Dr. Nick Moskovitz

Planetary Astronomy PhD University of Hawaii, 2009 Dr. Moskovitz joined Lowell Observatory’s science staff in 2014. He and his collaborators are pursing a number of projects that include understanding the link between asteroids and meteorites, characterizing the properties of […]

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Dr. Michael West

Extragalactic Astronomy PhD Yale University, 1987 mwest@lowell.edu Dr. West joined Lowell Observatory’s science team in 2015. Prior to joining Lowell, he served as Director of the Maria Mitchell Observatory, Head […]

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Dr. Lisa Prato

Stellar Astronomy/Exoplanets PhD State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1998 After leaving Stony Brook in 1998, Dr. Prato held two post-doctoral fellowships at the University of California, Los […]

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Dr. Nat White (Emeritus)

Planetary Science PhD Cornell University, 1973 Dr. Nat White’s major research interests include the measurement of stellar properties using lunar occultations and the development of astronomical instrumentation, high-angular-resolution astronomy. Until […]

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Dr. Kyler Kuehn

Cosmology PhD University of California, Irvine, 2007 kkuehn@lowell.edu   Dr, Kyler Kuehn oversees management of Lowell Observatory’s science telescopes and related equipment while actively pursuing both observational and instrumentation research. […]

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Dr. Joe Llama

Exoplanets / Stellar Astronomy PhD University of St. Andrews, 2014 Dr. Llama joined Lowell Observatory’s science staff in 2014. His research interests are in exoplanets and stellar astrophysics. In particular, […]

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Dr. Jennifer Hanley

Planetary Science PhD University of Arkansas, 2013 Dr. Hanley joined Lowell Observtory’s science staff in 2015. She works in collaboration with the Astrophysical Materials Laboratory at Northern Arizona University to […]

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Dr. Jeffrey Hall

Solar Astronomy PhD Pennsylvania State University, 1991 Dr. Hall  joined the staff at Lowell Observatory in 1992 as a postdoctoral research fellow. In 1998 he was appointed Lowell’s Associate Director […]

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Dr. Gerard van Belle

Stellar Astronomy/Instrumentation PhD University of Wyoming, 1996 Dr. van Belle joined Lowell Observatory’s science staff in 2011. He has applied the highest-resolution, highest-precision, astronomical techniques to detect such nearby exoplanets […]

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Dr. Deidre Hunter

Extragalactic Astronomy PhD University of Illinois, 1982 Dr. Hunter joined Lowell Observatory’s science staff  in 1986. Before that, she held postdoctoral fellowships at Kitt Peak National Observatory and the Department […]

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Dr. Dave Schleicher

Planetary Science PhD University of Maryland, 1983 Dr. Schleicher joined the Lowell Observatory science staff in 1985. He and his team typically observe nearly a dozen comets over the course […]

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Dr. Amanda Bosh

Planetary Science PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994 abosh@lowell.edu Dr. Bosh took on the position of Lowell Observatory Operations Manager in 2020, and subsequently the role of Chief Operating Officer […]

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