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Graduate Students

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 Hawaii are listed on the Alumni page.

2009

Jason Chu

B.A. 2009, University of California, Berkeley

Gabriel Dima

M.A. 2009, Cambridge University, UK

Michael Lum

B.S. 2009, San Jose State University

Matthew Zagursky

B.S. 2009, University of Maryland College Park

2008

Nada Al-Haddad

B.S. 2006, Sanaa University

Chian-Chou Chen

B.S. 2006, National Taiwan University

Garrett Elliott

B.S. 2008, Ohio State University

Jonathan Gazak

B.S. 2006, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Heather Kaluna

B.A. 2008, University of Hawaii at Hilo

Alain Khayat

M.S. 2006, Lebanese University

Robert Knight

B.S. 2006, University of Hawaii at Hilo

Kirsten Larson

B.A. 2008, College of Wooster

Nicholas Lee

B.S. 2007, University of California, Berkeley

Andrew Mann

B.S. 2008, Johns Hopkins University

Anna Roussanova

B.S. 2008, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Hsin Yi Shih

B.S. 2008, University of California, Los Angeles

Thomas Swindle

B.S. 2008, Washington University

Justin Troyer

B.S. 2008, Purdue University

Harus Zahid

B.A. 2005, University of California, Berkeley

Anthony Zenn

B.S. 2007, University of Michigan

2007

Christopher Beaumont

B.S. 2007, Calvin College

Brendan Bowler

B.A. 2007, Tufts University

Thomas Dixon

B.Sc. 2007, University of Hertfordshire, UK

Marco Micheli

Laurea Specialistica 2007, Università di Pisa

Brian Stuart

B.A. 2007, Boston University

2006

Cooper Downs	M.S. 2008, University of Hawaii B.S. 2006, University of California, Santa Cruz
PhD topic: "Exploring Dynamic Events in the Solar Corona" Committee: Roussev (chair), Kudritzki, Kuhn, Lugaz, Igor Sokolov, Steven Businger (outside member)

Emily Levesque	M.S. 2008, University of Hawaii B.S. 2006, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD topic: "Exploring the Environments of Long-Duration Gamma-Ray Bursts" Committee: Kewley (chair), Kudritzki, Bresolin, Boesgaard, Phil Massey, John Learned (outside member)

Geoffrey Mathews	M.S. 2009, University of Hawaii B.S. 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 (outside member)

Sarah Sonnett	M.S. 2009, University of Hawaii B.S. 2006, The College of Charleston
PhD topic: "Surface Properties and Activity in Blue and Neutral TNOs" Committee: Meech (chair), Bus, Jedicke, Schorghofer, Ralf Kaiser (outside member)

Vivian U	M.S. 2008, University of Hawaii B.S. 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 (outside member)

Tiantian Yuan	M.S. 2008, University of Hawaii B.S. 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 (outside member)

2005

Bradley Jacobs	M.S. 2007, University of Hawaii B.A. 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 (outside member)

Sarah Jaeggli	M.S. 2007, University of Hawaii B.S. 2005, University of Arizona
PhD topic: "An Observational Study of the Formation and Evolution of Sunspots" Committee: Lin (chair), Joseph, Habbal, Roussev, Han Uitenbroek, Steven Businger (outside member)

Dagny Looper	M.S. 2007, University of Hawaii B.S. 2004, California Institute of Technology
PhD topic: "Tracing Recent Star Formation in the Solar Neighborhood" Committee: Rayner (chair), Reipurth, Herbig, Adam Burgasser, Eric Gaidos (outside member)

Jeffrey Rich	M.S. 2007, University of Hawaii B.S. 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 (outside member)

2004

Trent Dupuy	M.S. 2006, University of Hawaii B.S. 2004, University of Texas
PhD topic: "Direct measurements of the fundamental properties of low-mass stars and brown dwarfs" Committee: Liu (chair), Leggett, Tonry, Rayner, Herbig, Magnier, Ed Scott (outside member)

Ben Granett	M.S. 2007, University of Hawaii B.S. 2004, California Institute of Technology
PhD topic: "Constraining cosmology with large scale structure from PS1" Committee: Szapudi (chair), Chambers, Gal, Kaiser, Magnier, Tully, John Learned (outside member)

Cheng-Jiun Ma	B.S. 2000, National Taiwan University
PhD topic: "MACS: The impact of environment on galaxy evolution at z>0.5" Committee: Ebeling (chair), L. Cowie, Kaiser, Kewley, Williams, Michael Garcia (outside member)

Rita Mann	M.S. 2006, University of Hawaii B.Sc. 2004, University of Victoria, Canada
PhD topic: "An SMA survey of the Orion Proplyds" Committee: Williams (chair), Habbal, Herbig, Jewitt, Liu, Alexander Krot (outside member)

Joseph Masiero	M.S. 2006, University of Hawaii B.S. 2004, Pennsylvania State University
PhD topic: "Using rotation and polarization to probe the composition and surface properties of main belt asteroids" Committee: Jedicke (chair), Bus, Hodapp, Lin, Tokunaga, Kimberly Binsted (outside member)

2003

Li Hsin Chien	M.S. 2005, University of Hawaii B.S. 2003, National Taiwan University
PhD topic: "Star formation histories in merging galaxies" Committee: Barnes (chair), Stockton, Bresolin, Kewley, Sanders, John Learned (outside member)

Mark Pitts	M.S. 2005, University of Hawaii B.S. 2003, Ohio State University
PhD topic: "Brown dwarfs in clusters: mass functions and spatial distribution" Committee: Magnier (chair), Liu, Mendez, Rayner, Reipurth, John Learned (outside member)

Steve Rodney	M.S. 2005, University of Hawaii B.S. 2003, Case Western Reserve University
PhD topic: "Type Ia supernovae progenitors" Committee: Tonry (chair), Chambers, Stockton, Magnier, Mendez, Peter Gorham (outside member)

Bin Yang	M.S. 2003, National Astronomical Observatories, Beijing B.S. 2000, Beijing Normal University
PhD topic: "Probing water in small bodies" Committee: Jewitt (chair), Tokunaga, Jedicke, Bus, Owen, Edward Scott (outside member)

2002

Kathryn Whitman

M.A. 2004, University of Hawaii
B.A. 2000, Cornell University

Mark Willman	M.A. 1980, University of California, Riverside B.A. 1977, University of California, Riverside
PhD topic: "Space weathering of young asteroid families" Committee: Jedicke (chair), Bus, Reipurth, Owen, Tholen, Edward Scott (outside member)