The Team…

…work makes the dream work.

I work closely with Dr. Aleksandra Ciprijanovic at Fermilab, and we work together to mentor many of the researchers you'll find in our team.

Postdoctoral Researchers

Humna Awan

2023 - Present

Project:

Becky Nevin

2022 - Present

Project:Uncertainty in Machine Learning, Galaxies, Galaxy Mergers, Understanding Neural Networks, Responsible AI

Sreevani Jarugula

2022 - Present

Project: Dark energy, strong gravitational lensing, machine learning, cosmology

Samuel D. McDermott

2022 - Present

Project: CMB delensing, uncertainty quantification, autodifferentiation

 

PhD Students

Jason Poh

2016 - Present

Project: Strong Lensing, Cosmology, Astrophysics, Artificial Intelligence

 
 

UnderGraduate Students

Kush Banker

2023 - Present

Project: Galaxy Clusters, CMB, SZ

Natalie Malagon

2022 - Present

Project: Galaxy Spectra, Simulation-Based Inference, Deep Learning

Neil Kumar

2023-Present

Project: Simulation Based Inference

Paxson Swierc

2022 - Present

Project: Strong Gravitational Lensing, Machine Learning, Domain Adaptation

Rohan Venkat

2021 - Present

Project: Machine Learning with Galaxy Mergers

Kabelo Tsiane

2023 - Present

Project: Simulation Based Inference

 

High School Students

Anvi Padhi

2022 - Present

Project: Spectral energy distribution models

 
 

Affiliates

Catarina S. Alves

2022 - Present

Project: Inference, lensed supernovae, machine learning, cosmology

Marina Dunn

2022 - Present

Project: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Galaxies, LSST, Bayesian Neural Networks

Timothy Hoffman

Bryen E. Irving

2022-Present

Project: Massive Black Hole Assembly

Gourav Khullar

2021 - Present

Project: Galaxy Evolution, Simulation-Based Inference, Bayesian SED Fitting, Spectroscopy, Galaxy Surveys

Zhen Lin

2018-Present

Project: Deep Learning on Galaxy Cluster data

Amanda Pagul

2019-Present

Projet: Galaxy clusters, Galaxy formation and evolution, Cluster cosmology

Ashwin Samudre

2020-Present

Project: Simulation-based inference, Lens Modelling, Generative Modelling, Deep Learning

Shubhendu Trivedi

Eve M. Vavagiakis

2022 - Present

Project: SZ, Galaxy Clusters, SBI

Yuanyuan Zhang

2019 - Present

Project: Galaxy Clusters, Simulation Based Inference

 
 

Alumni

Maggie Voetberg

2022 - 2023

Omari Paul

2022 - 2023

Josilyn Valencia

2023

Harry Wu

2023

Antwine Willis

2023

Harrison Orlando

2023

Isabella Vesely

2022 - 2023

Marie C. Tagliavia

2021 - 2023

Kathryn Downey

2019 - 2022

Yupeng Yao

2021 - 2022

Julia Youssef

2023 - 2023

Sofia Grimm

2023

Makesi Pantor

2023

Egor Danilov

2022 - 2023

Dimitrios Tanoglidis

2021-2023

Junhe Zhang

2022 - 2023

Alex Bisnath

2021 - 2022

Aleksandra Ciprijanovic

2018-2022

Currently at: Wilson Fellow at Fermilab

Benjamin Cohen

2020 - 2023

Yifan (Megan) Zhao

2022 - 2023

Moonzarin Reza

2022 - 2023

Jerry Zhou

2023

Antonella Macoretta

2023

Simone Wu Shevchuk

2022- 2023

Hanzhi Tan

2021 - 2023

Taigh Sing

2021 - 2022

Kamile Lukosiute

2018 - 2022

Rob Morgan

2019-2022

Currently at: Software Engineer, Google

Andrea Roncoli

2023

Fei Xu

2022 - 2023

Khadijat Durojaiye

2023

Pooja Ganesh

2023

Eileen Nolan

2023

Shohini Sarkar

2023

Audrey Scott

2022 - 2023

Sophia Zhou

2021 - 2023

João Caldeira

2018-2020

Currently at Google as A Site Reliability Engineer

Alumni:

•Bo Feng (2019-2021); Computer Science, Indiana U.
•Shubhendu Trivedi (2017-2018); TTIC, U. Chicago
•Luisa Lucie-Smith§(2019-2020); Physics, UCL
•Lorenzo Uboldi (2019); Physics, FNAL
•Stefano Vergani (2019); Physics, FNAL
•Mikel Zomborian (2019-Present); Computer Science, U. Chicago
•Andres Hernandez (2017-2020); Computer Science, NIU
•Douglas Adams§(2020-Present); Physics, U. South Carolina
•Manuel Valentin§(2019-Present); Physics, Brazil
•Fengxue Zhang§(2019-Present); Computer Science, U. Chicago
•Kaustubh Vinchure§(2019-Present); Computer Science, U. Chicago
•Bartlomiej Kos§(2019); Computer Science, FNAL
•Kuang Wei§(2017-2019); KICP, U. Chicago
•Pankaj Bhambani (2019-Present); FNAL
•Pradeep Jasal§(2019); FNAL
•Jonathan Rockhill (2019-Present); Physics, U. Chicago
•Claire Fuschi (2020-Present); Metcalf, U. Chicago
•Tristan Schefke (2020-Present); SULI, FNAL
•Marwah Roussi (2018-Present); U. Chicago; LSST Data Science Intern, FNAL
•Katya Gozman (2019-Present); U. Chicago
•Will Fisher (2020-Present); U. Chicago
•Sadie Seddon-Stettler (2020-Present); U. Chicago
•Louise Fan§(2019-Present); U. Chicago
•Sydney Jenkins (2019-Present); U. Chicago
•Praveen Balaji§(2019-Present); U. Chicago; LSST Data Science Intern, FNAL
•Callista Christ (2019-Present); U. Chicago; LSST Data Science Intern, FNAL
•Ben Hawkes§(2019); FNAL
•Anand Jain (2019-Present); U. Chicago; LSST Data Science Intern, FNAL
•Katherine Ottenbreit (2019-Present); U. Chicago
•Yunchong Zhang (2019-Present); U. Chicago
•John Veillete (2018-Present); U. Chicago
•Michael Lepori (2019); U. Chicago
•Ryan Teehan (2018); U. Chicago
•Hailey Hurd (2019-Present); QuarkNet, FNAL
•Michelle Wang§(2018-2019); IMSA, FNAL
•Wonjun Park (2018-2020); IMSA, FNAL
•Roshan Thelikiniath (2018-2020); IMSA, FNAL
•Tejo Velagapudi (2018-2020); IMSA, FNAL
•Manny Camacho (2019); TARGET, FNAL
•Eric Chen (2019); QuarkNet, FNAL
•Sam Palombo (2019); Naperville North; FNAL
•Jeremy Robinson (2019); Naperville North; FNAL
•Sterling Sullivan (2019); TARGET, FNAL
•Anne Foley (2018-2019); Naperville North; QuarkNet, FNAL
•Kara Warcup (2018-2019); IMSA, FNAL
•Max Knutson (2018-2019); IMSA, FNAL
•Isaiah Curry (2018); TARGET, FNAL
•Nick Ermolov (2018); QuarkNet, FNAL
•John Pitocco (2018); TARGET, FNAL
•Reyna Villada (2018); TARGET, FNAL
•Jayda Yancey (2018); TARGET, FNAL
•Mehr Kaur (2017-2019); IMSA, FNAL
•Pranav Sivakumar (2015-2016); IMSA, FNAL
•Hallie Gaitsch (2014); IMSA, FNAL
•Bishesh Khadka (2013); QuarkNet, FNAL
•David Ruth§(2019); TRAC, FNAL
•Steven Clayton (2015); TRAC, FNAL
•Elba Sepulveda (2014); TRAC, FNAL
•Gautam Satishchandran (2018); Space Explorers, KICP
•Nora Shipp (2018); Space Explorers, KICP
•Zhuowen Zhang (2017); Space Explorers, KICP