NAASC Staff
The following is list of NAASC staff members presently based in Charlottesville, VA:
ALMA Support: Data Services Group, Data reduction specialist |
Loreto Barcos-Munoz, Science Staff, Email: lbarcos [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: User Support Group, Face-to-Face visitor program Lead, Phase 2 Group, Scheduler Scientific Interests: Extragalactic Astronomy; Galaxy Evolution; Star Formation; AGN; outflows; Interacting Galaxies: e.g., Arp 220; Observations at Radio, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Infrared wavelengths (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Crystal Brogan, Science staff, Email: cbrogan [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: North American ALMA Program Scientist Scientific Interests: High-mass star formation, astrochemistry, masers, magnetic fields, supernova remnants, small-scale structure in the ISM (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Natalie Butterfield, Science staff, Email: nbutterf [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: Telescope Interface Group; Phase 2 Group, Data Reduction Manager Scientific Interests: radio/IR studies of the Milky Way Galactic Center, star formation, molecular cloud properties, astrochemistry (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Kimberly Emig, Science staff, Email: kemig [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade commissioning, Advanced Technology ALMA Correlator commissioning, Phase 2 Group Scientific interest: Interstellar Medium, Galaxy Evolution, Star Clusters, Stellar Feedback, Radio Recombination Line physics, Absorption Line Systems, Compact Radio Galaxies, Cold Neutral Medium, Diffuse Ionized Gas, Nearby Galaxies, Starburst Galaxies (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Aaron Evans, Science staff, Email: aevans [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: NAASC/ALMA Webpages, EPO, User Support Services Group Scientific interest: Extragalactic, multi-wavelength studies of infrared galaxies, radio galaxies and quasar hosts (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Ed Fomalont, Science Staff, Email: efomalon [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: ALMA calibration, polarization, astrometry Scientific Interests: Radio source counts, Parallax, proper motion and orbital motion of galactic objects, space array interferometric possibilities, dynamics of evolving x-ray sources (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Antonio Hales, Science Staff, Email: ahales [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: Deputy North American ARC Manager, Telescope Interface Group Lead Formation and Evolution of Planetary System, Protoplanetary and Debris disks, Episodic Accretion in Young Stars (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
John Hibbard, Science Staff, Email: jhibbard [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: ALMA Operations, ALMA Pipeline Scientific interests: Extragalactic HI, galaxy evolution, luminous infrared galaxies and galaxy mergers (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Todd Hunter, Science staff, Email: thunter [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: ALMA Pipeline Heuristics Lead, ALMA Telescope Diagnostics Team, ALMA Software System Team, ALMA Integrated Development Team Scientific interest: High-mass star formation, protoclusters accretion outbursts, UCHII regions, hot cores, outflows, masers, millimeter/ submillimeter interferometry (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Remy Indebetouw, Science staff, Email: rindebet [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: Data reduction pipeline subsystem scientist. NAASC Science Software Group. Scientific interests: (High mass) star formation, interstellar medium and molecular clouds (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Phil Jewell, Science staff, Email: pjewell [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: North American ALMA Director Scientific interests: Astrochemistry, masers, molecular emissions (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
ALMA Support: Data Services Group Manager, Data Reduction Manager |
Amanda Kepley, Science Staff, Email: akepley [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: Scientific Interests: Star formation in and the interstellar medium of nearby galaxies. PI of DEGAS, a GBT Large Survey mapping the dense, star-forming gas in 36 nearby galaxies. (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Dong-Chan Kim, Staff, Email: dkim [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: NAASC/ALMA webpages, Data Services Group Scientific interests: Luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies, quasars and active galactic nuclei, recoiling supermassive black holes (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Devaky Kunneriath, Science Staff, Email: dkunneri [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: ALMA Pipeline, Deputy Pipeline Sub-system Scientist Scientific interests: Multi-wavelength studies of the Galactic centre, interacting galaxies, mm/submm interferometry (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Andrew Lipnicky, Science Staff, Email: alipnick [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: ALMA Telescope Interface Group, TelCal Sub-system Scientist Scientific interests: dwarf galaxies, small scale structure, dark matter (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Harvey Liszt, Science staff, Email: hliszt [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: Support for the Observing Tool and proposal preparation and scheduling Scientific interests: Spectral-line data reduction, interstellar chemistry, diffuse clouds, galactic structure and the galactic nucleus (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Ryan Loomis, Science staff, Email: rloomis [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: ALMA Pipeline Imaging Lead, ALMA development Scientific interests: Protoplanetary disks, astrochemistry, millimeter/submillimeterinterferometry, machine learning (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Dominic Ludovici, Staff, Email: dludovic [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: Data Services Group Scientific interests: Environments and magnetic fields around compact objects (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Jeff Mangum, Science staff, Email: jmangum [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: NA antenna optimization, NA development support Scientific Interests: Galactic and extragalactic star formation, astrochemistry, molecular spectroscopy of comets (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Brian Mason, Science staff, Email: bmason [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: Lead Data Reduction Manager Scientific Interests: Galaxy Clusters, Observational Cosmology; Imaging Algorithms; Instrumentation Development (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Jennifer Donovan Meyer, Science staff, Email: jmeyer [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: ALMA development scientist Scientific Interests: Galaxy evolution, early-type galaxies, extended disks, giant molecular clouds, dwarf galaxies. (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Arielle Moullet, Science Staff, Email: amoullet [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: Community Programs Lead Scientific Interests: Planetary atmospheres, Asteroids and small bodies, Radiative Transfer, Debris disks millimeter interferometry, infrared observations (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Marcel Neeleman, Science Staff, Email: mneelema [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: ALMA Pipeline, User Support Scientific Interests: quasar absorption lines, high redshift quasars, galaxy kinematics in the early Universe, cosmic baryon cycle. (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Sebastian Nikischer, NAASC Administrative Assistant, Email: snikisch [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: Administrative Assistant |
Adele Plunkett, Science Staff, Email: aplunket [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: Deputy ALMA Archive Sub-system Scientist, Integrated Reporting System Sub-system Scientist, User Support Scientific Interests: Star formation, protostellar outflows, molecular cloud evolution (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
George Privon, Science Staff, Email: gprivon [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: ALMA Ambassador Program Lead, ALMA User Documentation Lead, Community Programs group, User Support Scientific Interests: Galaxy evolution, multi-wavelength observations of massive and dwarf galaxy mergers, dynamical modeling / N-body simulations (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Michael Sanchez, Staff, Email: masanche [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: Data Services Group, Data reduction specialist |
Patrick Sheehan, Staff, Email: psheehan [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: Science Ready Data Products team, ALMA CASA Sub-system ScientistScientific Interests: planet formation, star formation, protoplanetary disks, pre-main sequence stellar masses (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Holly Sheets, Staff, Email: hsheets [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: Data Services Group, Data reduction specialistScientific Interests: exoplanet characterization and evolution, debris disks, eclipsing binaries. (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Richard Simon, Science staff, Email: rsimon [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: Phase 2 Group, Project Tracker Sub-system Scientist Scientific interests: Searching for Extrasolar Planets (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Steven 'Cole' Wampler, Staff, Email: swampler [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: Data Services Group, Data reduction specialist |
Catherine Vlahakis, Science staff, Email: cvlahaki [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: North American ARC Manager Scientific interests: The properties of the interstellar medium and star formation in galaxies using (sub)millimeter and radio observations; molecular gas in active radio galaxies; mm/submm interferometry. (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Edward Starr, Staff, Email: estarr [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: Data Services Group, Data reduction specialist |
Sarah Wood, Staff, Email: swood [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: Data Services Group, Data reduction specialist |
Al Wootten, Science staff, Email: awootten [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: North American ALMA Deputy Program Scientist Scientific Interests: Star formation, structure and chemistry of the interstellar medium in galaxies, circumstellar material (ADS: Refereed Papers) |
Ilsang Yoon, Science Staff, Email: iyoon [at] nrao [dot] edu ALMA Support: Contact Scientist Support Lead, Pipeline Development Scientific interests: Atomic and molecular gas in galaxies, Galaxy morphology, Bayesian statistics, Stellar dynamics, Supermassive black holes (ADS: Refereed Papers) |