Astronomy Alumni

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PhD Recipients and Advisors
Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia Helena* 1925 (Deceased) Phillips Professor of Astronomy, Harvard University (bio)
Hogg, Frank Scott 1929 (Deceased) University of Toronto
Vyssotsky, Emma T.R. Williams* 1930 (Deceased) Prof. of Astronomy, U. Virginia
Hogg, Helen Battles Sawyer* 1931 Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (Deceased) University of Toronto
Robinson, Limmye Vernon 1931 (Deceased) Variable Stars author
Anger Rieke, Carol Jane* 1932 John H. Van Vleck (Deceased) Instructor in Mathematics, South Suburban College, So. Holland, Illinois
Millman, Peter MacKenzie 1932 (Deceased) NRC
Andrews, Loring Beal 1933 Bart Bok
Calder, William Alexander 1933 Harlow Shapley (Deceased) Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Agnes Scott College
Lindsay, Eric Merwin 1934 Harlow Shapley (Deceased) Director of Armagh Observatory, Ireland, Founder Irish Astronomical Journal
Miller, Freeman Devold 1934 Bart Bok (Deceased) Prof. of Astronomy, U. Michigan
Sayer, Arthur Robert 1935 Donald Menzel Northwestern University
McCuskey, Sidney Wilcox 1936 Bart Bok (Deceased) Case Western Reserve University
Seyfert, Carl Kennan 1936 Harlow Shapley (Deceased) Director, Dyer Observatory, Vanderbilt University
Dimitroff, George Zakharieff 1937 (Deceased) co-author of Harvard Book on Astronomy: instrumentation; Boston U.; Dartmouth
Edmondson, Frank Kelley 1937 Bart Bok (Deceased) Indiana University Emeritus Professor
Greenstein, Jesse Leonard 1937 Bart Bok (Deceased) California Institute of Technology
Hoffleit, Ellen Dorrit* 1938 Bart Bok (Deceased) Director, Maria Mitchell Observatory and research astronomer at Yale
Cuffey, James 1938 Harlow Shapley, Bart Bok (Deceased), Indiana University, NM State Univ.
Evans, John Wainwright Jr. 1938 Bart Bok (Deceased) Director, Sacramento Peak Observatory
Goldberg, Leo 1938 Donald Menzel (Deceased) Director, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, AZ
Watson, Fletcher Guard Jr. 1938 Harlow Shapley (Deceased) Harvard Ed. School/Harvard Project Physics
Norman, Daniel 1939
Patterson, Florence Shirley 1941 Harlow Shapley (Deceased) Buffalo, Wellesley, Carnegie, Trinity
Woodward, Edith Jones* 1941 Harlow Shapley, Cecelia Payne-Gaposchkin (Deceased) Prof of Astronomy, Mt. Holyoke, Hunter, William Paterson College
Risley, Alice Marguerite* 1942 Bart Bok (Deceased) Randolph-Macon College; Acting Director, Maria Mitchell
Lichtenstein, Pearl (Rubinstein)* 1942 Donald Menzel (Deceased) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Baker, James Gilbert 1942 Donald Menzel (Deceased) Harvard College Observatory
Steel, Helen Rawson* 1943 Donald Menzel
Aller, Lawrence Hugh 1943 Donald Menzel (Deceased) Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, UCLA
MacRae, Donald Alexander 1943 Bart Bok (Deceased) Professor of Astronomy, U. of Toronto, & Director, David Dunlop Observatory
Miller, Walter John S.J. 1943 Harlow Shapley, Bart Bok (Deceased)
Roberts, Walter Orr 1943 Donald Menzel (Deceased) National Center for Atmospheric Research (Founding Director)
Heyden, Francis Joseph 1944 Bart Bok (Deceased) Georgetown University
Petrie, William 1944 Donald Menzel
Cunningham, Leland E. 1946 Fred Whipple (Deceased) Aberdeen Proving Ground; U. California, Berkeley
Scott, Roderic McDonald 1946 Donald Menzel (Deceased) Chief Scientist, Perkin-Elmer
van Dien, Elsa* 1947 Donald Menzel (Deceased) Bosscha Observatory
Jaffe (Walther), Miriam Elaine* 1948 Bart Bok (Deceased), Prof. of Astronomy, Purdue
Ashbrook, Joseph 1948 Bart Bok, Cecelia Payne-Gaposckin (Deceased), editor-in-chief, Sky & Telescope Magazine
Thomas, Richard Nelson 1948 Donald Menzel, Fred Whipple (Deceased)
Bauer, Carl August 1949 Fred Whipple Penn State
Fleischer, Robert 1949 (Deceased) Prof. of Astronomy, RPI; NSF Program Director for Solar-Terrestrial Research
Hamid, Salah El-Din 1950 Fred Whipple (Deceased) Prof. of Astronomy, U. Cairo, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Layzer, David 1950 Donald Menzel Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, Harvard University
Linnell, Albert Paul 1950 Bart Bok Prof. of Astronomy, U. Washington
Wyatt, Stanley Porter 1950 Bart Bok, Harlow Shapley (Deceased) Faculty, U. Illinois
Bell, Barbara* 1951 Donald Menzel Astronomer, Harvard College Observatory (retired)
Warwick, James Walter 1951 Fred Whipple University of Colorado, Retired, PI for radio astronomy experiment on Voyager
Naqvi, Ali-Mehdi 1952 Donald Menzel
Bappu, Manali Kallat Vainu 1952 Donald Menzel (Deceased) Director, Kodaikanal Observatory, Indian Institute for Astrophysics, IAU president
Warwick, Constance Sawyer* 1952 Bart Bok Scientist, NIST
van Wijk, Uco 1952 Bart Bok (Deceased) Assistant Professor, Princeton
King, Ivan 1952 Harlow Shapley Research Professor, University of Washington
Donn, David Bertram 1953 B. Bok, F. Whipple (Deceased) NASA
Zirin, Harold 1953 Philip M. Morse (MIT) (Deceased) Professor Astronomy, Caltech 
Hoag, Arthur Allen 1953 Bart Bok (Deceased) Director, Lowell Observatory
de Jonge, Herman Albert Joost 1954 Bart Bok
Heeschen, David Sutphin 1955 Bart Bok (Deceased) Director, NRAO
Smith, Harlan James 1955 (Deceased) University of Texas
Wyller, Arne August 1955 Donald Menzel (Deceased),  Director of the Institute for Solar Physics of the Royal Swedish Academy
Whitney, Charles Allen 1955 R. N. Thomas Astronomer, Harvard University, Retired
Smith, Elske van Panhuys* 1956 Bart Bok Professor Emeritus, Virginia Commonwealth University
Smith, Henry Joseph 1956 Cecilia Payne-Gaposckin (Deceased)
Lilley, Arthur Edward 1956 Bart Bok Professor Emeritus, Harvard University
McCrosky, Richard Eugene 1956 (Deceased) Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Orrall, Frank Quimby 1956 (Deceased), Professor of Astronomy, University of Hawaii
Matthews, Thomas Arnold 1956 Bart Bok University of Maryland, Radio astronomer who found the position of 3C 48 in 1960
Menon, Thuppalay Kochu Govinda 1956 Bart Bok Professor Emeritus, Astronomy, University of British Columbia
Zirker, Jack Bernard 1957 Emeritus Staff, National Solar Observatory, Sunspot, NM
Kameny, Franklin Edward 1958 Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (Deceased); Georgetown; US Army Mapping; gay-rights advocate/marriage equality advocate
Wade, Campbell Marion 1958 Bart Bok, David Layzer National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Retired
Kassim, May Arif Kaftan* 1958 Bart Bok, Cecelia Payne-Gaposchkin National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Dieter Conklin, Nanielou* 1958 Thomas Gold University Of California
Howard, William Eager III 1958 B. Bok, H. Weaver, T.K. Menon USRA, Retired
Wright, Frances Woodworth* 1958 Fred Whipple (Deceased) Lecturer, Harvard University
Drake, Frank Donald 1958 Bart Bok, Thomas Gold, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Professor Emeritus, Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz
Varsavsky, Carlos Manuel 1959 David Layzer (Deceased) Institute of Radio Astronomy, Argentina
Hodge, Paul William 1960 Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Professor, Astronomy/Editor of Astrophysical Journal, University of Washington
Davis, Robert James 1960 B. Bok, T. Gold Astronomer, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Dunn, Richard Brandner 1961 (Deceased) Astronomer, Sacramento Peak Observatory
Southworth, Richard Boynton 1961 Fred Whipple Astronomer, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Teske, Richard Glenn 1962 Professor Emeritus, Astronomy, University of Michigan 
Gingerich, Owen 1962 Charles Whitney Senior Astronomer Emeritus, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory/Professor Emeritus, Astronomy and of the History of Science, Harvard University
Young, Andrew Tipton 1962 Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin San Diego State University
Epstein, Eugene 1962 A. Edward Lilley Treasurer, Am. Astronomical Soc. of the Pacific, retired from Aerospace Corp.
Franklin, Fred A. 1962 A. Cook Physicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Godfredsen, Eugene Alan 1963 David Layzer
Guess, Arnold Willard 1964 Donald Menzel (Deceased) engineer at McDonnell Douglas and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Muhleman, Duane Owen 1964 Fred Whipple Professor Emeritus of Planetary Sciences, Caltech
Stothers, Richard Blair 1964 Leo Goldberg (Deceased) Advisor, Post Doc Program, NASA
Huguenin, George Richard 1964 A. Edward Lilley (Deceased) Prof. radio astronomy, U Mass Amherst; founded Millitech
Stienon, Francis Michael 1964 William Liller Assistant Professor, Smith College; Four Colleges Observatory
Strom, Stephen Eric 1964 William Liller (Retired) Scientific Staff, NOAO, Tucson (Photographer)
Wanner, James Franklin 1964 Morton Roberts
Chapman, Robert D. 1965 William Liller Software Engineer, Microsoft, Retired
Burke, James Anthony 1965 David Layzer Assoc. Professor, Physics & Astronomy, University of Victoria, Canada
Pollack, James B. 1965 Carl Sagan (Deceased) NASA/Ames Research Center
Kalnajs, Agris 1965 David Layzer Senior Research Fellow, Australian National University
Gundermann, Ellen 1965 A. Edward Lilley Staff, Owens Valley Radio Observatory, Caltech, Retired
Usher, Peter 1966 Charles Whitney Professor Emeritus, Penn State U.
Sacks, William Michael 1966 David Layzer Radiologist (retired), Tuscon
Dolan, Joseph Francis 1966 Giovanni. Fazio Astrophysicist, NASA
Rich, John Charles 1967 Leo Goldberg Retired General; retired head of Perkin-Elmer
Walker, Russell Glenn 1967 Carl Sagan General Manager/Astronomer, Vanguard Research
Newsom, Gerald Higley 1968 Leo Goldberg Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University
Regas, James Leon 1968 Richard Goody Professor, Geosciences, California State University at Chico
Stecker, Floyd William 1968 Giovanni Fazio NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Doyle, Holly Thomis 1968 David Layzer Inventor
Doyle, Robert Ogden 1968 Leo Goldberg CEO, skyBuilders.com
Dupree, Andrea Kundsin 1968 Leo Goldberg Senior Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Kaufman, Michele 1968 David Layzer Academic Program Specialist, Ohio State University
Kopp, Roger Alan 1968 Charles Whitney Retired, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Linsky, Jeffrey Lawrence 1968 Owen Gingerich Research Professor, University of Colorado
Shu, Frank Hsia-San 1968 C. C. Lin (MIT) Professor of Astronomy, University of California, San Diego
Silk, Joseph Ivor 1968 David Layzer Professor of Astronomy, Oxford University
Taylor, Joseph Hooten Jr. 1968 Alan Maxwell Professor of Physics, Princeton University
Zuckerman, Benjamin Michael 1968 A. Edward Lilley Professor of Physics & Astronomy, UCLA
Mertz, Lawrence Nelson 1969 Robert. Noyes, W. Parkinson (Deceased) Founder Digiphase, Researcher Lockheed
Peterson, Deane Millar 1969 Wolfgang Kalkofen Emeritus Assoc. Professor of Astronomy, State University of NY at Stony Brook
Ball, John Allen 1969 Alan Barrett (MIT) Research Scientist, MIT/Haystack Observatory, Retired
Blanchard, Paul Adam II 1969 Alex Dalgarno
Morrison, David Douglas 1969 Carl Sagan Director of Astrobiology & Space Research, NASA Ames Research Center
Pasachoff, Jay Myron 1969 Eugene Avrett, Robert Noyes Professor of Astronomy, Williams College
Tech, Jack Laurence 1969 Leo Goldberg (Deceased)
Cheng, Chung-Chieh 1970 Giovanni Fazio (Deceased) NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Latham, David Winslow 1970 Owen Gingerich Senior Astronomer, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Arons, Jonathan 1970 Richard McCray Astronomy Department, University of California, Berkeley
Downes, Dennis Neil 1970 Alan Maxwell Dept. Head, Institut de Radio Astronomie Millimetrique, France
Hall, Donald Norman Blake 1970 Robert Noyes Astronomer, Institute of Astronomy, University of Hawaii, Hilo; 
Simon, Theodore 1970 Eugene Avrett Astronomer, IfA, University of Hawaii, Honolulu
Veverka, Joseph Frank 1970 Fred Whipple Professor, Astronomy Department, Cornell University
Burke, John Robert 1971 David Layzer Professor of Physics, San Francisco State University
Grindlay, Jonathan Ellis 1971 Giovanni Fazio Professor of Astronomy, Harvard University
Hoffman, Jeffrey Alan 1971 Henry Helmken Professor of Aeronautical Engineering, MIT, NASA Astronaut on Hubble Space Telescope upgrade mission
Jura, Michael Alan 1971 Alex Dalgarno Professor of Atronomy & Physics, UCLA
Leibacher, John William 1971 Charles Whitney Astronomer, National Solar Observatory, Tucson, AZ
Leibowitz, Elia Menachem 1971 Leo Goldberg Professor of Astronomy, Sackler Institute, University of Tel Aviv
Cesarsky, Catherine Jeanne 1972 Giovanni Fazio CEA Saclay, (former) Director-General, European Southern Observatory, Germany
Cesarsky, Diego Alberto 1972 Leo Goldberg Viroflay, France
Elliot, James Ludlow 1972 Giovanni Fazio (Deceased) Professor of Physics, MIT & Director of George W. Wallace Jr. Observatory, MIT
Faber, Sandra Moore 1972 I. J. Danziger Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz
Chaisson, Eric Joseph 1972 A. Edward Lilley Research Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Tufts University
Chipman, Eric George 1972 Eugene Avrett  NOAA, Solar X-ray Imager on GOES
Kalaghan, Paul Michael 1972 Alex Dalgarno Vice Provost, Northeastern University
Schwarz, Joseph Hilary Samuel 1972 Alex Dalgarno Software Developer/Manager, European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
Vernazza, Jorge Enrique 1972 Robert Noyes Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Wood, Arthur Thompson Jr. 1972 Robert Noyes Senior Software Developer, Washington, DC
Carbon, Duane Francis 1973 Owen Gingerich Research Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center
Chromey, Frederick Rao 1973 I. J. Danziger Professor of Astronomy, Director of Vassar College Observatory
Forman, William Richard 1973 William Liller Senior Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Kurucz, Robert Louis 1973 Eugene Avrett Physicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Stefanik, Robert Phillip 1973 Wolfgang Kalkofen Astronomer, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Allen, John William 1973 Leo Goldberg Professor of Physics, Boise State University
Munro, Richard Harding 1973 George Withbroe Ball Aerospace
Lathrop, John Douglass 1974 David Layzer Williams College, then Navy Research
Peterson, Ruth Carol 1974 Eugene Avrett Research Associate, Lick Observatory; President and CEO, Astrophysical Advances, Palo Alto, CA
Wiesel, William Edward 1974 Michael Lecar Aerospace Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology
Forman, Christine Jones 1974 William Liller Senior Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Keppel, Jean (Warren) (Goad) 1974 Jay Frogel Educator, Yavapai College
Onello, Joseph Stanley 1974 Alex Dalgarno Distinguished Teaching Professor, SUNY, Cortland, Visiting Research Professor, Cornell, Retired, Research Adjunct, University of Montana
Cravens, Thomas 1975 Alex Dalgarno Professor, Physics & Astronomy, University of Kansas
Black, John H. 1975 Alex Dalgarno Professor, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Goad, Larry E. 1975 Alex Dalgarno Scientist, Litton Itek Optical Systems
Lada, Charles 1975 A. Edward Lilley Senior Scientist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Zeilik , Michael 1975 Alex Dalgarno (Retired) Professor of Physics & Astronomy, University of New Mexico
Rosenberg, Marlene 1976 G. Kalman Researcher, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego
Wright, Edward L. 1976 Giovanni Fazio Professor of Physics & Astronomy, UCLA
Aaronson, Marc 1977 Giovanni Fazio (Deceased) Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
Mariska, John 1977 George Withbroe Research Professor, George Mason University
Perrenod, Steven C. 1977 George Field Industry, Orion Marketing
Hartquist, Thomas 1978 Alex Dalgarno Professor of Physics & Astronomy, University of Leeds, UK
Carney, Bruce 1978 William Liller Professor of Physics & Astronomy, University of North Carolina
DeCampli, William 1978 A.G.W. Cameron Faculty, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Knobloch, Edgar 1978 David Layzer Professor of Physics, Berkeley
Liebovitch, Larry 1978 Myron Lecar, George. Rybicki, C.C. Lin Prof. of Physics; Dean, Div. of Mathematics and Natural Sciences; Queens College, CUNY
Rodriguez, Luis 1979 Eric Chaisson Professor of Astronomy, Institute de Astronomia/UNAM
Shapiro, Paul 1979 George Field Professor of Astronomy, University of Texas
Elmegreen, Debra 1979 William Liller Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Vassar College, former president, AAS
Butler, Scott E. 1979 Alex Dalgarno Stockbroker, Price & Marshall Inc.
Baliunas, Sallie 1980 Andrea Dupree (Retired) Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Leach, Robert 1980 Herbert Gursky Staff Scientist, Astronomy Dept., San Diego State
Stier, Mark 1980 Giovanni Fazio Program Manager/Principal Scientist, Raytheon Optical Systems
Rice, Walter L. 1980 Stephen Strom, John Huchra (Deceased)
Topka, Kenneth P. 1980 Paul Gorenstein Solar Physics Research Corp., Palo Alto, CA
Vishniac, Ethan 1980 William Press Prof. of Physics & Astronomy; Editor-in-Chief, McMaster Univ.; Astrophysical Journal
Feigelson, Eric 1980 Ricardo Giacconi Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn. State
Jaffe, Daniel 1981 Giovanni Fazio Professor of Astronomy, University of Texas
Roberge, Wayne 1981 Alex Dalgarno Professor of Astrophysics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Odenwald, Sten 1982 Giovanni Fazio NASA's GSFC contractor, education, Astronomy Cafe (astronomycafe.net)
Halpern, Jules 1982 Jonathan Grindlay Professor of Astronomy, Columbia University
Pryor, Carlton 1982 Michael Lecar Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Rutgers Univsity
Lugger, Phyllis 1982 George Field Professor of Astronomy, Indiana University
Hertz, Paul 1983 Jonathan Grindlay Senior Scientist, Office of Space Research, NASA
Garay, Guido 1983 James Moran Professor of Astronomy, University of Chile
Marshall, Herman 1983 Harvey Tananbaum Research Physicist, MIT
Beers, Timothy 1983 Margaret Geller Director, NOAO
McMillan, Stephen L. 1983 Alan Lightman Professor of Physics & Astomospheric Science, Drexel University
Vrtilek, Jan 1983 Nathaniel Carleton Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Berger, Mitchell 1984 George Field Professor of Mathematics, University of Exeter
Cruz-Gonzales, Irene 1984 John Huchra Professor of Astronomy, Institute de Astronomia, UNAM
Schmitt, Jurgen 1984 R. Rosner Professor, University of Hamburg
Bookbinder, Jay 1985 Leon Golub Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Brainerd, Jerome J. 1985 Donald Lamb NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL
Connor, Brian J. 1985 A. Edward Lilley BC Consulting, New Zealand
Johnson, Bettye 1985 Peter Smith Physicist, NIST
Molnar, Lawrence 1985 Mark Reid Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Calvin College
Popp, Bruce 1985 Robert Rosner ATA Certified Translator, Bien Fait Translation and Patent Services
Tresch Fienberg, Richard 1985 Giovanni Fazio Former Editor in Chief, Sky & Telescope Magazine; AAS Press Officer
Fushiki, Ikko 1986 Donald Lamb Ink Development Corp., San Mateo, CA
Madejski, Grzegorz 1986 Daniel Schwartz Staff Physicist, Kavli Institute, Stanford University
Postman, Marc 1986 Margaret Geller Astronomer, Space Telescope Science Institute
Spergel, David 1986 George Field, William Press Professor of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University Observatory
Zdziarski, Andrezej 1986 Alan Lightman Professor of Astronomy, Copernicus Astronomical Center, Warsaw, Poland
Bailyn, Charles 1987 Jonathan Grindlay Professor of Astronomy, Yale University
Chapman, Giles 1987 Margaret Geller Computer Co., England
Garcia, Michael 1987 Jonathan Grindlay Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Neufeld, David 1987 Alex Dalgarno Professor of Physics & Astronomy, John Hopkins University
Keto, Eric 1987 Paul Ho Staff Scientist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Escalante, Vladmir 1988 Alex Dalgarno Researcher, Institute of Astronomy (UNAM), Mexico
Jeffrey, William A. 1988 Robert Rosner Director, HRL Laboratories
Wang, Boqi 1989 George Field Merrill Lynch, New York
Deutsch, Lynn 1990 Giovanni Fazio (Deceased) Assistant Professor in Astronomy, Boston University
Strachan, Leonard 1990 John Kohl Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Croswell, Ken 1990 David Latham Author, Berkeley, California
Greenhill, Lincoln 1990 James Moran Research Scientist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Merrifield, Michael 1990 Steve Kent Professor of Astronomy, Univeristy of Nottingham, England
Ladd, Edwin 1991 Phil Myers Associate Professor of Physics, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Sams, Bruce 1991 Costas Papaliolios President, Optimabit GmbH
Davies, Melvyn 1992 Willy Benz Professor, Lund Observatory, Sweden
Herant, Marc 1992 Willy Benz Research Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Boston University
Smith, Robert 1992 Robert Kirshner Director, Cerro Tololo Observatory, Chile
Yun, Min 1992 Paul Ho Professor, Astronomy Department, University of Massachusetts
Carroll, Sean 1993 George Field Senior Research Associate, California Institute of Technology
Chernin, Lawrence 1993 Collin Masson Staff Engineer, MIPS Technologies, Mountain View, CA
Schmidt, Brian P. 1993 Robert Kirshner Astronomer, Australian National University
Vogeley, Michael 1993 Margaret Geller Professor of Physics, Drexel University.
Zabludoff, Ann 1993 Margaret Geller Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
Cool, Adrienne 1994 Jonathan Grindlay Professor of Physics and Astronomy, San Francisco State University
Garretson, Dan 1994 E. Carlson, George Field Financial Industry, Boston
Marzke, Ronald 1994 John Huchra Professor of Physics & Astronomy, San Francisco State
Blackman, Eric 1995 George Field Professor of Physics & Astronomy, University of Rochester
Campbell, Robert 1995 Irwin Shapiro Head of Science Operations, Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe
Dell'Antonio, Ian 1995 Margaret Geller Assistant Professor, Brown University
Hix, William 1995 Friedrich Thielemann Associate Professor, University of Tennessee
Mohr, Joseph 1995 Margaret Geller Professor of Physics, Ludwig Maximillans University
Pyne, Ted 1995 Mark Birkinshaw Global Head of Strategy, SAC Capital Advisors
Wallington, Sylvanie 1995 Ramesh Narayan Cambridge, MA
Wiseman, Jennifer 1995 Paul Ho Scientist, NASA/GSFC Headquarters
Riess, Adam 1996 Robert Kirshner Prof. of Astronomy, Johns Hopkins Univ., STSci Nobel Prize in Physics, 2011
Kuhn, Olga 1996 Martin Elvis Instrument Support Scientist, LBT Obseervatory, University of Arizona
Zhang, Qizhou 1997 Paul Ho Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Krockenberger, Martin 1997 Robert Noyes Research Scientist, Xerox PARC
Herrnstein, James 1997 James Moran Renaissance Technologies, NY
Yan, Min 1997 Alex Dalgarno Goldman Sachs, New York
Eikenberry, Steve 1997 Giovanni Fazio Professor of Astronomy, U. of Florida
Mahadevan, Rohan 1998 Ramesh Narayan VP & General Manager, Asia, PayPal
Kawamura, Jonathan 1998 Raymond Blundell Sr. Technical Staff, Jet Propulsion Lab
Mardones, Diego 1998 Phillip Myers Professor of Astronomy, University of Chile
Haiman, Zoltan 1998 Abraham Loeb Professor of Astronomy, Columbia University
Reisenfeld, Dan 1998 John Kohl Associate Professor of Astronomy, U. of Montana
Esin, Ann 1998 Ramesh Narayan Associate Professor of Astronomy, Harvey Mudd College
Kleyna, Jan 1999 Margaret Geller Post-Doc, Institute of Astronomy, University of Hawaii
Grogin, Norman 1999 Margaret Geller Staff Scientist, Space Telescope Science Institute
Barton, Elizabeth 1999 Margaret Geller Researcher, Renaissance Technologies, NY
Quataert, Eliot 1999 Ramesh Narayan Associate Professor of Astronomy, U. of California, Berkeley
Woods, Eric 1999 Abraham Loeb Visiting Asst. Prof.
Seager, Sara 1999 Dimitar Sasselov Class of 1941 Professor of Planetary Science and Physics at the Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology
Romanowsky, Aaron 1999 Christopher Kochanek Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy, San Jose State University
Allen, Lorraine 2000 Shaddia Habbal Assoc. Prof. of Physics, US Coast Guard Academy
Heyrovsky, David 2000 Dimitar Sasselov Lecturer, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Charles University, Prague
Jayawardhana, Ray 2000 Lee Hartman, Giovanni Fazio Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, U. of Toronto
Koranyi, Daniel 2000 Margaret Geller Renaissance Technologies, NY
Sobczak, Gregory 2000 Jeffrey McClintock Finance
Aguirre, Anthony 2001 Lars Hernquist Associate Professor of Physics, University of California at Santa Cruz
Bloser, Peter 2001 Jonathan Grindlay Research Assistant Professor, University of New Hampshire
Barmby, Pauline 2001 John Huchra Assistant Professor, University of Western Ontario
Charbonneau, David 2001 Robert Noyes Professor of Astronomy, Harvard University
Chou, Hongsong 2001 George Field Consultant, McKinsey & Co.
Mahdavi, Andisheh 2001 Margaret Geller Assistant Professor of Physics, San Francisco State University
Ransom, Scott 2001 Giovanni Fazio Astronomer, NRAO, Charlottesville/Adjunct Prof., Astronomy, UVA
Macri, Lucas 2001 John Huchra Assistant Professor, Texas A & M
Arce, Hector G. 2001 Alyssa Goodman Assistant Professor of Astronomy, Yale
Brown, Warren 2002 Daniel Fabricant, Margaret Geller Staff Scientist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Jha, Saurabh 2002 Robert Kirshner Assistant Professor in Physics & Astronomy, Rutgers
Furlanetto, Steven 2003 Avi Loeb Associate Professor, UCLA
Herrnstein, Robin 2003 Paul Ho
Lloyd, Don 2003 Lars Hernquist Research Staff, Institute of Defense Analyses, Alexandria, VA
Rines, Kenneth 2003 Margaret Geller Assistant Professor of Astronomy & Physics, Western Washington University
Sokasian, Aaron 2003 Lars Hernquist Finance, Tachyon Capital Management
Wang, Xiohu 2003 Avi Loeb Associate, Lehman Brothers, NY
Harvey, Daniel 2003 David Wilner Research Scientist, Tachyon Capital Management
Chatterjee, Pinaki 2003 Lars Hernquist, Avi Loeb Algorithmic trader, Bank of America
Fish, Vincent 2004 Mark Reid Staff Scientist, Haystack Observatory
Heinke, Craig 2004 Jonathan Grindlay Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Alberta
Bragg, Ann 2004 Scott Kenyon Assistant Professor of Physics, Director of Anderson-Hancock Planetarium, Marietta College
Jang-Condell, Hannah 2004 Dimitar Sasselov Asstistant Professor of Astronomy, University of Wyoming
Sun, Ming 2005 William Forman, Stephen Murray Scientist, Eureka Scientific
Bonanos, Alceste 2005 Krzysztof Stanek Scientific Staff, Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics, National Observatory of Athens
Sollins, Peter 2005 Qizhou Zhang, Paul Ho Lawyer, Associate, Foley Hoag LLP, Boston
Robertson, Brant 2006 Lars Hernquist Assistant Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
Greene, Jenny 2006 John Huchra Assistant Professor of Astronomy, Princeton
Schnee, Scott 2006 Alyssa Goodman Asst. Scientist, NRAO, Charlottesville
Marrone, Daniel 2006 James Moran, Raymond Blundell Assistant Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
Kondratko, Paul 2007 Lincoln Greenhill Goldman Sachs, London
Westover, Michael 2007 John Huchra McKinsey & Co. Investments, Seattle
Modjaz, Maryam 2007 Robert Kirshner Assistant Professor of Physics, NYU Abu Dhabi
Kallivayalil, Nitya 2007 Charles Alcock Prize Fellow, Yale
Gelfand, Joseph 2007 Bryan Gaensler/Patrick Slane Asst. Professor of Physics, NYU Abu Dhabi
Bogdanov,Slavko 2007 Jonathan Grindlay Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University
Hickox, Ryan 2007 Ramesh Narayan Assistant Professor of Astronomy, Dartmouth College
Devor, Jonathan 2008 David Charbonneau Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Tel Aviv
Hopkins, Philip 2008 Lars Hernquist Miller Fellow, Berkeley
Cooper, Randall 2008 Ramesh Narayan Vice President, Goldman Sachs, NYC
Battat, James 2008 Christopher Stubbs Asst. Prof. of Physics, Bryn Mawr College
Hartman, Joel 2008 Matthew Holman Associate Research Scholar, Princeton, University
Lai, Kamson 2008 Giovanni Fazio Post Doc, U. of California, Santa Cruz
Knutson, Heather 2009 David Charbonneau Asst. Prof of Planetary Science, Caltech
Park, Shinae 2009 Giovanni Fazio Physics Teacher
Younger, Joshua 2009 Giovanni Fazio J. P. Morgan, NY
McQuinn, Matthew 2009 Lars Hernquist Einstein Fellow, Berkeley
Blake, Cullen 2009 David Charbonneau/David Latham Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania
Miller-Ricci, Eliza 2009 Dimitar Sasselov

Assistant Professor of Physics, Grinnell College
Koenig, Xavier 2009 Lori Allen Astrophysicist, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt
Penev, Kaloyan 2009 Dimitar Sasselov Associate Research Scholar, Princeton
Foster, Jonathan 2009 Alyssa Goodman YCAA Fellow, Yale
Woods, Deborah 2009 Daniel Fabricant Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Faucher-Giguere, Claude-Andre 2010 Lars Hernquist Miller Post Doc, University of Califoria, Berkeley
Nantais, Julie 2010 John Huchra Post Doc, University Concepcion, Santiago, Chile
Fuentes, Cesar 2010 Matthew Holman Post Doc, Northern Arizona University
Munoz, Joseph 2010 Avi Loeb Post Doc, UCLA
Hughes, Meredith 2010 David Wilner Asst. Prof. of Astronomy, Wesleyan College
O'Leary, Ryan 2010 Avi Loeb Einstein Fellow, Berkeley
Steinhardt, Charles 2010 Martin Elvis Post Doc, University of Tokyo
Tchekhovskoi, Alexandre 2010 Ramesh Narayan Post Doc, Princeton
Pineda, Jaime 2010 Alyssa Goodman Post Doc, University of Manchester, UK
Nutzman, Philip 2010 David Charbonneau Post Doc, Santa Cruz
Bush, Stephanie 2010 Giovanni Fazio/Lars Hernquist Postdoctoral Research Scientist, University of Reading
Marcus, Robert 2011 Lars Hernquist/Dimitar Sasselov Systems Engineer, Northrup Grunman
Hao, Heng 2011 Martin Elvis Post Doc, International School for Advanced Studies, Italy
Neilsen, Joseph 2011 Julia Lee Einstein Postdoctoral Fellow, Boston University
Besla, Gurtina 2011 Lars Hernquist Hubble Fellow, Columbia
Shcherbakov, Roman 2011 Ramesh Narayan Hubble Fellow, University of Maryland
Tassev, Svetlin 2011 Lars Hernquist Post Doc, Harvard & Princeton
Mandel, Kaisey 2011 Robert Kirshner Post Doc, Imperial College, London
Mao, Sui Ann 2011 Gaensler/Finkbeiner Jansky Fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Hayward, Christopher 2011 Lars Hernquist Post Doc, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies
Steiner, James Francis 2012 Jeffery McClintock Hubble Fellow, CFA
Friedman, Andrew Samuel 2012 Robert Kirshner NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT
Blecha, Laura Elizabeth 2012 Avi Loeb Einstein Fellow, University Maryland
Su, Meng 2012 John Kovac MIT Pappalardo Fellow in Physics
Maruca, Bennett Andrew 2012 Justin Kasper Townes Fellow, Space Science Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley
Ballard, Sarah Ashley 2012 David Charbonneau Sagan Fellow, University of Washington, Seattle
Tang, Sumin 2012 Josh Grindlay Visiting Scholar Caltech

*Radcliffe