Lisa Actor
lactor@lowell.edu 928.255.5047 Lisa Actor is the Senior Philanthropy Advisor and also serves as the executive director of the Lowell Observatory Foundation. She previously led the Philanthropy Department as Chief […]
Read MoreW. Lowell Putnam, IV
lowell.putnam@lowell.edu W. Lowell Putnam is serving as the 5th Sole Trustee of Lowell Observatory, having succeeded his father, Bill, in 2013. Putnam also serves as one of seven members of […]
Read MoreDr. Wes Lockwood (Emeritus)
Planetary Science PhD University of Virginia, 1968 Dr. Lockwood joined Lowell Observatory in 1973 to work on a “Solar Variations and Atmospheric Transparency” project, an offshoot of the Observatory’s “Project […]
Read MoreDr. Edward “Ted” Bowell (Emeritus)
Planetary Science D. ès Sci Université de Paris 6, 1973 Dr. Ted Bowell directed the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (LONEOS), which used a fully automated 59-cm Schmidt telescope at Anderson […]
Read MoreDr. Otto Franz (Emeritus)
Stellar Astronomy PhD University of Vienna, 1955 Dr. Otto Franz was hired as an astronomer at Lowell in 1965 by Dr. John Hall, the Observatory’s fourth director. While he has […]
Read MoreSean Graham
Stellar Astronomy Undergraduate student at Northern Arizona University Sean Graham works with Lowell astronomer Dr. Lisa Prato, assisting with her research on young binary star systems. He has a strong […]
Read MoreMegan Gialluca
Planetary Science/ Exoplanets BS Northern Arizona University, 2017 Megan Gialluca joined Lowell Observatory in the fall of 2018 as a public program educator. In May of 2020 she became a […]
Read MoreHaylee Archer
Extragalactic Astronomy MA Northern Arizona University, 2019 Haylee Archer’s research focuses on dwarf irregular galaxies. A graduate student of Dr. Deidre Hunter of Lowell Observatory and Dr. Rogier Windhorst of […]
Read MoreDr. Audrey Thirouin
Planetary Science PhD Dr. Thirouin’s area of expertise is the study of the diverse small body populations in our Solar System. She is using several techniques, from observations to modeling, […]
Read MoreCody Huls
Stellar Astronomy BS Northern Arizona University, 2020 Cody Hulls characterizes young, low-mass, spectroscopic binary stars in nearby star-forming regions. His work has implications for topics ranging from binary star formation […]
Read MoreBrian Skiff
Planetary Science/Stellar Astronomy BS Northern Arizona University, 1977 Brian Skiff has spent nearly 40 years at Lowell Observatory as an observer and research assistant. Among Skiff’s accomplishments at Lowell is […]
Read MoreBrian Burt
Planetary Science MS Applied Physics, Northern Arizona University Brian Burt works with Dr. Nick Moskovitz to acquire and catalog asteroid physical properties. This work is a continuation and expansion of […]
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