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



Christopher Edwards
Associate Professor; Director NAU/NASA Space Grant
Email: Christopher.Edwards@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-7234







Mark Salvatore
Associate Professor; Associate Department Chair
Email: Mark.Salvatore@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-0324

Stephen Tegler
Professor; Director, National Undergraduate Research Observatory
Email: Stephen.Teglerr@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-9382



Affiliate/Visiting Faculty and Research Associates Accordion Closed


Jennifer Hanley
Visiting Professor (Lowell Observatory)
Email: JHanley@lowell.edu
Phone: 928-523-5595




Postdoctoral Scholars Accordion Closed






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 |
Richard Hall, Ph.D., Photometry | Richard.Hall@nau.edu |
David Koerner, Ph.D., Astronomy | David.Koerner@nau.edu |
Barry Lutz, Ph.D., Laboratory Astrophysics | Barry.Lutz@nau.edu |
Graduate Students Accordion Closed

Alicia Allen
Email: aa5263@nau.edu
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Anna Baker
Email: aeb566@nau.edu
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Research: Astrobiology: Investigating remote and in situ biosignatures on Mars and exoplanets using Antarctic analogs.

William Burris
Email: wab77@nau.edu
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Rebecca Carmack
Email: rac566@nau.edu
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Chansey Champagne
Email: cc3776@nau.edu
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Daphne Chapline
Email: dec285@nau.edu
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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.

Helen Eifert
Email: he248@nau.edu
Research: Using remote sensing and terrestrial analogs to characterize surface geology and mass movements on Mars.

Research: Experimentally probing the physical chemistry that is present in and around Titan’s lakes.

Kennedy Farrell
Email: kaf435@nau.edu
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Natalie Jones
Email: natjones@nau.edu
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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.

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.

Aidan Madden-Watson
Email: aom37@nau.edu
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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.

Lucas McClure
Email: ltm87@nau.edu
Research: Observation & characterization of small-bodies; spectral modeling.

Ana Morgan
Email: anm744@nau.edu
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Nicole Ozdowski
Email: nmo68@nau.edu
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Shaelyn Raposa
Email: smr676@nau.edu
Research: Studying volatile materials on Pluto and other outer solar system bodies in the Astrophysical Materials Lab.

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.

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.

James Windsor
Email: jdw472@nau.edu
Research: Modeling of Exoplanetary Atmospheres.
Staff Accordion Closed

Ed Anderson
Laboratory/Research Facility Administration Manager; Staff Astronomer, NURO
Email: Ed.Anderson@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-7096

Paloma Davidson
Program Assistant Manager, NAU/NASA Space Grant
Email: Paloma.Davidson@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-8067

Jagoda Janiszewska
Grant and Project Support Coordinator, Sr.
Email: Jagoda.Janiszewska@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-1121
