PI
Students

Katie Sharpe
Grad Student (2023-), NSF GRFP, JWST Stellar Abundances, Dwarf Galaxies, Chemical Evolution
Hien Nyguen
Postbac (2024-), UVEX low-mass galaxies
Maya Basu
Postbac (2025-), UVEX image simulator
Postdocs

Gregoire Aufort
UVEX Postdoctoral Researcher (2025-), Star Formation Histories, Galaxy Surveys, Statistical Modeling
Group Affiliates

Meredith Durbin
Postdoctoral Fellow at UW (2026-), Resolved Stellar Populations, Crowded Field Photometry, Nearby Galaxies
Alumni
| Name | Role | Duration | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meredith Durbin | Postdoctoral Researcher | 2023-2026 | Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Washington |
| Alessandro Savino | Postdoctoral Researcher | 2020-2026 | Observational Astronomer at Vyoma |
| Aliza Beverage | PhD Student | 2019-2025 | NHFP Hubble Fellow at Carnegie Observatories |
| Brian Lorenz | PhD Student | 2019-2025 | Data Scientist at Blissway |
| Maude Gull | PhD Student | 2019-2025 | Carnegie-Caltech Brinson Fellow |
| Sal Fu | PhD Student | 2019-2025 | NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton |
| Yumi Choi | Postdoctoral Researcher | 2022-2023 | Assistant Astronomer at NOIRLab |
| Nathan Sandford | PhD Student | 2017-2023 | Postdoctoral Fellow at Toronto |
| Pranav Nagarajan | Undergraduate Student | 2021-2022 | Astro PhD Student at Caltech |
| Ekta Patel | Miller Fellow | 2019-2022 | Faculty Member at Villanova |
| Kareem El-Badry | PhD Student | 2016-2021 | Faculty Member at Caltech |
| Tom Zick | PhD Student | 2018-2020 | Director of Responsible AI at Charles Schwab |
| Yong Zheng | Miller Fellow | 2018-2021 | Faculty Member at RPI |
| Anna McLeod | NHFP Fellow | 2019-2020 | Faculty Member at Durham University |
| Nick Choksi | Undergraduate Student | 2017-2019 | 51 Peg Fellow at Caltech |
| Saundra Albers | Master's Student | 2016-2019 | Resident Doctor at Weill Cornell Medicine |
Openings
I am always interested in talking with motivated students and postdocs interested in astronomy research. Please see the for students page for details on undergraduate, PhD, and postdoctoral opportunities.



