Past Students and Projects

Year Last Name First Name Institution Mentor Project Title
2008 Drout Maria University of Iowa Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory  
2008 Leos Keir Northern Arizona University Dr. David Cornelison, NAU and Dr. Will Grundy, Lowell  
2008 Mahmoud Aisha University of Puerto Rico - Dr. Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University  
2008 Riabokin Melania University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory  
2008 Shiffer Arron Northern Arizona University Dr. Donna Weistrop, adjunct at NAU  
2008 Spreng Rachel Rowan University Dr. Lisa Prato, Lowell Observatory  
2008 Tepp Gabrielle Michigan State University Dr. Nadine Barlow, Northern Arizona University  
2007 Ames Zoe Smith College Dr. Lisa Prato, Lowell Observatory Searching for T Tauri Stars in the Aquila Rift
2007 Chutinthranond Danielle University of Chicago Dr. Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University Comparative Binary Frequency of Massive Stars in Six Magellanic Cloud Clusters
2007 Engley Becky Western Washington University Dr. Dave Scheicher, Lowell Observatory Analysis and Modeling of the Gas Distribution Comet Hale-Bopp
2007 Kagy Holly University of Northern Iowa Dr. Nadine Barlow, Northern Arizona University Topography of Central Pit Craters on Mars
2007 Kay Jonathan Wheaton College Dr. Ken Tanaka, U. S. Geological Survey Stratigraphic Evolution of Chasma Boreale Mars
2007 Miller David Harvey Mudd College Dr. Georgi Mandushev, Lowell Observatory The Open Cluster Berkeley 70 and Not-So-Associated Cepheid Auriga 45
2007 Zangari Amanda Wellesley College Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory The Physical Properties and Effective Temperature Scale of O-type Stars
2007 Zernow Lea Harvey Mudd College Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory Ultraviolet and Visible Analysis of Star-Forming Regions in Several Dwarf Galaxies
2006 Gutbrod Erin University of Notre Dame Dr. Stephen Levine, U. S. Naval Observatory Gravitational Lensing and the Distance to the Galactic Center
2006 Limaye Ajay University of California, Berkeley Dr. Ken Tanaka, U. S. Geological Survey Leading Mars Science Lab to Layers: The Hunt for Aqueous Sedimentary Deposits
2006 Lockhart Kelly Rice University Dr. Lisa Prato, Lowell Observatory Stellar and Circumstellar Properties of Class I Protostars
2006 Ludka Bonnie James Madison University Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory Investigation of Star Formation in Dwarf Irregular Galaxies using UV Photometry
2006 Mace Greg Northern Arizona University Dr. David Koerner, Northern Arizona University The NDisks Database: A Look at Nearby Stars in the Infrared
2006 McNeill Taylor (Reagin) Smith College Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory A Survey of Local Group Galaxies Currently Forming Stars III: A Search for H-alpha Emission Stars
2006 Ritter Corey Princeton University Dr. Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University Hunting for Massive Eclipsing Binaries
2006 Valentour Nicholas University of Nebraska Dr. Nadine Barlow, Northern Arizona University A Study of Potential Nested Craters on Mars
2005 Barnes Kate Franklin and Marshall College Dr. Dave Scheicher, Lowell Observatory

Comet Tempel 1: Imaging from Deep Impact and Early Apparition

2005 Darnell Erin Columbia University Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory

A Search for Massive Eclipsing Binaries in Nearby Clusters

2005 Davis Jeff Northern Arizona University Dr. Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University

In Search of the Most Massive Stars: Discoveries of New Eclipsing O Binaries

2005 Holloway Lorien University of North Texas

Dr. Lisa Prato, Lowell Observatory

Rotational Periods in the Beta Pictoris Moving Group

2005 Kadish Seth Pomona College Dr. Nadine Barlow, Northern Arizona University Pedestal Crater Distribution Between 0 deg and 90 deg N and Implications for a New Model of Formation
2005 LaPage Amanda University of Rochester Dr. David Koerner, Northern Arizona University

Searching for Near Substellar Companions via Infrared and Optical Magnitude and Color Limits

2005 Martin Emily Wheaton College Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory Infrared Observations of Irregular Galaxies
2005 Schon Sam Columbia University Dr. Ken Tanaka, U. S. Geological Survey Warrego Valles Revisited -- Valley Network Formation and Modification
2004 Block Kristin Florida Atlantic University Dr. Nadine Barlow, Northern Arizona University Secondary Crater Production on Mars and the Moon
2004 Cowan Andy University of Iowa Dr. David Koerner, Northern Arizona University Dynamical Modeling of HL Tauri
2004 Hawley Wendy Wellesley College Dr. Dave Scheicher, Lowell Observatory Modeling Jets in Comet Hale-Bopp
2004 Krupicka Tony Colorado College Dr. Stephen Levine, U. S. Naval Observatory The Feasibility of Detecting Stellar Variability in the USNO Flagstaff Parallax Program Data Archive
2004 Levesque Emily MIT Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory The Effective Temperature Scale of Galactic Red Supergiants
2004 Rios Lisa University of Nevada Las Vegas Dr. Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University The Mass-Luminosity Relation for Massive Stars
2004 Teyssier Maureen University of California, Berkeley Dr. Marc Buie, Lowell Observatory Salting the Deep Ecliptic Survey
2004 Willett Kyle Carleton College Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory Analyzing Turbulent Behavior in a Sample of Irregular Galaxies
2003 Baugh Nicole Augusta State University Dr. Dave Scheicher, Lowell Observatory Analysis and Modeling of Gas and Dust in Comets
2003 Bowsher Emily Wellesley College Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory Mapping the Extended HI of Sextans A
2003 Cull Selby Hampshire College Dr. Nadine Barlow, NAU Analysis of Impact Crater Preservation on Mars Using THEMIS Data
2003 Jackolski Chris Appalachian State University Drs. Bruce Koehn & Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory An Optimization of Source Extractor and Asteroid Linker Parameters For Use In Near Earth Object Searches
2003 Kern Katie University of Wisconsin Dr. Sally Oey, Lowell Observatory A Study of Hierarchical Triggered Stellar Formation in the W3 Region
2003 Pryzby Justin Gettysburg College Mr. Ed Anderson, NAU Software Development at NAU
2003 Schlingman Wayne University of New Mexico Dr. Phil Massey, Lowell Observatory Photometry of Stars in M33
2003 Swift Brandon University of California at Berkeley Dr. David Koerner, Northern Arizona University An Interactive Online Tool For Fitting Photospheric and Disk Models: Preparation For SIRTF Data Analysis
2002 Barkume Kristina Reed College Drs. Laura Woodney & David Schleicher, Lowell Observatory The Analysis and Modeling of Gas and Dust in Comets
2002 Bury Josh University of Oregon Dr. Stephen Levine, U. S. Naval Observatory Disk Source Geometry from Microlensing Light Curves
2002 Bussmann Shane University of California at Berkeley Drs. William Grundy & Marc Buie, Lowell Observatory Near Infrared Spectroscopy of Pluto and Triton
2002 Dupuy Trent University of Texas Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory Star Cluster Populations of the LMC
2002 Furst Eric Bucknell University Dr. Sally Oey, Lowell Observatory HII Region Properties From the Survey For Ionization In Neutral Gas Galaxies (SINGG)
2002 Morrison Andrew University of Puget Sound Dr. Edward Dunham, Lowell Observatory Occultations
2002 Palguta Jennifer University of Wisconsin Drs. Bruce Koehn & Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory Searching For Near-Earth Objects
2002 Prescott Moire University of Wisconsin Dr. Stephen Tegler, NAU Optical Colors of Kuiper Belt Objects
2001 Billett Olivia Yale University Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory Compact Star Clusters in Nearby Dwarf Irregular Galaxies
2001 Greer Ryan Wittenberg University Dr. Laura Woodney, Lowell Observatory Wide-Field Imaging of Comets
2001 Grimstad Thomas McMurry University Drs. Bruce Koehn & Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory The Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Asteroid Search (LONEOS)
2001 Law David University of Virginia Dr. Kathy Eastwood, NAU The Ionizing Fluxes of Wolf-Rayet Stars
2001 Preblich Brandon University of Michigan Dr. Stephen Tegler, NAU Colors and Ligt Curves of Kuiper Belt Objects
2001 Salyk Colette MIT Dr. Amanda Bosh, Lowell Observatory Analysis of the Rings of Uranus
2001 Stokes Sarah University of Wyoming Dr. Sally Oey, Lowell Observatory Disentangling Abundance Gradients and Stellar Temperature Gradients in Spiral Galaxies
2001 Therkelsen Jes Amherst College Dr. Paul Morgan, NAU Geologic and Temporal Constraints on the Martian Dichotomy Through the Study of Valley Systems
2001 Vukovich Julia Wichita State University Dr. Philip Massey, Lowell Observatory Orbits of Four Very Massive Binaries in the R136 Cluster
2000 Bavender Matthew Indiana University Dr. Wes Lockwood, Lowell Observatory A Study of Flagstaff Light Pollution from Mars Hill
2000 DeRemer Keeney Lindsay Wellesley College Dr. Julie Rathbun, Lowell Observatory Io Data Organization and Reduction
2000 Duffy Alaine Gettysburg College Dr. Philip Massey, NOAO/NAU The Quest for Previously Undiscovered Wolf-Rayet Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud
2000 Eberhardy Clara University of Washington Dr. David Schleicher, Lowell Observatory Comets: Photometry and Imaging, Processing and Enhancements
2000 Fehring Jeffrey Pacific Lutheran University Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory Creating a Useful Database for LONEOS
2000 Gelatt Andrea Grinnell College Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory A Survey of Star Clusters in the Irregular Galaxy NGC 4449
2000 Keeney Brian University of Virginia Dr. Marc Buie, Lowell Observatory Automating the 31-inch Telescope at Anderson Mesa
2000 Reiffel Alyssa Yale University Dr. Stephen Levine, U. S. Naval Observatory An Investigation of the Large Magellanic Cloud: The Halo and the Stellar Bar
2000 Zylstra Kathryn Western Washington University Dr. Amanda Bosh, Lowell Observatory A Study of Planetary Rings by Stellar Occultation
1999 Bryan Brent Whitman College Dr. Stephen Levine, U. S. Naval Observatory Infrared Observations of Asteroids
1999 Edwards Michelle Dickinson College Dr. Stephen Levine, U. S. Naval Observatory The Search for High Proper Motion Stars in the Southern Sky
1999 Henry Christopher University of Oklahoma Dr. John Spencer, Lowell Observatory Spatially Resolved Observations of Io and Ganymede: Implications for their Chemical Composition
1999 Kern Susan University of Arizona Dr. Marc Buie, Lowell Observatory 1.0--2.5 micron Spectral Observations of Pluto: Monitoring of the Surface
1999 Levy Lorenza Northern Arizona University Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory LONEOS, the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search
1999 Lin Emily Harvard University Dr. Amanda Bosh, Lowell Observatory Structural and Compositional Analysis of Saturnian Ring Spectra from STIS Observations
1999 Rausch Kameron Western Washington University Dr. Ted Dunham, Lowell Observatory The Search for Extra-Solar Planets (instrumentation)
1999 Roye Erin Yale University Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory The Spatial Distributions of HII Regions in Irregular Galaxies
1999 Slesnick Catherine New York University Dr. Philip Massey, NOAO/NAU A Modern Study of h and Chi Persei
1999 Walsh Kevin University of Notre Dame Dr. Steve Tegler, Northern Arizona University Photometry of the Uranian Satellite Sycorax and Short Period Comet P/Neujmin 1
1999 Williams Wendy Vanderbilt University Dr. David Schleicher, Lowell Observatory Haser Scale Lengths of Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) at Perihelion
1998 Cheung Teddy Brandeis University Dr. David Schleicher, Lowell Observatory Dust and Gas Jets in Comet Hale-Bopp
1998 Dalla Piazza Chris Lycoming College Dr. Marc Buie, Lowell Observatory The OSIRIS XDAVG Spectral Reduction Tool
1998 Forsberg Nancy Hofstra University Dr. Jeff Johnson, U. S. Geological Survey Analysis of Rock Type Distributions from Super Panorama Multispectral Mosaics of the Mars Pathfinder Landing Site
1998 Greene Jenny Yale University Dr. Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University K-Band Spectroscopy of Sharpless 269: Discovery of H2 and Further Constraints on the Ionizing Sources
1998 McCrady Nate University of Washington Dr. Sidney Barnes, Lowell Observatory Rotational Evolution of Young, Solar-type Stars: An Observational Study of the Open Cluster M39
1998 Onken Chris University of Minnesota Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory The Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Asteroid Search (LONEOS)
1998 Waterhouse Elizabeth Harvard University Dr. Philip Massey, NOAO/NAU Massive Stellar Evolution: Cutoff Masses of Wolf-Rayet Stars (I) (II)
1998 Youngblood Abigail Bryn Mawr College Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory The Luminosity Functions and Size Distributions of HII Regions in Irregular Galaxies
1997 Bell Porter Gwendolyn Harvey Mudd College Dr. Stephen Levine, U. S. Naval Observatory Proper Motions of Dwarf Spheroidals and the Mass of Our Galaxy
1997 Blount Beth Beloit College Dr. David Schleicher, Lowell Observatory The Rotation Period of Comet Hale-Bopp
1997 Hilbert Bryan Boston University Dr. John Stansberry, Lowell Observatory Ice Composition and Migration on Triton
1997 Hynek Brian University of Northern Iowa Dr. Ken Tanaka, U. S. Geological Survey Geologic Mapping of Candor and Ophir Chasmata
1997 Milman Margaret Cornell University Dr. Wendy Calvin, U. S. Geological Survey Obtaining Antarctica Temperatures and Reflectance Spectra from NIMS
1997 Moore Kevin Harvey Mudd College Dr. Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University An Empirical Determination of the Ionizing Fluxes of Wolf-Rayet Stars
1997 Motz Nathanael Carleton College Dr. Ted Dunham, Lowell Observatory In the Shadow of Triton
1997 Suter Jean-Philippe Rutgers University Dr. Robert Wildey, NAU The Temporal Dependence of Atmospheric Extinction at Night
1996 Anderson Sara Guilford College Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory HaVJH Imaging and Stellar Formation Rates in the Irregular Galaxy NGC 4449
1996 Burkholder Valorie Mount Holyoke College Dr. Philip Massey, NOAO/NAU The Mass-Luminosity Relationship for Massive Stars
1996 Butler Natalie University of Arizona Dr. Bill Romanishin, NURO B, V, and R Colors for the Centaur 1995 GO
1996 Levine Joanna Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst Dr. Steve Tegler, Northern Arizona University The Surfaces of Centaur Objects 2060 Chiron and 1993 HA2
1996 Sickafoose Gulbis Amanda Denison University Dr. Amanda Bosh, Lowell Observatory Equivalent Depths and Particle Sizes in the Uranian Lamda Ring
1996 Simcoe Rob Princeton University Dr. Marc Buie, Lowell Observatory Programming for the Portable Occultation Observing System
1996 Turnbull Margaret University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory Asteroid Astrometry: Optimizing Our Efforts
1996 Vakil David University of Arizona Dr. John Spencer, Lowell Observatory Monitoring Volcanic Activity on Io During Jupiter Eclipses at 1.7 and 2.3 microns: 1995-1996
1995 Agner Mary University of Southern Mississippi Dr. Wes Lockwood, Lowell Observatory The Implications of Relative Fluctuations in the 6190A Methane Band on Neptune's Cloud Features
1995 Coil Alison Princeton University Dr. Alan Watson, Lowell Observatory Near Infrared Imaging of G29.29--0.02
1995 Fierce Erik University of Washington Dr. Bill Romanishin, NURO A New Data Reduction Technique for Low Luminosity Variable AGNs
1995 Hoffman Mark Yale University Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory The Point-Spread Function of the LONEOS Telescope
1995 Johnson Olivia Vassar College Dr. Philip Massey, NOAO/NAU Wolf-Rayet Stars in M33
1995 Plummer Julia Washington State University, Pullman Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory Star Formation in Dwarf Irregular Galaxy Sextans A
1995 Schwartz Michael Harvard University Dr. Marc Buie, Lowell Observatory Period Determination of Near-Earth Asteroid (6489) 1991JX
1995 Soliz Dominga Evergreen State College Dr. Steve Tegler, Northern Arizona University Looking for OH near Mercury to find Evidence of Polar Water Ice Caps
1994 Boyd Danielle Valparaiso University Dr. Deidre Hunter, Lowell Observatory Gas Shells in M33
1994 Gibb Erika Northern Arizona University Dr. Wes Lockwood, Lowell Observatory The Solar-Stellar Spectrograph
1994 Smith Hinz Johanna MIT Dr. Donna Weistrop, NURO Void Galaxies and Quasars
1994 Johnson Kelsey Carleton College Dr. Philip Massey, NOAO/NAU Galactic OB Associations: Their IMFs and Stellar Evolutionary History
1994 Laaksonen Bentley Gettysburg College Dr. Bill Romanishin, NURO Supernova Photometry
1994 Pisano Daniel Yale University Dr. John Stansberry, Lowell Observatory The Emissivity of N2 Ice on Triton
1994 Sackey Siobhan Northern Arizona University Dr. David Schleicher, Lowell Observatory Period Determination of Comet Halley
1994 Weiss Ben Amherst College Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory LONEOS, the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search
1993 Angara Amor University of Hawaii Dr. John Spencer, Lowell Observatory Studies of Hot Spots on Io
1993 Daniels Karen Dartmouth College Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory Asteroid Searches
1993 Lang Cornelia Vassar College Dr. Philip Massey, NOAO/NAU Field Massive Stars in the Magellanic Clouds
1993 Laurenzano Julia Duke University Dr. Harold Nations, NURO The Search for an Understanding of V361 Lyrae
1993 McKeown Sean Georgetown University Dr. Maria Womack, Northern Arizona University Millimeter-wavelength Spectra of H2CO and CH3OH in Comet Swift-Tuttle
1993 Throop Henry Grinnell College Dr. Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University Determination of Initial Mass and Luminosity Functions of Trumpler 16 using Point Spread Photometry
1993 Verdejo Rafael Wesleyan College Dr. Marc Buie, Lowell Observatory Photometry of 2060 Chiron
1993 Eby Williams Becky Franklin and Marshall College Dr. David Schleicher, Lowell Observatory The Rotational Period of Comet Halley's Nucleus
1992 Dahm Mary University of Wyoming Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory Asteroid Searches
1992 Morris Heidi University of Texas, Austin Dr. Wes Lockwood, Lowell Observatory Atmospheric Extinction: Determination of Seasonal and Volcanic Aerosol Fluctuations, 1972-1992
1992 Picken-Bahrey Heidi Grinnell College Dr. Marc Buie, Lowell Observatory Photometry of Pluto and Charon: CCD vs. Photometer
1992 Sheth Kartik Grinnell College Dr. Barry Lutz, Northern Arizona University Observations of Interstellar C2
1992 Steelman David Villanova University Dr. Harold Nations, NURO Chromospherically Active Binary Stars
1992 Stinnett Lorinda Lamar University Dr. David Schleicher, Lowell Observatory Rotational Light Curve Construction of Comet P/Halley
1992 Walker Gretchen Smith College Dr. Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University The IMF in Trumpler 14 and 16
1992 Woodney Laura Johns Hopkins University Dr. John Spencer, Lowell Observatory Measuring the Volcanic Hot Spots of Io
1991 Huard Tracy Denison University Dr. Harold Nations, NURO Photometry of Chromospherically Active Binary Stars
1991 Jones Danny East Tennesee State University Dr. Kathy Eastwood, Northern Arizona University Luminosity Functions in OB Associations in the Large Magellanic Cloud
1991 Mendez Flavio Florida Insitute of Technology Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory Asteroid Searches from the Palomar 18-inch Schmidt
1991 Taylor Brian University of Oklahoma Dr. Harold Nations Photometry of Chromospherically Active Binary Stars
1991 Witzgall Hanna Florida Insitute of Technology Dr. Barry Lutz, Northern Arizona University Diatomic Carbon in Interstellar Clouds
1991 Zimmerman Leslie Dickinson College Dr. Edward Bowell, Lowell Observatory Asteroid Searches from the Palomar 18-inch Schmidt


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