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Faculty

Colin Aspin  PhD, 1981, Glasgow University
        2.2-Meter Telescope Manager; star formation
Joshua E. Barnes  PhD, 1984, University of California, Berkeley
        Galaxy dynamics
Ann M. Boesgaard  PhD, 1966, University of California, Berkeley
        Stellar spectroscopy
Fabio Bresolin  PhD, 1997, University of Arizona
        Galaxy evolution, chemical abundances, distances, HII regions
Schelte J. "Bobby" Bus  PhD, 1999, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
        IRTF Support Scientist; asteroids
Kenneth C. Chambers  PhD, 1990, Johns Hopkins University
        High-redshift galaxies, radio galaxies, galaxy formation
Wen-Ping Chen  PhD, 1990, State University of New York at Stony Brook
        Research Affiliate Astronomer (Professor of Astronomy, NCU, Taiwan)
        Star formation
Mark R. Chun  PhD, 1997, University of Chicago
        Adaptive optics, atmospheric characterization
Paul H. I. Coleman  PhD, 1985, University of Pittsburgh
        Large-scale structure of the universe
Michael S. Connelley  PhD, 2007, University of Hawai‘i
         IRTF Support Scientist; instrumentation, star formation
Antoinette Songaila Cowie  PhD, 1980, Boston University
        Cosmology 
Lennox L. Cowie
 PhD, 1976, Harvard University
        Cosmology
Harald Ebeling
 PhD, 1994, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München
        Optical and X-ray astronomy, clusters of galaxies, cosmology
Stephen J. Freeland  PhD, 1999, Cambridge University
        Astrobiology Institute Project Manager; origin and evolution of biochemistry
Christ Ftaclas  PhD, 1978, City University of New York
        Instrumentation, extrasolar planets
Roy R. Gal  PhD, 2001, California Institute of Technology
        Clusters of galaxies, galaxy evolution, sky surveys
Shadia Rifai Habbal  PhD, 1977, University of Cincinnati
        Faculty Chair; solar and heliospheric physics
Nader Haghighipour  
PhD, 1999, University of Missouri-Columbia
        Planetary Dynamics, extrasolar planets
Donald N. B. Hall  PhD, 1970, Harvard University
        Instrumentation
Günther Hasinger
 PhD, 1984, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München
       Director; black holes, X-ray astronomy
James N. Heasley
 PhD, 1973, Yale University
        Stellar populations
J. Patrick Henry
 PhD, 1974, University of California, Berkeley
        Galaxy clusters
George H. Herbig
 PhD, 1948, University of California, Berkeley
        Astronomer emeritus; stellar spectroscopy
Klaus W. Hodapp
 PhD, 1984, University of Heidelberg
        Associate Director, Hilo Operations; star formation, instrumentation
Douglas A. Hope
 PhD, 2004, University of New Mexico
         Imaging science
Esther M. Hu  PhD, 1980, Princeton University
        Cosmology 
Robert Jedicke
 PhD, 1992, University of Toronto
        Pan-STARRS, asteroids, high-energy particle physics
Stuart M. Jefferies  PhD, 1983, University of London
       Solar physics, advanced imaging methods
Robert D. Joseph  PhD, 1971, Washington University
        Infrared galaxies
Nick Kaiser  PhD, 1982, University of Cambridge
        Associate Director for National Telescope Projects; gravitational lensing
Lisa J. Kewley  PhD, 2002, Australian National University
       Galaxy evolution, chemical abundances, star formation, AGN & ULIRGs
Rolf-Peter Kudritzki  PhD, 1973, Technische Universität Berlin
       Massive stars, galaxies, chemical abundances, distances and evolution
Jeffrey R. Kuhn  PhD, 1981, Princeton
        Associate Director, Maui Operations; Sun, astrophysics, instrumentation
Haosheng Lin  PhD, 1992, Michigan State University
       Solar physics
Michael C. Liu  PhD, 2000, University of California, Berkeley
        Extrasolar planets, brown dwarfs, star and planet formation
Eugene A. Magnier  PhD, 1993, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
        Pan-STARRS, star formation, large-scale surveys
Robert A. McLaren  PhD, 1973, University of Toronto
        Associate Director; instrumentation, infrared astronomy
Karen J. Meech
 PhD, 1987, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
        Planetary astronomy 
Roberto H. Méndez
 PhD, 1978, University of La Plata, Argentina
        Planetary nebulae in our Galaxy and others
Glenn E. Morrison  PhD, 1999, University of New Mexico
        CFHT Resident Astronomer; high-redshift galaxies, galaxy clusters and
        evolution, radio galaxies
Tobias C. Owen  PhD, 1965, University of Arizona
        Planetary astronomy 
Narayan S. Raja  PhD, 1992, Michigan State University
        Computer Section
John T. Rayner  PhD, 1988, University of Edinburgh
        IRTF Support Scientist; star formation, instrumentation
Bo Reipurth
 PhD, 1981, University of Copenhagen
      Star formation and molecular clouds
Pui-Hin W. Rhoads  MS, 1986, University of Hawai‘i
        Computer Section Head
Kathleen Robertson   MLS, 1969, University of California, Berkeley
        Librarian
Ilia I. Roussev  PhD, 2001, Queen's University at Belfast, Northern Ireland
        Solar physics
David B. Sanders  PhD, 1982, State University of New York at Stony Brook
        Graduate Program Chair; molecular clouds, interacting galaxies, submillimeter astronomy
Isabelle F. Scholl 
PhD, 2003, University of Paris VI
        Solar physics
Norbert Schörghofer  PhD, 1998, University of Chicago
       Astrobiology, physics of planetary processes
Alan N. Stockton  PhD, 1968, University of Arizona
       Active galaxy nuclei
István Szapudi
 PhD, 1995, Johns Hopkins University
       Theory of large-scale structures
David J. Tholen  PhD, 1984, University of Arizona
        Planetary astronomy
Alan T. Tokunaga
 PhD, 1976, State University of New York at Stony Brook
        IRTF Division Chief and Associate Director, Instrumentation; star formation
John L. Tonry  PhD, 1980, Harvard University
        Cosmology, supernova, instrumentation 
R. Brent Tully
 PhD, 1972, University of Maryland
        Galaxy clustering 
Richard J. Wainscoat  PhD, 1986, Australian National University
        UH Telescopes Support Scientist; galaxies
Jonathan P. Williams  PhD, 1995, University of California, Berkeley
        Submillimeter astronomy, star and planet formation
Gareth Wynn-Williams  PhD, 1971, University of Cambridge
        Interstellar matter


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