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2020-Present
Shroyer, Jordan
Summer 2026
Toward Improved CMB Foreground Measurements: Laboratory Characterization of Multi-Chroic Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors and High-Resolution Observations of Anomalous Microwave Emission
Rao, Mihika
Summer 2026
From Envelopes to Outflows: A Multi-Scale View of Protostellar Chemistry
Saravia Sosa
Spring 2026
A Multi-Scale Study of Molecular Gas and Star Formation in Local Luminous Infrared Galaxy Mergers
James, Nicholas
Spring 2026
Powering the Most Luminous Supernovae: Investigations Into Magnetar-Driven Superluminous Supernovae and Light Echoes From Interacting Supernovae
Bhakta, Deven
Spring 2026
Pulsar Duality: Timing Pulsars Through the Lens of Radio Waves and Gamma-ray Photons
Warfield, Jack
Spring 2026
Space-Based Proper Motion Measurements in the Era of JWST
Long, Deryl
Spring 2026
Ionization in Protoplanetary Disks: Linking Chemical and Physical Evolution
Assani, Korash
Spring 2026
Exploring the Structure and Emission of Protostellar Systems With JWST
Garcia, Alex
Spring 2026
Metallicity as a Tracer of the Baryon Cycle in Modern Cosmological Simulations
Behrens, Erica
Spring 2026
From Protostars to Galaxies: A Multi-scale Investigation of the Physics of Star Formation and Molecular Gas
McClellan, Brian Connor
Summer 2025
Numerical Methods for Dynamically-Coupled Radiation in Atmospheric Outflows and Winds
Tu, Yisheng
Summer 2025
Dynamics of Dust and Gas in Star Formation: Dust Evolution, Disk Formation, and Jet Launching
Corcoran, Kyle
Winter 2024
Observational and Timing Studies of Compact Binaries Containing Compact Objects and Evolved Stars
Bordenave, David
Spring 2024
Balanced Correlation Receivers With Applications to Precision Radiometry
Siebert, Mark
Spring 2024
Molecular Footprints in the Deaths and Births of Stars: Observing Carbon-rich Chemistry From Evolved Stars to Prestellar Clouds
Richstein, Hannah
Spring 2024
Near-Field Cosmology With Deep Hubble Space Telescope Imaging of Ultra-Faint Dwarf Galaxies
Lin, Zhe-Yu
Spring 2024
On the Settling, Scattering, and Submillimeter Polarization of Dust in Planet-Forming Disks
Cheng, Xinlun
Spring 2024
Galactic and Extragalactic Astronomy in the Age of Large Sky Surveys
Mazzei, Renato
Spring 2024
The Role of Magnetic Fields in Star Formation, From Cloud to Disk Scales
El-Abd, Samer
Spring 2024
A Chemical Exploration of Massive Star-Forming Regions: Unraveling the Molecular Complexity of Hot Cores
Huang, Xiaoshan
Summer 2023
Modeling the Influence of Cosmic Rays and Photons on the Gas Dynamics in Extreme Astrophysical Systems
Finn, Molly
Spring 2023
Environmental Conditions of the Extremes of Star Formation: From Quiescent Clouds to Super Star Clusters
Mills, Brianna
Spring 2023
Bridging the Gap Between Black Hole Accretion Disk Theory and X-Ray Spectral Observations
Lam, Ka Ho (Andy)
Summer 2022
Numerical Studies of Disk Formation Around Low-Mass Stars
Song, Yiqing
Summer 2022
A Multi-frequency VLA Continuum Investigation of Starburst & AGN Activity in Local U/LIRGs
Cheng, Yu
Summer 2021
Star Formation in Massive Protoclusters and First Exploration of Environmental Dependence
Lewis, Hannah
Summer 2021
Stellar Binaries and Higher-Order Multiples in and Beyond the Milky Way
Matthews, Allison
Summer 2021
A Radio Measurement of the Star Formation History of the Universe
Wilson, Robert
Summer 2021
The Population of Exoplanets as Sculpted by Their Host Stars
Towner, Allison
Summer 2020
Investigating the Early Stages of Massive Star Formation in Protocluster Environments: Multiwavelength Studies of Extended Green Objects
Cromartie, Hannah Thankful
Spring 2020
Massive, Bright and Brand-New Millisecond Pulsars as Probes of Fundamental Physics
Hayes, Christian
Spring 2020
Dwarf Galaxy Accretion in the Milky Way: Viewing Dwarf Galaxy Accretion Through the Eyes of Large Surveys
Linden, Sean
Spring 2020
Contrasting Normal and Extreme Environments: A Multiwavelength Census of Star Clusters and Star Forming Regions in Nearby Galaxies
Zivick, Paul Jeffrey
Spring 2020
Understanding Satellite Galaxies Through the Kinematics of the Small Magellanic Cloud in the Age of HST and Gaia
Liu, Mengyao
Fall 2020
Massive Star Formation Across Evolution and Environment
Patil, Pallavi
Fall 2020
Understanding the Properties of Obscured Radio AGN and Faint Submillimeter Galaxies at z-2
Pryal, Matthew
Fall 2020
The Atmospheres and Orbital Dynamics of Hot Jupiters
2015-2019
King, Patrick
Summer 2019
Gas Dynamics Near and Far: Observational MHD of Interstellar Molecular Clouds and X-Ray Ablation of Asteroids for the Earth's Defense
Wenger, Trey
Spring 2019
Structure in the Milky Way
Bittle, Lauren
Summer 2018
Millimeter Observations of Molecular Interstellar Medium From Parsec to Kiloparsec Scales
Burkhardt, Andrew
Summer 2018
Probing Isolated Ice and Gas-Phase Chemistry in Astrophysical Environments
Liss, Sandra
Summer 2018
Star Formation in Interacting Dwarf Galaxies
Pesce, Dominic
Summer 2018
AGN Accretion Disk Megamasers
Sun, Meng
Summer 2018
Pulsating White Dwarfs and Orbital Decay in Binaries
Suriano, Scott
Summer 2018
The Formation of Rings and Gaps in Magnetized Wind-Launching Disks
Turner, Jake
Summer 2018
Studying the Atmospheres and Magnetic Fields of Exoplanets
Yang, Haifeng
Summer 2018
Origins of (sub)Millimeter Disk Polarization
Huang, Chenliang
Summer 2017
Spectral Line Formation in Hot Jupiter Atmospheres and in Interacting Supernovae
Prager, Brian
Summer 2017
Using Long-Term Millisecond Pulsar Timing to Model Pulsar Companions and Their Host Star Clusters
Troup, Nicholas
Summer 2017
Companions to APOGEE Stars: A Stellar Populations View of the Milky Way's Stellar and Substellar Companion Hosts
Borish, Henry
Spring 2017
Star Formation and Nuclear Activity in Local Starburst Galaxies: A Near-Infrared Perspective
Barcos Munoz, Loreto De Los Angeles
Summer 2016
High Resolution Radio Observations of Energetically Dominant Regions in Local Luminous Infrared Galaxies
Damke Calderon, Guillermo Jose
Summer 2016
Spectroscopic Explorations of Milky Way Stellar Populations
Irwin, Christopher
Summer 2016
Long-Duration, Low-Luminosity Gamma-Ray Bursts: Towards a Comprehensive Model of the Weakest Engine-Driven Explosions
Jones, Kristen
Summer 2016
The Environments of Obscured Quasars
Sanpa-arsa, Siraprapa
Summer 2016
Searching for New Millisecond Pulsars With the GBT in Fermi Unassociated Sources
Sokal, Kimberly
Summer 2016
Massive Star Cluster Evolution in Action: The Extreme Environmental Impacts of Wolf-Rayet Stars
Corby, Joanna
Spring 2016
Astrochemistry in the Age of Broadband Radio Astronomy
Pennucci, Timothy
Summer 2015
Wideband Observations of Radio Pulsars
Romero, Charles
Summer 2015
Interpreting High Resolution Sunyaev Zel'dovich Effect Measurements With MUSTANG
Tang, Xiaping
Summer 2015
Nonthermal Particle Propagation and Radiation in Supernova Remnants