Matt is an Engineering Coordinator working in the University of Iowa Physics and Astronomy Machine Shop.  He has worked in the machine shop a total of 10 years starting in 2009.

David Montealegre worked in the field of solid-state physics. David's main research focus was in superlattice structures used in LEDs, lasers, and detectors.

Robert L. Mutel is a Professor Emeritus in the Physics and Astronomy Department at the University of Iowa. He retired in May 2020.

Jane Nachtman received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1997 followed by a postdoc at UCLA under Professor David Saltzberg.

Kristie Nault is interested in high energy astrophysics and the spectroscopic study of stars. She is currently working with Professor Casey DeRoo.

As an undergraduate, Matthew earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics at the University of Iowa. His current research interests are in the fields of condensed matter physics and mathematical physics. He is on the Graduate Mentors leadership team.

Orgho Neogi is an experimental particle physicist working on the DUNE experiment, focusing on liquid argon TPC event reconstruction and developing machine learning techniques for particle physics analysis.

Charles R. Newsom is an Associate Professor Emeritus in the Physics and Astronomy Department at the University of Iowa.

Yasar Onel received his PhD from London University in 1975 followed by a postdoc at Queen Mary University-London and work at the Universities of Neuchatel and Geneva.

Learn more about Zane Ozzello, Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa.

Colin Packard’s research interests center primarily around instrumentation and hardware development, photometry, and observational astronomy.

Gerald L. Payne is a Professor Emeritus in the Physics and Astronomy Department at the University of Iowa.

Dan is currently employed as an aerospace engineer while he pursues a PhD here at Iowa, part-time. He has lived in four states and enjoys weightlifting, hiking, road trips, craft beer, and classic literature.

Jolene's research interests lie in the area of space physics, specifically electrostatic solitary waves, auroral kilometric radiation and chorus waves observed in space plasmas.

Chris is primarily a server software developer, though he attends to public data archiving, relational database development, system administration, and adjacent areas as needed to assist space physics researchers.

Wayne N. Polyzou is a Professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department at the University of Iowa. His research interests include theoretical nuclear physics and mathematical physics.

Jonatan is a first-year physics graduate student from Guayaquil, Ecuador. He came to the University of Iowa in 2017 to undertake his undergraduate studies and graduated with a Bachelor in Sciences in Astronomy and Physics in May of 2021.