Astronomers & Planetary Scientists

Dr. Will Grundy

Dr. Will Grundy joined Lowell Observatory’s science staff in 1997. His research involves icy outer Solar System [...]

Dr. Jennifer Hanley

Dr. Jennifer Hanley’s main research interest is liquid stability across the Solar System, with particular focus on [...]

Dr. Deidre Hunter

Dr. Deidre Hunter’s primary scientific interest is tiny irregular galaxies — how they originate, evolve, and produce [...]

Dr. Christoph Keller

As Director of Science, Dr. Christoph Keller is responsible for a number of tasks relating to the observatory’s [...]

Dr. Stephen Levine

Dr. Stephen Levine coordinates the operation of the Lowell Discovery Telescope and also carries out research focused on [...]

Dr. Joe Llama

A native of Wales, Dr. Joe Llama studies the magnetic fields of both exoplanets (planets that orbit stars other than the [...]

Dr. Lisa Prato

Dr. Lisa Prato’s research focuses primarily on young binary stars, from studies of their origin, evolution, and [...]

Dr. Phil Massey

Dr. Phil Massey studies massive stars (O-type, Wolf-Rayet, yellow and red supergiants), binary stars, young clusters, [...]

Dr. Nick Moskovitz

Dr. Nick Moskovitz’s research involves observations and simple models of minor planets in the solar system. His work [...]

Dr. Dave Schleicher

Dr. Dave Schleicher’s major research interests include the physical properties, chemical composition, and behavior of [...]

Dr. Gerard van Belle

Dr. Gerard van Belle’s research concentrates on the fundamental properties of stars-- masses, linear radii, and [...]

Dr. Larry Wasserman

Dr. Larry Wasserman’s major research interests include the study of solar system bodies via occultations and [...]

Dr. Michael West

Dr. Michael West divides his time between research, writing, and public outreach. His research interests are diverse and [...]

Dr. Kaspar von Braun (Adjunct)

Dr. von Braun's research concentrates on the characterization of extrasolar planets via their host stars. After [...]

Dr. Edward “Ted” Bowell (Emeritus)

Dr. Ted Bowell’s research centered on the discovery and orbit computation of near-Earth asteroids and comets. Some of [...]

Dr. Otto Franz (Emeritus)

Dr. Otto Franz’s research specialty is investigating binary stars to expand our knowledge of stellar masses and better [...]

Dr. Wes Lockwood (Emeritus)

Dr. Wes Lockwood’s major research interests include the luminosity variations of the sun, solar and stellar activity [...]

Dr. Nat White (Emeritus)

Dr. Nat White’s major research interests include the measurement of stellar properties using lunar occultations and [...]

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