Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA)

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Core Faculty

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

John Joseph Carrasco

Associate Professor

Phone: 847-467-5080

carrasco@northwestern.edu

Office: Tech F423

Pieter van Dokkum

Visiting Scholar, joining CIERA full-time in 2027

pieter.vandokkum@yale.edu

Claude-André Faucher-Giguère

Professor

Phone: (847) 467-4647

cgiguere@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8067

Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano

Associate VP Research

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

Professor

Phone: (847) 467-6673

andrew.geraci@northwestern.edu

Office: Tech F135

Vicky Kalogera

Daniel I. Linzer Distinguished University Professor, Director of CIERA, Director of the SkAI Institute

Phone: (847) 491-5669

vicky@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8071

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, Faculty Director of Northwestern University Research Shop

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)

Alexander Edison

Postdoctoral Scholar

alexander.edison@northwestern.edu

Office: Tech F424

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

Graduate Student

DanyAtallah2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8025

Darsh Bellie

Graduate Student

darsh@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7431

Alice Cai

Graduate Student

acai@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7433

Andrea Ceja

Graduate Student

andreaceja2030@u.northwestern.edu

Amanda Chavez

Graduate Student

amandachavez2028@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8043

Julianne Cronin

Graduate Student

JulianneCronin2021@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8031

Nathalie Korhonen Cuestas

Graduate Student

NathalieKorhonenCuestas2029@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7433

Jupiter Ding

Graduate Student

jupiterding2029@u.northwestern.edu

Yuxin (Vic) Dong

Graduate Student

yuxin.dong@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8037

Rodrigo Ferrer-Chavez

Graduate Student

rodrigoferrer-chavez2029@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7429

Nicole Flors

Graduate Student

nicoleflors2030@u.northwestern.edu

Charlie Gibson

Graduate Student

charlesgibson2031@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn

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, 7417

Saarah Hall

Graduate Student

saarah@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8043

Josh Harry

Graduate Student

joshuaharry2027@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8041

Beryl Hovis-Afflerbach

Graduate Student

beryl@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7433

Danat Issa

Graduate Student

DanatIssa2023@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8033

Pavani Jairam

Graduate Student

pavani.jairam@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8029

Nathalie Jones

Board of Visitors Graduate Fellow

NathalieJones2028@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8039

Emma Kaufman

Graduate Student

ekaufman@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8035

Ilia Kiato

Graduate Student

ilia.qato@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7429

Dean Michael Kousiounelos

Graduate Student

dean.kousiounelos@northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn

Dean Kousiounelos

Graduate Student

dean.kousiounelos@northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn

Sachin Venkatesh Thakku Saravana Kumar

Graduate Student

SachinThakkuSaravanaKumar2029@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn

Piramon Kumnurdmanee

Graduate Student

PiramonKumnurdmanee2031@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn

Tiffany Liou

Graduate Student

tiffanyliou2025@u.northwestern.edu

Chang Liu

Graduate Student

ptg.cliu@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8033

Beverly Lowell

Graduate Student

beverlylowell@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8029

Zeyu Ma

Graduate Student

zma@u.northwestern.edu

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

Board of Visitors Graduate Fellow

gideonm@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7429

Elizabeth Marie Mone

Graduate Student

elizabeth.mone@northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn

Caroline von Raesfeld

Graduate Student

carolinevr@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8043

Teresita Ramirez

Graduate Student

TeresitaRamirezAguilar2028@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8029

Nabeel Rehemtulla

Graduate Student

nabeelr@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8037

Jonathan Roberts

Graduate Student

JonathanRoberts2027@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8035

Ved Shah

Graduate Student

vedshah2029@u.northwestern.edu

Ed Skrabacz

Graduate Student

edwardskrabacz2030@u.northwestern.edu

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

Aswin Suresh

Graduate Student

aswinsuresh2029@u.northwestern.edu

Elizabeth Teng

Graduate Student

ElizabethTeng2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7421

Asad Ukani

Graduate Student

asadukani2028@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7431

Sachin Venkatesh

Graduate Student

Office: Dearborn

Hailin Wang

Graduate Student

hwr5641@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8039

Muqing Wang

Graduate Student

muqingwang2026@u.northwestern.edu

Theodore Wecker

Graduate Student

theodorewecker2025@u.northwestern.edu

Nycole Wenner

Graduate Student

NycoleWenner2026@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8039

Maia Alexandria Williams

Graduate Student

MaiaWilliams2030@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn

Yiqiu Zhou

Graduate Student

YiqiuZhou2024@u.northwestern.edu

Office: Dearborn

Staff

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

Vicky Kalogera

Daniel I. Linzer Distinguished University Professor, Director of CIERA, Director of the SkAI Institute

Phone: (847) 491-5669

vicky@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8071

NU SkAI Personnel

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

Claude-André Faucher-Giguère

Professor

Phone: (847) 467-4647

cgiguere@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8067

Wen-fai Fong

Associate Professor

Phone: (847) 467-4597

wfong@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8063

Vicky Kalogera

Daniel I. Linzer Distinguished University Professor, Director of CIERA, Director of the SkAI Institute

Phone: (847) 491-5669

vicky@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8071

Adam Miller

Assistant Professor

Phone: (847) 491-3735

amiller@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8069

Fred Rasio

Joseph Cummings Professor

Phone: (847) 491-7904

rasio@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8005

Allison Strom

Assistant Professor

Phone: 847-467-1537

allison.strom@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 7413

Sasha Tchekhovskoy

Associate Professor

Phone: (847) 491-3103

atchekho@northwestern.edu

Office: 1800 Sherman, 8055

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