (M.S. 2022, advisor Adam Leroy)
Research: radio astronomy, star-forming galaxies, PHANGS survey
Current position: Senior Data Scientist, Huntington Bank

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Grace Olivier

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2022, advisor Laura Lopez)
Research: stellar feedback, UV-emitting galaxies
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Texas A&M

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Patrick Vallely

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2022, advisors Kris Stanek and Chris Kochanek)
Research: supernovae, TESS data processing
Current position: Senior Data Scientist, Carmax

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Chenxiao Zeng

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2022, advisor Chris Hirata)
Research: thermal history of reionization, gravitational lensing and large-scale structure, early-universe physics
Current position: 

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Humberto Gilmer

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2022, advisor Linda Carpenter)
Research: high-energy theory, beyond standard model physics, dark matter
Current position: NSF MPS Ascending Postdoctoral Fellow, Brown University

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Hui Kong

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2022, advisor Klaus Honscheid)
Research: cosmology, large-scale structure, image simulation
Current position: Postdoctoral Scholar, IFAE Barcelona

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Bianca Davis

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2022, advisor Annika Peter)
Research: astrophysics of dark matter, dwarf galaxies
Current position: Research Analytics Specialist, OSU Government Resource Center

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Chris Garling

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2022, advisor Annika Peter)
Research: near-field cosmology, dwarf galaxies
Current position: Near-Field Cosmology Prize Research Associate, University of Virginia

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Daniella Roberts

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2022, advisor Annika Peter)
Research: Astrophysics of dark matter, dwarf galaxies
Current position: Data Scientist, MITRE

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Andres Salcedo

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2021, advisor David Weinberg)
Research: cluster cosmology, halo and galaxy assembly bias
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Arizona

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Julie Rolla

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2021, advisor Amy Connolly) 
Research: ultra-high-energy neutrino detection, machine learning, simulations 
Current position: Data Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory 

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Brian Reynolds

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2021, advisor Antonio Boveia)
Research: experimental particle physics, triggering at hadron colliders, antenna design
Current position: Electromagnetic Engineer III, Remcom

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Jahmour Givans

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2021, advisor Chris Hirata) 
Research: cosmological surveys, dark energy, large-scale structure 
Current position: Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Princeton; Guest Researcher, Flatiron Institute

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Chris Cappiello

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2021, advisor John Beacom) 
Research: particle and nuclear astrophysics, dark matter, cosmic rays 
Current position: Edwin Thompson Jaynes Postdoctoral Fellow, Washington University in St. Louis 

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Jiayi Sun

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2021, advisor Adam Leroy) 
Research: interstellar medium, star formation, millimeter-wave astronomy 
Current position: Hubble Fellow, Princeton University 

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Matthias Raives

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2021, advisor Todd Thompson) 
Research: magnetohydrodynamical winds, supernova simulations 
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Observatories 

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Jorge Torres-Espinosa

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2021, advisor Amy Connolly) 
Research: neutrino astronomy, ultra-high energy neutrino experiments 
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Yale University 

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Andres Medina

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2021, advisor James Beatty) 
Research: cosmic-ray and neutrino experiment, machine learning 
Current position: Data Scientist Assistant Vice President, Bank of America

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Sarah Kessler

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2021, advisors Adam Leroy and Paul Martini) 
Research: interstellar medium, galaxies at infrared wavelengths, machine learning 
Current position: Data Scientist, Essent Guaranty

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Tyler Holland-Ashford

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2021, advisor Laura Lopez) 
Research: supernova remnants, x-rays, supernova nucleosynthesis 
Current position: Future Faculty Leader Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University 
 

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Keith McBride

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2021, advisor Jim Beatty)
Research: cosmic-ray and neutrino experiments, instrumentation
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher and Grainger Fellow, University of Chicago

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Guanying Zhu

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2021, advisor John Beacom)
Research: particle and nuclear astrophysics, neutrinos, detection physics
Current position: Data Scientist II, Amazon

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Jenna Freudenburg

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2020, advisor Chris Hirata)
Research: cosmology, large-scale structure, gravitational lensing
Current position: unknown

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Pawan Dhakal

Graduate student (M.S. 2020, advisor John Beacom)
Research: probes of dark matter, radar detection of meteorites
Current position: Products Manager and Content Designer, Open Learning Exchange Nepal

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Ben Buckman

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2020, advisors Todd Thompson and Annika Peter)
Research: high-energy astrophysics, including cosmic rays and gamma rays
Current position: Senior Research Scientist II, LinQuest

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Bei Zhou

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2020, advisor John Beacom)
Research: astroparticle physics including neutrinos, gamma rays, and dark matter
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Fermilab

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Matthew Digman

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2020, advisor Chris Hirata)
Research: gravitational waves, LISA, cosmology, dark matter
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Montana State University

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Suk Sien Tie

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2020, advisors Paul Martini and David Weinberg)
Research: intergalactic medium, Lya forest, instrumentation
Current position: Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California Santa Barbara

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Cassandra Lochhaas

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2019, advisor Todd Thompson)
Research: galactic winds, circumgalactic medium
Current position: Hubble Fellow, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

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Paulo Montero Camacho

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2019, advisor Chris Hirata) 
Research: cosmic reionization, primordial black holes, cosmic microwave background
Current position: Shui Mu Scholar, Tsinghua University

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Khalida Hendricks

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2019, advisor Linda Carpenter)
Research: high-energy theory, Higgs bosons, supersymmetry
Current position: Senior Analyst, OptTek Systems

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Brian Clark

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2019, advisor Amy Connolly)
Research: ultra-high energy neutrinos, instrumentation development
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Maryland

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Stacy Kim

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2019, advisor Annika Peter)
Research: dark matter, dwarf galaxies, galaxy clusters
Current position: Nashman/CTAC Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Observatories

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Molly Gallagher

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2019, advisor Adam Leroy)
Research: galaxy formation, star formation, dense gas
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Connecticut

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Sujeong Lee

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2019, advisor Klaus Honscheid) 
Research: large scale structure, weak lensing, modified gravity
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Ben Wibking

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2019, advisor David Weinberg)
Research: large-scale structure, nonlinear clustering, weak lensing
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Michigan State University

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Jamie Tayar

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2018, advisor Marc Pinsonneault)
Research: stellar evolution, red giants, stellar rotation
Current position: Assistant Professor, University of Florida

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Jonathan Brown

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2018, advisor Kris Stanek)
Research: transients, supernovae, All-Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN)
Current position: Data Scientist Manager, Headspin

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Oindree Banerjee

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2018, advisor Amy Connolly) 
Research: particle astrophysics, ultra-high-energy neutrinos, radio-frequency techniques
Current position: Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

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Xiao Fang

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2018, advisors Chris Hirata and Todd Thompson)
Research: cosmology, large-scale structure, compact objects and stellar dynamics 
Current position: BCCP Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley

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Daniel Martens

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2018,  advisor Chris Hirata)
Research: cosmology, WFIRST, redshift-space distortions
Current position: Senior Data Scientist, Minnesota Timberwolves

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Tom Holoien

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2017, advisor Kris Stanek)
Research: transients, supernovae, All-Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN)
Current position: Research Scientist, Aerospace Corporation

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Shirley Li

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2017, advisor John Beacom)
Research: astroparticle physics, nuclear astrophysics, neutrino detection
Current position: Assistant Professor, University of California, Irvine

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Sam Stafford

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2017, advisor Jim Beatty)
Research: ultra-high-energy neutrinos and cosmic rays, radio detection techniques
Current position: Lecturer, Ohio State University, Newark

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Jacob Gordon

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2017, advisors Amy Connolly and Jim Beatty)
Research: ultra-high energy cosmic rays and neutrinos, data analysis
Current Position: Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Tempus

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Scott Adams

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2016, advisor Chris Kochanek)
Research: supernovae, massive stars
Current position: Lead Data Scientist, STR

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Joe McEwen

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2016, advisors Chris Hirata and David Weinberg)
Research: weak gravitational lensing, cosmological perturbation theory, baryon acoustic oscillations
Current position: Adjunct Faculty, Seattle University

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Kenny C.Y. Ng

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2016, advisor John Beacom)
Research: dark matter, solar gamma rays, astrophysical neutrinos
Current position: Assistant Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Joe Antognini

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2016, advisor Todd Thompson)
Research: few-body dynamics, Fanaroff-Riley objects
Current position: Machine learning engineer, Whisper AI

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Ken Patton

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2016, advisor Klaus Honscheid)
Research: weak gravitational lensing, Dark Energy Survey, instrument control software
Current position: Director of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, CoverMyMeds

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Brian Dailey

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2016, advisor Amy Connolly)
Research: high-energy neutrino astronomy, ANITA, big data
Current position: Senior Data Scientist, World Wide Technology

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Ryan Hupe

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2015, advisor Jim Beatty)
Research: ultra-high-energy neutrinos and cosmic rays, radio detection techniques
Current position: Product Manager, Boeing 

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James Stapleton

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2015, advisor Jim Beatty)
Research: ultra-high-energy cosmic rays, composition, Pierre Auger Observatory
Current position: unknown

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Eric Speckhard

Graduate student (M.S. 2015, advisor John Beacom)
Research Topics: sterile neutrinos, dark matter, indirect detection
Current Position: Law Associate, Kirkland & Ellis

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Nathan Griffith

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2015, advisor Jim Beatty)
Research: ultra-high-energy neutrinos and cosmic rays, radio detection techniques
Current position: Senior Space Products Software Engineer, a.i. solutions

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Eric Suchyta

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2015, advisor Klaus Honscheid)
Research: optimal imaging hybrid simulations, weak lensing
Current position: Computer Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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Dong Zhang

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2015, advisor Todd Thompson)
Research: galactic winds, galaxy formation
Current Position: Applied Scientist II, Amazon

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Eugene S. Hong

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2014, advisor Amy Connolly)
Research: ultra-high energy neutrinos, simulation software development, data analytics
Current position: Electrical Engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory

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Brett Andrews

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2014, advisors David Weinberg and Jennifer Johnson) 
Research: chemical evolution, galaxy evolution, stellar abundances 
Current position: Research Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh 

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Courtney Epstein

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2014, advisors Jennifer Johnson and Marc Pinsonneault) 
Research: galactic archaeology, stellar evolution, asteroseismology, stellar rotation 
Current position: Director of Data Science, Flatiron Health

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Rubab Khan

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2014, advisors Kris Stanek and Chris Kochanek)
Research: supernovae and massive stars, multi-wavelength image analysis, mid-infrared stellar catalogs
Current position: Solutions Analyst, Amazon Web Services

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Ben Shappee

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2014, advisor Kris Stanek)
Research: transients, supernovae progenitors, All-Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN)
Current position: Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii

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Rebecca Reesman

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2014, advisor Terry Walker) 
Research: gamma-rays, extragalactic background light, axion-like particles 
Current Position: Space Policy Analyst, US Department of Defense

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Ranjan Laha

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2014, advisor John Beacom)
Research: neutrinos, gamma rays, dark matter
Current position: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

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Jill Gerke

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2014, advisor Chris Kochanek)
Research: supernovae, massive stars, black-hole formation
Current position: Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

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Catherine Grier

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2013, advisor Bradley Peterson)  
Research: active galactic nuclei, supermassive black hole masses  
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin

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Ondrej Pejcha

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2013, advisor Todd Thompson) 
Research: core-collapse supernovae, time-domain astronomy, binary stars 
Current position: Associate Professor, Charles University

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Julia Young

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2013, advisor Klaus Honscheid) 
Research: weak gravitational lensing, Dark Energy Survey
Current position: Machine Learning Engineer, Thunderyard Solutions

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Ying Zu

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2013, advisor David Weinberg)
Research: cosmology, galaxy formation, active galactic nuclei
Current position: Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Rebecca Stoll

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2013, advisor Rick Pogge)
Research: supernovae, galaxy evolution, instrumentation
Current position: private industry

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Andrea Albert

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2013, advisor Brian Winer)  
Research: dark matter indirect detection, Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope 
Current position: Staff Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory  

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Jonathan Bird

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2012, advisor David Weinberg)
Research: galaxy formation, chemical evolution, simulations
Current position: Research Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University

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Nanase Harada

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2011, advisors Eric Herbst and Todd Thompson)
Research: astrochemistry, molecular abundances, galaxy formation
Current position: Assistant Professor, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

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Brian Lacki

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2011, advisors Todd Thompson and John Beacom)
Research: cosmic rays and gamma rays, star-forming galaxies, cosmic electromagnetic backgrounds
Current Position: Researcher, Breakthrough Listen

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Vimal Simha

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2011, advisors David Weinberg and Gary Steigman)
Research: large-scale structure, simulation, early universe cosmology
Current position: Principal Data Scientist, Instrumar Limited

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Chris Orban

Grad Student (Ph.D. 2011, advisors David Weinberg and Terry Walker) 
Research: large scale structure, cosmological N-body simulations 
Current Position: Associate Professor of Physics, Ohio State University, Marion 

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Katharine Schlesinger

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2011, advisor Jennifer Johnson)
Research: stellar spectroscopy, Galactic archaeology, SDSS
Current position: Data Science Manager, Sonos

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Patrick Smith

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2011, advisor Richard Hughes)
Research: high energy cosmic rays, gamma rays, Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
Current position: Project Manager, Troop Industrial

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Kelly Denney

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2010, advisor Brad Peterson)
Research: active galactic nuclei, reverberation mapping, galaxy evolution
Current position: Director of Data Science and AI Development, Availity

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Roberto Assef

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2010, advisor Chris Kochanek)
Research: active galactic nuclei, galaxy evolution, observational astronomy
Current position: Professor, Universidad Diego Portales

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Molly Peeples

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2010, advisor: David Weinberg) 
Research: galaxy evolution, mass-metallicity relation, star formation feedback, intergalactic medium, hydrodynamic simulations 
Current position: AURA Associate Astronomer, Space Telescope Science Institute

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Matthew Kistler

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2010, advisor John Beacom)
Research: neutrinos, gamma rays, cosmic rays
Current position: Independent Consultant

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Aaron Sander

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2010, advisors Brian Winer and Richard Hughes) 
Research: gamma rays, dark matter, Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
Current Position: Data Science Associate Director, Accenture Global AI 

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Michael Sutherland

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2010, advisor Jim Beatty)
Research: ultra-high-energy cosmic-ray astronomy, Galactic magnetic fields, simulation
Current position: Senior Data Scientist, Citizen's Bank

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Kim Palladino

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2009, advisor Jim Beatty)
Research: ultra-high-energy neutrinos, radio detection techniques, ANITA experiment
Current position: Associate Professor, University of Oxford

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Terri Brandt

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2009, advisor Jim Beatty)
Research: cosmic rays, composition, CREAM experiment
Current position: Head of Astrophysics, SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research

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Chad Morris

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2009, advisor Jim Beatty)
Research: ultra-high-energy neutrinos and cosmic rays, radio detection techniques
Current position: Principal Scientist, Areté

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Brian Mercurio

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2009, advisor Jim Beatty)
Research: ultra-high-energy neutrinos and cosmic rays, radio detection techniques
Current position: X-ray Physicist, SureScan Corporation

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Jose Luis Prieto

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2009, advisor Kris Stanek)
Research: supernovae and their progenitor stars, transient and variability surveys, observational astronomy
Current position: Professor, Universidad Diego Portales

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James Davis

Graduate Student (M.S. 2009, advisor Jim Beatty)
Research: high-energy neutrino astronomy, IceCube
Current position: unknown

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Greg Mack

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2008, advisor John Beacom)
Research: dark matter, gamma rays, neutrinos
Current position: Senior Program Officer, Kavli Foundation

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Frederick Kuehn

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2008, advisor Brian Winer)
Research: ultra high energy cosmic rays, gamma rays, data analytics
Current Position: financial energy 

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John Cairns

Graduate Student (M.S. 2007, advisor John Beacom)
Research: gzkfast simulation, propagation of cosmic rays, neutrino physics
Current position: Staff Protocol Engineer, XMTP Labs

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Patrick Allison

Graduate student (Ph.D. 2007, advisor Jim Beatty)
Research: cosmic-ray detector design, radio detection methods, system integration
Current Position: Research Associate, CCAPP

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Tom Weisgarber

Graduate Student (M.S. 2007, advisor Jim Beatty)
Research: ultra-high-energy cosmic rays, Pierre Auger Observatory
Current position: Term Adjunct, Queen's University

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Jaiyul Yoo 

Graduate Student (Ph.D. 2007, advisor David Weinberg)
Research: large scale structure, cosmology
Current Position: Professor, University of Zurich

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Terry Walker

Professor of Physics and Astronomy (retired), Former Director of CCAPP (2006–2011)
Research: theoretical astrophysics, cosmology, nucleosynthesis

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Sahiti Paluri

Undergraduate Student Office Assistant (2021–2023)
Current position: Undergraduate teaching assistant, OSU Engineering

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Irene Bradley

Undergraduate Student Office Assistant (2021–2022)
Current position: Reception associate, OSU Student Health Services

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Sonya Anufriyenko

Undergraduate Student Office Assistant (2019–2021)
Current position: Paralegal, De La Rosa Law Firm
 

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Morgan Paskins

Undergraduate Student Office Assistant (2019–2021)
Current position: Graduate student, Bradley University
 

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Anna Voelker

Coordinator of Outreach Programs (2020)
Current position: Executive Director, SciAccess, Inc.
 

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Paul Sutter

Cosmological Researcher and Community Outreach Coordinator (2016–2019)
Research: cosmology, large-scale structure, outreach
Current position: Independent Science Communicator

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Richard Hughes 

Professor of Physics (now focusing on other topics)
Research: elementary particle physics, trigger systems, data analytics

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Richard Kass

Professor of Physics (emeritus)
Research: elementary particle physics, heavy-quark physics, instrumentation

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Andrew Gould 

Professor of Astronomy (emeritus), Thomas Jefferson Professor for Discovery and Space Exploration, Distinguished Professor of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Research: microlensing, dark matter, extrasolar planets

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Patrick Osmer 

Professor of Astronomy (emeritus), Distinguished Professor of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Research: quasar evolution, spectroscopy, telescope facilities

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Bradley Peterson 

Professor of Astronomy (retired)
Research: active galaxies, supermassive black holes, quasar absorption lines

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Yavonne McGarry

Program Coordinator (2006–2011)
Current Position: Global Trade Compliance Support Specialist, Victoria's Secret & Co.

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Jacob Eiting

Systems Developer and Engineer
Current Position: CEO, RevenueCat

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