Directory – Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA)

Core Astronomy 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 Associate 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

Faculty

CIERA

Christopher Berry

Research Assistant Professor

christopher.berry@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8051

Aaron Geller

Research Assistant Professor

Phone: (847) 467-6233

a-geller@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8019

Postdocs

CIERA

Nancy Aggarwal

CIERA Fellow, CFP Postdoctoral Fellow

nancy.aggarwal@northwestern.edu

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

Jeff Andrews

Postdoctoral Fellow

jeffrey.andrews@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8053

Giacomo Fragione

Postdoctoral Fellow

giacomo.fragione@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8003

Mike Grudić

Postdoctoral Fellow

michael.grudic@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8061

Luke Zoltan Kelley

Lindheimer Fellow

lzkelley@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8017

Kyle Kremer

Postdoctoral Associate

KyleKremer2012@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8023

Diego Munoz

Postdoctoral Fellow

diego.munoz@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8053

Ying Qin

Visiting Scholar

ying.qin@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8041

Juan Gabriel Serra Perez

Postdoctoral Associate

jgserra@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8037

Jonathan Stern

Postdoctoral Fellow

jonathan.stern@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8061

Sarah Wellons

Postdoctoral Fellow

sarah.wellons@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8047

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

Nancy Aggarwal

CIERA Fellow, CFP Postdoctoral Fellow

nancy.aggarwal@northwestern.edu

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

External

Chris Pankow

Visiting Scholar, Data Scientist II

christopher.pankow@northwestern.edu

Alex Richings

Visiting Scholar, Junior Research Fellow at Durham University

a.j.richings@northwestern.edu

Graduate Students

CIERA

Miguel Martinez

Post-Baccalaureate Research Fellow

miguel-martinez@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8032D

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

Lindsey Byrne

Graduate Student

LindseyByrne2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8030A

Gabriel Casabona

Graduate Student

GabrielCasabona2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn 22

Eve Chase

Graduate Student

EveChase2021@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8027

Adam Dempsey

Graduate Student

AdamDempsey2012@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8025

Alex Gurvich

Graduate Student

AGurvich@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8029

Zach Hafen

Graduate Student

ZacharyHafen2019@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8049

Michael Katz

Graduate Student

MichaelKatz2016@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8033

Fulya Kiroglu

Graduate Student

FulyaKiroglu2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn

Nick Kaaz

Graduate Student

NicholasOmahen2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn

Shi (Claire) Ye

Graduate Student

ShiYe2015@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8029

Mike Zevin

Graduate Student

MichaelZevin2014@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8027

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 Associate Professor, Associate Director of CIERA

Phone: (847) 467-4305

s.larson@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8045

Alumni

External

Wing-Kit (Kit) Lee

Insight Data Science Fellow

Chris Pankow

Visiting Scholar, Data Scientist II

christopher.pankow@northwestern.edu

Alex Richings

Visiting Scholar, Junior Research Fellow at Durham University

a.j.richings@northwestern.edu