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

Fred Rasio

Joseph Cummings Professor

Phone: (847) 491-7904

rasio@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8005

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

Associate and Affiliate Faculty

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 Munoz

Research Assistant Professor

diego.munoz@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8035

External

Christopher Berry

Visiting Scholar, Lecturer with the University of Glasgow

christopher.berry@northwestern.edu

Diego Munoz

Research Assistant Professor

diego.munoz@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8035

Peter Nugent

Visiting Scholar

nugent68@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman Ave., 8th Floor

Postdocs

CIERA

Evan Anders

CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow

evan.anders@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8003

Jeff Andrews

CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow

jeffrey.andrews@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8053

Vishal Baibhav

Postdoctoral Associate

vishal.baibhav@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8053

Maya Fishbach

NASA Einstein Fellow

maya.fishbach@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8053

Seth Gossage

CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow

seth.gossage@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8015

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

Luke Zoltan Kelley

Cottrell Scholar, CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow

lzkelley@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8017

Ariadna Murguia Berthier

NASA Hubble Fellow

arimurguia@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8061

Sukrit Ranjan

CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow

sukrit.ranjan@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8003

Meng Sun

Postdoctoral Associate

meng.sun@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8041

Michelle Vick

Lindheimer Postdoctoral Fellow

michelle.birch@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8061

Sarah Wellons

NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Fellow

sarah.wellons@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8047

Nastasha Wijers

CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow

nastasha.wijers@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8037

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

Nancy Aggarwal

CIERA-CFP Postdoctoral Fellow

nancy.aggarwal@northwestern.edu

Office: Mudd 1171 / Tech F211 / 1800 Sherman, 8053

Graduate Students

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

Lindsey Byrne

Graduate Student

byrnelin@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8060

Gabriel Casabona

Graduate Student

GabrielCasabona2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8034D

Elena González

Graduate Student

elena.prieto@northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn B-10

Alex Gurvich

Graduate Student

AGurvich@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8027

Emma Kaufman

Graduate Student

EmmaKaufman2026@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8030A

Fulya Kiroglu

Graduate Student

FulyaKiroglu2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8038A

Camille Liotine

Graduate Student

cliotine@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8038F

Miguel Martinez

Graduate Student

miguelmartinez2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8032D

Nick Kaaz

Graduate Student

NicholasOmahen2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8038B

Nabeel Rehemtulla

Graduate Student

nabeelr@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn B-10

Jonathan Roberts

Graduate Student

JonathanRoberts2027@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn B-10

Kierstin Sorensen

Graduate Student

KierstinSorensen2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8034C

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

Shi (Claire) Ye

Graduate Student

ShiYe2015@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8027

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

Ben Hyatt

Graduate Student

BenjaminHyatt2026@u.northwestern.edu

Liam O’Connor

Graduate Student

LiamOconnor2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: TECH 2145 Sheridan Rd.

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

Alex Richings

Junior Research Fellow, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Durham University

Juan Gabriel Serra Perez

Jonathan Stern

Department of Physics and Astronomy at Tel Aviv University