Scholars & Researchers

Our astronomers aren’t the only ones doing science at Lowell. Our team also includes many scholars and researchers who work on a variety of projects.

Dr. Amanda Bosh serves as Lowell’s Executive Director. She also carries out research, specializing in observational [...]

As the LDT Support Astronomer, Dr. Dr. Ellsworth-Bowers develops and maintains documentation for observers, provides [...]

Dr. Jeffrey Hall joined Lowell Observatory’s science staff in 1992. He served as Director and Executive Director from [...]

Dr. Kareta joined the Lowell Observatory as a postdoc in 2021. His primary research interests are in understanding how [...]

Dr, Kyler Kuehn oversees management of Lowell Observatory’s science telescopes and related equipment. He also actively [...]

Dr. Ryburn uses both ground- and space-based instruments primarily in the UV, optical, and infrared to study stars and [...]

Brian Skiff has spent nearly 40 years at Lowell Observatory as an observer and research assistant. Among Skiff'’s [...]

Dr. Thirouin’s area of expertise is the study of the diverse small body populations in our Solar System. She is using [...]

Allison Bair assists astronomer Dr. David Schleicher with his research on the origins and evolution of comets, with a [...]

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Brian Burt works with Dr. Nick Moskovitz to acquire and catalog asteroid physical properties. This work is a [...]

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Tom operates the 1.1-meter Hall Telescope with a NASA-funded CCD camera from dusk to dawn to measure variations in the [...]

Dr. Melodie Kao, Researcher

Dr. Taylor Kutra, Researcher

Dr. James Sikora, Researcher

Dr. Quicheng Zhang, Researcher

Felicity Escarzaga, Software Developer

Samantha Hemmelgarn, Research Assistant

Jacob Hyden, Research Assistant

Peter Knowlton, Research Assistant

Kendall Koga, Research Assistant

Meghan Speckert, Research Assistant

Haylee Archer's research focuses on dwarf irregular galaxies. A graduate student of Dr. Deidre Hunter of Lowell [...]

Anna Engle works in the Astrophysical Materials Lab with Dr. Jennifer Hanley of Lowell Observatory. She focuses on the [...]

Shaelyn Raposa is a grad student working in the Ice Lab with Dr. Will Grundy. She is studying volatile materials on [...]

Shih-Yun Tang is a graduate student from Taiwan studying at the Northern Arizona University and working with Dr. Lisa [...]