Name
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Title & Research
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Benedict, G. Fritz
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Senior Research Scientist
Space astrometry; search for extrasolar planetary systems; surface photometry of galaxies; barred galaxies.
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Cochran, Anita
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Assistant Director
Primitive bodies in the solar system; chemical composition of comets; the Kuiper belt, CONTOUR Mission Science Team.
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Cochran, William
(Chair)
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Senior Research Scientist
Searches for extrasolar planetary systems; high-precision measurements of stellar radial velocity variations; variable stars; planetary atmospheres; comets; asteroids.
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Dodson-Robinson, Sally
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Assistant Professor
Planet formation, planet host composition, protostellar disk chemistry, Galactic chemical evolution, debris disks and brown dwarfs.
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Endl, Michael
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Research Scientist
Detection of extrasolar planets and brown dwarf companions. Search for extremely low-mass planets around M dwarf stars. High precision stellar radial velocity measurements. Astrobiology.
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McArthur, Barbara
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Research Scientist
HST Astrometry; search for extrasolar planets.
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Ries, Judit Gyorgyey
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Research Associate
Planetary Astronomy, Astrometry and physical characterization of Near Earth Objects, especially Earth-crossing asteroids. Also works as Lunar Data Analyst for the McDonald Laser Ranging Station.
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Roman, Brian
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Research Engineer/Scientist Associate III
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Scalo, John
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Professor
Star formation; interstellar medium; turbulence; galaxy evolution; complex systems; astrobiology.
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Shelus, Peter J
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Senior Research Scientist
Small Solar System body motions; time: laser ranging; Earth and lunar dynamics; stellar astrometry.
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Trafton, Laurence M
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Senior Research Scientist
Planetary atmospheres; volatile transport; evolution of the solar system.
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Brugamyer, Erik
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Graduate Student
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Gray, Candace
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Graduate Student
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Hermes, James
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Graduate Student
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Robertson, Paul
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Graduate Student
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Sluder, Alan
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Graduate Student
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