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
Dr. Amanda Bosh serves as Lowell’s Executive Director. She also carries out research, specializing in observational [...]
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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. Jeffrey Hall
Dr. Jeffrey Hall joined Lowell Observatory’s science staff in 1992. He served as Director and Executive Director from [...]
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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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Brian Burt
Brian Burt works with Dr. Nick Moskovitz to acquire and catalog asteroid physical properties. This work is a [...]
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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 [...]
Read MoreDr. 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's research focuses on dwarf irregular galaxies. A graduate student of Dr. Deidre Hunter of Lowell [...]
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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
Shih-Yun Tang is a graduate student from Taiwan studying at the Northern Arizona University and working with Dr. Lisa [...]
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