Astrophysics-Related Caltech Prize Postdoctoral Fellows
(Observational, Experimental, Theoretical )
Observational Astronomy
| Name | Fellowship and Year | Research Interests | PhD institution and Current Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonry, John | Bantrell 1982-85 | Extragalactic distance scale, large scale structure, the local Hubble flow, gravitational lensing, image processing. | *PhD 1980, Harvard University Professor of Astronomy, IfA/University of Hawaii | ||
| Tytler, David | Bantrell 1982-85 | Quasars, observational cosmology, astronomical instrumentation. | * PhD 1982, University of London * Professor of Physics, UC San Diego | ||
| Bothun, Greg | Bantrell 1983-86 | Galaxy formation and evolution, dwarf galaxies, large scale structure, galaxy clusters, observational cosmology. | * PhD 1981, University of Washington * Professor of Physics, University of Oregon | ||
| Beers, Tim | Bantrell 1983-86 | Stellar astrophysics, subdwarfs, metal poor stars, galactic halo. | * PhD 1983, Harvard University * Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State | ||
| Impey, Chris | Weingart 1983-86 | Cosmology, quasars, AGN, extragalactic and galactic astronomy, astrobiology; popular science. | * PhD 1981, University of Edinburgh * (University Distinguished) Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona * Deputy Head of Department | ||
| Hamilton, Donald | Norris 1988-90 | Spectroscopy, astronomical instrumentation. | * PhD 198?, University of Chicago * Munich | ||
| Strauss, Michael | Norris 1989-91 | Extragalactic astronomy, cosmology, large surveys. | * PhD 1989, UC Berkeley * Professor of Astrophysics, Princeton University * Pierce Prize winner | ||
| Clemens, Christopher | Fairchild 1996-98 | Stellar seismology, interacting binaries, time series photometry and spectroscopy, astronomical instrumentation. | * PhD 1994, University of Texas * Professor of Astrophysics, UNC | ||
| Blakeslee, John | Fairchild 1996-99 | Stellar populations, globular clusters, structure and evolution of galaxy clusters, extragalactic distance scale. | * PhD 1997, MIT * Astronomer, Herzburg Institute of Astrophysics | ||
| Cote, Patrick | Fairchild 1997-00 | Stellar populations, stellar and galactic dynamics, dark matter, galaxy formation. | * PhD 1994, McMaster * Astronomer (Senior Research Officer), HIA and Adjunct Professor, University of Victoria | ||
| Hillenbrand, Lynne | Fairchild 1997-00 | Star formation, planet formation. | * PhD 1995, University of Massachusetts * Associate Professor of Astronomy, Caltech | ||
| Galama, Titus | Fairchild 1999-02 | Gamma ray bursts. | * PhD 1999, University of Amsterdam * Senior Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation | ||
| Martin, Crystal | Fairchild 1999-02 | Large-scale star formation, galactic winds, chemical enrichment of the ISM and IGM, feedback, environmental effects in galaxy groups and clusters. | * PhD 1996, University of Arizona *Professor of Physics, UCSB | ||
| Diercks, Alan | Millikan 1999-00 | High redshift supernovae, astronomical imaging technology. | * PhD 1999, UC Santa Barbara * Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Systems Biology | ||
| Bradford, Charles (Matt) | Millikan 2001-04 | ISM from the Galaxy to high redshift objects; astronomical instrumentation at far-infrared, sub-mm, and mm wavelengths. | * PhD 2000, Cornell University * Research Scientist, JPL | ||
| Charbonneau, David | Millikan 2001-04 | Detection and characterization of extra-solar planets. | * PhD 2001, Harvard University * (Thomas D. Cabot) Professor of Astronomy, Harvard * Robert J. Trumpler winner (best PhD in astronomy), Sloan & Packard Fellowships, Waterman Award) | ||
| Moon, Dae-Sik | Millikan 2003-06 | Astronomical instrumentation; compact objects. | * PhD 2003, Cornell * Assistant Professor of Astronomy, U. Toronto | ||
| Simon, Joshua | Millikan 2005-08 | Dwarf galaxies, dark matter, galaxy evolution. | * PhD 2005, UC Berkeley * Staff member, Carnegie Observatories | ||
| Lu, Jessica | Millikan 2008-11 | Adaptive Optics, Galactic center, young massive star clusters | * PhD 2008, UCLA * NSF Fellow, U. Hawaii | ||
| Gauthier, Jean-Rene | Millikan 2011-14 | Intergalactic medium, galactic halos | * PhD 2011, U Chicago * Incoming Fellow |
Experimental Physics
(only those with an astrophysics focus)| Name | Fellowship and Year | Research Interests | PhD institution and Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince, Tom | Millikan 1980-82 | Computational astrophysics, LIGO and LISA. | * PhD 1978, U Chicago * Professor of Physics, Caltech |
| Kulkarni, Shrinivas | Millikan 1985-87 | Radio Astronomy, compact objects, extra-solar planets | * PhD, UC Berkeley 1983 * (McArthur) Professor of Astronomy & Planetary Science, Caltech |
| Watson, Dan | Millikan 1985-88 | Infrared instrumentation and related astrophysics. | * PhD 1983, UC Berkeley * Professor of Physics & Astronomy, U. Rochester |
| Walker, Christopher K. | Millikan 1988-91 | Star formation and THz instrumentation | * PhD 1988, U Arizona * Professor of Astronomy, U. Arizona |
| Carlstrom, John | Millikan 1989-91 | Experimental radio astronomy, cosmology | * PhD 1988, U Chicago * (S. Chandrashekar Distinguished Service) Professor, U. Chicago * McArthur Prize winn |
| Thorsett, Steven | Millikan 1991-94 | Experimental Astrophysics, Pulsars | * PhD 1991, Princeton * Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, UC Santa Cruz * Dean, Physical and Biological Sciences, UC Santa Cruz |
| Harrison, Fiona | Millikan 1993-95 | X-ray Astronomy & Instrumentation | * PhD 1993, UC Berkeley * Professor of Physics, Caltech |
| Netterfield, C. Barth | Millikan, 1996-98 | CMB, ISM, balloon-borne astrophysics | * PhD 1995, Princeton * Professor of Physics and Astronomy, U. Toronto |
| Eikenberry, Stephen | Fairchild, 1997-01 | infrared instrumentation | * PhD 1997, Harvard * (Research Foundation) Professor of Astronomy, University of Florida |
| Boggs, Steven | Millikan 1998-2000 | Experimental High Energy Astrophysics | * PhD 1998, UC Berkeley * Associate Professor of Physics, UC Berkeley |
| Golwala, Sunil | Millikan 2000-03 | Experimental searches for dark matter and cosmological constraints of dark energy | * PhD 2000, UC Berkeley * Assistant Professor of Physics, Caltech * APS Dissertation winner (Mitsuyoshi Tanaka Prize in Experimental Physics) |
| Lloyd, James | Millikan 2002-04 | High resolution and high dynamic range imaging of astronomical objects | * PhD 2002, UC Berkeley * Associate Professor of Astronomy, Cornell University |
Theoretical Astrophysics
| Name | Fellowship and Year | Research Interests | PhD institution and Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tremaine, Scott | Tolman, 1975-77 | Astrophysical dynamics | * PhD 1975, Princeton * (Richard Black) Professor of Astrophysics, Insitute for Advanced Study * Warner, Heineman winn |
| Zurek, Wojciech | Tolman, 1979-81 | cosmology, quantum theory | * PhD 1979, U. Texas * Laboratory Fellow, LANL |
| Applegate, Jim | Bantrell, 1981-84 | stellar astrophysics, stellar dynamics, cosmology | * PhD 1980, SUNY Stony Brook * Associate Professor of Astronomy, Columbia |
| Hogan, Craig | Bantrell, 1982-85 | cosmology, dark energy, string theory, quantum gravity | * PhD 1980, Cambridge * Head of Astrophysics, Fermilab * Sloan winner |
| Goodman, Jeremy | Bantrell, 1983-86 | astrophysical hydrodynamics, stellar dynamics, gamma ray bursts | * PhD 1983, Princeton * Professor of Astrophysics, Princeton University * Packard and Sloan winner |
| Narayan, Ramesh | NAPF, 1983-1985 | astrophysics, black holes | * PhD 1979, Bangalore University * (Thomas Dudley Cabot) Professor of Astronomy, Harvard |
| Hawley, John | Bantrell, 1984-87 | computational astrophysics, accretion disks | * PhD 1984, U. Illinois * Professor of Astronomy, U. Virginia * Sloan, Warner Prize winner, Department Chair |
| Blaes, Omer | Weizmann, 1986-89 | high energy astrophysics, compact objects | * PhD 1986, Trieste * Professor of Physics, UCSB * Department Chair |
| Madau, Piero | NAPF, 1987-89 | cosmology, high energy astrophysics | * PhD 1987, Trieste * Professor of Astronomy, UCSC |
| Thompson, Christopher | Tolman, 1988-1991 | high energy astrophysics, radiative physics, astrophysical plasmas, cosmology | * PhD 1988, Princeton * Professor, CITA * Sloan, Rutherford, Rossi winner |
| Murray, Norman | NAPF, 1989-91 | planetary dynamics, winds of AGN | * PhD 1986, UC Berkeley * Director, CITA, Toranto |
| Ratra, Bharat | Fairchild, 1989-92 | cosmology | * PhD 1986, Stanford * Professor of Physics, Kansas State University |
| Qian, Yong-Zhong | Fairchild, 1990-92 | nuclear astrophysics, particle astrophysics, cosmology | * PhD 1993, UC San Diego * Associate Professor of Physics, U. Minnesota |
| Bildsten, Lars | DuBridge, 1991-94 | stellar astrophysics, neutron stars, white dwarfs | * PhD 1991, Cornell * (Wayne Rosing, Simon and Diana Raab) Professor of Physics, UCSB and Permanent Member, KITP * Sloan, Cottrell, Warner Prize winner |
| Davies, Melvyn |
Tolman, 1992-1995 |
stellar clusters, black hole formation, planetary dynamics |
* PhD 1992, Harvard * Professor of Astronomy, Lund University |
| Ma, Chung-Pei | Fairchild, 1993-96 | cosmology, dark matter and energy, galaxy and structure formation, black holes, lensing, CMB | * PhD 1993, MIT * Professor of Astronomy, UC Berkeley |
| Lai, Dong | Tolman, 1994-97 | high energy astrophysics, neutron stars, pulsars, magnetars, exoplanets | * PhD 1994, Cornell * Professor of Astronomy, Cornell |
| Brady, Patrick | Fairchild, 1996-98 | gravity wave astrophysics, numerical relativity, black holes | * PhD 1994, U. Alberta * Professor of Physics, U. of Wisconsin - Milwaukee * Cottrell, Sloan winner |
| Li, Zhi-Yun | Fairchild, 1996-99 | magnetohydrodynamics, star formation, gamma ray bursts | * PhD 199?, University of Colorado * Professor of Astronomy, University of Virginia |
| Shaviv, Nir Joseph | DuBridge, 1996-99 | neutron stars, supereddington accretion, waves in the early universe | * PhD 1996, Israel Institute of Technology * Associate Professor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Beacom, John | Fairchild, 1997-00 | nuclear and particle astrophysics, cosmology, neutrinos | * PhD 1991, U. Kansas * Professor of Physcis and Astronomy, Ohio State University |
| Heyl, Jeremy | DuBridge, 1998-00 | astrophysics of compact objects | * PhD 1997, UC Santa Cruz * Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia * Canada Research Chair |
| Sari, Re'em (SRA) | Fairchild, 1998-04 | high energy and planetary astrophysics | * PhD 1994, Hebrew University * Professor of Astrophysics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem * Warner Prize winner, Sloan, Packard Fellowships |
| MacFadyen, Andrew | DuBridge, 2001-04 | supernovae, gamma ray bursts, black holes | * PhD 2000, UC Santa Cruz * Assistant Professor of Physics, New York University |
| Cooray, Asantha | (SRA) Fairchild, 2001-05 | cosmology, particle physics, gravitational waves | * PhD 2001, U. Chicago * Associate Professor of Physics, UC Irvine |
| Pretorius, Frans | Tolman, 2002-05 | general relativity, black holes | * PhD 2002, UBC * Assistant Professor of Physics, Princeton * Sloan Research Fellow, APS Rahman Prize |
| Phillips, Arielle | Irvine, 2002-05 | cosmology | * PhD 2002, Princeton * Research Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame |
| Milosavljevic, Milos | Fairchild, 2002-06 | astrophysics | * PhD 2002, Rutgers * Professor of Astronomy, U. Texas, Austin |
| Pfeiffer, Harald | Fairchild, 2003-06 | gravitational-wave astrophysics, black holes, accretion disks | * PhD 2003, Cornell * Senior Postdoctoral Scholar, Caltech * APS Dissertation winner (Nicholas Metropolis Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Work in Computational Physics) |
| Nakar, Ehud | (SRA) Fairchild, 2004-08 | high energy astrophysics, gamma ray bursts | * PhD 1998, Hebrew University * Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University |
| Bell, Nicole | Fairchild, 2004-06 | astroparticle physics, cosmology, neutrino, dark matter | * PhD 2001, U. Melbourne * Senior Lecturer, U. Melbourne |
| Furlanetto, Steven | DuBridge, 2003-06 | cosmology | * PhD 2003, Harvard * Associate Professor of Astronomy, UCLA |
| Brink, Jeandrew | Fairchild, 2005-07 | relativity, gravitational-wave astrophysics | * PhD 2005, Cornell * Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| Nagai, Daisuke | Fairchild, 2005-08 | cosmology, galaxy clusters, dark matter | * PhD 2005, Cornell * Assistant Professor of Astronomy, Yale |
| Ando, Shin'ichiro | Fairchild, 2006-09 | cosmology and particle physics, supernovae, gamma ray bursts, AGN | * PhD 2005, U. Tokyo * Assistant Professor, Gravitation and AstroParticle Physics Amsterdam (GRAPPA) & Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Amsterdam |
| Peng, Fang | Fairchild, 2006-09 | compact objects, gamma ray bursts, high energy astrophysics | * PhD 2006, U. Chicago * current: Unknow |
| Peter, Annika | Irvine, 2007-10 | cosmology | * PhD 2007, Princeton * UC Irvine |
| Hinderer, Tanja | Fairchild, 2008-11 | relativity, gravitational-wave astrophysics | * PhD 2008, Cornell * Research Associate, University of Maryland |
| Ott, Christian | Fairchild, 2008-09 | research interests: supernovae, computational astrophysics and relativity | * PhD 2007, Albert Einstein Institute * Assistant Professor, Caltech |
| Brooks, Alyson | Fairchild, 2008-11 | cosmology | * PhD 2008, U Washington * Grainger Postdoctoral Fellow, U Wisconsin, Madison |
| Tsang, David | Fairchild, 2009-12 | accretion disks, proto-planetary disks | * PhD 2009, Cornell * |