Alumni

Alumni

This page lists all M.S. and Ph.D. graduates from the Planetary Sciences Group. All Physics Department Ph.D. graduates can be found on the Graduate Studies website. The dissertations/theses themselves can be accessed from the relevant STARS website. (Are you a graduate with new info about your post-graduation career that you want listed here? Tell us about it!)

Grad. #Ph.D. #NameDegreeFieldYearAdvisorDissertation/Thesis TitleCurrent Position (if known)
1Timothy WerhnerM.S.Physics2005Britt
2Jimmy DavisM.S.Physics2007BrittFrequency Distribution Of Pyroxene Types And A Method To Separate The Composition Of Multiple Pyroxenes In A Sample
31Julie ZifferPh.D.Physics2007CampinsNear-Infrared Observations Of Comet-Asteroid Transition ObjectsProfessor at Univ. Southern Maine
42Ramarao TataPh.D.Physics2009MartínSearch, Characterization, And Properties Of Brown DwarfsAdjunct Prof. at Ohio Univ.
53Rohit DeshpandePh.D.Physics2010MartínSearch For Gas Giants Around Late-M DwarfsVP, Data Products & Strategy at J.P. Morgan
6Kathleen JamesM.S.Physics2010Colwell
74Robert MackePh.D.Physics2010BrittSurvey Of Meteorite Physical Properties Density, Porosity And Magnetic SusceptibilityCurator of the Meteorite Collection, Vatican Obs.
8Bryce BolinM.S.Physics2011Researcher at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
95Kevin BailliéPh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2011ColwellFine-scale Structures In Saturn’s Rings Waves, Wakes And GhostsCNRS Researcher at Obs. de Paris/IMCCE
10Jean-Marc DenisM.S.Physics2012FernándezCharacterization Of Online Archives Of Astronomical Imaging Vis-a-vis Serendipitous Asteroids, And Their Astrometric Properties
116Kevin StevensonPh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2012HarringtonDetecting And Characterizing Exoplanets: The GJ 436 And HD 149026 SystemsAstronomer at JHU APL
127Emily KramerPh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2014FernándezStudying Short-Period Comets and Long-Period Comets Detected by WISE/NEOWISEData Scientist at Unum
138Nathaniel LustPh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2014BrittCreation and Application of Routines for Determining Physical Properties of Asteroids and Exoplanets from Low Signal-To-Noise Data SetsAssoc. Professional Specialist at Princeton
149Kelsey HargrovePh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2015ColwellSpectral Study of Asteroids and Laboratory Simulation of Asteroid Organics
1510Jasmina BlecicPh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2015HarringtonObservations, Thermochemical Calculations, and Modeling of Exoplanetary AtmospheresPostdoctoral Associate at New York Univ. Abu Dhabi
1611Patricio CubillosPh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2015HarringtonCharacterizing Exoplanet Atmospheres: From Light-curve Observations to Radiative-Transfer ModelingResearch Associate at INAF Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino
1712Tracy BeckerPh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2016ColwellSaturn’s Rings: Measuring Particle Size Distributions Using Cassini UVIS Occultation DataGroup Leader Research & Development at Southwest Research Institute
1813Akbar WhizinPh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2016ColwellDynamical Formation of ProtoplanetesimalsResearch Scientist at Southwest Research Institute
1914Zoe LandsmanPh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2017CampinsThe Physical Properties and Composition of Main-Belt Asteroids from Infrared SpectroscopyChief Scientist at Exolith Lab
2015Jenna L. JonesPh.D.Physics2018FernándezInvestigating compositional variations of S-complex near-Earth asteroids: (1627) IvarResearch Scientist at Naval Information Warfare Systems Command
2116Richard JerousekPh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2018ColwellDetermining the Small-scale Structure and Particle Properties in Saturn’s Rings from Stellar and Radio OccultationsLecturer at UCF
2217Charles SchambeauPh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2018FernándezAnalysis of Nucleus Properties of the Enigmatic Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1Assistant Scientist at UCF Florida Space Inst.
23Keanna JardineM.S.Physics2018DoveAsteroid Surfaces: The Importance of Cohesive ForcesPostdoctoral researcher at Arizona State
2418Ryan ChallenerPh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2020HarringtonExoplanets: Correlated Noise and Cautionary TalesPostdoctoral Researcher at Univ. of Michigan
2519Stephanie JarmakPh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2020ColwellExperimental and Numerical Investigations of Granular Dynamics in MicrogravityPostdoctoral Researcher at Southwest Research Institute
2620Leos PohlPh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2020BrittThe Physical Properties of AsteroidsPostdoctoral Researcher at UCF
27Andrew MalfavonM.S.Physics2020CampinsSpace Weathering Simulation Trends on Carbonaceous Chondrites
2821Wesley ChambersPh.D.Physics2020MetzgerExperimental and Computational Investigation of Plume Surface Interactions in Vacuum MicrogravityPlanetary Scientist at NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center
2922Anicia ArredondoPh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2021CampinsA Spectroscopic Survey of Primitive Main Belt Asteroid PopulationsPostdoctoral Researcher at Southwest Research Inst.
30Isabel RiveraM.S.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2021ColwellSimulating Ejecta Blown off the Lunar Surface due to Landing Spacecraft using the Mercury N-body Integrator
31Brian FerrariM.S.Physics2021BennettUtilizing High Throughput Computing Techniques for the Predictions of Spectroscopic Properties of Astrophysically Relevant MoleculesPh.D. student at Leiden Univ.
32Katerina SlavicinskaM.S.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2021BennettThe Effects of Aqueous Alteration on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Content in Carbonaceous ChondritesPh.D. student at Leiden Univ.
33Brynn Presler-MarshallM.S.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2021FernándezAn Aphelion Analysis of Comet 2P/Encke
3423Stephanie EckertPh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2022ColwellCharacterizing the Particle Size Distribution in Saturn’s Rings using Cassini UVIS Stellar Occultation DataVisiting Professor at Eckerd College
35Amy Lebleu-DebartolaM.S.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2022BennettRaman Excitation Laser Effects of Peak Parameters and Peak Metamorphic Temperatures of Primitive Carbonaceous Chondrites
3624Michael HimesPh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2022HarringtonAtmospheric Retrieval: Bayesian methods, machine learning, and application to exoplanetsPostdoctoral fellow at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
37Ryan GalinkinM.S.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2022Donaldson HannaCharacterizing the Effects of Porosity and Particle Size on TIR Emissivity Spectral Features of Olivines
3825Vanessa LowryPh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2022Donaldson HannaSpectral characterization and age of the Moon and primitive asteroids
3926Olga Harrington PintoPh.D.Physics2023WomackObservation and Analysis of the Chemical Compositions and Physical Properties of Comets and CentaursPostdoctoral researcher at Auburn Univ.
40Kārlis ŠļumbaM.S.Physics2023BrittDevelopment of Regolith Simulants of Lunar Permanently Shadowed Regions and Jupiter Trojan AsteroidsPhD student at Univ. of Adelaide
4127Jennifer LarsonPh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2023FernándezImpact on Infinite Asteroids: Analysis of Ejecta Outcomes in
Small Body Binary Systems
Postdoctoral researcher at UCF
4228Keanna JardinePh.D.Physics, Planetary Sciences Track2023DoveTowards Understanding Cohesion on Asteroid Surfaces: A Study of Adhesion of Micron-sized Planetary Analogues Using an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) with Implications for Sample Return AnalysisPostdoctoral researcher at Arizona State