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Eric Agol

Professor
agol@uw.edu / 206-543-7106
PAB B370
Astrobiology, Exoplanets, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Stars, Theory and Computation

Sydney Andersen

Graduate Student

Melisa Anderson

Administrator
melisa3@uw.edu
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Scott Anderson

Professor
sfander@uw.edu / 206-685-2392
PAB C304
compact binaries, Galaxies, High energy astrophysics, quasars/AGN, Stars, Time Domain Astronomy

Tiara Anderson

Graduate Student
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Arpit Arora

Postdoctoral Scholar
arora125@uw.edu
Cosmological Simulations, Dark Matter, Galactic Dynamics, Theory and Computation
Barnes Rory

Rory Barnes

Associate Professor
rory@astro.washington.edu / 206-543-8979
PAB B376
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Wilson Beebe

Software Engineer
wbeebe@uw.edu
PAB B356A
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Dino Bektešević

Postdoctoral Scholar
dinob@uw.edu
PAB B325
Big data, computer vision, Instrumentation, large scale interactive data analysis, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Solar System
Eric Bellm

Eric Bellm

Research Associate Professor
ecbellm@uw.edu
PAB C308
Instrumentation, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Stars, Time Domain Astronomy
Pedro Bernardinelli

Pedro Henrique Bernardinelli

Postdoctoral Scholar
phbern@uw.edu
Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Solar System
Jessica Birky

Jessica Birky

Graduate Student
jbirky@uw.edu
PAB B323
Dynamics, Exoplanets, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Spectroscopy, Stars, Theory and Computation, Time Domain Astronomy
Doug Branton

Douglas Branton

Software Engineer
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Neven Caplar

Postdoctoral Scholar
ncaplar@uw.edu
PAB B303
Galaxies, Instrumentation, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Time Domain Astronomy
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Francisca Chabour Barra

Graduate Student
fbcb@uw.edu
PAB 339
compact binaries, compact objects, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Theory and Computation, Time Domain Astronomy

Colin Chandler

Postdoctoral Scholar
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Sam Charney

Graduate Student
scharney@uw.edu
B335
Cosmology, RR Lyrae, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Stellar Streams, Time Domain Astronomy
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Zhuo Chen

Postdoctoral Scholar
zczhuo@uw.edu
PAB C306
Galaxies, Stars
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Yingjie Cheng

Postdoctoral Scholar
yingjiec@uw.edu
C306
Galaxies, Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium
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Boeun Choi

Graduate Student
bechoi@uw.edu
PAB B317
Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium, Stars

Ricky Chon

Academic Advisor
rchon11@uw.edu / 206-685-7856
Office Hours: Tues - Thurs 12pm to 1 pm
PAB B366

Ian Chow

Graduate Student

Sophia Cisneros

Assistant Teaching Professor
sofcis94@uw.edu
Cosmology, flat rotation curves, Galaxies, general and special relativity, non-flat cosmologies
Andy Connolly

Andy Connolly

Professor
ajc@astro.washington.edu / 206-543-9541
PAB B355
Galaxies, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Solar System, Time Domain Astronomy
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John Franklin Crenshaw

Alumni
jfc20@uw.edu
Cosmology, Galaxies, Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science
Miles Currie

Miles Currie

Alumni
mcurr@uw.edu
PAB B345
Astrobiology, Exoplanets
James Davenport

James Davenport

Research Assistant Professor
jrad@uw.edu
PAB B374
Astrobiology, SETI, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Solar System, Stars, Time Domain Astronomy

Hector Delgado-Diaz

Graduate Student
hdelgad9@uw.edu

Sebastian Demasi

Graduate Student
demasi@uw.edu

Ashley Detert

Fiscal Specialist
Payroll Coordinator
HR
detera@uw.edu / 206-543-2888
Office Hours: In Office: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 8-4:30 Telework: Monday, Friday 8-4:30
PAB C319

Gabrielle Engelmann-Suissa

Graduate Student
suissa@uw.edu
Astrobiology, Exoplanets
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Yakov Faerman

Alumni
yakovf@uw.edu
PAB C306
Cosmology, Galaxies, Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium
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Peter Ferguson

Postdoctoral Scholar
pferguso@uw.edu
PAB 303
Cosmology, Instrumentation, Milky Way, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science
Krzysztof Findeisen

Krzysztof Findeisen

Research Scientist
kfindeis@uw.edu
PAB B309
Software, Algorithms, & Data Science
Oliver Fraser

Oliver Fraser

Associate Teaching Professor
ojf@uw.edu
PAB C324

Lainey Gammon

Graduate Student
Rodolfo Garcia

Rodolfo Garcia

Graduate Student
rodolfog@uw.edu
PAB B329
Astrobiology, Exoplanets, Planetary Interiors, Solar System
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Samantha Garza

Graduate Student
samgarza@uw.edu
PAB B317
Galaxies, Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium
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Aritra Ghosh

Postdoctoral Scholar
aritrag@uw.edu
PAB B356D
Galaxies, Machine Learning, quasars/AGN, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science

Megan Gialluca

Graduate Student
gialluca@uw.edu
Astrobiology, Exoplanets
Samantha Gilbert

Samantha Gilbert

Graduate Student
samroseg@uw.edu
PAB B337
Astrobiology, Exoplanet Atmospheres, Retrieval Models, Spectroscopy
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Melissa L. Graham

Research Scientist
mlg3k@uw.edu
PAB B356C
Cosmology, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Supernovae, Time Domain Astronomy
Sarah Greenstreet

Sarah Greenstreet

Affiliate Assistant Professor
sarahjg@uw.edu
PAB B311
Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Solar System, Theory and Computation, Time Domain Astronomy

Pramod Gupta

Research Scientist
psgupta@astro.washington.edu
PAB B356F
Astrobiology, Exoplanets, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Solar System, Stars, Theory and Computation
Aren Heinze

Aren Heinze

Research Scientist
aheinze@uw.edu / 832-622-1114
PAB B313

Erin Howard

Research Scientist Engineer
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Valeria Hurtado

Graduate Student
vhurtado@uw.edu
PAB B337
accretion physics, compact objects, high-energy astrophysics, stellar evolution
Željko Ivezić

Željko Ivezić

Professor
ivezic@uw.edu / 206-403-6132
Office Hours: 0-24h
206-403-6132
Cosmology, Galaxies, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Solar System, Time Domain Astronomy
Dave Joswiak

Dave Joswiak

Research Scientist
joswiak@astro.washington.edu / 206-543-9430
PAB C315
Mario Juric

Mario Jurić

Professor
Senior Data Science Fellow
mjuric@astro.washington.edu
PAB C320

Bryce Kalmbach

Research Scientist
brycek@uw.edu
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Juliana Karp

Graduate Student
jsmkarp@uw.edu
PAB B325
Cosmology, Galaxies, Strong Gravitational Lensing
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Gourav Khullar

Postdoctoral Scholar
gkhullar@uw.edu
PAB: B315
Galaxies, Quiescent Galaxies, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Stellar Population Synthesis Modeling and SED Fitting, Strong Gravitational Lensing

Jack Kohm

Graduate Student

Jake Kurlander

Graduate Student
jkurla@uw.edu
Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Solar System, Theory and Computation
Chris Laws

Chris Laws

Teaching Professor
wampaz@astro.washington.edu / 206-221-7949
Office Hours: By appointment
PAB C333
Astrobiology, Astronomy Education, Cosmology, Exoplanets, Higher Education Administration, Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium, Solar System, Stars, Time Domain Astronomy
Emily Levesque

Emily Levesque

Associate Professor
emsque@uw.edu
PAB C327
compact objects, core-collapse, Galaxies, Gravitational Waves, massive stellar evolution, Stars, stellar populations, Time Domain Astronomy
Billy Li

Billy Li

Graduate Student
billyli@uw.edu
PAB B319
Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium, Stars, Theory and Computation
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Chester Li

Graduate Student
zhuofu@uw.edu
Machine Learning, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Solar System, Statistics

Andrew Lincowski

Research Scientist
alinc@uw.edu
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Bethlee Lindor

Graduate Student
blindor@uw.edu / 206-543-4954
PAB B339
Exoplanets, Galaxies, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Stars

Ranger Liu

Graduate Student
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Arianna Long

Assistant Professor
aslong@uw.edu
C331
Galaxies, high redshift galaxies, infrared astronomy, Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium

Travis Mandeville

Research Scientist
mandevt2@uw.edu

Ella Marin

Graduate Student
Matt McQuinn

Matt McQuinn

Associate Professor
mcquinn@uw.edu
PAB B372
Cosmology, Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Theory and Computation
Victoria Meadows Professor of Astronomy and Director of Astrobiology

Victoria Meadows

Professor
vsm@astro.washington.edu / 206-543-0206
PAB B374
Astrobiology, Exoplanets, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Solar System, Stars, Theory and Computation

Nikolin Mihajlovic Horvat

Program Operations Specialist LSST/DiRAC
horvat@uw.edu
Joachim Moeyens

Joachim Moeyens

Postdoctoral Researcher
moeyensj@uw.edu
PAB B339
Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Solar System
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Jessica Ness

Grant Manager
crabbj@uw.edu / 206-543-1453
Office Hours: In Office: Tues, Wed, Thur 8-4 Telework Mon 8-4 Fri 7-3
PAB C335
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Binh Nguyen

Graduate Student
ngbinh@uw.edu
PAB B345
Cosmology, Galaxies, Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium
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Oge Okoronkwo

Graduate Student
ogeoko@uw.edu
PAB B345
Cosmology, Galaxies, Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium, Theory and Computation
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Drew Oldag

Software Engineer
awoldag@uw.edu
Office Hours: MTThF in the office 9-4, W wfh
PAB B356A
Russell Owen

Russell Owen

Research Scientist
rowen@uw.edu / 206-407-6181
PAB B330B
John Parejko

John Parejko

Research Scientist
parejkoj@uw.edu
PAB B311
Cosmology, Galaxies, Instrumentation, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Time Domain Astronomy

Alim Patten

Manager Of Program Operations ARC Business Office
alimyp@uw.edu / 206-616-0035
PAB B330D
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Pip Petersen

Graduate Student
speter7@uw.edu
PAB B345
Cosmology, Galaxies, Theory and Computation, Time Domain Astronomy
Tom Quinn

Tom Quinn

Professor
trq@astro.washington.edu / 206-685-9009
PAB C305
Astrobiology, Cosmology, Exoplanets, Galaxies, Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Solar System, Theory and Computation
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Meredith Rawls

Research Scientist
mrawls@uw.edu
Office Hours: By appointment, via Zoom
PAB B356B, mostly remote
Rubin Observatory, Satellite Constellations, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Stars, Time Domain Astronomy
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Midori Rollins

Program Assistant
uwastro@uw.edu
PAB C319

Dmytro Salienko

Budget/Fiscal Analyst Lead ARC Business Office
dmytros@uw.edu
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José Sánchez-Gallego

Research Assistant Professor
gallegoj@uw.edu / 206-543-5280
PAB B330C
Galaxies, Instrumentation, Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science
Conor Sayres

Conor Sayres

Research Scientist
csayres@astro.washington.edu / 206-685-8762
PAB B330A
Conor Sayres

Conor Sayres

Research Scientist
csayres@astro.washington.edu / 206-685-8762
PAB B330A
Nima Sedaghat

Nima Sedaghat

Postdoctoral Scholar
nimaseda@uw.edu
Deep Learning, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Theory and Computation, Time Domain Astronomy
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Nora Shipp

Assistant Professor
nshipp@uw.edu
PAB C325
Cosmology, Dark Matter, Galaxies, Milky Way, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Theory and Computation
Colin Slater

Colin Slater

Research Scientist
ctslater@uw.edu / 206-685-9017
PAB B356C
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Brianna Smart

Research Scientist Engineer
Galaxies, Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Time Domain Astronomy
Adam Scmercina

Adam Smercina

Postdoctoral Scholar
asmerci@uw.edu
Galaxies, Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium, Stars

Toby Smith

Associate Teaching Professor
pikaia@uw.edu
PAB C338
Steven Stetzler

Steven Stetzler

Alumni
stevengs@uw.edu
PAB B335

Ryder Strauss

Postdoctoral Scholar

Krzysztof Suberlak

Postdoctoral Scholar
suberlak@uw.edu

Ian Sullivan

Research Scientist
sullii@uw.edu
Cosmology, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Time Domain Astronomy
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Michael Tauraso

Researcher
mtauraso@uw.edu
PAB 356A (in DiRAC space)
compact objects, Exoplanets, Gravitational Waves, Instrumentation, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Stars, Theory and Computation, Time Domain Astronomy

Kirill Tchernyshyov

Postdoctoral Scholar
ktcherny@uw.edu
PAB C306
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Brianna Thomas

Graduate Student
bt717@uw.edu
PAB B333
Galaxies, Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium, Lyman-alpha
Hurum Maksora Tohfa

Hurum Maksora Tohfa

Graduate Student
htohfa@uw.edu
PAB 333
Cosmology, Theory and Computation
Sarah Tuttle

Sarah Tuttle

Associate Professor
tuttlese@uw.edu / 206-543-9430
PAB C315
Cosmology, Galaxies, Instrumentation, Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium
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Anastasios Tzanidakis

Graduate Student
UW Planetarium Coordinator
atzanida@uw.edu
PAB B345
Science Communication, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Stars, Time Domain Astronomy
Tom Wagg

Tom Wagg

Graduate Student
tomwagg@uw.edu
PAB B329
compact binaries, Galactic Dynamics, Gravitational Waves, massive stellar evolution, Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Stars, stellar populations

Tobin Wainer

Graduate Student
GPSS Representative
tobinw@uw.edu
PAB B341
Galaxies, Stars
Spencer Wallace

Spencer Wallace

Postdoc Researcher
scw7@uw.edu / 206-543-5185
PAB B341

Caleb Wang

Research Scientist Engineer
calebktw@uw.edu
PAB B330E
David Wang

David Wang

Graduate Student
ykwang@uw.edu
PAB B323
Jessica Werk

Jessica Werk

Professor
Chair
jwerk@uw.edu / 206-221-0312
Office Hours: book appointments at astrochr.youcanbook.me
PAB C305
Galaxies, Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium, Theory and Computation
Max West

Max West

Software Engineer

Charlie Willard

Graduate Student

Benjamin Williams

Research Associate Professor
benw1@uw.edu / 206-543-9849
PAB C313
Galaxies, Stars
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Lauryn Williams

Graduate Student
GPSS Representative
laurynwi@uw.edu
PAB B317
Software, Algorithms, & Data Science, Stars, Theory and Computation, Thorne-Żytkow Objects

Samuel Wyatt

Postdoctoral Scholar
Peter Yoachim

Peter Yoachim

Research Scientist
yoachim@astro.washington.edu / 206-616-4549
PAB B351

Liza Young

Administrative Specialist
liza14@uw.edu / 206-543-6287
PAB C319

Emeriti Faculty

Bruce Balick

Bruce Balick

Professor Emeritus
balick@astro.washington.edu / 206-543-7683
PAB C308
Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium
Don Brownlee

Don Brownlee

Professor Emeritus
brownlee@astro.washington.edu / 206-543-8575
PAB C331
Astrobiology, Exoplanets, Instrumentation, Solar System
Julianne Dalcanton

Julianne Dalcanton

Professor
jd@astro.washington.edu
Galaxies, Interstellar, Intergalactic, & Circumgalactic Medium, Stars

Suzanne Hawley

Professor Emeritus
slhawley@uw.edu / 206-685-2236
Ana Larson

Ana Larson

Teaching Professor Emeritus
anamunn@uw.edu / 206-685-7856
PAB C335

Woodruff Sullivan

Professor Emeritus, joint with History of Science
woody@astro.washington.edu / 206-543-7773
Paula Szkody

Paula Szkody

Professor Emeritus
szkody@uw.edu / 206-543-1988
PAB C311
Stars, Time Domain Astronomy