Shelley Wright
Associate Professor
Shelley’s research focus on developing innovative astronomical instrumentation and observations using some of the world's largest optical telescopes. Shelley is the PI of the CASS Optical and Infrared Laboratory.
Jérôme Maire
Project Scientist
Jérôme is interested in developing high-angular resolution instrumentation, high-contrast imaging techniques and high-time resolution astronomy.
Andrea Zonca
Computational Scientist
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.
Saavidra Perera
Post-Doctoral Researcher
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 Brown
Research and Development Engineer
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.
Nils-Erik Bjorn Rundquist
Research Associate
Nils graduated with a B.S. in Physics with an Astrophysics specialization at UC San Diego. He develops the instrument simulation software for IRIS, OSIRIS, and Liger.
Maren Cosens
Physics Graduate Student
Maren is a 6th year graduate student interested in how star forming regions evolve with and influence their host galaxies over cosmic time. She is leading a detailed study of the conditions in local star forming regions using Keck KCWI and investigating the scaling relationships of local and distant star forming regions. Maren is also working on astronomical instrumentation with Keck Liger.
Sanchit Sabhlok
Physics Graduate Student
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 Wiley
Physics Graduate Student
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.
Kalp Mathur
Engineering Undergraduate Student
Kalp is a 4th year undergraduate student studying Structural Engineering with a Focus in Aerospace Structures. He is working on instrumentation for Liger on Keck Observatory.
Sonata Simonaitis-Boyd
Physics Undergraduate Student
Sonata is a 2nd year undergraduate studying astrophysics and has been analyzing Hubble Space Telescope images studying the environments around distant quasars.
