IRTF PhD Dissertation List

 

 

This bibliography contains PhD dissertations (1982 - present) that utilize data obtained with the NASA IRTF.

 

 

2024

 

Brady, Kristin E.

Applications of infrared spectroscopy for chemical abundances of stars

Indiana University (2024)  Advisor:  Catherine A. Pilachowski

Instrument:  iSHELL

 

Damian, Belinda

Study of low mass stars and brown dwarfs in star forming regions of diverse environments

Christ University (2024)  Advisor:  Sreeja S. Kartha and Jessy Jose

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Ejeta, Chemeda Tadese

High-resolution spectroscopy of interstellar lines and comets

Missouri University of Science and Technology and University of Missouri-St. Louis (2024)  Advisor:  Erika Gibb

Instrument:  iSHELL

 

Jacobson-Galán, Wynn Vincente

Final moments: Confined circumstellar material as a singular probe of supernova progenitor systems

University of California, Berkeley (2024)  Advisor:  Raffaella Margutti

Instrument:  SpeX

 

López-Oquendo, Andy J.

The characterization of small airless bodies in near-Earth space from telescopes and laboratory perspectives

Northern Arizona University (2024)  Advisor:  David E. Trilling

Instrument:  MIRSI

 

Neustadt, Jack Madison Marshall

On stochastic and transient variability around black holes

The Ohio State University (2024)  Advisor:  Christopher S. Kochanek

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Saunders, William R.

The upper atmospheric temperature structure of Uranus via stellar occultations

Boston University (2024)  Advisor:  Paul G. Withers

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Thomas, Emma Miriam

Infrared observations and investigations of Uranus's aurorae and ionosphere

University of Leicester (2024)  Advisor:  Henrik Melin

Instrument:  iSHELL

 

 

2023

 

Campbell, Tanner S.

Astrometric and photometric data fusion in machine learning-based characterization of resident space objects

The University of Arizona (2023)  Advisor:  Roberto Furfaro

Instrument:  MORIS

 

Humes, Oriel A.

Multiwavelength observations of Jupiter Trojans and related primitive asteroid populations

Northern Arizona University (2023)  Advisor:  Cristina Thomas

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Iyer, Aishwarya R.

The M-dwarf atmosphere problem

Arizona State University (2023)  Advisor:  Michael Line

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Kern, Joshua William

An investigation of the accretion processes in T Tauri and Herbig Ae/Be systems using high resolution optical and near-infrared spectroscopy

Clemson University (2023)  Advisor:  Sean Brittain

Instrument:  iSHELL

 

Khan, Younas

Near-IR spectroscopic analysis of the primary volatile composition of long and short-period comets

Missouri University of Science and Technology and University of Missouri-St. Louis (2023)  Advisor:  Erika Gibb

Instrument:  iSHELL

 

Li, Jialu

Molecular spectroscopy of star forming regions: Cool and hot, close and far

University of Maryland, College Park (2023)  Advisors:  Andrew Harris and Alexander Tielens

Instruments:  SpeX, iSHELL

 

Lu, Cicero Xinyu

Deciphering planet formation from the smallest planetary building blocks

The Johns Hopkins University (2023)  Advisor:  Christine Chen

Instrument:  SpeX

 

McGraw, Allison Marie

Asteroid-meteorite linkages through infrared spectroscopy

The University of Arizona (2023)  Advisor:  Vishnu Reddy

Instrument:  SpeX

 

McGraw, Lauren Elizabeth

Remote sensing of near-Earth asteroids using near infrared (3 µm) spectroscopy

Northern Arizona University (2023)  Advisor:  Joshua P. Emery

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Mehrle, Nicholas

Resolving the mysteries of highly irradiated planets: Observations and simulations

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2023)  Advisor:  Sara Seager

Instrument:  iSHELL

 

Ravi, Aravind Pazhayath

Core-collapse supernovae and their remnants: Chandra study of SN 1987A and a multi-wavelength follow-up of SN 2021KRF

The University of Texas at Arlington (2023)  Advisor:  Sangwook Park

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Sharkey, Benjamin Nicholas Luttkus

From Earth to Neptune: The mineralogical properties of small planetary satellites and co-orbital objects

The University of Arizona (2023)  Advisor:  Vishnu Reddy

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Stahl, Asa G.

Characterizing young stellar systems and their stability for radial velocity-driven exoplanet detection

Rice University (2023)  Advisor:  Christopher Johns-Krull

Instruments:  CSHELL, iSHELL

 

Tate, Christian David

Camera-based remote sensing on Mars and Io

Cornell University (2023)  Advisor:  Alexander Hayes

Instruments:  SpeX, iSHELL

 

Wittrock, Justin M.

Characterizing AU Microscopii planets with transit timing variations

George Mason University (2023)  Advisor:  Peter P. Plavchan

Instrument:  iSHELL

 

 

2022

 

Barr, Andrew G.

The infrared spectrum of massive protostars: Circumstellar disks and high mass star formation

Leiden University (2022)  Advisors:  Xander Tielens and Adwin Boogert

Instrument:  iSHELL

 

Burke, Jamison Frost

Revealing the progenitor systems of type Ia supernovae with early high-cadence multiwavelength data

University of California, Santa Barbara (2022)  Advisors:  D. Andrew Howell and Lars Bildsten

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Dubber, Sophie Charlotte

Detection and characterization of young planetary-mass objects: Novel techniques and optimized survey strategies

The University of Edinburgh (2022)  Advisor:  Beth Biller

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Flores Gonzalez, Christian A.

The evolution of magnetic field strengths in low-mass young stars

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2022)  Advisors:  Michael Connelley and Bo Reipurth

Instruments:  SpeX, iSHELL

 

Jensen, Stanley

CO molecular spectroscopy and spectro-astrometry of protoplanetary disks

Clemson University (2022)  Advisor:  Sean Brittain

Instrument:  iSHELL

 

Mitchell, Jake Arthur Jack

Probing the physics and geometry of active galactic nuclei

Durham University (2022)  Advisor:  Martin Ward

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Pearson, Samuel

A study of brown dwarf and star formation in NGC 2264

University of St Andrews (2022)  Advisor:  Aleks Scholz

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Shao, Wencheng

Variations of atmospheric chemical systems on Venus and the ice shell on Enceladus

University of California, Santa Cruz (2022)  Advisor:  Xi Zhang

Instrument:  TEXES

 

Steffens, Brendan

Infrared search for N-Butane and Trans-2-Butene in Titan’s atmosphere

Florida Institute of Technology (2022)  Advisor:  Manasvi Lingam

Instrument:  TEXES

 

Wyatt, Samuel Dillon

Enabling rapid response observations in time-domain astrophysics and the science it can achieve

The University of Arizona (2022)  Advisor:  David Sand

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Zalesky, Joseph A.

A uniform atmospheric retrieval analysis of ultra-cool brown dwarfs

Arizona State University (2022)  Advisor:  Michael R. Line

Instrument:  SpeX

 

 

2021

 

Arredondo-Guerrero, Anicia

A spectroscopic survey of primitive main belt asteroid populations

University of Central Florida (2021)  Advisor:  Humberto Campins

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Bostroem, Kyra Azalee

Using type II supernovae to study their massive star progenitors

University of California, Davis (2021)  Advisor:  Stefano Valenti

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Cale, Bryson

Retrieval and applications of precise radial velocities to detect exoplanets

George Mason University (2021)  Advisor:  Peter Plavchan

Instrument:  iSHELL

 

Crossley, Samuel Dean

Petrologic, geochemical, and spectral characteristics of oxidized planetary differentiation

University of Maryland, College Park (2021)  Advisor:  Jessica M. Sunshine

Instrument:  SpeX

 

De, Kishalay

The whisper and the bang: Cosmic fireworks in the lives of compact binaries

California Institute of Technology (2021)  Advisor:  Mansi Kasliwal

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Gustafsson, Annika Lil

Grain size characteristics of primordial small bodies in the Solar System

Northern Arizona University (2021)  Advisors:  Nicholas Moskovitz and Cristina Thomas

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Kareta, Theodore Richard

Activity and the evolutionary state of small bodies

The University of Arizona (2021)  Advisors:  Walter M. Harris and Vishnu Reddy

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Saki, Mohammad

Analysis of the primary volatile compositions in the Oort Cloud and Jupiter-family comets towards the goal of understanding their origin and diversity

University of Missouri, St. Louis (2021)  Advisor:  Erika Gibb

Instruments:  CSHELL, iSHELL

 

Salama, Maïssa

Large Adaptive Optics Survey for Substellar Objects (LASSO) at wide separations around young, nearby, low-mass stars

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2021)  Advisor:  Christoph Baranec

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Witsch, Daniel

Infrared spectroscopy of small astrophysically relevant molecules

Universität Kassel (2021)  Advisor:  Thomas Giesen

Instrument:  TEXES

 

Zhang, Zhoujian

Discovery and characterization of giant planets and brown dwarfs on wide orbits

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2021)  Advisor:  Michael C. Liu

Instrument:  SpeX

 

 

2020

 

Chu, Laurie Elizabeth Urban

From molecular clouds to our Solar System: An evolutionary study of ice and dust in preparation for the James Webb Space Telescope

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2020)  Advisor:  Klaus Hodapp

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Davis, Scott

Diversity of type II supernovae

Florida State University (2020)  Advisor:  Eric Hsiao

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Greco, Jennifer J.

Two near-infrared spectroscopic studies of ultracool dwarfs: A proper motion survey follow-up and a high-resolution investigation

The University of Toledo (2020)  Advisor:  Michael C. Cushing

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Han, Eunkyu

The Mass-radius relationship of M dwarf stars from Kepler eclipsing binaries

Boston University (2020)  Advisor:  Philip Muirhead

Instrument:  iSHELL

 

Maas, Zachary G.

The galactic chemical evolution of chlorine and phosphorus

Indiana University (2020)  Advisor:  Catherine A. Pilachowski

Instruments:  CSHELL, iSHELL

 

Villaume, Alexa A.

Probing the extremes of galaxy evolution with new stellar population synthesis models

University of California, Santa Cruz (2020)  Advisor:  Jean Brodie

Instrument:  SpeX

 

 

2019

 

Corlies, Paul Michael

Emerging from the dark ages: An analysis of clouds on Titan

Cornell University (2019)  Advisor:  Alexander Hayes

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Gartrelle, Gordon M.

Spectral variations of D-type asteroids at different heliocentric distances

University of North Dakota (2019)  Advisor:  Paul Hardersen

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Grunblatt, Samuel Kai

Giant planets transiting giant stars

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2019)  Advisors:  Daniel Huber and Eric Gaidos

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Guerco, Rafael Fraga

Um estudo sobre a origem do flúor na Via Láctea e na Grande Nuvem de Magalhães

Observatório Nacional (2019)  Advisors:  Katia Cunha and Claudio B. Pereira

Instrument:  iSHELL

 

Honniball, Casey I.

Infrared remote sensing of volatile components on the Earth and Moon

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2019)  Advisor:  Paul Lucey

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Karnath, Nicole Mary

The transition points in young stars and young star clusters

The University of Toledo (2019)  Advisor:  Tom Megeath

Instrument:  iSHELL

 

Kesseli, Aurora Yvonne

The effects of metallicity and magnetism on the radii of M dwarf stars

Boston University (2019)  Advisor:  Philip Muirhead

Instrument:  iSHELL

 

MacLennan, Eric Michael

Asteroid regolith weathering: A large-scale observational investigation

University of Tennessee (2019)  Advisor:  Joshua P. Emery

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Norris, Ryan Patrick

Seeing stars like never before: A long-term interferometric imaging survey of red supergiants

Georgia State University (2019)  Advisor:  Fabien Baron

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Rich, Evan A.

The unique geometries and illuminations of protoplanetary disks and their potential exoplanets

University of Oklahoma (2019)  Advisor:  John Wisniewski

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Roth, Nathaniel Xavier

Decoding the history of the early solar system using comet volatile compositions

University of Missouri, St. Louis (2019)  Advisor:  Erika Gibb

Instrument:  iSHELL

 

Sullivan, Timothy

The dynamical state of a young stellar cluster

University of Missouri, St. Louis (2019)  Advisor:  Bruce Wilking

Instruments:  CSHELL, iSHELL

 

 

2018

 

Atkinson, Dani

HgCdTe APD arrays for astronomy: Natural guide star wavefront sensing and space astronomy

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2018)  Advisor:  Donald Hall

Instrument:  SAPHIRA

 

Best, William M. J.

Ultracool demography with a volume-limited census of the solar neighborhood

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2018)  Advisor:  Michael C. Liu

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Blain, Doriann

Etude de l’atmosphère profonde de Jupiter

Observatoire de Paris (2018)  Advisor:  Thierry Fouchet

Instrument:  TEXES

 

Gordon, Michael Scott

Massive stars: an infrared exploration across the HR Diagram

The University of Minnesota (2018)  Advisors:  Terry J. Jones and Roberta M. Humphreys

Instrument: SpeX

 

Hardegree-Ullman, Kevin K.

Kepler planet occurrence rates for mid-type M dwarfs as a function of spectral type

The University of Toledo (2018)  Advisor:  Michael C. Cushing

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Hosseinzadeh, Griffin A.

Probing late-stage stellar evolution through robotic follow-up of nearby supernovae

University of California, Santa Barbara (2018)  Advisors:  D. Andrew Howell and Lars Bildsten

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Johnson, Rosie Eleanor

Infrared observations of Jupiter’s ionosphere

University of Leicester (2018)  Advisors:  Thomas Stallard and Jonathan Nichols

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Jones, Jenna L.

Investigating compositional variations of S-complex near-Earth asteroids: (1627) Ivar

University of Central Florida (2018)  Advisor:  Yanga R. Fernandez

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Long, Zachary

Investigating the physical properties of circumstellar disks using high angular resolution observational techniques

University of Cincinnati (2018)  Advisor:  Mike Sitko

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Mazur, Brian

A photometric and spectroscopic study of Orion: From OB1b to binaries

The University of Toledo (2018)  Advisor:  Tom Megeath

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Sinukoff, Evan

Masses and properties of extrasolar planets

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2018)  Advisor:  Andrew W. Howard

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Wong, Ian Yu

Probing the Trojan-Hilda-KBO connection: an empirical test of dynamical instability models of Solar System evolution

California Institute of Technology (2018)  Advisor:  Michael E. Brown

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Wong, Ka Tat

The physics and chemistry of oxygen-rich circumstellar envelopes as traced by simple molecules

Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (2018)  Advisors:  Karl M. Menten and Norbert Langer

Instrument:  TEXES

 

 

2017

 

Bardalez Gagliuffi, Daniella C.

Spectral binaries hold the key to the true ultracool binary fraction

University of California, San Diego (2017)  Advisor:  Adam J. Burgasser

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Cabrera Salazar, Nicole Estefania

Fundamental properties, activity, and planet-hosting potential of young suns near Earth

Georgia State University (2017)  Advisor:  Russel J. White

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Cartier, Kimberly M. S.

Photometric exoplanet characterization and multimedia astronomy communication

The Pennsylvania State University (2017)  Advisor:  Jason Wright

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Cartwright, Richard John

Surface modification of icy satellites: Space weathering of the large moons of Uranus and alluvial fan formation on Saturn’s moon Titan

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2017)  Advisor:  Joshua P. Emery and Devon M. Burr

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Cosentino, Richard G.

Investigating Jovian tropospheric and stratospheric vertical structure with numerical models and radio wavelength observations

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (2017)  Advisor:  Raul Morales-Juberias

Instrument:  TEXES

 

de Kleer, Katherine Rebecca

Extreme worlds of the outer Solar System: Dynamic processes on Uranus & Io

University of California, Berkeley (2017)  Advisor:  Imke de Pater

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Esplin, Taran

Observations of brown dwarfs at low temperatures and low masses

The Pennsylvania State University (2017)  Advisor:  Kevin Luhman

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Gerhartz, Cody James

Temporal variations in the circumstellar disks of Be stars from analysis of optical and IR line profiles

The University of Toledo (2017)  Advisor:  Karen Bjorkman

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Godfrey, Paige A.

Characterizing cool brown dwarfs and low-mass companions with low-resolution near-infrared spectra

City University of New York (2017)  Advisor:  Emily L. Rice

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Kanarek, Graham

The Wolf-Rayet star population of the Milky Way Galaxy

Columbia University (2017)  Advisor:  Michael Shara

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Kellogg, Kendra

Investigating brown dwarf atmospheres: gravity, dust content, cloud structure and metallicity

The University of Western Ontario (2017)  Advisor:  Stanimir Metchev

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Landsman, Zoe A.

The physical properties and composition of main-belt asteroids from infrared spectroscopy

University of Central Florida (2017)  Advisor:  Humberto Campins

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Lucas, Michael Peter

Hungaria Asteroid Region Telescopic Spectral Survey (HARTSS): establishing asteroid-meteorite connections between Hungaria asteroids and meteorites of the Acapulcoite-Lodranite clan

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2017)  Advisor:  Joshua P. Emery

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Marshall, Sean Ernest

Combining radar and infrared observations of near-Earth asteroids

Cornell University (2017)  Advisor:  Donald Campbell

Instrument:  SpeX

 

McAdam, Margaret M.

Water in the early Solar System: Infrared studies of aqueously altered and minimally processed asteroids

University of Maryland, College Park (2017)  Advisor:  Jessica M. Sunshine

Instruments:  BASS, SpeX

 

Pajuelo, Myriam

Caractérisation multitechniques des astéroïdes binaires

Observatoire de Paris (2017)  Advisors:  Benoît Carry and Mirel Birlan

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Rajan, Abhijith

Exoplanet Meteorology: Characterizing the atmospheres of directly imaged sub-stellar objects

Arizona State University (2017)  Advisors:  Jennifer Patience and Patrick Young

Instrument:  SpeX

 

 

2016

 

Aller, Kimberly Mei

Finding the elusive substellar members of young moving groups

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2016)  Advisor:  Michael C. Liu

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Cook, Neil James

M dwarfs from the SDSS, 2MASS and WISE surveys:  identification, characterisation and unresolved ultracool companionship

University of Hertfordshire (2016)  Advisor:  David J. Pinfield

Instrument:  SpeX  (library)

 

Czekala, Ian

The fundamental properties of young stars

Harvard University (2016)  Advisor:  Sean Andrews

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Filippazzo, Joseph C.

Fundamental parameters of the lowest mass stars to the highest mass planets

City University of New York (2016)  Advisor:  Emily L. Rice

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Holler, Bryan Jason

Comparative KBOlogy: Using surface spectra of Triton, Pluto, and Charon to investigate atmospheric, surface, and interior processes on Kuiper Belt Objects

University of Colorado at Boulder (2016)  Advisor:  Leslie Young

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Malmrose, Michael Paul

Thermal emission signatures in non-thermal blazars

Boston University (2016)  Advisor:  Alan P. Marscher

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Naud, Marie-Eve

Recherche et caractérisation d’exoplanètes à grande séparation autour d’étoiles jeunes de faible masse

Université de Montréal (2016)  Advisors:  René Doyon and Étienne Artigau

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Newton, Elisabeth R.

The evolution of rotation and magnetism in small stars near the Sun

Harvard University (2016)  Advisor:  David Charbonneau

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Obermeier, Christian

Searching for hot Jupiter transits around cool stars

Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (2016)  Advisors:  Johannes M. Koppenhöfer and Roberto P. Saglia

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Owen, Patrick James

Herschel studies of core collapse supernova remnants at infrared wavelengths

University College London (2016)  Advisor:  Michael J. Barlow

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Saito, Yuriko

Investigation of the coevolution between supermassive blackholes and galaxies at redshift 3 through Subaru near-infrared observations

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (2016)  Advisor:  Masatoshi Imanishi

Instrument:  SpeX

 

 

Veicht, AAron Michael

Through the forest of speckles: Robust spectroscopy of extremely faint companions of nearby stars

Columbia University (2016)  Advisor:  Rebecca Oppenheimer

Instrument:  SpeX

 

 

2015

 

Aberasturi Vega, Miriam

Identificación y caracterización de estrellas poco masivas y enenas marrones con el Observatorio Virtual

Universidad Complutense de Madrid (2015)  Advisors:  Enrique Solano Márquez and Eduardo Martin Guerrero de Escalante

Instrument:  SpeX  (library)

 

Bloemhard, Heather

Characterizing the atmospheres of exoplanets using ground-based facilities

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (2015)  Advisor:  Michelle Creech-Eakman

Instruments:  SpeX, MORIS

 

Gagne, Jonathan

La recherche de naines brunes et étoiles de faible masse dans les associations cinématiques jeunes du voisinage solaire

Université de Montréal (2015)  Advisors:  David Lafrenière and René Doyon

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Hargrove, Kelsey

Spectral study of asteroids and laboratory simulation of asteroid organics

University of Central Florida (2015)  Advisor:  Joshua Colwell

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Hiranaka, Keiko

Another one busts the dust

The City University of New York (2015)  Advisor:  Kelle L. Cruz

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Kaluna, Heather Maria

The evolution of water in carbonaceous main belt asteroids

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2015)  Advisor:  Karen Meech

Instruments:  SpeX, MORIS

 

Khayat, Alain S. J.

Multi-band search for volcanic outgassing in the Tharsis and Syrtis Major regions on Mars

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2015)  Advisor:  Alan Tokunaga

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Kita, Hajime

Studies of variation mechanisms of the Jovian radiation belt based on radio-interferometric and optical observations

Tohoku University (2015)  Advisor:  Hiroaki Misawa

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Lundquist, Michael J.

A panchromatic study of galactic intermediate-mass star-forming regions

University of Wyoming (2015)  Advisor:  Henry Kobulnicky

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Meneses-Goytia, Sofia

Stellar population models in the near-infrared

University of Groningen (2015)  Advisors:  Reynier F. Peletier and Scott C. Trager

Instrument:  SpeX  (library)

 

Pearson, Richard L. III

Binary star systems with asymmetrically heated disks: Thermal phase curves for the disk in Epsilon Aurigae

University of Denver  (2015)  Advisor:  Robert E. Stencil

Instruments:  SpeX, BASS

 

Schlawin, Everett A.

Observations of disintegrating, evaporating and hot planet atmospheres with transmission spectra

Cornell University (2015)  Advisor:  Terry Lee Herter

Instruments:  SpeX, MORIS

 

Scott, Nicholas Jon

First science with JouFLU

Georgia State University and Observatoire de Paris (2015)  Advisors:  Harold A. McAlister (GSU) and Vincent Coudé du Foresto (Obs de Paris)

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Smith, Cassy

A catalog of cool stars for precision planet searches

Georgia State University (2015)  Advisor:  Russel J. White

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Stangier, Tobias

Atmospheric thermal properties of Venus and Mars: Investigation of CO2 absorption lines using ground-based mid-infrared heterodyne spectroscopy

Universität zu Köln (2015)  Advisor:  Lucas Labadie

Instrument:  HIPWAC, THIS

 

Terrien, Ryan C.

New spectroscopic tools and techniques for characterizing M dwarfs and discovering their planets in the near-infrared

The Pennsylvania State University (2015)  Advisor:  Suvrath Mahadevan

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Zellem, Robert Thomas

Observing transiting exoplanets: Removing systematic errors to constrain atmospheric chemistry and dynamics

The University of Arizona (2015)  Advisor:  Caitlin A. Griffith

Instrument:  SpeX

 

 

2014

 

Dametto, Natacha Zanon

Investigando as populações estelares de galáxias Starburst através de espectroscopia no infravermelho próximo

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2014)  Advisors:  Rogério Riffel

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Dawson, Paul

Young brown dwarfs and their environments: testing star and planet formation

University of Dublin (2014)  Advisors:  Aleks Scholz and Tom Ray

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Follette, Katherine Brutlag

Filling in the gaps: Illuminating (A) Clearing mechanisms in transitional protoplanetary disks, and (B) Quantitative illiteracy among undergraduate science students

The University of Arizona (2014)  Advisor:  Laird Close

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Gazak, Jonathan Zachary

Red supergiants as luminous beacons of cosmic chemical abundances:  The infrared J-band spectroscopic technique

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2014)  Advisor:  Rolf Kudritzki

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Mace, Gregory Nathan

Investigating low-mass binary stars and brown dwarfs with near-infrared spectroscopy

University of California, Los Angeles (2014)  Advisor:  Ian S. McLean

Instrument:  SpeX

 

McClure, Melissa K.

Influence of dust grain evolution on the structure of protoplanetary disks

University of Michigan (2014)  Advisor:  Nuria P. Calvet

Instrument:  SpeX

 

O'Donoghue, James

The response of gas giant ionospheres to space environment forcing

University of Leicester (2014)  Advisor:  Tom Stallard

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Principe, David A.

Multiwavelength observations of young stars and their circumstellar disks

Rochester Institute of Technology (2014)  Advisor:  Joel H. Kastner

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Sinclair, James A.

Seasonal and interannual variability in Saturn's stratosphere

University of Oxford (2014)  Advisor:  Patrick Irwin

Instrument:  Celeste

 

Skrzypek, Nathalie

Brown dwarfs and rare objects in UKIDSS

Imperial College London (2014)  Advisor:  Steve Warren

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Tice, Dane Steven

Ground-based near-infrared remote sounding of ice giant clouds and methane

University of Oxford (2014)  Advisor:  Patrick G. J. Irwin

Instrument:  SpeX

 

 

2013

 

Barentine, John Caleb

The role of gas in galaxy evolution: Infall, star formation, and internal structure

University of Texas at Austin (2013)  Advisor:  John Kormendy

Instrument:  TEXES

 

Bowler, Brendan Peter

Direct imaging search for planets around low-mass stars and spectroscopic characterization of young exoplanets

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2013)  Advisor:  Michael C. Liu

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Gourgeot, Florian

Étude comparative des propriétés physico-chimiques d'astéroïdes,de satellites glacés et d'objets transneptuniens

Observatoire de Paris (2013)  Advisors:  Antonella Barucci and Christophe Dumas

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Hamilton, Ryan Thomas

Constraining photospheric abundances of donor stars in cataclysmic variables

New Mexico State University (2013)  Advisor:  Thomas E. Harrison

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Kim, Kyoung Hee

Evolution of protoplanetary disks in the Orion A star-forming region

University of Rochester (2013)  Advisor:  Dan M. Watson

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Mann, Andrew Withycombe

Planets around cool stars: a spectroscopic and photometric study of M dwarfs and their planets

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2013)  Advisor:  Eric Gaidos

Instrument:  SpeX

 

McKay, Adam Joseph

The volatile composition of comets as inferred from gas production

New Mexico State University (2013)  Advisor:  Nancy J. Chanover

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Micheli, Marco

Exploring connections between near-Earth objects and meteoroid streams

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2013)  Advisor:  David J. Tholen

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Radigan, Jacqueline Marie

Weather on substellar worlds: A study of clouds, variability and binarity at the L/T transition

University of Toronto (2013)  Advisor:  Ray Jayawardhana

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Sánchez, Juan A.

Temperature-induced effects and phase reddening on near-Earth asteroids

Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster  (2013)  Advisors:  Andreas Nathues, Vishnu Reddy and Harald Hiesinger

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Takir, Driss

Nature and degree of aqueous alteration of outer main belt asteroids and CM and CI carbonaceous chondrites

University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2013)  Advisors:  Joshua P. Emery and Harry Y. McSween, Jr.

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Trombley, Christine M.

Investigation of the intermediate and high end initial mass function as probed by near-infrared selected stellar clusters

Rochester Institute of Technology (2013)  Advisor:  Donald F. Figer

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Uno, Takeru

Vertical and horizontal structures of Jovian infrared aurora: Observations and new development of echelle spectrometer

Tohoku University (2013)  Advisors:  Yasumasa Kasaba and Takeshi Sakanoi

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

 

2012

 

Castro, Philip J.

Star formation in the Lagoon Nebula & low-mass stars and brown dwarfs

University of Delaware (2012)  Advisor:  John E. Gizis

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Crossfield, Ian James Mills

Infrared observations of exoplanet atmospheres

University of California, Los Angeles (2012)  Advisor:  Bradley M. S. Hansen

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Dhital, Saurav

Ultra-wide, low-mass binaries: Constraints on binary formation theory and calibration of fundamental stellar parameters

Vanderbilt University (2012)  Advisors: Keivan G. Stassun and Andrew A. West

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Khargharia, Juthika

Near-infrared observations of compact binary systems

University of Colorado at Boulder (2012)  Advisor:  Cynthia S. Froning

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Popescu, Marcel

Techniques for asteroid spectroscopy

Observatoire de Paris and Universitatea Polithenica din Bucuresti (2012)  Advisors:  Mirel Birlan and Constantin P. Cristescu

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Touhami, Yamina N.

Circumstellar disks around rapidly rotating Be-type stars

Georgia State University (2012)  Advisor:  Douglas R. Gies

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Wojtkowski, Kari Anne

The characterization of volatiles associated with young stellar objects

University of Missouri - St. Louis and Missouri University of Science and Technology (2012)  Advisors:  Erika L. Gibb and John L. Schmitt

Instrument:  SpeX

 

 

2011

 

Crockett, Christopher James

Giant Planet Companions to T Tauri Stars

University of California, Los Angeles (2011)  Advisor:  James Larkin

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Deen, Casey Patrick

An investigation of the physical parameters of young stellar objects

University of Texas at Austin (2011)  Advisor:  Daniel T. Jaffe

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Flaherty, Kevin

Evolution and variability of circumstellar material around young stellar objects

The University of Arizona (2011)  Advisors:  James Muzerolle and George Rieke

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Looper, Dagny Lauren

New Nearby Accreting Young Stars and a First Estimate of the IMF for the TW Hydrae Association

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2011)  Advisor:  John T. Rayner

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Miner, Jesse

Development of near-infrared spectroscopic chronometers for galaxy evolution: Critical testing with nearby galaxies

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2011)  Advisor:  James A. Rose

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Pitts, Mark A.

Identifying low-mass members of nearby star clusters using proper motion and color selection

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2011)  Advisor:  Eugene Magnier

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Schlieder, Joshua Edward

New Low-mass members of nearby young moving groups

State University of New York, Stony Brook (2011)  Advisors:  Michal Simon and Sebastien Lepine

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Zimmerman, Neil Thomas

High-contrast observations with an integral field spectrograph

Columbia University (2011)  Advisor:  Ben R. Oppenheimer

Instrument:  SpeX

 

 

2010

 

Adams, Elisabeth Rose

Transit timing with fast cameras on large telescopes                        

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2010)  Advisors:  James L. Elliot and Sara Seager

Instrument:  MORIS

 

Anderson, William Michael, Jr.

Infrared observations of oxidized carbon in comet C/2002 t7 (LINEAR)

The Catholic University of America (2010)  Advisor:  Michael A. DiSanti

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Carlson, Randall Everette

Spatial and seasonal variations in Saturn's haze and vertical phosphine distribution at 3 microns from 2005 to 2010

New Mexico State University (2010)  Advisor:  Nancy Chanover

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Cook, Amanda Marie

Chemical evolution of astrophysical ices

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2010)  Advisor:  Douglas C. B. Whittet

Instrument:  SpeX

 

DeMeo, Francesca E.

The compositional variation of small bodies across the Solar System

Observatoire de Paris (2010)  Advisors:  M. Antonietta Barucci and Richard P. Binzel

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Dupuy, Trent J.

Direct measurements of the fundamental properties of low-mass stars and brown dwarfs

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2010)  Advisor:  Michael Liu

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Faherty, Jacqueline K.

The brown dwarf kinematics project

State University of New York, Stony Brook (2010)  Advisors:  Frederick M. Walter, Michael M. Shara and Adam J. Burgasser

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Fieber-Beyer, Sherry K.

Mineralogical characterizations of asteroids in/near the 3:1 Kirkwood gap

University of North Dakota (2010)  Advisor:  Michael Gaffey

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Fonfria Exposito, Jose Pablo

Molecular astrophysics: Characterization of circumstellar envelopes and collisional processes in the laboratory

Universidad Complutense de Madrid  (2010)  Advisor:  Jose Cernicharo Quintanilla and Salvador Montero Martin

Instrument:  TEXES

 

Krõtz, Peter

Observations of upper mesosphere temperatures on Venus and evaluation of mid-infrared detectors for the Tuneable Heterodyne Infrared Spectrometer (THIS)

Universität zu Kõln (2010)  Advisor:  Rudolf Schieder

Instruments:  HIPWAC, IRHS

 

Nedelcu, Dan Alin

Modélisation dynamique et spectroscopique des astéroïdes: applications aux géocroiseurs et aux cibles de missions spatiales

Observatoire de Paris (2010)  Advisors:  Jean Souchay and Mirel Birlan

Instruments:  CSHELL, SpeX

 

Norwood, James Walter

The vertical structure of the Uranian atmosphere near equinox as modeled with near-infrared spectroscopic observations

New Mexico State University (2010)  Advisor:  Nancy Chanover

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Ostrowski, Daniel R.

Linkage of asteroids and meteorites by the study of terrestrial analogs

University of Arkansas (2010)  Advisor:  Derek W. G. Sears

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Willman, Mark

Space weathering on S-complex asteroids

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2010)  Advisor:  Robert Jedicke

Instrument:  SpeX

 

 

2009

 

Carry, Benoit

Etude des propriétés physiques des astéroides par imagerie à haute résolution angulaire

Université Paris-Diderot, Paris VII (2009)  Advisors:  Christophe Dumas and Marcello Fulchignoni 

Instrument:  MIRSI

 

Chornock, Ryan Thomas

Astrophysical applications of spectropolarimetry

University of California, Berkeley (2009)  Advisor:  Alexei V. Filippenko

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Espaillat, Catherine C.

The evolution of dusty disks around low-mass pre-main sequence stars

University of Michigan (2009)  Advisor:  Nuria P. Calvet

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Gietzen, Katherine M.

New infrared spectral data for 27 asteroids: An investigation of meteorite-asteroid relationships by using the Modified Gaussian Model

University of Arkansas (2009)  Advisor:  Claud H. S. Lacy

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Hesselbach, Erica N.

Probing the circumstellar disks of classical Be stars with optical and near-infrared spectroscopy

The University of Toledo (2009)  Advisor:  Karen S. Bjorkman

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Kanupuru, Vishnu

Mineralogical survey of near-Earth asteroid population: Implications for impact hazard assessment and sustainability of life on Earth

University of North Dakota (2009)  Advisor: Michael J. Gaffey

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Laag, Edward Aric

Observations of starburst galaxies: Science and supporting technology

University of California, Riverside (2009)  Advisor:  Gabriela Canalizo

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Melis, Carl Anthony

The life, death, and composition of exoterrestrial planets around intermediate mass stars

University of California, Los Angeles (2009)  Advisor:  Benjamin M. Zuckerman

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Moskovitz, Nicholas A.

Spectroscopic and theoretical constraints on the differentiation of planetesimals

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2009)  Advisor:  Eric Gaidos

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Penteado, Paulo Fernando

Study of Titan’s methane cycle

The University of Arizona (2009)  Advisor:  Caitlin A. Griffith

Instrument:  CSHELL, TEXES

 

Thomas, Cristina Ana

Tracing meteorite source regions through asteroid spectroscopy

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2009)  Advisor:  Richard P. Binzel

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Yang, Bin

Water in primitive solar system bodies

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2009)  Advisor:  David Jewitt

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Yang, Hao

The magnetic fields of young stars

Rice University (2009)  Advisor:  Christopher M. Johns-Krull

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

 

2008

 

Berthoud, Marc George

Carbon monoxide emission from the inner disk around intermediate-mass stars

Cornell University (2008)  Advisor:  Terry Herter

Instruments:  SpeX, CSHELL

 

Bitner, Martin Allan, Jr.

High resolution spectroscopy of old stars and young disks

University of Texas at Austin (2008)  Advisor:  John H. Lacy

Instrument:  TEXES

 

Campbell, Ryan

Phase-resolved cyclotron spectroscopy of polars

New Mexico State University (2008)  Advisor:  Thomas E. Harrison

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Carpenter, William Joseph

Dust grain growth and disk evolution of a set of young stellar objects

University of Cincinnati (2008)  Advisor:  Michael Sitko

Instrument:  BASS

 

Edwards, Michelle L.

The Canarias Infrared Camera Experiment (CIRCE) and the search for and study of massive stars

University of Florida (2008)  Advisors:  Stephen Eikenberry and Reba Bandyopadhyay

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Lystrup, Makenzie Brook

Near infrared studies of Jupiter's upper atmosphere

University College London (2008)  Advisor:  Steve Miller

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Mauerhan, Jon Christian

Massive stellar x-ray sources in the galactic center

University of California, Los Angeles (2008)  Advisor:  Mark Morris

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Mikles, Valerie Jean

X-ray and infrared spectral and timing observations of galactic interacting binary stars and associated relativistic jets

University of Florida (2008)  Advisor:  Steven S. Eikenberry

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Riffel, Rogério

Galáxias de núcleo ativo: caracterização do contínuo e das linhas de emissão no infravermelho próximo

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2008)  Advisor:  Miriani Griselda Pastoriza

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Schaller, Emily Lauren

I. Seasonal changes in Titan's cloud activity  II. Volatile ices on outer solar system objects

California Institute of Technology (2008)  Advisor:  Michael E. Brown

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Strong, Shadrian Brittany

Climate modeling of giant planets: The Saturnian seasonal stratosphere

University of Texas at Austin (2008)  Advisor:  John H. Lacy

Instrument:  TEXES

 

 

2007

 

Connelley, Michael S.

The evolution of the multiplicity of young stellar objects

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2007)  Advisors:  Alan T. Tokunaga and Bo Reipurth

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Fletcher, Leigh Nicholas

Saturn's Atmosphere: Structure and Composition from Cassini/CIRS

University of Oxford (2007)  Advisor:  Patrick Irwin

Instrument:  MIRSI

 

McElwain, Michael William

High contrast spectral imaging of sub-stellar companions around nearby young stars

University of California, Los Angeles (2007)  Advisor:  James Larkin

Instrument:  SpeX

 

McGrath, Elizabeth J.

Formation and evolution of massive galaxies and AGN in the early universe

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2007)  Advisor:  Alan Stockton

Instrument:  NSFCAM

 

Merlin, Frédéric

Étude des processus physiques qui gouvernent l’évolution des petits corps glacés du système solaire

Observatoire de Paris (2007)  Advisor:  Maria Antonella Barucci

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Mueller, Michael

Surface properties of asteroids from mid-infrared observations and thermophysical modeling

Free University of Berlin (2007)  Advisor:  Alan W. Harris

Instruments:  MIRSI, Apogee

 

Nedachi, Ko

An infrared study of the highest density cluster core in R CrA star-forming region

The University of Tokyo (2007)  Advisor:  Naoto Kobayashi

Instrument:  NSFCAM

 

Ohtsuki, Shoko

Spectroscopic study of the Venus 1.27-µm night airglow

The University of Tokyo (2007)  Advisor:  Naomoto Iwagami

Instrument: CSHELL

 

Siegler, Nicholas

Discovery of very-low mass binary stars and circumstellar disks in the infrared

The University of Arizona (2007)  Advisors:  Erick Young and Laird Close

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Stalder, Brian Adam

Adaptive optics studies of high redshift radio galaxies

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2007)  Advisor:  Ken Chambers

Instrument:  SpeX

 

 

2006

 

Allers, Katelyn Natalie

Disks and dissociation regions: The interaction of young stellar objects with their environments

University of Texas at Austin (2006)  Advisor:  Daniel T. Jaffe

Instrument:  TEXES

 

Anderson, Carrie M.

Aerosol vertical structure in earth-analog atmospheres: Titan's haze and Martian dust

New Mexico State University (2006)  Advisor:  Nancy J. Chanover

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Bender, Chad Frederick                                                                                     

Dynamical masses of low mass spectroscopic binary stars

State University of New York, Stony Brook (2006)  Advisor:  Michal Simon

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Chiu, Kuenley

Examining quasars as the peak of the luminosity function and beyond – cloning, discovery, and implications for high redshift

The Johns Hopkins University (2006)  Advisors:  Wei Zheng and Karl Glazebrook

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Glikman, Eilat

The nature of dust obscured quasars

Columbia University (2006)  Advisor:  David J. Helfand

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Kelley, Michael Sean

The size, structure, and mineralogy of comet dust

University of Minnesota (2006)  Advisor:  Charles E. Woodward

Instruments:  NSFCAM, SpeX

 

Kilic, Mukremin

Cool white dwarfs and the age of the galaxy

University of Texas at Austin (2006)  Advisors:  Don E. Winget and Ted von Hippel

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Knez, Claudia

Chemical evolution of ice and gas from molecular clouds to protostars

University of Texas at Austin (2006)  Advisors:  Neal J. Evans II and John H. Lacy

Instrument:  TEXES

 

Marcq, Emmanuel

Prélude à la mission Venus Express: étude de l’atmosphère par spectro-imagerie infrarouge

Observatoire de Paris (2006)  Advisor:  Thérèse Encrenaz

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Marion, George Howard

Use of near infrared spectra to probe the chemical structure of type Ia supernovae

University of Texas at Austin (2006)  Advisors:  J. Craig Wheeler and Peter Hoflich

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Melin, Henrik

Comparative aeronomy of the upper atmospheres of the giant planets

University College London (2006)  Advisor:  Steve Miller

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Vernazza, Pierre

Étude des propriétés physiques des astéroïdes

Observatoire de Paris (2006)  Advisor:  Marcello Fulchignoni

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Zhu, Qingfeng

Mid-infrared fine structure line studies of ultracompact HII regions

University of Texas at Austin (2006)  Advisor:  John H. Lacy

Instrument:  TEXES

 

Ziffer, Julie Elaine

Near-infrared observations of comet-asteroid transition objects

University of Central Florida (2006)  Advisor:  Humberto Campins

Instrument:  SpeX

 

 

2005

 

Allen, Peter R.

From the cradle to limbo: A Bayesian study of the substellar mass function

University of Pennsylvania (2005)  Advisor:  Gary Bernstein

Instruments:  NSFCAM, SpeX

 

Bonev, Boncho P.

Towards a chemical taxonomy of comets: Infrared spectroscopic methods for quantitative measurements of cometary water

University of Toledo (2005)  Advisors:  Philip B. James and Michael J. Mumma

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Dahm, Scott E.

The evolution of young clusters

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2005)  Advisor:  George H. Herbig

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Fast, Kelly Elizabeth

Mars ozone abundances from infrared heterodyne spectra and their application to the study of the stability of the Martian atmosphere

University of Maryland, College Park (2005)  Advisor:  Michael F. A'Hearn

Instruments:  Goddard Infrared Heterodyne Spectrometer and HIPWAC

 

Silge, Julia Dorothea

Sweep the dust away: Infrared kinematics of nearby galaxies

University of Texas at Austin (2005)  Advisor:  Karl Gebhardt

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Wisniewski, John P.

The effect of age and metallicity on Be circumstellar disk formation

The University of Toledo (2005)  Advisor:  Karen S. Bjorkman

Instrument:  SpeX

 

 

2004

 

Brittain, Sean David

Using high-resolution near infrared spectroscopy to probe the interstellar medium and circumstellar disks

University of Notre Dame (2004)  Advisor:  Terrence W. Rettig

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Cushing, Michael C.

A 0.6 to 4.1 µm spectroscopic study of very low-mass stars and brown dwarfs

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2004)  Advisor:  John T. Rayner

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Delbo, Marco

The nature of near-Earth asteroids from the study of their thermal infrared emission

Free University of Berlin  (2004)  Advisor:  Alan W. Harris

Instruments:  MIRLIN, MIRSI

 

Greathouse, Thomas Kirk

Astronomical instrumentation in the mid-infrared and an observational study of Saturn's stratosphere

University of Texas at Austin (2004)  Advisor:  John H. Lacy

Instrument:  TEXES

 

Kassis, Marc Frederick

Mid-infrared observations of photodissociation regions and MIRSI: A Mid-infraRed Spectrometer and Imager developed for ground based observing

Boston University (2004)  Advisor:  James M. Jackson

Instrument:  MIRSI

 

McCabe, Caer-Eve

On the road to planets: T Tauri disk evolution

University of California, Los Angeles (2004)  Advisor:  Andrea M. Ghez

Instrument:  NSFCAM

 

Nestor, Daniel Brant

The nature and evolution of galaxies selected via gas cross section

University of Pittsburgh (2004)  Advisor:  David A. Turnshek

Instrument:  NSFCAM

 

Parise, Bérengère

La deutération dans les protoétoiles de faible masse

Université Paul Sabatier - Toulouse III (2004)  Advisors:  Emmanuel Caux and Cecilia Ceccarelli

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Peterson, Dawn E.

The pre-main sequence and brown dwarf populations of OMC 2/3: A multiwavelength study

University of Rochester (2004)  Advisor:  Judith L. Pipher

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Yuan, Juntao

Unification of QSOs via black holes and accretion properties

University of Texas at Austin (2004)  Advisors:  Beverly J Wills and Neal J. Evans II

Instrument:  SpeX

 

 

2003

 

Abell, Paul A.

Near-IR reflectance spectroscopy of mainbelt and near-Earth objects: A study of their compositions, meteorite affinities, and source regions

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2003)  Advisor:  Frank Spear

Instruments:  InSb photometer + CVF, SpeX

 

Bary, Jeffrey S.

Timescale for disk survival: A search for the molecular hydrogen component of protoplanetary disks orbiting T Tauri stars

Vanderbilt University (2003)  Advisor:  David Weintraub

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Bauer, James Monie

A physical survey of Centaurs

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2003)  Advisor:  Karen J. Meech

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Hardersen, Paul Scott

Near-IR reflectance spectroscopy of asteroids and study of the thermal history of the main asteroid belt

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2003)  Advisor:  Frank Spear

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Richardson, Lee Jeremy

Infrared spectroscopy of the transiting extrasolar planet HD 209458 b during secondary eclipse

University of Colorado at Boulder (2003)  Advisor:  Drake Deming

Instrument:  SpeX

 

Valencic, Lynne Angela

The extinction properties of reddened galactic OB sightlines

Louisiana State University (2003)  Advisor:  Geoffrey C. Clayton

Instrument:  SpeX

 

 

2002

 

Bendo, George John

The Infrared Space Observatory atlas of bright spiral galaxies

University of Hawaii at Manoa (2002)  Advisor:  Robert D. Joseph

Instruments:  NSFCAM, SpeX

 

Emery, Joshua Patrick

Constraints on the surface composition of Trojan asteroids from near infrared (0.8-4.0 µm) spectroscopy and spectral modeling

The University of Arizona (2002)  Advisor:  Robert H. Brown

Instruments:  NSFCAM, SpeX

 

Ueta, Toshiya

Circumstellar distribution of dust grains around proto- planetary nebulae: Observational evidence for axisymmetry and 2.5-D radiative transfer model calculations

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2002)  Advisor:  Margaret Meixner

Instruments:  MIRAC2, MIRAC3

 

 

2001

 

Beck, Tracy Lea

Observational investigations of obscured young stars

State University of New York, Stony Brook (2001)  Advisor:  Michal Simon

Instruments:  NSFCAM, SpeX

 

Fisher, Robert Scott

Searching the solar neighborhood for protoplanetary debris disks: A survey of Vega-like sources and a discussion of new disk examples

University of Florida (2001)  Advisor:  Charles Telesco

Instrument:  OSCIR

 

Rodgers, Bernadette Marie

What's happening around Herbig Ae stars?  Investigating circumstellar activity in young intermediate mass stars with optical and near-infrared spectroscopy

University of Washington (2001)  Advisors:  Bruce Balick and Diane Wooden

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Stallard, Thomas Stephen

Dynamical studies of the Jovian ionosphere

University College London (2001)  Advisor:  Steve Miller

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Väisänen, Petri

Infrared properties of galaxies and constraints on galaxy evolution

University of Helsinki (2001)  Advisor:  Kalevi Mattila

Instrument:  NSFCAM

 

 

2000

 

Burbine, Thomas H., Jr.

Forging asteroid-meteorite relationships through reflectance spectroscopy

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2000)  Advisor:  Richard P. Binzel

Instrument:  NSFCAM

 

De Buizer, James Michael

A mid-infrared imaging survey of star forming regions containing methanol and water maser emission

University of Florida (2000)  Advisor:  Robert Pina

Instrument:  OSCIR

 

Haisch, Karl Erwin, Jr.

An investigation of circumstellar disk properties in cluster environments

University of Florida (2000)  Advisor:  Elizabeth A. Lada

Instrument:  NSFCAM

 

Lane, Wendy Meredith

HI 21cm absorbers at moderate redshifts

University of Groningen (2000)  Advisor:  Franklin H. Briggs

Instrument:  NSFCAM

 

Marengo, Massimo

Mid-IR observations and modeling of astrophysical dust

International School for Advanced Studies (2000)  Advisors:  Dennis W. Sciama and Giovanni G. Fazio

Instrument:  MIRAC3

 

Misselt, Karl Anthony

Infrared dust emission in starburst galaxies: Self-consistent modeling from the UV to far infrared

Louisiana State University (2000)  Advisor:  Geoffrey Clayton

Instrument:  NSFCAM

 

Patience, Jennifer Lynn

An investigation of binary star formation and evolution with surveys of three open clusters

University of California, Los Angeles (2000)  Advisor:  Andrea M. Ghez

Instrument:  NSFCAM

 

Polomski, Elisha Frances

The origin of the infrared excess of Herbig stars

University of Florida (2000)  Advisor:  Charles Telesco

Instrument:  OSCIR

 

Ramirez Santana, Solange Veronica

Stellar abundances in the inner bulge and galactic center

Ohio State University (2000)  Advisor:  Kristen Sellgren

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Shuping, Ralph Young

Studies of the interstellar carbon monoxide abundance using near-infrared absorption features

University of Colorado at Boulder (2000)  Advisor:  Theodore P. Snow

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Webb, Richard Albert

The TW Hydrae association: The nearest region of recent star formation

University of California, Los Angeles (2000)  Advisor:  Benjamin M. Zuckerman

Instrument:  NSFCam

 

 

1999

 

Chen, Hsiao-Wen

Studies of galaxies giving rise to QSO absorption systems and observations of the high-redshift universe

State University of New York, Stony Brook (1999)  Advisor:  Kenneth M. Lanzetta

Instruments:  NSFCam

 

Fernandez, Yanga Rolando

Physical properties of cometary nuclei

University of Maryland, College Park (1999)  Advisor:  Michael F. A'Hearn

Instruments:  MIRLIN, MIRAC

 

Foust, Jeffrey Alan

Stellar occultation studies of Saturn’s upper atmosphere

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1999)  Advisor:  James L. Elliot

Instruments:  NSFCam, University of Rochester Array Camera

 

Harker, David E.

Silicate mineralogy of C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) and its implications to the study of pre-main sequence stars and the origins of solar systems

University of Wyoming (1999)  Advisor:  Charles E. Woodward

Instrument:  HIFOGS

 

Kelley, Michael Shawn

Genetic studies of the members of small, dynamical asteroid families

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1999)  Advisor:  Michael J. Gaffey

Instrument:  InSb photometer + CVF

 

Mason, Christopher Garrett

Infrared observations of astrophysical dust in novae and comets

The University of Minnesota (1999)  Advisor:  Robert D. Gehrz

Instrument:  Bolometer

 

Trilling, David Eric

A theoretical and observational study of the formation and evolution of planetary systems and extrasolar planets

The University of Arizona (1999)  Advisors:  Jonathan I. Lunine and Robert H. Brown

Instrument:  NSFCAM

 

White, Russel Joseph

Observational constraints on the formation and evolution of multiple star systems

University of California, Los Angeles (1999)  Advisor:  Andrea M. Ghez

Instrument:  NSFCAM

 

 

1998

 

Hall, Patrick Brian

An optical-infrared study of radio-loud quasar environments

The University of Arizona (1998)  Advisor:  Richard F. Green

Instruments:  NSFCAM

 

Prato, Lisa Amy

Pre-main-sequence binaries and evolution of their disks

State University of New York, Stony Brook (1998)  Advisor:  Michal Simon

Instruments:  CSHELL, NSFCAM

 

 

1997

 

Dayal, Aditya

A thermal-infrared and millimeter-wave study of evolved stars, and proto-planetary and planetary nebulae

The University of Arizona (1997)  Advisors:  John H. Bieging and William F. Hoffman

Instrument:  MIRAC2

 

Klassen, David R.

Infrared imaging spectroscopy of Martian volatiles

University of Wyoming (1997)  Advisor:  Robert R. Howell

Instrument:  NSFCAM

 

Rivkin, Andrew Scott

Observations of Main-belt asteroids in the 3-micron region

The University of Arizona (1997)  Advisor:  Larry Lebofsky

Instruments:  RC2, NSFCAM

 

Walter, Charles Martin

Properties of the Uranian atmosphere as revealed by optical and infrared imaging

New Mexico State University (1997)  Advisor:  Mark S. Marley

Instrument:  NSFCAM

 

 

1996

 

Ferrarese, Laura

Morphology and Dynamics of elliptical galaxies: The quest for massive black holes

The Johns Hopkins University (1996)  Advisor:  Holland Ford

Instrument:  NSFCAM

 

Gaffney, Niall Ives

Near-infrared measurements of kinematics in infrared bright galaxies

The University of Texas at Austin (1996)  Advisor:  Christopher Sneden

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Jensen, Eric Lawrence Nishimura

Observations of disks around pre-main-sequence binary stars

The University of Wisconsin - Madison (1996)  Advisor:  Robert D. Mathieu

Instruments:  InSb photometer, Bolometer

 

 

1995

 

Blum, Robert David

The stellar population at the galactic center and the mass distribution in the inner galaxy

The Ohio State University (1995)  Advisor:  Kristen Sellgren

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Dutkevitch, Diane

The evolution of dust in the terrestrial planet region of circumstellar disks around young stars

University of Massachusetts Amherst (1995)  Advisor:  Kristen Sellgren

Instruments:  RC2, Bolo1

 

Howell, Ellen Susanna

Probing asteroid composition using visible and near-infrared spectroscopy

The University of Arizona (1995)  Advisor:  Larry Lebofsky

Instrument:  InSb photometer

 

Lam, Hoanh An

H3+ in the Jovian planets

University College London (1995)  Advisors:  Steven Miller and Jonathan Tennyson

Instrument:  ProtoCAM

 

Richter, Matthew Joseph

The supernova blast wave and the molecular cloud: An observational study of molecular shock emission

University of California, Berkeley (1995)  Advisor:  James R. Graham

Instruments:  IRshell and CSHELL

 

Ridgway, Susan E.

Imaging of complete samples of z ~ 1 3C sources

University of Hawaii at Manoa (1995)  Advisor:  Alan Stockton

Instrument:  NSFCam

 

Turner, Paula Comisky

Near infrared observations of merging galaxy systems NGC 520, NGC 1614, and NGC 5128

University of Rochester (1995)  Advisor:  William J. Forrest

Instrument:  ProtoCAM

 

 

1994

 

Achtermann, Jeffrey Mark

Prototypes for infrared astronomical spectroscopy: A starburst galaxy, a data acquisition system, and a data reduction system

The University of Texas at Austin (1994)  Advisor:  John H. Lacy

Instrument:  IRshell

 

Bryja, Claia Olena

The lower end of the Hyades initial mass function

University of Minnesota (1994)  Advisor:  Roberta M. Humphreys

Instruments:  RC2, PRIMO 1

 

Fajardo-Acosta, Sergio Bernabe

Infrared observations of circumstellar disks of Beta Pictoris analogs

State University of New York at Stony Brook (1994)  Advisor:  Roger Fritz Knacke

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

Hermann, Robert Alan

Infrared spectroscopy of compact galactic plane sources

University of Wyoming (1994)  Advisor:  Ronald W. Canterna

Instrument:  BASS

 

Macintosh, Bruce Alan

Properties of near-infrared arrays and a near-infrared search for very low mass companions to Hyades stars

University of California, Low Angeles (1994)  Advisor:  Eric E. Becklin

Instrument:  ProtoCAM

 

Schultz, Angela Bedwell

Observations of shocked molecular hydrogen emission in the T Tauri nebula

Washington University (1994)  Advisor:  Michael W. Friedlander

Instrument:  CGAS

 

Thompson, Richard Jule, Jr.

Soft x-ray analysis and multiwavelength modeling of x-ray-selected active galactic nuclei

The Pennsylvania State University (1994)  Advisor:  France Cordova

Instrument:  ProtoCAM

 

Young, Leslie Ann

Bulk properties and atmospheric structure of Pluto and Charon

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1994)  Advisor:  James L. Elliot

Instrument:  CSHELL

 

 

1993

 

Clark, Beth Ellen

Spectral reflectance studies and optical surface alteration in the search for links between meteorites and asteroids

University of Hawaii at Manoa (1993)  Advisor:  Fraser P. Fanale

Instrument:  PRIMO1

 

Granahan, James Charles

Investigations of asteroid family geology

University of Hawaii at Manoa (1993)  Advisor:  Jeffrey Bell

Instrument:  PRIMO1

 

Koresko, Christopher Duro

The early evolution of binary stars

Cornell University (1993)  Advisor:  Steve Beckwith

Instrument:  Bolo1

 

Meixner, Margaret

Filling in the missing link of planetary nebula formation: A millimeter interferometric and mid-IR imaging study of evolved stars

University of California, Berkeley (1993)  Advisor:  William John Welch

Instrument:  Berkeley Mid-IR Array Camera

 

Parmar, Parvinder Singh

Pure-rotational emission from molecular hydrogen in OMC-1

The University of Texas at Austin (1993)  Advisor:  John H. Lacy

Instrument:  IRshell

 

Tinney, Christopher Geoffrey

The faintest stars

California Institute of Technology (1993)  Advisors:  Jeremy R. Mould and Iain Neill Reid

Instrument:  ProtoCAM

 

 

1992

 

Chen, Hua

Millimeter and infrared studies of young stellar objects in dark cloud L1641

University of Hawaii at Manoa (1992)  Advisor:  Alan Tokunaga

Instrument:  ProtoCam

 

Ressler, Michael Elvin

1–5 µm imaging of deeply embedded young stellar objects

University of Hawaii at Manoa (1992)  Advisor:  Mark Shure

Instrument:  ProtoCam

 

 

1991

 

Calvin, Wendy Marie

Indications of the mineralogy of Callisto and Mars from reflectance spectroscopy

University of Colorado (1991)  Advisor:  Roger N. Clark

Instrument:  CGAS

 

Griffith, Caitlin Ann

Investigations of Titan’s troposphere and surface and Jupiter’s great red spot with infrared observations

State University of New York at Stony Brook (1991)  Advisor:  Tobias Owen

Instrument:  CGAS

 

Hora, Joseph Lee

A new mid-infrared camera for ground-based astronomy and an infrared study of planetary nebula

The University of Arizona (1991)  Advisor:  William F. Hoffman

Instrument:  MIRAC

 

Ladd, Edwin Fremont

Thermal and nonthermal star formation: An investigation into the process of star formation as a function of stellar mass

Harvard University (1991)  Advisor:  Philip C. Myers

Instrument:  Yerkes 32-element bolometer

 

 

1990

 

Casey, Sean C.

Emission from dust in visual reflection nebulae at infrared and submillimeter wavelengths

The University of Chicago (1990)  Advisor:  Doyal A. Harper

Instruments:  University of Chicago Far-infrared and Submillimeter Camera

 

Chen, Wenping

Near-infrared milliarcsecond observations by the lunar occultation technique

State University of New York at Stoney Brook (1990)  Advisor:  Michal Simon

Instrument:  InSb photometer

 

Deutsch, Lynne Karen

A study of grain processing and the evolution of planetary nebulae with a mid-infrared array camera

Harvard University (1990)  Advisor:  Giovanni Fazio

Instruments:  NASA/GSFC Mid-infrared Array Camera

 

Herbst, Thomas Michael

New views in the near infrared: A Fabry-Perot interferometer for galactic and extragalactic astronomy

Cornell University (1990)  Advisor:  Steve Beckwith

Instruments:  Fabry-Perot interferometer

 

Johnson, Joni Jayne

From red giants to planetary nebulae: Asymmetries, dust, and polarization

University of Minnesota (1990)  Advisor:  Terry J. Jones

Instrument:  Minnesota InfraRed Polarimeter

 

Klebe, Dimitri Ivanovich

Infrared polarization studies of Bok globules

University of Minnesota (1990)  Advisor:  Terry J. Jones

Instruments:  InSb photometer, Minnesota InfraRed Polarimeter

 

Liu, Tianxing

The luminosity scale of RR Lyrae stars using the Baade-Wesselink method

Boston University (1990)  Advisor:  Kenneth Janes

Instrument:  PRIMO

 

Marcialis, Robert Louis

The Pluto-Charon system as revealed during mutual events

The University of Arizona (1990)  Advisor:  William B. Hubbard

Instruments:  RC1, PRIMO + CVF

 

Sprague, Ann Louise

An observational comparison of Mercury and the Moon

The University of Arizona (1990)  Advisor:  Donald Hunten

Instrument:  CGAS

 

Stanford, Spencer Adam

Recent star formation and the galaxy collisions in NGC 520

The University of Wisconsin (1990)  Advisor:  Arthur D. Code

Instrument:  Bolometer

 

 

1989

 

Goldstein, Jeffrey Jay

Absolute wind measurements in the lower thermosphere of Venus using infrared heterodyne spectroscopy

University of Pennsylvania (1989)  Advisors:  Benjamin S. P. Shen and Michael J. Mumma

Instrument:  NASA/GSFC Infrared Heterodyne Spectrometer

 

Greenhouse, Matthew A.

Infrared coronal line novae

The University of Wyoming (1989)  Advisor:  Harley A. Thronson

Instruments:  RC1, Bolo1

 

Smith, Beverly Joy

Optical imaging of IRAS galaxies: The evolution of infrared-bright galaxies

University of Massachusetts (1989)  Advisors:  Susan Kleinmann

Instrument:  Bolometer

 

 

1988

 

Goldhaber, David Moses

Infrared heterodyne spectroscopy of polyatomic molecules in circumstellar envelopes

University of California, Berkeley (1988)  Advisor:  Albert Betz

Instrument:  Heterodyne spectrometer

 

McGinn, Martina T.

The mass distribution in the Galactic center

University of Hawaii at Manoa (1988)  Advisor:  Kristen Sellgren

Instrument:  CGAS

 

Straw, Steven Maxwell

The global morphologies of active star formation regions

Australian National University (1988)  Advisors:  Harry Hyland and Peter McGregor

Instrument:  Bolometer

 

 

1987

 

DePoy, Darren Lee

The nature of luminous IRAS galaxies

University of Hawaii at Manoa (1987)  Advisor:  Eric Becklin

Instrument:  InSb photometer

 

Garcia, Michael Rafael

Development of the energetic X-ray imaging telescope experiment; and Studies of low-mass X-ray binaries

Harvard University (1987)  Advisor:  Jonathan Grindlay

Instrument:  Rochester IR Array Camera

 

 

1986

 

Joy, Marshall Kenneth

A multicolor infrared study of interacting galaxies

University of Texas at Austin (1986)  Advisor:  Paul M. Harvey

Instruments:  InSb photometer, Bolometer

 

 

1985

 

Cobb, Michael L.

Infrared photometry and high-resolution imaging of OH/IR stars

The University of Iowa (1985)  Advisor:  John D. Fix

Instruments:  Bolometer

 

Cutri, Roc Michael

The influence of galaxy interactions on nuclear activity

The University of Arizona (1985)  Advisor:  George Rieke

Instruments:  Bolometer

 

Tresch-Fienberg, Richard Mark

Astronomical observations with an infrared array camera

Harvard University (1985)  Advisor:  Giovanni Fazio

Instruments:  8 – 13 µm Array Camera

 

 

1984

 

Serabyn, Eugene

Ne II observations of the galactic center: the velocity field and mass distribution

University of California, Berkeley (1984)  Advisor:  Charles H. Townes

Instrument:  Berkeley Fabry-Perot spectrometer

 

 

1983

 

Sellgren, Kristen

Near infrared studies of reflection nebulae

California Institute of Technology (1983)  Advisors:  Tom Soifer and Gerry Neugebauer

Instrument:  InSb photometer + CVF

 

 

1982

 

Campins Camejo, Humberto

Infrared observations of cometary solids

The University of Arizona (1982)  Advisor:  George Rieke

Instrument:  InSb photometer

 

 

1980

 

Keene, Jocelyn

Far-infrared observations of globules

The University of Chicago (1980)  Advisor:  R. H. Hildebrand

Instrument:  University of Chicago f/35 photometer