People
The faculty, staff and graduate students of the Department Astronomy & Planetary Science
From current, adjunct, and emeritus faculty to staff and graduate students, find out more about their backgrounds and career highlights.
Faculty Accordion Closed
![Portrait Photo of Christopher Edwards](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/ChristopherEdwards.jpg)
Christopher Edwards
Associate Professor; Director NAU/NASA Space Grant
Email: Christopher.Edwards@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-7234
![Portrait Photo of Joshua Emery](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/JoshuaEmery.jpg)
![Portrait Photo of Jasmine Garani](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/JasmineGarani.jpg)
![Portrait Photo of Chris Haberle](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/ChrisHaberle.jpg)
![Portrait Photo of Mark Loeffler](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/MarkLoeffler.jpg)
![Portrait Photo of Diego Munoz](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/DiegoMunoz.jpg)
![Portrait Photo of Alicia Rutledge](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/AliciaRutledge.jpg)
![Portrait Photo of Mark Salvatore](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/MarkSalvatore.jpg)
Mark Salvatore
Associate Professor; Associate Department Chair
Email: Mark.Salvatore@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-0324
![Portrait Photo of Jean-Francois Smekens](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/Jean-FrancoisSmekens.jpg)
I am also interested in the detection and characterization of plumes from wildfires.
![Portrait Photo of Stephen Tegler](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/StephenTegler.jpg)
Stephen Tegler
Professor; Director, National Undergraduate Research Observatory
Email: Stephen.Teglerr@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-9382
![Portrait Photo of Cristina Thomas](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/CristinaThomas.jpg)
![Portrait Photo of David Trilling](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/DavidTrilling.jpg)
![Portrait Photo of Chad Trujillo](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/ChadTrujillo.jpg)
Affiliate/Visiting Faculty and Research Associates Accordion Closed
![Portrait Photo of Michael Gowanlock](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/MikeGowanlock.jpg)
![Portrait Photo of Annika Gustafsson](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/AnnikaGustafsson.jpg)
![Portrait Photo of Jennifer Hanley](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/JenniferHanley.jpg)
Jennifer Hanley
Visiting Professor (Lowell Observatory)
Email: JHanley@lowell.edu
Phone: 928-523-5595
![Portrait Photo of Gerrick Lindberg](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/GerrickLindberg.jpg)
![Portrait Photo of Charles Saluski](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/CharlesSaluski.jpg)
![Portrait Photo of Nathan Smith](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/NathanSmith.jpg)
Postdoctoral Scholars Accordion Closed
![Portrait Photo of Emily Mason](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/EmilyMason.jpg)
![Portrait Photo of Lauren McGraw](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/LaurenMcGraw.jpg)
![Portrait Photo of Benjamin McKeeby](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/BenMcKeeby.jpg)
![Portrait Photo of Will Oldroyd](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/WillOldroyd.jpg)
![Portrait Photo of Christopher Wolfe](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/ChristopherWolfe.jpg)
![Portrait Photo of Cheng Ye](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/ChengYe.jpg)
Graduate Students Accordion Closed
![Portrait Photo of Alicia Allen](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/AliciaAllen.jpg)
Alicia Allen
Email: aa5263@nau.edu
Research:
![Portrait Photo of Anna Baker](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/AnnaBaker.jpg)
Anna Baker
Email: aeb566@nau.edu
Research:
![Portrait Photo of Schuyler Borges](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/SchuylerBorges.jpg)
Research: Astrobiology: Investigating remote and in situ biosignatures on Mars and exoplanets using Antarctic analogs.
![Portrait Photo of William Burris](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/WilliamBurris.jpg)
William Burris
Email: wab77@nau.edu
Research:
![Portrait Photo of Rebecca Carmack](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/RebeccaCarmack.jpg)
Rebecca Carmack
Email: rac566@nau.edu
Research: Laboratory experiments investigating the irradiation of icy moons with a focus on Europa.
![Portrait Photo of Chansey Champagne](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/ChanseyChampagne.jpg)
Chansey Champagne
Email: cc3776@nau.edu
Research:
![Portrait Photo of Daphne Chapline](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/DaphneChapline.jpg)
Daphne Chapline
Email: dec285@nau.edu
Research: My research interests are broad, but generally fall under the umbrella of planetary geology, surface processes, and evolution. I aim to explore these topics through remote sensing techniques and planetary analog study.
![Portrait Photo of Maria Chernyavskaya](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/MariaChernyavskaya.jpg)
Maria Chernyavskaya
Email: mc3944@nau.edu
Research: Maria is studying asteroids and other Solar System objects through a data science driven approach. She is helping build the Solar system Notification Alert Pipeline System (SNAPS) for LSST (Vera C. Rubin Observatory). Site: https://rc.nau.edu/snaps/about.html.
Interested in the overlap between observational astronomy and the application of data science to large data.
![Portrait Photo of Helen Eifert](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/HelenEifert.jpg)
Helen Eifert
Email: he248@nau.edu
Research: Using remote sensing and terrestrial analogs to characterize surface geology and mass movements on Mars.
![Portrait Photo of Anna Engle](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/AnnaEngle.jpg)
Research: Experimentally probing the physical chemistry that is present in and around Titan’s lakes.
![Portrait Photo of Kennedy Farrell](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/KennedyFarrell.jpg)
Kennedy Farrell
Email: kaf435@nau.edu
Research:
![Portrait Photo of Natalie Jones](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/NatalieJones.jpg)
Natalie Jones
Email: natjones@nau.edu
Research:
![Portrait Photo of Laura Lee](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/LauraLee.jpg)
Research: Laura is the Instrument Scientist and Ground Support Lead for VISIONS, a student-lead, low-cost, dual-wavelength imager for small-satellite platforms for deep-space/interplanetary missions. In addition, she looks over operation plans and telemetry for EMIRS. Future research may involve thermal roughness and the 3 micron hydration feature on planetary bodies.
![Portrait Photo of Andy Lopez-Oquendo](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/AndyLopez-Oquendo.jpg)
Andy Lopez-Oquendo
Email: al2987@nau.edu
Research: I seek to understand the physical properties of small bodies in the Solar System, specifically near-Earth asteroids. I use as many observational techniques as possible, including the Arecibo Observatory, the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope, and the Lowell Discovery Telescope.
![Portrait Photo of Aidan Madden-Watson](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/AidanMadden-Watson.jpg)
Aidan Madden-Watson
Email: aom37@nau.edu
Research:
![Portrait Photo of Ian Marrs](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/IanMarrs.jpg)
Research: My research involves the study of extraterrestrial planets using comparable areas on Earth (terrestrial analogs). I plan to investigate fundamental geologic processes to better understand our Solar System and our Universe at large.
![Portrait Photo of Lucas McClure](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/LucasMcClure.jpg)
Lucas McClure
Email: ltm87@nau.edu
Research: Observation & characterization of small-bodies; spectral modeling.
![Portrait Photo of Ana Morgan](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/AnaMorgan.jpg)
Ana Morgan
Email: anm744@nau.edu
Research:
![Portrait Photo of Nicole Ozdowski](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/NicoleOzdowski.jpg)
Nicole Ozdowski
Email: nmo68@nau.edu
Research:
![Portrait Photo of Shaelyn Raposa](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/ShaelynRaposa.jpg)
Shaelyn Raposa
Email: smr676@nau.edu
Research: Studying volatile materials on Pluto and other outer solar system bodies in the Astrophysical Materials Lab.
![Portrait Photo of Ryder Strauss](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/RyderStrauss.jpg)
Ryder Strauss
Email: rstrauss@nau.edu
Research: I study the small bodies of the Solar System using observational surveys and archival data searches. I’m interested in understanding the connection between these populations’ physical characteristics and their roles in the origin and formation of the Solar System.
![Portrait Photo of Cecilia Thieberger](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/CeciliaThieberger.jpg)
Cecilia Thieberger
Email: cece@nau.edu
Research: Studying Titan through a combination of ground-based observations, laboratory experiments, and atmospheric modelling to better understand the global weather patterns and exchange of materials between Titan’s surface and atmosphere.
Staff Accordion Closed
![Portrait Photo of Ed Anderson](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/EdAnderson.jpg)
Ed Anderson
Laboratory/Research Facility Administration Manager; Staff Astronomer, NURO
Email: Ed.Anderson@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-7096
![Portrait Photo of Paloma Davidson](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/PalomaDavidson.jpg)
Paloma Davidson
Program Assistant Manager, NAU/NASA Space Grant
Email: Paloma.Davidson@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-8067
![Portrait Photo of Jagoda Janiszewska](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/JagodaJaniszewska.jpg)
Jagoda Janiszewska
Grant and Project Support Coordinator, Sr.
Email: Jagoda.Janiszewska@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-1121
![Portrait Photo of Mary Lara](https://www.astro.nau.edu/PEOPLE/photos/MaryLara.jpg)
Adjunct faculty Accordion Closed
Name | Affiliation | |
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Will Grundy, Planetary Science | Lowell Observatory | grundy@lowell.edu |
Philip Massey, Evolution of Massive Stars | Lowell Observatory | Phil.Massey@lowell.edu |
Maggie McAdam, Planetary Science | SOFIA Science Center | maggie.mcadam@nasa.gov |
Lisa Prato, Young Binary Systems | Lowell Observatory | lprato@lowell.edu |
David Schultz, Computational Astrophysics | Universities Research Association | david.schultz@nau.edu |
Donna Weistrop, Astronomy | UNLV/NAU | weistrop@physics.unlv.edu |
Emeritus faculty Accordion Closed
Name | |
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Kathy Eastwood, Ph.D., Astronomy | Kathy.Eastwood@nau.edu |
David Koerner, Ph.D., Astronomy | David.Koerner@nau.edu |
Barry Lutz, Ph.D., Laboratory Astrophysics | Barry.Lutz@nau.edu |