Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA)

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Core Faculty

Department of Physics & Astronomy (Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences)

Claude-André Faucher-Giguère

Associate Professor

Phone: (847) 467-4647

cgiguere@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8067

Vicky Kalogera

Daniel I. Linzer Distinguished University Professor, Director of CIERA

Phone: (847) 491-5669

vicky@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8071

Shane Larson

Research Professor, Associate Director of CIERA

Phone: (847) 467-4305

s.larson@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8045

Yoram Lithwick

Associate Professor

y-lithwick@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8065

Lena Murchikova

Assistant Professor (Begins Fall 2023)

lena@northwestern.edu

Fred Rasio

Joseph Cummings Professor

Phone: (847) 491-7904

rasio@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8005

Ron Taam

Professor Emeritus

Phone: (847) 491-7528

r-taam@northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn 10

Sasha Tchekhovskoy

Assistant Professor

Phone: (847) 491-3103

atchekho@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8055

Department of Engineering Sciences & Applied Mathematics (McCormick School of Engineering)

Daniel Lecoanet

Assistant Professor

daniel.lecoanet@northwestern.edu

Office: Tech M426

CIERA

Zoheyr Doctor

Board of Visitors Research Assistant Professor

zoheyr.doctor@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8051

Giacomo Fragione

Research Assistant Professor

giacomo.fragione@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8049

Aaron Geller

Research Assistant Professor

Phone: (847) 467-6233

a-geller@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8019

Diego Muñoz

Research Assistant Professor

diego.munoz@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8015

Associate Faculty

Department of Physics & Astronomy (Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences)

Deborah Brown

Assistant Professor of Instruction

Phone: (847) 467-5789

d-brown4@northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn 10

André de Gouvêa

Professor

Phone: (847) 467-6462

degouvea@northwestern.edu

Office: Tech F426

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (McCormick School of Engineering)

Selim Shahriar

Professor

Phone: (847) 491-5306

shahriar@eecs.northwestern.edu

Office: Tech M248

Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences (Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences)

Daniel Horton

Assistant Professor

Phone: (847) 467-6185

daniel.horton@northwestern.edu

Office: Tech F289/F290

Elvira Mulyukova

Assistant Professor

Phone: 847-491-3459

elvira.mulyukova@northwestern.edu

Office: Tech F293/294

External

Christopher Berry

Visiting Scholar, Lecturer with the University of Glasgow

christopher.berry@northwestern.edu

Peter Nugent

Visiting Scholar

nugent68@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman Ave., 8th Floor

Sarah Wellons

Visiting Scholar, Tenure-Track Faculty at Wesleyan

Affiliate Faculty

Department of Computer Science (McCormick School of Engineering)

Peter Dinda

Professor, Director of Graduate Studies

Phone: (847) 467-7859

pdinda@northwestern.edu

Office: Mudd Room 3507

Postdocs

Department of Physics & Astronomy (Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences)

Nancy Aggarwal

CIERA-CFP Postdoctoral Fellow

nancy.aggarwal@northwestern.edu

Office: Mudd 1171 / Tech F211

CIERA

Evan Anders

CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow

evan.anders@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8003

Vishal Baibhav

CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow

vishal.baibhav@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8053

Anna Childs

Postdoctoral Associate

anna.childs@northwestern.edu

Seth Gossage

CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow

seth.gossage@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8053

Ore Gottlieb

Rothschild Fellow, CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow

ore@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8037

Jonatan Jacquemin Ide

Postdoctoral Associate

jonatan.jacqueminide@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8037

Ariadna Murguia Berthier

NASA Hubble Fellow

arimurguia@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8061

Bryan Scott

LSSTC Postdoctoral Fellow

bryan.scott@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8003

Meng Sun

Postdoctoral Associate

meng.sun@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8041

Guochao (Jason) Sun

CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow

guochao.sun@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8047

Michelle Vick

Lindheimer Postdoctoral Fellow

michelle.birch@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8061

Nastasha Wijers

CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow

nastasha.wijers@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8037

Caitlin Witt

CIERA-Adler Postdoctoral Fellow

caitlin.witt@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8053

Research Staff

CIERA

Pedro Naethe Motta

Predoctoral Fellow

pedronaethemotta@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8036D

Darsan Swaroop Bellie

Post-Baccalaureate Research Fellow

darsh@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8046A

Graduate Students

Department of Physics & Astronomy (Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences)

Dany Atallah

Graduate Student

DanyAtallah2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8025

Lindsey Byrne

Graduate Student

byrnelin@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8027

Gabriel Casabona

Graduate Student

GabrielCasabona2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8002

Elena González

Graduate Student

elena.prieto@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8038C

Danat Issa

Graduate Student

DanatIssa2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8033

Emma Kaufman

Graduate Student

EmmaKaufman2026@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8030A

Chase Kimball

Graduate Student

CharlesKimball2012@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8029

Fulya Kıroğlu

Graduate Student

FulyaKiroglu2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8031

Aretaios (Aris) Lalakos

Graduate Student

AretaiosLalakos2022@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8033

Camille Liotine

Graduate Student

cliotine@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8038F

Andrew Marszewski

Graduate Student

AndrewMarszewski2029@u.northwestern.edu

Miguel Martinez

Graduate Student

miguelmartinez2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8036A

Andrea Minot

Graduate Student

andreaminot2023@u.northwestern.edu

Nick Kaaz

Graduate Student

NicholasOmahen2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8027

Teresita Ramirez

Graduate Student

TeresitaRamirezAguilar2028@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8038E

Nabeel Rehemtulla

Graduate Student

nabeelr@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8038B

Jonathan Roberts

Graduate Student

JonathanRoberts2027@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8044B

Kyle Rocha

Graduate Student

KyleRocha2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8035

Kierstin Sorensen

Graduate Student

KierstinSorensen2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8002

Jacob Sprague

Graduate Student

JacobSprague2021@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8034A

Imran Sultan

Graduate Student

ImranSultan2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8032C

Elizabeth Teng

Graduate Student

ElizabethTeng2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8036B

Department of Engineering Sciences & Applied Mathematics (McCormick School of Engineering)

Ben Hyatt

Graduate Student

BenjaminHyatt2026@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Tech M451

Liam O’Connor

Graduate Student

LiamOconnor2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8044A

CIERA

Peggy (Yiqing) Guo

Post-Baccalaureate Research Fellow

yiqingguo2022@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8046D

Staff

Department of Physics & Astronomy (Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences)

Vicky Kalogera

Daniel I. Linzer Distinguished University Professor, Director of CIERA

Phone: (847) 491-5669

vicky@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8071

Shane Larson

Research Professor, Associate Director of CIERA

Phone: (847) 467-4305

s.larson@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8045

Postdoctoral Alumni

External

Mike Grudić

NASA Hubble Fellow, Carnegie Observatories

Kyle Kremer

NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at Carnegie Observatories and Caltech

Wing-Kit (Kit) Lee

Senior Data Scientist at Cambridge Mobile Telematics

Chris Pankow

Data Scientist II at OpenX

Ying Qin

Faculty, School of Physics and Electronic Information, Anhui Normal University

Sukrit Ranjan

Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona

Alex Richings

Junior Research Fellow, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Durham University

Juan Gabriel Serra Perez

Jonathan Stern

Department of Physics and Astronomy at Tel Aviv University

Sarah Wellons

Visiting Scholar, Tenure-Track Faculty at Wesleyan