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Sheridan Ackiss, PhD in Planetary Science, 2019
Advisor: Briony Horgan
Sheridan is now a Remote Sensing Scientist with Esri Professional Services
David Blair, PhD in Planetary Science, 2016
Advisor: Andy Freed
Dave is now the Scientific Computing Coordinator for the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Brown University.
Tim Bowling, PhD in Planetary Science, 2015
Advisor: Jay Melosh
Tim is now a researcher at the Planetary Science Institute as well as a Data Scientist at Metis in Chicago, Illinois.
Laura Chaves, PhD in Planetary Science, 2023
Advisor: Michelle Thompson
Laura is now a postdoc at the University of Arizona.
Adeene Denton, PhD in Planetary Science, 2022
Advisor: Brandon Johnson
Adeene is now a postdoc at the University of Arizona.
Brad Garczynski, PhD in Planetary Science, 2023
Advisor: Briony Horgan
Brad is now a postdoc at Western Washington University and continues to work on the Mars 2020 team.
Kevin Graves, PhD in Planetary Science, 2018
Advisor: David Minton
Kevin is now a Business Intelligence Analyst at Southeast Hospital in Missouri.
James Haber, PhD in Planetary Science, 2023
Advisor: Briony Horgan
James is now a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
Marie Henderson, PhD in Planetary Science, 2021
Advisor: Briony Horgan
Marie is now a postdoc at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Andrew Hesselbrock, PhD in Physics, 2018
Advisor: David Minton
Andy now works in Dayton, Ohio.
Toshi Hirabayashi, Postdoctoral Associate (2016-2017)
Advisors: David Minton and Jay Melosh
Toshi is now an assistant professor at Auburn University.
Ya-Huei Huang, PhD in Planetary Science, 2018
Advisor: David Minton
Ya-Huei is now a Postdoc at MIT.
Brandon Johnson, PhD in Physics, 2014
Advisor: Jay Melosh
Brandon is now an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University.
Jordan Kendall, PhD in Physics, 2016
Advisor: Jay Melosh
Jordan is now a research associate at NASA Goddard.
Dara Laczniak, PhD in Planetary Science, 2023
Advisor: Michelle Thompson
Dara is now a Geology Doctoral Lecturer in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Queens College.
Colleen Milbury, Postdoctoral Associate (2012-2016)
Advisor: Jay Melosh
Colleen is now the Data & Analytics Manager at First Hawaiian Bank.
Amanda Rudolph, PhD in Planetary Science, 2023
Advisor: Briony Horgan
Amanda is now a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
Alicia Rutledge, Postdoctoral Associate/Research Scientist (2016-2019)
Advisor: Briony Horgan
Alicia is now an Assistant Research Professor at Northern Arizona University.
Noel Scudder, MS in Planetary Science, 2023
Advisor: Briony Horgan
Prakhar Sinha, PhD in Planetary Science, 2022
Advisor: Briony Horgan
Prakhar is now a postdoc at MIT.
Rebecca Smith, Postdoctoral Associate (2016-2018)
Advisor: Briony Horgan
Becky is now a postdoc at Stony Brook University.
Jordan Steckloff, PhD in Physics, 2015
Advisor: Jay Melosh
Jordan is now a Research Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute.
Alexander Trowbridge, PhD in Planetary Science, 2020
Advisors: Jay Melosh and Andy Freed
Sean Wiggins, PhD in Planetary Science, 2022
Advisor: Brandon Johnson
Sean is now a postdoc at Purdue EAPS.
Carlisle Wishard, PhD in Planetary Science, 2023
Advisor: David Minton
Carlisle is now the Director of Science Experiences at the Evansville Museum of Arts, History, and Science in Evansville, IN.