Astronomers & Planetary Scientists

Dr. Will Grundy
Dr. Will Grundy joined Lowell Observatory’s science staff in 1997. His research involves icy outer Solar System [...]
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Dr. Jennifer Hanley
Dr. Jennifer Hanley’s main research interest is liquid stability across the Solar System, with particular focus on [...]
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Dr. Deidre Hunter
Dr. Deidre Hunter’s primary scientific interest is tiny irregular galaxies — how they originate, evolve, and produce [...]
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Dr. Stephen Levine
Dr. Stephen Levine coordinates the operation of the Lowell Discovery Telescope and also carries out research focused on [...]
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Dr. Joe Llama
A native of Wales, Dr. Joe Llama studies the magnetic fields of both exoplanets (planets that orbit stars other than the [...]
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Dr. Lisa Prato
Dr. Lisa Prato’s research focuses primarily on young binary stars, from studies of their origin, evolution, and [...]
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Dr. Phil Massey
Dr. Phil Massey studies massive stars (O-type, Wolf-Rayet, yellow and red supergiants), binary stars, young clusters, [...]
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Dr. Nick Moskovitz
Dr. Nick Moskovitz’s research involves observations and simple models of minor planets in the solar system. His work [...]
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Dr. Dave Schleicher
Dr. Dave Schleicher’s major research interests include the physical properties, chemical composition, and behavior of [...]
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Dr. Gerard van Belle
Dr. Gerard van Belle’s research concentrates on the fundamental properties of stars-- masses, linear radii, and [...]
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Dr. Larry Wasserman
Dr. Larry Wasserman’s major research interests include the study of solar system bodies via occultations and [...]
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Dr. Michael West
Dr. Michael West divides his time between research, writing, and public outreach. His research interests are diverse and [...]
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Dr. Kaspar von Braun (Adjunct)
Dr. von Braun's research concentrates on the characterization of extrasolar planets via their host stars. After [...]
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Dr. Otto Franz (Emeritus)
Dr. Otto Franz’s research specialty is investigating binary stars to expand our knowledge of stellar masses and better [...]
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Dr. Wes Lockwood (Emeritus)
Dr. Wes Lockwood’s major research interests include the luminosity variations of the sun, solar and stellar activity [...]
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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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