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

Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano

Professor

Phone: (847) 467-3511

enectali@northwestern.edu

Office: Tech F263

Wen-fai Fong

Assistant Professor

Phone: (847) 467-4597

wfong@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8063

Andrew Geraci

Associate Professor

Phone: (847) 467-6673

andrew.geraci@northwestern.edu

Office: Tech F135

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

Dave Meyer

Charles Deering McCormick Professor

Phone: (847) 491-4516

davemeyer@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8011

Adam Miller

Assistant Professor

Phone: (847) 491-3735

amiller@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8069

Lena Murchikova

Assistant Professor (Begins Fall 2023)

lena@northwestern.edu

Giles Novak

Professor

Phone: (847) 491-8645

g-novak@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8057

Fred Rasio

Joseph Cummings Professor

Phone: (847) 491-7904

rasio@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8005

Michael Smutko

Professor of Instruction

Phone: (847) 491-4568

m-smutko@northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn 9A

Allison Strom

Assistant Professor

allison.strom@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8043

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

Melville Ulmer

Professor

Phone: (847) 491-5633

m-ulmer2@northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn 3B

Jason Wang

Assistant Professor

jason.wang@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8059

Farhad Yusef-Zadeh

Professor

Phone: (847) 491-8147

zadeh@northwestern.edu

Office: Tech F215

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

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

Daniel Jardin

Postdoctoral Researcher

daniel.jardin@northwestern.edu

Office: Tech F155

Valentina Novati

Postdoctoral Researcher

valentina.novati@northwestern.edu

Office: Tech F138

Research Staff

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

Benjamin Schmidt

Research Scientist

ben.schmidt@northwestern.edu

Office: Tech F138

Graduate Students

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

Eric Aguilar

Graduate Student

Ericaguilar2028@u.northwestern.edu

Dany Atallah

Graduate Student

DanyAtallah2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8025

Grace Bratrud

Graduate Student

GraceBratrud2027@u.northwestern.edu

Lindsey Byrne

Graduate Student

byrnelin@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8027

Gabriel Casabona

Graduate Student

GabrielCasabona2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8002

Amanda Chavez

Graduate Student

AmandaChavez2028@u.northwestern.edu

Ran Chen

Graduate Student

ranchen@northwestern.edu

Office: Tech F140

Saanika Choudhary

Graduate Student

SaanikaChoudhary2024@u.northwestern.edu

Julianne Cronin

Graduate Student

JulianneCronin2021@u.northwestern.edu

Yuxin Dong

Graduate Student

yuxin.dong@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8038D

Hanzhang Feng

Graduate Student

hanzhangfeng2024@u.northwestern.edu

Joshua Fuhrman

Graduate Student

joshuafuhrman2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Tech F140

Monica Gallegos Garcia

Graduate Student

MonicaGallegosGarcia2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8029

Elena González

Graduate Student

elena.prieto@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8038C

Alexa Gordon

Graduate Student

AlexaGordon2026@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8032B

Saarah Hall

Graduate Student

SaarahHall2027@u.northwestern.edu

Josh Harry

Graduate Student

joshuaharry2027@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn, 21

Danat Issa

Graduate Student

DanatIssa2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8033

Nathalie Jones

Graduate Student

NathalieJones2028@u.northwestern.edu

Emma Kaufman

Graduate Student

EmmaKaufman2026@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8030A

Kyle Kennard

Graduate Student

KyleKennard2027@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn 22

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

Dennis Lee

Graduate Student

DennisLee2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8035

Camille Liotine

Graduate Student

cliotine@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8038F

Chang Liu

Graduate Student

ptg.cliu@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8034C

Beverly Lowell

Graduate Student

BeverlyLowell2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8029

Andrew Marszewski

Graduate Student

AndrewMarszewski2029@u.northwestern.edu

Miguel Martinez

Graduate Student

miguelmartinez2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8036A

Joseph Michail

Graduate Student

JoeMichail2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8002

Andrea Minot

Graduate Student

andreaminot2023@u.northwestern.edu

Serena Moseley

Graduate Student

SerenaMoseley2027@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8032D

Anya Nugent

Graduate Student

AnyaNugent2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8035

Nick Kaaz

Graduate Student

NicholasOmahen2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8027

Lidabel Ovalle Mateo

Graduate Student

LidabelOvalleMateo2026.1@u.northwestern.edu

Teresita Ramirez

Graduate Student

TeresitaRamirezAguilar2028@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8038E

Jillian Rastinejad

Graduate Student

JillianRastinejad2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8027

Nabeel Rehemtulla

Graduate Student

nabeelr@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8038B

Runze (Tom) Ren

Graduate Student

runzeren2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Tech F140

Jonathan Roberts

Graduate Student

JonathanRoberts2027@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8044B

Kyle Rocha

Graduate Student

KyleRocha2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8035

Alejandro Rodriguez

Graduate Student

alejandrorodriguez2028@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn 5

John Ross

Graduate Student

JohnRoss2024@u.northwestern.edu

Jennifer Sanchez

Graduate Student

JenniferSanchez2026@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8032A

Genevieve Schroeder

Graduate Student

GenevieveSchroeder@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8035

Huei Sears

Graduate Student

hueisears2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8031

Kierstin Sorensen

Graduate Student

KierstinSorensen2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8002

Jacob Sprague

Graduate Student

JacobSprague2021@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8034A

Candice Stauffer

Graduate Student

CandiceStauffer2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8031

Imran Sultan

Graduate Student

ImranSultan2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8032C

Elizabeth Teng

Graduate Student

ElizabethTeng2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8036B

Caroline von Raesfeld

CarolinevonRaesfeld2027@u.northwestern.edu

Hailin Wang

Graduate Student

hwr5641@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8046C

Newlin Weatherford

Riedel Family Graduate Fellow

NewlinWeatherford2017@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8025

Nycole Wenner

Graduate Student

NycoleWenner2026@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8034D

Rachel Zhang

Graduate Student

rczhang@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8038A

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

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

Wen-fai Fong

Assistant Professor

Phone: (847) 467-4597

wfong@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8063

Adam Miller

Assistant Professor

Phone: (847) 491-3735

amiller@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8069