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Graduate Students

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This page includes all students currently registered in the astronomy graduate program, listed by to year of entry. Dissertation topics and doctoral committees are included for students who have advanced to PhD candidacy. Students who have earned astronomy degrees from the University of Hawai‘i are listed on the Alumni page.

 

2011
Dani Atkinson BS, 2005, University of Washington

William Best MEd, 2009, University of Hawai‘i

Li-Yen Hsu MS, 2010, National Taiwan University

Ding Huang BS, 2011, University of California, Los Angeles

Yanxia Li BS, 2010, Beijing Normal University

Kelly Lockhart BS, 2007, Rice University

Louis Scuderi BS, 2011, University of Arizona

Lauren Stephenson BS, 2011, University of Missouri, St. Louis

Hyewon Suh MS, 2010, Yonsei University

Po-Feng Wu MS, 2010, National Taiwan University
2010
Kimberly Aller BA, 2010, University of California, Berkeley

I-Ting Ho MS, 2009, National Taiwan University

Chao-Ling Hung MS, 2010, National Tsinghua University
2009
Jason Chu BA, 2009, University of California, Berkeley

Gabriel Dima MA, 2009, Cambridge University, UK

Michael Lum BS, 2009, San Jose State University

Matthew Zagursky BS, 2009, University of Maryland College Park
2008
Chian-Chou Chen MS, 2010, University of Hawai‘i
BS, 2006, National Taiwan University
PhD topic: "Investigations on the Origin of the Submillimeter Extragalactic Background Light"
Committee: Len Cowie (chair), Barger, Sanders, Williams, Kim Binsted (University representative)
   
Garrett Elliott BS, 2008, Ohio State University
MS topic: "Mid-IR Analysis of Transient Contaminants in the S-COSMOS Survey"
Committee: Tholen (chair), Bus, Sanders
   
J. Zachary Gazak MS, 2010, University of Hawai‘i
BS, 2006, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD topic: "Red Supergiants as Extragalactic Abundance Probes"
Committee: Kudritzki (chair), Barnes, Bresolin, Kewley, Rayner, Ben Davies, John Learned (University representative)

Heather Kaluna MS, 2010, University of Hawai‘i
BA, 2008, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
PhD topic: "Water Distributions of Inner Solar System"
Committee: Meech (chair), Bus, Haghighipour, Schorghofer, Tholen, Paul Lucey (University representative)
   
Alain Khayat MS, 2010, University of Hawai‘i
MS, 2006, Lebanese University
PhD topic: "Multi-band Search for Volcanic Outgassing in the Tharsis and Syrtis Major Regions on Mars"
Committee: Tokunaga (chair), Habbal, Owen, Schorghofer, Michael Mumma, Paul Lucey (University representative)
   
Kirsten Larson MS, 2010, University of Hawai‘i
BA, 2008, College of Wooster
PhD topic: "Distribution of Luminosity, Gas and Stellar Populations in Local LIRGs"
Committee: Sanders (chair), Barnes, Kewley, Stockton, Kim Binsted (University representative)
   
Nicholas Lee MS, 2010, University of Hawai‘i
BS, 2007, University of California, Berkeley
PhD topic: "Tracing Submillimeter Galaxies Throughout Cosmic Time"
Committee: Sanders (chair), Hasinger, Henry, Emeric LeFloc'h, Kim Binsted (University representative)
   
Andrew Mann MS, 2010, University of Hawai‘i
BS, 2008, Johns Hopkins University
PhD topic: "Planets around Cool Stars: A Study of Red Dwarfs and Their Planets"
Committee: Eric Gaidos (chair), Haghighipour, Henry, Rayner, Ed Scott (University representative)
   
Hsin Yi Shih MS, 2010, University of Hawai‘i
BS, 2008, University of California, Los Angeles
PhD topic: "Extended Emission Line Regions around FRII Radio Sources"
Committee: Alan Stockton (chair), Bresolin, Kewley, Mendez, John Learned (University representative)
   
Ryan Swindle MS, 2010, University of Hawai‘i
BS, 2008, Washington University
PhD topic: "Solar Atmospheric Dynamics: An IR Study of the Polarized Solar Spectrum"
Committee: Kuhn (chair), Ftaclas, Roussev, Don Mickey, Paul Lucey (University representative)
   
H. Jabran Zahid BA, 2005, University of California, Berkeley
PhD topic: "Discrepancies in Abundance Measurements and Testing Models of Galaxy Formation and Evolution"
Committee: Lisa Kewley (chair), Bresolin, Williams, Kudritzki, Mike Dopita, Kim Binsted (University representative)
   
Anthony Zenn MS, 2010, University of Hawai‘i
BS, 2007, University of Michigan
PhD topic: "An Integrated Thermal/Dust Dynamical Investigation of Comet Activity"
Committee: Meech (chair), Tholen, Jedicke, Owen, Mike Mottl (University representative)
2007
Christopher Beaumont MS, 2009, University of Hawai‘i
BS, 2007, Calvin College
PhD topic: "Morphological Diagnostics of Star Formation in Molecular Clouds"
Committee: Williams (chair, IfA), Alyssa Goodman (chair, CfA), Reipurth, Szapudi, Kim Binsted (University representative)

Brendan Bowler MS, 2009, University of Hawai‘i
BA, 2007, Tufts University
PhD topic: "A Search for Giant Planets Around Low-Mass Stars: Revealing the Architecture of M Dwarf Planetary Systems"
Committee: Liu (chair), Haghighipour, Henry, John Johnson, Reipurth, Eric Gaidos (University representative)

Thomas Dixon MS, 2009, University of Hawai‘i
B.Sc., 2007, University of Hertfordshire, UK
PhD topic: "Advanced Methods for Weak Gravitational Lensing on Pan-STARRS"
Committee: Kaiser (chair), Burgett, Joseph, Henry, Ebeling, Williams, John Learned (University representative)

Marco Micheli Laurea Specialistica, 2007, Università di Pisa
 
PhD topic: "Exploring Connections Between NEOs and Meteoroid Streams"
Committee: Tholen (chair), Tokunaga, Bus, Peter Jenniskens, Meech, Edward Scott (University representative)

2006
Geoffrey Mathews MS, 2009, University of Hawai‘i
BS, 2000, University of Texas, Austin
PhD topic: "Characterizing Circumstellar Disks at 5 Myr – a Multiwavelength Gas and Dust Survey in Upper Scorpius"
Committee: Williams (chair), Cieza, Liu, Rayner, Reipurth, Gary Huss (University representative)

Sarah Sonnett MS, 2009, University of Hawai‘i
BS, 2006, The College of Charleston
PhD topic: "Surface Properties and Activity in Blue and Neutral TNOs"
Committee: Meech (chair), Bus, Jedicke, Schorghofer, Ralf Kaiser (University representative)

Vivian U MS, 2008, University of Hawai‘i
BS, 2006, California Institute of Technology
PhD topic: "Kinematics and Energetics in Luminous Infrared Galaxies: Tracing the Formation and Evolution of AGN in Galaxy Mergers"
Committee: Sanders (chair), Barnes, Aaron Evans, Kewley, Kudritzki, Steven Businger (University representative)

Tiantian Yuan MS, 2008, University of Hawai‘i
BS, 2006, Beijing Normal University
PhD topic: "Using Strong Lensed Galaxies to Probe the Metallicity History of Star-Forming Galaxies Between Redshift 1.5 and 3"
Committee: Kewley (chair), Kaiser, Kudritzki, Priya Natarajan, Sanders, Kim Binsted (University representative)
2005
Bradley Jacobs MS, 2007, University of Hawai‘i
BA, 2004, University of California, Berkeley
PhD topic: "Matter and Dynamics of the Local Volume through Tip of the Red Giant Branch Distances"
Committee: Tully (chair), Szapudi, Liu, Kudritzki, John Learned (University representative)

Jeffrey Rich MS, 2007, University of Hawai‘i
BS, 2005, University of Southern California
PhD topic: "An Integral Field Study of Galactic Winds in (U)LIRGs"
Committee: Kewley (chair), Stockton, Boesgaard, Sanders, Mike Dopita, Kim Binstead (University representative)