Shelley’s research focus is on developing innovative astronomical instrumentation and observations using some of the world's largest optical telescopes. Shelley is the Principal Investigator of the UCSD Optical and Infrared Laboratory.
Jérôme is interested in developing high-angular resolution instrumentation, high-contrast imaging techniques and high-time resolution astronomy.
Saavidra is interested in optical atmospheric turbulence characterisation and correction techniques for the purpose of astronomy. Currently, she is working on the pyramid wavefront sensor for the Gemini Planet Imager upgrade.
Aaron specializes in mechanical engineering and has a diverse background in complex fuel systems and aerospace. He is developing instrumentation for SETI, Keck, and TMT.
Sanchit is a 5th year graduate student from India interested in galaxy formation. Sanchit is using Keck KCWI data to explore the circumgalactic medium of distant quasar. He also has experience working on the Apollo Project.
James is a 4th year graduate student working on instrumentation for PANOSETI and Keck Liger. He also is exploring science simulations for Liger and investigating Keck KCWI data sets.
Sonata is a 2nd year undergraduate studying astrophysics and has been analyzing Hubble Space Telescope images studying the environments around distant quasars.
Rachel is a 4th year undergraduate studying astrophysics. She is currently working on obtaining observations with PANOSETI and NIROSETI.
Quinn uses high resolution techniques on large ground-based telescopes to study star and planet formation and evolution.
Jean-Baptiste is a Research Scientist studying extra-solar planets at UC San Diego. He has been pioneering statistical and instrumentation techniques to push the frontiers of planet detection and characterization to better understand their formation.
Andrea has previous experience in Cosmic Microwave Background data analysis and has a strong expertise in High Performance Computing and software development in Python, he joined the team to help develop the IRIS Data Reduction System.
Clarissa is a 2nd year astrophysics graduate student. She studies exoplanet orbital dynamics and works on exoplanet instrumentation. Her current work is on the pyramid wavefront sensor upgrade of the Gemini Planet Imager 2.0 (GPI 2.0), an instrument that aims to directly image and characterize exoplanets.
Jayke is a 1st year graduate student working with Quinn Konopacky developing the new wavefront sensor upgrade for the Gemini Planet Imager 2.0. Beyond instrumentation, his research interests include exoplanet detection/characterization and protoplanetary disk dynamics.
Ben is a 2nd-year graduate student interested in the direct detection of exoplanets and exoplanet atmospheric composition. He works with the KPIC Collaboration and will shortly begin working on the calibration unit for the upcoming High-resolution Infrared Spectrograph for Exoplanet Characterization (HISPEC) instrument planned for Keck.