Faculty
Links to the pages for individual faculty members are available below.
![]() Alberts, StaceyAssistant Research Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Galaxy Formation and Evolution, Galaxy Clusters, Star Formation, Active Galactic Nuclei, High Redshift Galaxies |
![]() Alexander, KateAssistant Professor, Department of Astronomy & Assistant Astronomer, Steward Observatory |
![]() Angel, J. Roger P.Regents' Professor, Professor of Astronomy and Optical Sciences, & Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Adaptive optics, Instrumentation, Extrasolar planets, Telescope design and optical fabrication, Geoengineering, Concentrating photovoltaic solar energy |
![]() Apai, DanielInterim Associate Dean for Research, College of Science; Professor, Departments of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences, & Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Extrasolar planets, Planetary Atmospheres, Planet Formation, Astrobiology, Novel Space Telescope Architectures |
![]() Behroozi, PeterAssociate Professor, Department of Astronomy, & Associate Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Theoretical Astrophysics, Galaxy Formation, Quasars, Cosmology |
![]() Bender, ChadAssociate Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Exoplanets, Star Formation, Binary Stars, Instrumentation, Astronomical Software |
![]() Besla, GurtinaAssociate Professor, Department of Astronomy, & Associate Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Theoretical Astrophysics, Galaxy Formation, Dwarf Galaxies, Local Group Dynamics, Dark Matter and Structure Formation |
![]() Chan, Chi-KwanAssociate Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Computational Astrophysics and High Energy Astrophysics |
![]() Chung, HaeunAssistant Research Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Instrumentation, Optical Design, UV/VIS spectrograph, IFUs, Software Development, Circumgalactic Medium, Galaxy Kinematics, and Dynamics. |
![]() Close, LairdProfessor, Department of Astronomy, & Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Brown Dwarfs, Adaptive optics, Instrumentation, Infrared Astronomy, Extrasolar planets, Galactic Astronomy, Star Formation, Astrobiology |
![]() Cunha, KatiaAssociate Research Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: High-resolution Spectroscopy; Chracterization of exoplanet host stars; Stellar Abundances; Galactic Archeology |
![]() Daniel, Kathryne J.Associate Professor, Department of Astronomy & Associate Astronomer, Steward Observatory |
![]() Douglas, EwanAssistant Professor, Department of Astronomy, & Assistant Astronomer, Steward Observatory |
![]() Egami, EiichiResearch Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Cosmology, Infrared Astronomy, Extragalactic Astronomy |
![]() Eifler, TimAssociate Professor, Department of Astronomy, & Associate Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Cosmology, Data Analysis, Machine Learning |
![]() Eisner, JoshProfessor, Department of Astronomy, & Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Galactic Astronomy and Star Formation, Extrasolar planets, Astrobiology, Instrumentation |
![]() Ertel, SteveAssociate Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Detecting habitable exoplanets, Debris Disks, exozodiacal dust, precision optical interferometry, Infrared Instrumentation |
![]() Fan, XiaohuiRegents' Professor, Associate Head of the Department of Astronomy, & Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology |
![]() Faramaz , VirginieAssistant Research Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Planetary systems dynamics, planet-debris disk interactions, production of exocomets and exozodiacal dust, Astrobiology, IR and mm observations, N-body simulations. |
![]() Fleming, ThomasProfessor of Practice, Department of Astronomy, & Research Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Astronomy Education, Stellar Astronomy, High Energy Astrophysics, X-ray Astronomy |
![]() Ford, AlysonAssociate Director, Steward Observatory & Assistant Research Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Galaxy Structure and Dynamics, stellar populations, Space Debris, Asteroids, Image Processing, Signal Processing, Radar, Instrumentation |
![]() Frye, BrendaAssociate Professor, Department of Astronomy, & Associate Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Cosmology, gravitational lensing, Extragalactic Astronomy, Intergalactic Medium |
![]() Gaspar, AndrasAssistant Research Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Galactic Astronomy and Star Formation, Stellar Astronomy, Planetary Astronomy |
![]() Gralla, MeganSenior Research AssociateAreas of Interest: Galaxy Clusters, Active Galactic Nuclei, Dusty star-forming galaxies |
![]() Green, ElizabethAssociate Research Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Stellar Astronomy |
![]() Green, RichardAstronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology, Instrumentation |
![]() Guyon, OlivierAstronomer, Steward Observatory, and Professor, College of Optical SciencesAreas of Interest: Instrumentation, Extrasolar planets |
![]() Hainline, KevinAssistant Research Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Active Galactic Nuclei, Obscured Quasars in the Context of Galaxy Evolution, high-redshift galaxies |
![]() Hamden, ErikaAssociate Professor, Department of Astronomy, & Assistant Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Instrumentation, UV detectors, Galaxy Evolution, IFUs and Spectroscopy, CGM and IGM. |
![]() Hill, John M.Research Professor, Steward Observatory & Technical Director, Large Binocular Telescope ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Telescope design and optical fabrication, Instrumentation |
![]() Hyatt, JustinSenior Research AssociateAreas of Interest: Large scale structure of high-z galaxy clusters, pulsar signatures, cold gas mapping |
![]() Ingraham, PatrickAssociate Research ProfessorAreas of Interest: high contrast imaging, coronagraphy, calibration, systems engineering and project management, Instrumentation, control software, data reduction pipelines |
![]() Jannuzi, Buell T.Head, Department of Astronomy, Director, Steward Observatory, Professor of Astronomy, Astronomer in Steward Observatory, & Interim Director of CAAOAreas of Interest: Observational Cosmology, Quasar Absorption Line Systems, Active Galaxies, Instrumentation for Surveys |
![]() Kennicutt, RobertProfessor, Department of Astronomy, & Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: observational extragalactic astronomy; star formation and the interstellar medium in galaxies; galaxy formation, evolution, and chemical evolution; observational cosmology and the extragalactic distance scale |
![]() Kim, DaewookAssociate Professor of Optical Sciences and AstronomyAreas of Interest: Large freeform optics fabrication using Computer Controlled Optical Surfacing process, Optical metrology using Computer Generated Hologram/interferometry/deflectometry, Freeform optical system design/manufacturing |
![]() Kim, Jinyoung SerenaAssociate Astronomer/Associate Research Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Star and Planet Formation, Circumstellar Disk Evolution, Astrobiology, Galactic Astronomy |
![]() Kong, ShuoAssistant Professor, Department of Astronomy & Assistant Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Star Formation, Molecular Clouds, Computational Astrophysics, Radio/(sub-)mm Astronomy |
![]() Kratter, KaitlinAssociate Professor, Department of Astronomy and Applied Math GIDP, & Associate Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Star and Planet Formation, Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics, Binary Stars, Accretion Disks, Stellar and Planetary Dynamics |
![]() Krause, ElisabethAssociate Professor, Departments of Astronomy and Physics, & Associate Astronomer, Steward Observatory |
![]() Leisenring, JarronAssistant Research Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Protoplanetary Disks, Extrasolar planets, high contrast imaging, IR Instrumentation |
![]() Lesser, MichaelAstronomer, Steward Observatory, Director, Imaging Technology Lab, & Research Professor, College of Optical SciencesAreas of Interest: Instrumentation |
![]() Males, JaredAssociate Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: : exoplanets, high contrast imaging, Adaptive optics, wavefront control, coronagraphy, Image Processing |
![]() Marrone, DanProfessor, Department of Astronomy, & Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology, Instrumentation, Active Galactic Nuclei, Star Formation |
![]() Martin, Hubert (Buddy)Project Scientist, Mirror Polishing Program and Associate Research Professor, Optical SciencesAreas of Interest: Optical fabrication and testing, Active optics |
![]() McMillan, Robert S. (Bob)Research ProfessorAreas of Interest: Stellar Astronomy, Planetary Astronomy, Instrumentation |
![]() Melia, FulvioProfessor (Physics & Applied Math-GIDP) and Professor, AstronomyAreas of Interest: Physics, Astronomy, Applied Math |
![]() Milne, PeterResearch Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Galactic Astronomy and Star Formation |
![]() Morzinski, KatieAssociate Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Exoplanets, planetary science, Brown Dwarfs, high contrast imaging, occultations, science and engineering inquiry education |
![]() Paschalidis, VasileiosAssociate Professor, Department of Astronomy, & Associate Astronomer, Steward Observatory |
![]() Pascucci, IlariaProfessor, Planetary Sciences and AstronomyAreas of Interest: Circumstellar disks, Planet Formation, Exoplanets, Astrobiology |
![]() Pearce, EricAstronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: The application of astronomical telescope and advanced instrumentation to space surveillance—especially extremely high speed multi-color photometry, and the study of the dynamics and characteristics of high area-to-mass ratio objects in the earth orbiting environment. |
![]() Pickering, TimothyAssistant Staff Scientist., MMT & Assistant Research Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Telescope Operations and Instrumentation, Galaxies and Galactic Dynamics, Time-domain Astronomy, AstroPy and AstroPy-affiliated Software Development |
![]() Poss, RichardAssociate Professor, Department of AstronomyAreas of Interest: History of Astronomy, Astronomy and the Arts |
![]() Renzo, MathieuAssistant ProfessorAreas of Interest: stellar kinematics, core-collapse, pair-instability supernovae, X-ray binaries, time-domain and gravitational-wave astronomy |
![]() Rieke, Marcia J.Regents' Professor of Astronomy, Astronomer and Elizabeth Roemer Endowed Chair, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology, Instrumentation, Infrared Astronomy, Galactic Astronomy |
![]() Rieke, George H.Regents' Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences; Astronomer, Steward Observatory; & Professor, Lunar and Planetary LabAreas of Interest: Galactic Astronomy and Star Formation, Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology, Instrumentation, Infrared Astronomy, Astronomy Education |
![]() Sand, DavidAssociate Professor, Department of Astronomy, & Associate Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Galaxy Formation, Dwarf Galaxies, time domain astronomy, Supernovae, Instrumentation |
![]() Sarcevic, InaProfessor Physics and AstronomyAreas of Interest: Theoretical Particle and Nuclear Astrophysics |
![]() Schlawin, EverettAssistant Research Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Exoplanets, Atmospheres, Instrumentation |
![]() Shirley, YancyProfessor, Department of Astronomy, & Associate Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Star Formation, Interstellar Medium, Astrochemistry, Astrobiology |
![]() Smith, NathanProfessor, Department of Astronomy, & Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Evolution of Massive stars, Supernovae and eruptive transients, Star forming regions, Interstellar medium and circumstellar material |
![]() Smith, Paul S.Research Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Extragalactic Astronomy, Cosmology, Polarimetry, Active Galactic Nuclei |
![]() Stark, DanielProfessor, Department of Astronomy, & Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Galaxy Formation and Evolution, cosmic reionization |
![]() Strittmatter, Peter A.Regents' Professor of Astronomy and Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Extragalactic Astronomy, Cosmology, Theoretical Astrophysics, Active Galactic Nuclei, Instrumentation, Astronomy Education |
![]() Su, KateResearch Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Planetary Debris Disks, Planetary System Formation and Evolution |
![]() Thompson, Rodger I.Professor, Department of Astronomy, & Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Theory and measurement of fundamental constants, Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology, Galactic Astronomy and Star Formation, Infrared Astronomy, Instrumentation |
![]() Vargas, Carlos J.Assistant Professor, Department of Astronomy, & Assistant Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Galaxy Evolution, Star Formation, ISM/CGM, Disk-halo interface, Radio/sub-mm Astronomy, UV Instrumentation |
![]() Walker, ChristopherProfessor, Department of Astronomy, & Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Galactic Astronomy, Star Formation, Instrumentation |
![]() Wang, FeigeAssistant Research Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: High Redshift Quasars, cosmic reionization, Black Hole Growth, Galaxy Formation and Evolution |
![]() Weiner, BenjaminAssistant Staff Scientist, MMT & Associate Research Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Extragalactic Astronomy & Cosmology, Instrumentation |
![]() Williams, GrantAstronomer, Steward Observatory and Director MMTAreas of Interest: Massive Stars, Supernovae, Gamma-Ray Bursts, Instrumentation, Polarimetry |
![]() Willmer, ChristopherAssociate Research Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Extragalactic Astronomy |
![]() Wolff, SchuylerAssistant Research Professor, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Circumstellar disks, Star and Planet Formation, Extrasolar planets, high contrast imaging |
![]() Yang, JinyiAssistant Research Professor, Steward Observatory & Strittmatter FellowAreas of Interest: Reionization-era quasar survey, Cosmic reionization history, Supermassive black hole growth, BH-host co-evolution, and Quasar absorption systems |
![]() Youdin, AndrewProfessor, Department of Astronomy & Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Theoretical Astrophysics, Planet Formation, Exoplanets (statistics, dynamics and atmospheres), Accretion Disks, Kuiper Belt objects, Hydrodynamics and Turbulence. |
![]() Zabludoff, AnnProfessor, Department of Astronomy, & Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology |
![]() Zaritsky, DennisProfessor, Department of Astronomy, & Deputy Director and Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Extralactic Astronomy and Cosmology |
![]() Ziurys, LucyRegents' Professsor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Astronomy, & Astronomer, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Radio and Millimeter Astronomy, Molecular Astrophysics, Astrochemistry, Interstellar Medium, Astrobiology, Laboratory Astrophysics |
![]() Arnett, W. DavidRegents' Professor Emeritus, Department of AstronomyAreas of Interest: Theoretical Astrophysics, Supernovae, Stellar Astronomy, Nuclear Astrophysics, High-Energy-Density Laser Experiments, Galactic Evolution |
![]() Bieging, JohnEmeritus Professor of AstronomyAreas of Interest: Interstellar Medium, Galactic Astronomy, Star Formation |
![]() Hege, E. KeithAssociate Astronomer, Retired, Steward ObservatoryAreas of Interest: Instrumentation, Interferometry |
![]() Hoffmann, William F.Emeritus Professor of AstronomyAreas of Interest: Infrared Astronomy, Telescope building, astronomical instrumentation, Detector development, Dust in the Milky Way, Galactic Astronomy, Young Stars |
![]() McCarthy, DonOutreach Instructional Specialist IIIAreas of Interest: Infrared Instrumentation, Interferometry, Adaptive Optics; Brown Dwarfs, Exoplanets, Solar System, Stellar Evolution; Astronomy Education |
![]() Olszewski, Edward W.Emeritus Professor of AstronomyAreas of Interest: Galactic Astronomy, Extragalactic Astronomy, Instrumentation |
![]() Schneider, GlennEmeritus Research Professor of AstronomyAreas of Interest: Galactic Astronomy, Infrared Astronomy, Extrasolar planets, Brown Dwarfs, Star Formation, Instrumentation |
![]() Woolf, Neville J.Emeritus Professor of AstronomyAreas of Interest: Astrobiology, Galactic Astronomy and Star Formation, Instrumentation |
![]() Lee, JaniceAffiliate AstronomerAreas of Interest: Extragalactic astronomy: stellar populations, star formation and the interstellar medium, Dwarf Galaxies, Galaxy Evolution |
![]() Pompea, StephenAffiliate Professor, AstronomyAreas of Interest: Science education, Optical physics, Telescope system design, Space instrumentation |
![]() Sykes, MarkAstronomer and Director of Planetary Science Institute (Tucson)Areas of Interest: Asteroids, Planetary Astronomy |
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