# People Directory ## Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian The Harvard Astronomy Department faculty are members of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian ([CfA](http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/)) which is a collaboration of [Harvard College Observatory](http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/hco/) (HCO) and [Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory](http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/sao/) (SAO). 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Alcock ](/people/charles-r-alcock) Donald H. Menzel Professor of Astrophysics Research Interests: The determination of the composition of cosmic dark matter, innovative surveys of the outer solar system, massive compact halo objects, comets and asteroids. Professor Alcock was educated at the University of Auckland, New Zealand and... ![alcock.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/astronomy/files/alcock.jpg?itok=KMKMqYSv) [### Mouza Almualla ](/people/mouza-almualla) Graduate Student Research interests: galaxy formation, Epoch of Reionization ![Mouza](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/astronomy/files/g4r9otnruj8ejtuja4zp1r8uha7g5jv3717mlijiyrc6.png?itok=T-CfA62v) [### Sean Andrews ](/people/sean-andrews) SAO Astrophysicist Harvard Lecturer in Astronomy Research Andrews' research is focused on star and planet formation, with particular emphasis on making astronomical measurements related to the structure and evolution of protoplanetary disks around young stars. The physical conditions and material... ![andrews.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/astronomy/files/andrews.jpg?itok=2tHw68Ss) [### Wasundara Athukoralalage ](/people/wasundara-athukoralalage-0) Graduate Student Research interests: Multiwavelength transients, fast radio bursts ![Wasundara Athukoralalage](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/astronomy/files/aw_small.jpg?itok=I2x_ma-2) [### Edo Berger ](/people/edo-berger) Professor of Astronomy Research interests: The study of gamma-ray bursts, optical transients (mainly from the Pan-STARRS project), and magnetic fields in low-mass stars and brown dwarfs. He uses observations across the electromagnetic spectrum, from radio to γ-rays... ![berger.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/astronomy/files/berger.png?itok=SE4e4vz-) [### Allyson Bieryla ](/people/allyson-bieryla) Manager of the Astronomy Lab and Clay Telescope Assistant DUS in Astronomy ![Allyson Bieryla headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Allyson-Bieryla-bio-0124.jpg?itok=SSgxaWiN) [### Olga Borodina ](/people/olga-borodina) Graduate Student Research interests: Galaxy evolution. I run hydrodynamical simulations to study AGN feedback. ![Olga](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/astronomy/files/unnamed.jpg?itok=QXmm8cgZ) [### Vedant Chandra ](/people/vedant-chandra) Graduate Student ![Vedant Chandra headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-03/headshot_2026.jpg?itok=CSwcvDD4) [### David Charbonneau ](/people/david-charbonneau) Fred Kavli Professor of Astrophysics Chair of the Department Research Interests: Detection and characterization of extrasolar planets, with the goal of studying inhabited worlds. In pursuit of this goal I also pursue novel ground-based and space-based instrumentation, and studies of stellar astrophysics... ![David Charbonneau Headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/astronomy/files/david-charbonneau-headshot_profile.jpg?itok=Xx6clvHE) [### Erandi Chavez ](/people/erandi-chavez) Graduate Student Research interests: Supermassive black holes, black hole jets ![Erandi](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/astronomy/files/20220501_142549_1.jpg?itok=fEOwQs3P) [### Xingang Chen ](/people/xingang-chen) Senior Lecturer in Astronomy Research Interests: Early universe models, primordial density perturbations, cosmic microwave background, large scale structure, dark matter, and string cosmology. Dr. Chen received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 2003 and held postdoc positions at... ![X. Chen](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/astronomy/files/xingang-chen-utd.jpg?itok=lRUHf52I) [### Siyuan (Sissi) Chen ](/people/siyuan-sissi-chen) Graduate Student Research interest: Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Multiwavelength Transients ![Siyuan (Sissi) Chen headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-08/IMG_1974.jpg?itok=uettQnf_) - Previous page chevron\_left - [1](?page=0 "Current page") - [2](?page=1 "Go to page 2") - [3](?page=2 "Go to page 3") - [ Last page 9 ](?page=8 "Go to last page") - [ Next page chevron\_right ](?page=1 "Go to next page")