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Radhika Achikanath Chirakkara
Postdoctoral Fellow
Turbulence, Dynamos, Transport processes in weakly-collisional plasma, Plasma astrophysics, Hybrid particle-in-cell simulations, Magnetohydrodynamics, Numerical Methods, High-performance Computing
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Carter Anderson
Graduate Student
Tests of General RelativityPhysics
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1318C
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Shantanu Basu
Interim Director
Star formation, interstellar medium, magnetohydrodynamics, astrophysical gas dynamics, computational astrophysics, machine learning
Vittoria Berta
Postdoctoral Fellow
Relativistic plasma physics; Magnetic reconnection and dissipation; Particle acceleration mechanisms; Numerical modeling and exascale simulations; Multiwavelength emission from neutron stars
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J. Richard Bond
Professor
Astrophysics & Cosmology – Physics of the Very Early Universe; Origin and Evolution of Cosmic Structure; Cosmic Radiation Backgrounds; The Dark Matter & Dark Energy Problems; Particle and Gravitational Theory
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Maya Cadieux
Graduate Student
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Koushik Chatterjee
Postdoctoral Fellow
Black holes, Neutron stars, Accretion jets, Magnetohydrodynamics, General relativity, Radiative transfer, Computational astrophysics
Cheng Chen
National Fellow
Three-body problems, free-floating planets, circumbinary disks, fluid dynamics and computational astrophysics
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Daven Cocroft
Graduate Student
Black Holes, Accretion Disks, Galaxy Evolution, Large Structure Evolution, High Energy Phenomena (Cosmic Rays, Quasars, AGN)
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MP 1203
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Weikai Cui
Postdoctoral Fellow
Astrochemistry, Interstellar molecules, Chemical processes in the interstellar medium, Reactions occurring on icy grain surfaces
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Rohan Dahale
Postdoctoral Fellow
Black Holes, Active Galactic Nuclei, Computational Imaging, Machine Learning
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Pratika Dayal
Professor
Galaxy formation, Epoch of Reionization, 21cm cosmology and Dark Matter
Vera Delfavero
Postdoctoral Fellow
Double Compact Object Observations, Population Synthesis Simulations, Ground-based and Space-based Gravitational Wave Observations, Computational Physics
Biprateep Dey
Postdoctoral Fellow
Photometric Redshifts, Galaxy Evolution, Astrostatistics.
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Lyuba Encheva
Communications and Events Coordinator
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MP1403
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Reed Essick
Assistant Professor
experimental gravity, astrophysical signals and their interpretation, nuclear physics, neutron stars, neutron star equation of state, black holes,gravitational waves, x-ray and radio observations of pulsars, hierarchical Bayesian inference, nonparametric inference, machine learning
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MP 1309
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Amanda Farah
Postdoctoral Fellow
Gravitational-wave cosmology, Bayesian inference of compact object populations, Massive stars and their remnants
Maya Fishbach
Assistant Professor
gravitational-wave astronomy and cosmology, black holes, neutron stars, massive stars, transients, large-scale structure, astrostatistics
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Michael Grehan
Graduate Student
Fundamental plasma physics, black holes, neutron stars, and MHDPhysics
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MP 1416
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Sarah Han
Graduate Student
Gravitational WavesPhysics
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1318
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Paul Huet
Postdoctoral Fellow
Planetary formations, Planetary atmosphere, Protoplanetary and debris discs, Gas accretion onto planets, Numerical modelisation and observations, Exoplanets
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Sóley Hyman
National Fellow
Dynamics, Galaxies, Orbits, Chaos, Computational methods
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Christian Kragh Jespersen
Postdoctoral Fellow
Galaxy Evolution, Astrostatistics, Machine Learning, Spectroscopy
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Xuan Ji
Postdoctoral Fellow
Rocky Exoplanets, Planetary Atmospheres and Climate, Interior–Atmosphere Coupling, Orbital and Tidal Dynamics, Habitability
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Aretaios (Aris) Lalakos
Postdoctoral Fellow
High-energy Astrophysics, Computational Astrophysics, Large-scale 3D-GRMHD Simulations, Relativistic Jets, AGN Feedback, Black Hole Growth
Jay Li
IT Manager
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MP 1408
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Yong Xian Liao
Graduate Student
Physics
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MP 1416
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Meng-Xiang Lin
National Fellow
Theoretical cosmology, dark energy, dark matter, gravitational waves
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Website: m-x-lin.github.io/index.html
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Utkarsh Mali
Graduate Student
Gravitational waves, computational astrophysics, Bayesian statistics, theoretical physicsPhysics
Peter Martin
Professor
Galactic Ecology, Star Formation, Dust Evolution, Gaseous Nebulae; using BLAST, Planck, Herschel Space Observatory (SPIRE and HIFI), JWST/ NIRCAM, International Galactic Plane Survey
Anupam Mazumdar
Professor
Quantum gravity, particle physics, and cosmology
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Website: anumazumdar.wixsite.com/anupam-mazumdar
William McClymont
Postdoctoral Fellow
Galaxy evolution, High-redshift galaxies, Star clusters, Supermassive black holes, Radiation hydrodynamic simulations, Monte Carlo radiative transfer
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Ilija Medan
Postdoctoral Fellow
Low-mass stars, Solar Neighborhood / stellar populations, Binary stars, Spectroscopic surveys, Astroinformatics and astrostatistics, Milky Way chemodynamics
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Diego Montalvo
Graduate Student
Compact objects and binaries, pulsars, gravitational wavesPhysics
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MP 1202A
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Thomas Morrison
Graduate Student
Physics
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MP 1318
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Norman Murray
Professor
Nonlinear Dynamics, Solar System Dynamics, Solar Physics, Active Galactic Nuclei
Gibwa Musoke
Postdoctoral Fellow
Black hole accretion, relativistic jets, General Relativistic Magneto Hydrodynamic simulations, Magneto Hydrodynamic simulations
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Maja Lujan Niemeyer
National Fellow
Line-intensity mapping, Large-scale structure, and the Lyman-α emission line
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Ue-Li Pen
Professor
What are the initial conditions for the universe? How can we improve astrophysics measurement techniques by orders of magnitude to answer precise questions, e.g. neutrino mass, gravitational waves, pulsar emission?
Catherine Psarakis
Postdoctoral Fellow
Magnetic induction, Icy moons, Interior modelling, Planetary habitability, Astrobiology, Alternative solvents, Planetary geochemistry
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Vasilii Pustovoit
Graduate Student
Intermediate Mass Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Galaxy Formation SimulationsPhysics
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MP 1318
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Bart Ripperda
Assistant Professor
High-energy astrophysics. Computational Astrophysics and Numerical Methods. Black Holes. Neutron Stars. Magnetohydrodynamics. Plasma Physics. General Relativity. Solar Physics.
Soumendra Kishore Roy
Postdoctoral Fellow
Massive Stellar Evolution, Gravitational-wave Astrophysics, Gravitational-wave Cosmology
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Sabina Sagynbayeva
National Fellow
Exoplanets, Stars, Astrostatistics, Numerical Simulations, Theoretical Astrophysics, and Data Analysis
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Alicia Savelli
Graduate Student
Black hole accretion, plasma astrophysics, galaxy evolutionDADDAA
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MP 1405
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Aryanna Schiebelbein-Zwack
Graduate Student
Gravitational waves, Black hole populations, Multi-messenger astrophysicsAstronomy
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MP 1416
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Sara Seager
Professor
Exoplanet atmospheres, Biosignatures, Planetary habitability, Transit spectroscopy, Astrobiology, Space instrumentation, Exoplanet interior composition, Venus atmospheric chemistry
Braden Seefeldt-Gail
Graduate Student
Active Galactic Nuclei, Plasma Astrophysics, Magnetohydrodynamics, Black Hole Accretion, General Relativity, Astronomical Instrumentation
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MP 1318
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Yanlong Shi
Postdoctoral Fellow
Supermassive black holes (SMBHs), Star-forming giant molecular clouds (GMCs), Numerical simulations and Radiative feedback models.
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Chris Thompson
Professor
Astrophysical sources of high energy radiation (Soft Gamma Repeaters, Anomalous X-ray Pulsars, Gamma-Ray Bursts), relativistic fluids and magnetofluids, supernova core collapse, accretion flows and — intermittently — the early universe.
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MP 1316
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Doga Tolgay
Line Intensity MappingPhysics
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MP 1405
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Hui Tong
Postdoctoral Fellow
Gravitational-wave astronomy, Compact-object mergers, Black-hole populations, and Bayesian inference
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Anna Tsai
Graduate Student
Cosmology, Gravitational lensingPhysics
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MP 1405
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Pavan Vynatheya
Postdoctoral Fellow
Stellar evolution and dynamics, Binary and multiple-star systems, Tidal disruption events, Black holes, Gravitational waves, Hydrodynamics, N-body dynamics, Machine learning
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Anna Xiao
Undergraduate Student
Solar WindDepartment of Physics
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1318C
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Daniel Xiao
Computer Systems Administrator
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MP 1413
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Yiqi Xie
Postdoctoral Fellow
Gravitational Waves, Compact Objects, Fundamental Physics, Bayesian Inference, Machine Learning
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Duo Xu
Postdoctoral Fellow
Magnetohydrodynamics, Interstellar Medium, Star Formation, Machine Learning
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Danny Yaacoub
Graduate Student
Magnetic ReconnectionPhysics
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1318C
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Claire Ye
Postdoctoral Fellow
Stellar Dynamics, Globular Clusters, Compact Object Binaries
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Mariah Amel Zeroug
Graduate Student
Gravitational WavesPhysics
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1416
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Haowen Zhang
Postdoctoral Fellow
Galaxy—supermassive black hole connection, High-redshift galaxy morphology, Kinematics, Astrostatistics, Machine learning
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Jonathan Zhang
Postdoctoral Fellow
Black holes, Magnetars, Pair Plasma Production, Monte Carlo SimulationsPhysics
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Saiyang Zhang
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dark matter, Early Universe, Primordial black holes, Population III stars, Supermassive black holes, and Large-scale structure
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Yiru Zhou
Research Institute Financial Officer
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MP1403
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