Faculty & Staff

Astronomy Faculty


  • Jonathan Kemp

    Instrument Technician, Physics and Astronomy

    A.B., Columbia University

    I connect our community with resources to explore our Universe — from astronomy and physics to other sciences and across the liberal arts.

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  • Kim Katris McLeod

    Louise Sherwood McDowell and Sarah Frances Whiting Professor in Astrophysics; Professor of Astronomy

    B.A., Cornell University; Ph.D., University of Arizona

    Involved with youth of all kinds: some of the most distant galaxies, the smallest stars in our Milky Way, and students and kids of my own.

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  • Hora Mishra

    Visiting Lecturer in Astronomy

    B.S., South Dakota State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

    I am an astrophysicist. I am interested in the extragalactic structures, such as AGN and clusters.

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  • Wesley Andres Watters

    Associate Professor of Astronomy

    B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Planetary scientist who studies the planet Mars while teaching courses about the geology and climates of rocky and icy worlds.

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Astronomy Administrative Staff


  • Carol Gagosian

    Academic Administrator for Astronomy and Geosciences

    B.A., Gettysburg College

    Keeps the faculty from spinning out of orbit. Ruler of three teens. Lover of bats and lobster.

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Astronomy Faculty Emeriti


  • Wendy Hagen Bauer

    Professor Emerita of Astronomy

    B.A., Mount Holyoke College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Hawaii

    Researches mass loss from red giants and supergiants and the UV spectrum of the long-period interacting binary VV Cephei.

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  • Richard G. French

    Louise Sherwood McDowell and Sarah Frances Whiting Professor Emeritus of Astrophysics; Professor Emeritus of Astronomy

    B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University

    Planetary astronomer, fascinated by planetary rings and atmospheres, committed to teaching science, and a devotee of all the liberal arts.

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