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.

Researchers

Dr. Amanda Bosh, Operations Manager at Lowell Observatory
Dr. Amanda Bosh

Dr. Amanda Bosh serves as Lowell’s Chief Operating Officer, overseeing day-to-day operations and coordination of [...]

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Tim Ellsworth-Bowers, Support Astronomer, Lowell Observatory
Dr. Tim Ellsworth-Bowers

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

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Dr. Jeff Hall, Director of Lowell Observatory
Dr. Jeffrey Hall

Dr. Jeffrey Hall joined Lowell Observatory’s science staff in 1992. He is the Director of Lowell Observatory. His [...]

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Dr. Teddy Kareta of Lowell Observatory
Dr. Teddy Kareta

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

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Dr. Kyler Kuehn

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

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Dr. Tyler Richey-Yowell

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

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Brian Skiff

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

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Dr. Audrey Thirouin

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

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Allison Bair

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

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Tom Bida
Tom Bida

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Brian Burt

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

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Ryan Hamilton
Ryan Hamilton

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Tom Polakis

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

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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

PhD Students

Haylee Archer,
Haylee Archer

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

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Anna Engle
Anna Engle

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

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Shaelyn Raposa

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

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Shih-Yun Tang, Lowell Observatory
Shih-Yun Tang

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

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