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 L. Larson

Research Professor, Associate Director of CIERA

Phone: (847) 467-4305

s.larson@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7419

Yoram Lithwick

Associate Professor

y-lithwick@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8065

Lena Murchikova

Assistant Professor

lena@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7409

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

Associate 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 Associate Professor

Phone: (847) 467-6233

a-geller@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8019

Tjitske Starkenburg

Research Assistant Professor

tjitske.starkenburg@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7423

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

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

External Faculty

External

Christopher Berry

Visiting Scholar, Lecturer with the University of Glasgow

christopher.berry@northwestern.edu

Diego Muñoz

Visiting Scholar, Professor at University of Arizone

Sarah Wellons

Visiting Scholar, Tenure-Track Faculty at Wesleyan

Postdocs

CIERA

Vishal Baibhav

CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow

vishal.baibhav@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8053

Ariadna Murguia Berthier

NASA Hubble Fellow

arimurguia@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8061

Anna Childs

Postdoctoral Associate

anna.childs@northwestern.edu

Seth Gossage

CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow

seth.gossage@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8053

Goni Halevi

CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow

goni@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7401

Jonatan Jacquemin Ide

Postdoctoral Associate

jonatan.jacqueminide@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8015

Jiaru Li

CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow

jiaru.li@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, 7401

Guochao (Jason) Sun

CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow

guochao.sun@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8047

Nastasha Wijers

CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow

nastasha.wijers@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8047

Caitlin Witt

CIERA-Adler Postdoctoral Fellow

caitlin.witt@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8053

Graduate Students

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

Dany Atallah

Board of Visitors Graduate Fellow

DanyAtallah2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8025

Lindsey Byrne

Graduate Student

byrnelin@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8041

Gabriel Casabona

Graduate Student

GabrielCasabona2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7417

Monica Gallegos-Garcia

Graduate Student

MonicaGallegosGarcia2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8029

Elena González Prieto

Graduate Student

elena.prieto@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8037

Yiqing (Peggy) Guo

Graduate Student

yiqingguo2022@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8044A

Beryl Hovis-Afflerbach

Graduate Student

beryl@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn, 9D

Danat Issa

Graduate Student

DanatIssa2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8033

Pavani Jairam

pavani.jairam@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn, 24

Nick Kaaz

Graduate Student

nkaaz@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8027

Emma Kaufman

Graduate Student

ekaufman@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8035

Ilia Kiato

Graduate Student

ilia.qato@northwestern.edu

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, 7421

Andrew Marszewski

Graduate Student

AndrewMarszewski2029@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8041

Miguel Angel S Martinez

Graduate Student

miguelmartinez2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7421

Gideon McFarland

Graduate Student

gideonm@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn, 9D

Andrea Minot

Graduate Student

andreaminot2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7418

Neel Panchal

Graduate Student

neelpanchal2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn, 9D

Caroline von Raesfeld

Graduate Student

carolinevr@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7433

Teresita Ramirez

Graduate Student

TeresitaRamirezAguilar2028@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7429

Nabeel Rehemtulla

Graduate Student

nabeelr@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8037

Jonathan Roberts

Graduate Student

JonathanRoberts2027@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8038B

Kyle Rocha

Graduate Student

KyleRocha2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7421

Kierstin Sorensen

Graduate Student

KierstinSorensen2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7417

Jacob Sprague

Graduate Student

JacobSprague2021@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8025

Imran Sultan

Graduate Student

ImranSultan2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8041

Darsan Swaroop Bellie

Graduate Student

darsh@northwestern.edu

Elizabeth Teng

Graduate Student

ElizabethTeng2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7421

Asad Ukani

Graduate Student

asadukani2028@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn, B10

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

Ben Hyatt

Graduate Student

BenjaminHyatt2026@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8027

Liam O’Connor

Graduate Student

LiamOconnor2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8035

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 L. Larson

Research Professor, Associate Director of CIERA

Phone: (847) 467-4305

s.larson@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7419

Postdoctoral Alumni

CIERA

Tjitske Starkenburg

Research Assistant Professor

tjitske.starkenburg@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7423

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