Alumni

27. Kar-Yeong Teoh
B.S. Computer Science
2001
  Observing Log and Data Analysis databases on the Internet, system management.
26. Andrea Tollison
B.S. Physics
2000
Now working at Edmund Industrial Optics.
  CCD imaging of comets, lightcurve analysis of comet Hale-Bopp (Research in ASTR 311 course Fall 1999)
25. Brian Henning
Computer Science
Senior
  CCD image data reduction, database management, html programming.
24. Jason Cook
Physics and Chemistry Education
senior, now student teaching.
  CCD photometry of comets (Research in ASTR 311 Fall 1999).
24. Jessie Hafner
Junior
  CCD observations and analysis of comets
23. Susan Dorsher
Physics and Math possible major post-secondary (senior at St.Cloud Tech high school)
  CCD photometry of comets (Research in ASTR 311 Fall 1999).
22. April Homich
Physics B.S.
1999
SCSU Graduate student in University of Minnesota Department of Astronomy.
  Mm-wave spectral imaging, reduction and analysis, CCD imaging, data reduction and analysis, astrochemistry.
21. Mike Spinar
Meteorology
Senior
Now working in meteorology department at SCSU.
  Image reduction and analysis at optical and mm-wavelengths.
20. Marcel Goldschen
Physics
Senior
Now working with John Harlander here at SCSU.
  CCD Image data reduction and analysis, comet dust jet morphology.
19. Frank Deglman
Physics B.A.
1996
SCSU Observing Specialist for 3.5-m telescope at Apache Point Observatory, New Mexico.
  CCD Imaging, image data reduction and analysis with IRAF, mm-wave spectra analysis.
18. Jean Zilka Brown
Physics B.E.S.
1999
St. Cloud State Univ.
now working at Ramsey County Child Support Division.
  Image data reduction and analysis with IRAF, database management, visual magnitudes of comets.
17. Aric Wiest
Biology B.S.
1998
Penn State Erie Graduate Student In Biology, Texas A&M
  CCD-Imaging with mobile observatory, and photography, including darkroom.
16. Dennis Faith
Biology B.S.
1997
Penn State Erie Lab Technician @ John Hopkins University
  CCD Imaging, photography,image data reduction with IRAF, mm-wave spectroscopy. Also: Database management, html programming.
15. Dave Suswal
Physics B.S.
1997
Penn State Erie Albuquerque, NM
  Mm-wave spectroscopy, astrochemistry.
14. Chintan Modi
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology B.S.
2000
Penn State University Merck & Co., Inc., Bioprocess R&D
  CCD Imaging, data reduction and analysis with IRAF.
13. Jack Ricotta
Management Information Systems
Senior
Penn StateUniv. at Erie
  CCD Imaging, astrophotography, image data reduction and analysis with IRAF, HTML programming.
12. Scott Moore (on the left!)
Working as web site developer at Penn State University, and partner at Energiaweb.
  CCD Imaging, image data reduction and analysis with IRAF.
11. Anna Jacobson
Math B.S.
1998
College of St. Benedict.
  CCD Image data reduction and analysis, spatial filtering of images.
10. Grant Aaker
Post-secondary student
Chemistry
Now at Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR
  CCD image data reduction, analysis of comet dust jet morphology.
9. Aaron Lemke
Post-secondary student
Physics
Now at University of North Dakota?
  CCD image data reduction.
8. Ray Graham
Electrical Engineering B.S.
1997
Penn State Erie Engineer at Harris Corporation, Aerospace Division
  Mm-wave spectroscopy of comets.
7. Javier Ruiz
Physics B.S.
1997
Northern Ariz. Univ. M.S. 2000, now working at Hughes aircraft, Tucson AZ.
  CCD imaging of comet Hale-Bopp, data reduction and analysis.
6. Oren Ben-Bassat
Physics B.S.
1996
Brandeis Univ. now graduate student in physics at Univ. Penn.
  CCD imaging of comet Hale-Bopp, data reduction and analysis.
5. Trevor Uhl
Astronomy and Physics B.S.
1997
Yale Univ. Investment Research & Risk Analysis, Reliance Funds, NY.
  Mm-wave imaging and spectroscopy of comet Hale-Bopp, data correlation.
4. Brian Cudnik
Physics and Astronomy B.S.
1994
NAU M.S. Astronomy, San Diego State Univ. Laboratory Technician at Rice Univ.
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3. Kartik ShethM
Physics and Astronomy B.S.
1993
Grinnell College Astronomy, Ph.D. 2000, Univ. Maryland Postdoctoral Research Assoc, Caltech
  Interstellar spectroscopy
2. Bret Huggard
Physics and Astronomy B.S.
1996
NAU Was telescope operator for 4-m and WIYN 3.5-m telescopes, and is now electronics technician, for Kitt Peak National Observatory.
  Optical and near-ir imaging of comet SL9's collision with Jupiter.
1. Sean McKeown
Physics B.S.
1994
Georgetown Univ. now in Colorado??
  Rotational excitation of molecules in comet Swift-Tuttle.

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