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

Associate 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 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

Dave Meyer

Professor Emeritus

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

Phone: (847) 467-1538

lena@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7409

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

Phone: 847-467-1537

allison.strom@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7413

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

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)

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)

Dany Atallah

Board of Visitors Graduate Fellow

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, 8041

Alice Cai

Graduate Student

alicecai2028@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn, 5

Gabriel Casabona

Graduate Student

GabrielCasabona2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7417

Amanda Chavez

Graduate Student

amandachavez2028@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7433

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

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7431

Nathalie Korhonen Cuestas

Graduate Student

NathalieKorhonenCuestas2029@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn, 24

Yuxin (Vic) Dong

Graduate Student

yuxin.dong@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8037

Hanzhang Feng

Graduate Student

hanzhangfeng2024@u.northwestern.edu

Rodrigo Ferrer-Chavez

Graduate Student

RodrigoFerrer-chavez2029@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn, 5

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 Prieto

Graduate Student

elena.prieto@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8037

Alexa Gordon

Graduate Student

AlexaGordon2026@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8031

Yiqing (Peggy) Guo

Graduate Student

yiqingguo2022@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8044A

Saarah Hall

Graduate Student

saarah@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7433

Josh Harry

Graduate Student

joshuaharry2027@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7431

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

Nathalie Jones

Graduate Student

NathalieJones2028@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8039

Nick Kaaz

Graduate Student

nkaaz@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8027

Emma Kaufman

Graduate Student

ekaufman@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8035

Kyle Kennard

Graduate Student

KyleKennard2027@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Tech 140

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

Dennis Lee

Graduate Student

DennisLee2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7415

Camille Liotine

Graduate Student

cliotine@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7421

Chang Liu

Graduate Student

ptg.cliu@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7431

Beverly Lowell

Graduate Student

BeverlyLowell2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8029

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

Joseph Michail

Graduate Student

JoeMichail2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7417

Andrea Minot

Graduate Student

andreaminot2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7418

Serena Moseley

Graduate Student

SerenaMoseley2027@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7429

Anya Nugent

Graduate Student

AnyaNugent2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7415

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

Jillian Rastinejad

Graduate Student

JillianRastinejad2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8027

Nabeel Rehemtulla

Graduate Student

nabeelr@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8037

Runze (Tom) Ren

Graduate Student

runzeren2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Tech F140

Jonathan Roberts

Graduate Student

JonathanRoberts2027@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8035

Kyle Rocha

Graduate Student

KyleRocha2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7421

Alejandro Rodriguez

Graduate Student

alejandrorodriguez2028@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn 5

Jennifer Sanchez

Graduate Student

JenniferSanchez2026@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7429

Genevieve Schroeder

Graduate Student

GenevieveSchroeder@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7415

Huei Sears

Graduate Student

hueisears2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8031

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

Hailin Wang

Graduate Student

hwr5641@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8039

Newlin Weatherford

Graduate Student

NewlinWeatherford2017@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8025

Nycole Wenner

Board of Visitors Graduate Fellow

NycoleWenner2026@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8039

Rachel Zhang

Graduate Student

rczhang@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8037

Yiqiu Zhou

Graduate Student

YiqiuZhou2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn, B10

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

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

Wen-fai Fong

Associate 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