mountain profile Institute for Astronomy University of Hawaii

Faculty

Most faculty are based at IfA-Mānoa, located in the city of Honolulu on the island of O‘ahu. Some are located on the neighbor islands, at our IfA-Hilo and IfA-Maui buildings.

 

Executive Personnel

These individuals are the senior leadership team of the IfA.

Günther Hasinger (IfA Director) PhD, 1984, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München
        Black holes, X-ray astronomy
Robert A. McLaren (IfA Associate Director) PhD, 1973, University of Toronto
        Instrumentation, infrared astronomy

 

Tenure-Track Faculty: Research

These individuals teach graduate and/or undergraduate classes, advise graduate student theses, and conduct research.

Joshua E. Barnes  PhD, 1984, University of California, Berkeley
        Galaxy dynamics
Fabio Bresolin  PhD, 1997, University of Arizona
        Galaxy evolution, chemical abundances, distances, HII regions
Kenneth C. Chambers  PhD, 1990, Johns Hopkins University
        High-redshift galaxies, radio galaxies, galaxy formation
Antoinette Songaila Cowie  PhD, 1980, Boston University
        Cosmology 
Lennox L. Cowie  PhD, 1976, Harvard University
        Cosmology
Shadia Rifai Habbal  PhD, 1977, University of Cincinnati
        Solar and heliospheric physics
Donald N. B. Hall (Hilo)  PhD, 1970, Harvard University
        Instrumentation
James N. Heasley  PhD, 1973, Yale University
        Stellar populations
J. Patrick Henry  PhD, 1974, University of California, Berkeley
        Galaxy clusters
Klaus W. Hodapp (Hilo) PhD, 1984, University of Heidelberg
        Associate Director, Hilo Operations; star formation, instrumentation
Andrew W. Howard  PhD, 2006, Harvard University
          Extrasolar planets, planet formation, spectrometer design, SETI
Esther M. Hu  PhD, 1980, Princeton University
        Cosmology 
Robert D. Joseph  PhD, 1971, Washington University
        Infrared galaxies
Nick Kaiser  PhD, 1982, University of Cambridge
        Associate Director for National Telescope Projects; gravitational lensing
Rolf-Peter Kudritzki  PhD, 1973, Technische Universität Berlin
        Massive stars, galaxies, chemical abundances, distances and evolution
Jeffrey R. Kuhn (Maui)  PhD, 1981, Princeton
       Sun, astrophysics, instrumentation
Haosheng Lin (Maui)  PhD, 1992, Michigan State University
        Solar physics
Michael C. Liu  PhD, 2000, University of California, Berkeley
        Extrasolar planets, brown dwarfs, star and planet formation
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
Bo Reipurth (Hilo)  PhD, 1981, University of Copenhagen
        Star formation and molecular clouds
David B. Sanders  PhD, 1982, State University of New York at Stony Brook
        Graduate Program Chair; molecular clouds, interacting galaxies, submillimeter astronomy
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 
Jonathan P. Williams  PhD, 1995, University of California, Berkeley
        Faculty Chair; submillimeter astronomy, star and planet formation

 

Tenure-Track Faculty: Support

These individuals support the major activities of the IfA, conduct research, and may teach graduate and/or undergraduate classes and advise graduate student theses.

Colin Aspin (Hilo)  PhD, 1981, Glasgow University
        2.2-Meter Telescope Manager; star formation
Mark R. Chun (Hilo)  PhD, 1997, University of Chicago
        Adaptive optics, atmospheric characterization
Paul H. I. Coleman  PhD, 1985, University of Pittsburgh
        Large-scale structure of the universe
Robert Jedicke  PhD, 1992, University of Toronto
        Pan-STARRS, asteroids, high-energy particle physics
Kathleen Robertson   MLS, 1969, University of California, Berkeley
        Librarian
Richard J. Wainscoat  PhD, 1986, Australian National University
        UH Telescopes Support Scientist; galaxies

 

Research Faculty

These individuals conduct research and/or support major IfA activities, through funding provided by external sources. They may also co-advise graduate students.

Schelte J. "Bobby" Bus (Hilo)  PhD, 1999, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
        IRTF Support Scientist; asteroids
Lucas A. Cieza  PhD, 2007, University of Texas at Austin
        Sagan Postdoctoral Fellow; structure and evolution of circumstellar disks
Michael S. Connelley (Hilo)  PhD, 2007, University of Hawai‘i
        IRTF Support Scientist; instrumentation, star formation
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
Roy R. Gal  PhD, 2001, California Institute of Technology
        Clusters of galaxies, galaxy evolution, sky surveys
Nader Haghighipour  PhD, 1999, University of Missouri-Columbia
        Planetary Dynamics, extrasolar planets
Douglas A. Hope (Maui)  PhD, 2004, University of New Mexico
        Imaging science
Stuart M. Jefferies (Maui)  PhD, 1983, University of London
        Solar physics, advanced imaging methods
Jacqueline Keane  PhD, 2002, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
        Ice and dust in young stellar objects, protoplanetary disks
Eugene A. Magnier  PhD, 1993, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
        Pan-STARRS, star formation, large-scale surveys
Glenn E. Morrison (CFHT, Waimea)  PhD, 1999, University of New Mexico
        Canada-France-Hawai‘i Telescope Resident Astronomer; high-redshift galaxies,
        galaxy clusters and evolution, radio galaxies
Narayan S. Raja  PhD, 1992, Michigan State University
        Computer Section
John T. Rayner  PhD, 1988, University of Edinburgh
        IRTF Support Scientist; star formation, instrumentation
Pui-Hin W. Rhoads  MS, 1986, University of Hawai‘i
        Computer Section Head
Norbert Schörghofer  PhD, 1998, University of Chicago
        Astrobiology, physics of planetary processes

 

Emeritus Faculty

These are retired tenured faculty, still involved in research and/or other activities associated with the IfA.

Ann M. Boesgaard  PhD, 1966, University of California, Berkeley
        Stellar spectroscopy
Christ Ftaclas  PhD, 1978, City University of New York
        Instrumentation, extrasolar planets
George H. Herbig  PhD, 1948, University of California, Berkeley
        Stellar spectroscopy
Tobias C. Owen PhD, 1965, University of Arizona
        Planetary astronomy 
Alan N. Stockton  PhD, 1968, University of Arizona
        Active galaxy nuclei
Gareth Wynn-Williams PhD, 1971, University of Cambridge
        Interstellar matter

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