People Directory
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Director of CCAPP
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1997
Amy Connolly
Assistant Professor of Physics
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2003
- Email: hill.1370@osu.edu
- Office: 3060 PRB
- Phone: (614) 292-4368
- Research: Ultra-high-energy neutrino experiments
Klaus Honscheid
Professor of Physics
Ph.D., University of Bonn, 1988
Jennifer Johnson
Associate Professor of Astronomy
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1999
Annika Peter
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Ph.D., Princeton University, 2008
- email: annika.peter (at) uci.edu
- website: http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~apeter/
- Research: Dark Matter Astrophysics, Cosmology, and Particle Physics, Dynamics of the Milky Way, Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies, and the Solar System
Todd A. Thompson
Associate Professor of Astronomy
Ph.D., The University of Arizona, 2002
- email: thompson@astronomy.ohio-state.edu
- Office: 4019 McPherson Lab
- Phone: (614) 292-7971
- website: http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~thompson
- Research: Theoretical Astrophysics, Starburst Galaxies, AGN Fueling, Supernovae, Gamma-Ray Bursts
Professor of Astronomy
Distinguished Professor of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
University Distinguished Scholar
Chair of CCAPP Science Board
Ph.D., Princeton University, 1989
Professor of Physics
Chair of Physics
Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1986
Linda Carpenter
Assistant Professor
- email: lmc@physics.osu.edu
- Office: M2054
- Phone : (614) 292-1843
- Website:
- Research:
Andrew Gould
Professor of Astronomy
Thomas Jefferson Professor for Discovery and Space Exploration
Distinguished Professor of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
University Distinguished Scholar
Ph.D., Stanford University, 1988
- email: gould@astronomy.ohio-state.edu
- Office: 4039 McPherson
- Phone: (614) 292-1892
- Research: Microlensing; Identifying & measuring dark matter; extrasolar planets.
Chris Hirata
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Ph.D., Princeton University, 2005
Richard Hughes
Professor of Physics
Vice Chair for Undergraduate Studies
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1992
- email: hughes@mps.ohio-state.edu
- Office: 1040L/3046 PRB
- Phone (O): (614) 292-3885
- Lab: 3114/3115 PRB
- website: http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~hughes/hughes.html
- Research: Studying proton-antiproton collision at the world's highest energy collider, the Fermilab Tevatron.
Richard Kass
Professor of Physics
Ph.D., University of California, 1978
- email: kass@mps.ohio-state.edu
- Office: 3146 PRB
- Phone: (614) 292-6958
- Lab: 3130/3153 PRB
- website: http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~kass
- Research: Heavy quark physics and electron-position interactions
Christopher Kochanek
Professor of Astronomy
Ohio Eminent Scholar in Observational Cosmology
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1989
Associate Professor of Astronomy
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2000
Smita Mathur
Professor of Astronomy
Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science, 1991
Patrick Osmer
Professor of Astronomy
Distinguished Professor of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Dean and Vice Provost of the Graduate School
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1970
- email: posmer@astronomy.ohio-state.edu
- Office: 4055 McPherson Lab
- Phone: (614) 292-1773
- Office: 250 University Hall
- Phone: (614) 247-7413
- website: http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~posmer
- Research: Quasar evolution & spectroscopy
Bradley Peterson
Professor of Astronomy
University Distinguished Scholar
Chair of Astronomy
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1978
Marc Pinsonneault
Professor of Astronomy
Ph.D., Yale University, 1988
Richard Pogge
Professor of Astronomy
Vice Chair for Instrumentation
Ph.D., University of California, San Cruz, 1988
- email: pogge@astronomy.ohio-state.edu
- Office: 4037 McPherson Lab
- Phone: (614) 292-0274
- website: http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge
- Research: Active Galaxies, Supermassive Black Holes, Instrumentation, Extrasolar Planets
Barbara Ryden
Professor of Astronomy
Ph.D., Princeton University, 1987
Michael Stamatikos
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
OSU Newark
Kris Stanek
Professor of Astronomy
Ph.D., Princeton University, 1996
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Distinguished Professor of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Ph.D., New York University, 1968
- email: steigman@mps.ohio-state.edu
- Office: M2006 PRB
- Phone: (614) 292-1999
- Research: Cosmology, Astro-Particle Physics, Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
Terry Walker
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1987
Brian Winer
Professor of Physics
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1991
- email: winer@mps.ohio-state.edu
- Office: 3042 PRB
- Phone (O): (614) 292-8996
- Lab: 3114/3115/3163 PRB
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- website: http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~winer
- Research: Experimental Astroparticle Particle Physics (GLAST)
Patrick Allison
CCAPP Visiting Fellow
- email: allison.122@osu.edu
- Office: PRB
- Phone: (614) 292-xxxx
- Website:
- Research:
Sheldon Campbell
CCAPP Visiting Fellow
- email: campbell.1431@osu.edu
- Office: M2024 PRB
- Phone: (614) 292-0734
- Website:
- Research:
Gisella DeRosa
CCAPP Visiting Fellow
- email: derosa@astronomy.ohio-state.edu
- Office: McPherson
- Phone: (614) 292-2076
- Research:
Eric Huff
CCAPP Fellow
- email: huff.791@osu.edu
- Office: M2021 PRB
- Phone: (614) 292-7369
- Research: Cosmology, Weak Gravitational Lensing, Statistical Inference in Astronomical Surveys
Stelios Kazantzidis
CCAPP Senior Fellow
- email: stelios@mps.ohio-state.edu
- Office: M2018 PRB
- Phone: (614) 247-1501
- Website: http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~stelios
- Research: Theoretical/Computational Astrophysics & Cosmology, Galaxy Formation & Evolution, Galactic Structure, Supermassive Black Holes
Peter Melchior
CCAPP Fellow
Carl Pfendner
CCAPP Visiting Fellow
- email: pfendner.1@osu.edu
- Office: 3077 PRB
- Phone: (614) 292-4368
- Website:
- Research:
Carsten Rott
CCAPP Senior Fellow
Ralph Schoenrich
CCAPP Visiting Fellow
Hubble Fellow
- email: schoenrich@astronomy.ohio-state.edu
- Office: 4009 McPherson
- Phone: (614) 558-6930
- Research: Galactic dynamics and kinematics, chemical evolution, stellar
ages
Paul Sutter
CCAPP Visiting Fellow
- email: sutter.84@osu.edu
- Office: M2016 PRB
- Phone: (614) 247-1878
- Website: pmsutter.com
- Research: Cosmic microwave background, large-scale
structure, galaxy cluster magnetic fields
Gail Zasowski
CCAPP Visiting Fellow
NSF Fellow
- email: gail.zasowski@gmail.com
- Office: McPherson
- Phone: (614) 292-6925
- Website: http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~zasowski/Welcome.html
- Research: Galactic Stellar Structure, Interstellar Dust
Andrea Albert
Graduate Research Assistant
- email: albert.143@osu.edu
- Office: 3114 PRB
- Phone: (614) 292-8263
- Advisor:
Brett Andrews
Graduate Research Assistant
- email: andrews@astronomy.ohio-state.edu
- Office: McPherson
- Website: http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~andrews/
- Advisor:
Joe Antognini
Graduate Research Assistant
Carl Coker
Graduate Research Assistant
- email: coker@astronomy.ohio-state.edu
- Office: McPherson
- Phone: (614) 292-6442
- Advisor: Todd Thompson
Brian Dailey
Graduate Research Assistant
- email: dailey.110@osu.edu
- Office:
- Website:
- Advisor:
Courtney Epstein
Graduate Research Assistant
- email: epstein@astronomy.ohio-state.edu
- Office: McPherson
- Website: http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~epstein/
- Advisor:
Catherine Grier
Graduate Research Assistant
- email: grier@astronomy.ohio-state.edu
- Office: 4011 McPherson
- Website: http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~grier/
- Advisor:
Eugene Hong
Graduate Research Assistant
- email:
- Office:
- Website:
- Advisor:
Rubab Khan
Graduate Research Assistant
- email: khan@astronomy.ohio-state.edu
- Office: McPherson
- Website: http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~khan/
- Advisor: Kris Stanek
Ranjan Laha
Graduate Research Assistant
- email: laha.1@mps.ohio-state.edu
- Office: M2000 PRB
- Phone: (614) 292-2086
- Advisor: John Beacom
Shirley (Weishi) Li
Graduate Research Assistant
- email: li.1287@osu.edu
- Office: 3035 PRB
- Advisor: John Beacom
Kenny Ng
Graduate Research Assistant
- email: ng.199@osu.edu
- Office: M2000 PRB
- Advisor: John Beacom
Ken Patton
Graduate Research Assistant
- email:
- Office:
- Website:
- Advisor:
Ondrej Pejcha
Graduate Research Assistant
- email: pejcha@astronomy.ohio-state.edu
- Office: McPherson
- Phone: (614) 292-5403
- Advisor: Todd Thompson
Rebecca Reesman
Graduate Research Assistant
- email: rreesman@mps.ohio-state.edu
- Office: M2000 PRB
- Phone: (614) 292-2086
- Website: http://ccapp.osu.edu/reesman/
- Advisors: Terry Walker, Jennifer Siegal-Gaskins
Ben Shappee
Graduate Research Assistant
Eric Suchyta
Graduate Research Assistant
- email:
- Office:
- Website:
- Advisor:
Julia Young
Graduate Research Assistant
- email: jyoung@mps.ohio-state.edu
- Office: M2005 PRB
- Phone: (614) 292-7369
- Advisor: Klaus Honscheid
Dong Zhang
Graduate Research Assistant
- email: dzhang@astronomy.ohio-state.edu
- Office: McPherson
- Phone: (614) 292-5413
- Advisor: Todd Thompson
Ying Zu
Graduate Research Assistant
- email: yingzu@astronomy.ohio-state.edu
- Office: McPherson
- Website: http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~yingzu/
- Advisor:
Lisa Colarosa
(formerly Krehnovi)
Program Coordinator
- email: krehnovi.5@asc.ohio-state.edu
- Office: M2023 PRB
- Phone: (614) 292-0792
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