A group of amazing astronomy and physics undergraduate seniors and juniors who have volunteered to lead meetings/discussions and help us improve the TIMESTEP program
If you’re a UA undergraduate and would like to be a TIMESTEP leader please email us at : timestepUA@gmail.com
We further have an amazing group of TIMESTEP Mentors: UA graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty who have supported this program throughout the years.
We finally thank our guest speakers who have brought their professional expertise to enable our programming.
2023-2024
Sarah Stamer (Astro/Physics)
Tintin Nguynen (Astro/Physics/Applied Math)
Ansh Gupta (Astro/Physics)
Gabe Weible (Astro/Physics)
Christian Martinez (Astro)
Nikhil Garuda (Astro)
TIMESTEP Meeting Mentors:
Advice about Graduate School Application Process Oct 4 2023
Andrew Youdin (Astronomy)
Bryan LeRoy (physics)
Graduate School Student Panel Oct 18th 2023
Akash Satpathy (UA Alum)
Alexia Kubas (UA Alum)
Danielle Dickinson (UA Alum)
Felix Pat (UA Alum)
Hill Tailor (UA Alum)
Jackson Zariski (Applied Math UA Grad Student)
Van Butcher (UA Alum)
Grad School Application Review Oct 25 2023
Don McCarthy
Eduardo Rozo (Physicsc)
Kevin Hainline
Virginie Faramaz
Tim Eifler
Sukrit Ranjan (LPL)
Richard Green
Rob Kennicutt
Brittany Miles
Carlos Vargas
Nathan Smith
Serena Kim
Kaitlin Kratter
Tyler Robinson (LPL)
Travis Barman (LPL Assoc. Head)
Misha Chertkov (Applied Math)
Chad Bender
Koen Visscher (physics)
John Schaibly (physics)
Undergrad Research Opportunities Panel Nov 8 2023
Sarah Stamer (Astro/Physics)
Tintin Nguynen (Astro/Physics/Applied Math)
Ansh Gupta (Astro/Physics)
Gabe Weible (Astro/Physics)
Christian Martinez (Astro)
Jonathan Moreland (Applied Physics)
2022-2023
TIMESTEP Meeting Mentors:
Advice from Graduating Seniors (April 15th 2023)
Jay Motka
Olivia Pitcl
Cyrus Worley
Avichal Kaul
Peter Hartman
Max Cabrera
Rianne Kooi
Mika Lambert
Presenting Your Research (March 22nd 2023)
Sarah Stamer
Tintin Nguyen
Jay Motka
Binh Nguyen
Academic Adjacent Careers (April 5th 2023)
Alex Stoken (UArizona Alum)
Rachel Smullen (UArizona Graduate Student Alum)
Kayli Glidic (UArizona Alum)
Tyler Baines (UArizona Alum)
Christina O’Donnell (UArizona Graduate Student Alum)
Gap Year Planning (Feb 22nd 2023)
Aaron Goldtooth (UArizona Alum, Incoming Astro Grad Student)
Joe Adamo (Current Grad Student in Astronomy)
Quadry Chance (UArizona Alum)
Ewan Douglas (Astro Faculty)
Resume Workshop (Feb 8th 2023)
Megan Kiminki (UA Astronomy Grad Alum, Amadeus)
Robert Marcus (UA Astronomy Alum, Google)
Karen Olsen (CIBO Technologies)
Munier Salem (Stripe)
Destry Saul (NOIRLab)
Careers in Industry Panel (Feb 1st 2023)
Chris Foster, IR Labs
Hui Du, Ampcera & MSE Supplies
Carl Cox, Madden Media
Nicholas Chung, Neurovascular Research and Design
Joel Huebner, Rincon Research Corporation
Cassie Bodin (UArizona Alum), Moog
Sahand Sabet, Revolute Robotics
Philip MacDuff, Securaplane
Undergrad Research Application Review (Week of Jan 25th 2023)
Chad Bender
Gurtina Besla
Chi-Kwan Chan
Richard Green
Erika Hamden
Dan Marrone
Don McCarthy
Undergrad Research Workshop (Jan 18th 2023)
Jialin Li (Astro Grad, Grad Facilitator)
Jasmin Washington (Astro, Grad Facilitator)
Erik Wessel (Phys, Grad Facilitator)
Student Research Panel (Nov 9th 2022)
Featuring the TIMESTEP Leaders and moderator Jasmin Washington
Aliyah Postell
Amanpreet Singh
Hina Goto
Jay Motka
Olivia Pitcl
Sarah Stamer
Tintin Nguyen
Defining and Understanding Neurodiversity (Nov 30th)
Virginie Faramaz (Astro)
Lyric Holmans (Guest Speaker)
Graduate School Application Review (Oct 9th and 16th 2022)
Gurtina Besla (Astro)
Tim Eifler (Astro)
Virginie Faramaz (Astro)
Richard Green (Astro)
Erika Hamden (Astro)
Serena Kim (Astro)
Brian LeRoy (Physics)
Nicole Melso (Astro)
Stefan Meinel (Physics)
Brittany Miles (Astro)
Vasilis Paschalidis (Astro)
Nathan Smith (Astro)
Carlos Vargas (Astro)
Eduardo Rozo (Physics)
Graduate School Overview Discussion
Brian Leroy (Physics)
Vasilis Paschalidis (Astronomy)
Graduate Student Panel (Oct 5th 2022)
Jasmin Washington (Current UA Astro Grad) - Panel Moderator
Akash Satpathy (Class of 2022)
Jimmy Lilly (Class of 2020, Astronomy and Physics)
Massimo Pascale (Class of 2019, Astronomy, Physics and Math)
Joe Adamo (Current UA Astro Grad)
Maggie Smith (Current UA Physics Grad)
Steven Wright (Class of 2020, Astronomy and Physics)
Student Resources Speakers (Sep 7th 2022)
Astronomy Club- Mika Lambert
Physics Club- Peter Hartman
ATOMM- Daniel Lawther
GEMS- Lily Whitler
Diversity Journal Club- Samantha Scibelli
Women in Physics- Rachel Nieken
Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter & Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab- Vannessa Gressieux
oSTEM- Carson Collins & Neha Joshi
WISE (Women in Science and Engineering)- Gabriela Perez Laurent
SECD- Tintin Nguyen
Guest Speakers
Dr. Sherard Robbins (Visceral Change, Allyship and Advocacy Sep 27th 2022)
Dr. Tom Rice (AAS, Careers in Education Chat on Nov 17th 2022 )
Dr. Miki Nakajima (University of Rochester, Nov 22nd 2022 at APASA)
Lyric Holmans (Understanding Neurodiversity, Nov 30th 2022)
2021-2022
Undergraduate TIMESTEP Leaders :
Graduate Student TIMESTEP Discussion Leaders :
Maggie Smith (Physics)
Elaheh Hayati (Physics & Astronomy)
TIMESTEP Meeting Mentors:
Guest Speakers:
Dr. Nia Imara (UCSC)
Dr. Sarah Tuttle (U. Washington)
Graduating Seniors Panel (April 27th 2022)
Kayli Glidic
Alexia Kubas
Akash Satpathy
Sai Krishnanth
Neurodiversity Discussion (Mar 30th 2022)
Presenters:
Sally Lyke (UA senior)
Dr. Sarah Tuttle (U. Washington)
Gap Year/Bridge Program Panelists (Feb 16 2022):
Marina Dunn (Class of 2018)
Kaylah McGowan (Class of 2021)
Jose Perez (Class of 2020)
Alex Stoken (Class of 2019)
Industry Panel (Feb 23rd 2022)
Cassie Bodin (MOOG, UA Class of 2020),
Carl Cox (Madden Media),
Meredith Danowski (Ball Aerospace),
Brie Finegold (Rincon Research),
Chris Fry (Rincon Research),
Hao Xin (Lunewave)
Editors of Student Resumes (Mar 2 2022):
Dr. Ewan Douglas (Astro Faculty)
Dr. Chi-Kwan Chan (Astro Faculty)
Dr. Gurtina Besla (Astro Faculty)
Chris Fry (Rincon Research)
Peter Corrgian (UA Handshake)
Faculty Editors of Student Research Applications (Jan 26 2022):
Astronomy, Physics Faculty:
Dr. Ann Zabludoff
Dr. Don McCarthy
Dr. Carlos Vargas
Dr. Eduardo Rozo
Dr. Tai Kong
Dr. Gurtina Besla
Dr. Ewan Douglas
Navigating the First 2 Years of the Major, Undergraduate Student Panel (Sep 8 2021):
Mika Lambert (UA undergrad)
Binh Nguyen (UA undergrad)
Akash Satpathy (UA undergrad)
Cyrus Worley (UA undergrad)
Undergraduate Research Panelists (Dec 1 2021):
Hina Goto (UA Astronomy & Physics Major)
Jay Motka (UA Astronomy & Physics Major)
Kai Soriano (UA Physics & Math Major)
Reynier Squillace (UA Astronomy & Physics Major)
Graduate Student Panel (Oct 5 2021)
Haley Bowden (UA grad Astronomy)
Alia Hamdan (UA grad, Physics)
Aafaque R. Khan (UA grad, Astronomy)
Kunal Lobo (UA grad, Physics)
Maria Mutz (UA grad, Physics)
Jocelyn Rios (UA grad, Math)
Jasmin Washington (UA grad, Astronomy)
Faculty Editors of Student Graduate School Applications (Oct 2021):
Astronomy, LPL, Physics Faculty:
Dr. Gurtina Besla
Dr. Melissa Brucker
Dr. Haeun Chung
Dr. Ewan Douglas
Dr. Tim Eifler
Dr. Virginie Faramaz
Dr. Alyson Ford
Dr. Richard Green
Dr. Kevin Hainline
Dr. Rob Kennicutt
Dr. Serena Kim
Dr. Elisabeth Krause
Dr. Brian LeRoy
Dr. Don McCarthy
Dr. Ed Prather
Dr. Ilaria Pascucci
Dr. Nathan Smith
Dr. Weigang Wang
Dr. Carlos Vargas
Dr. Ann Zabludoff
2020-2021
Undergraduate TIMESTEP Leaders :
- Leaders of Research Experience Discussion (Dec 9th : Bianca, Sai, Kayli, Jan 13th: Danielle)
- Leaders of the Graduating Senior Panel Discussion (Bianca) and Panelist (Danielle)
- Volunteers for Astrocharlas: Spanish Language Public Talk Series (Bianca)
TIMESTEP Meeting Mentors:
Guest Speakers:
Dr. Dione Rossiter (Attending SACNAS, Science Communication Workshop Jan 29th 2021)
Dr. Kirk Barrow (Stanford)
Dr. Kate Daniel (Brynmawr)
Dr. Anthony Pullen (NYU)
Gap Year Panel (Feb 10 2021):
Alex Stoken (UA Alum)
Ryan Carlson (UA Alum)
Drew Weldon (UA Alum)
Resume Editing (March 24 2021):
Cassie Bodin (UA Alum)
Colin Hauch (UA Alum)
YuanJea Hew (UA Alum)
Mike Garcia (Rincon Research)
Careers in Industry (Feb 24th 2021)
Cassie Bodin (UA Alum)
Colin Hauch (UA Alum)
Brie Finegold (Rincon Research)
Chris Fry (Rincon Research)
Meredith Danowski (Ball Aerospace)
Graduating Seniors Panel
Bianca Payan (Organizer; UA Undergrad)
Danielle Dickinson (UA Undergrad)
Kaylah McGowan (UA Undergrad)
Shavonne Morin (UA Undergrad)
Savannah Gramze (UA Undergrad)
Research Opportunities Panel (Dec 9th 2020):
Kayli Glidic (UA undergrad)
Sai Krishnanth (UA undergrad)
Bianca Payan (UA undergrad)
Dr Carlos Vargas (UA Steward Postdoctoral Fellow)
Attending Conferences Presenters:
Grads: Katie Chamberlain, Sam Scibelli
Undergrads: Sydney Brandt
Alumni: Jose Perez Chavez (Class of 20), Emily Walla (Class of 20)
Guests: Dr Dione Rossiter
What it’s like to be a Graduate Student Panel
Jenny Calahan (UA undergrad Astronomy & Physics, Class of ’18)
Quadry Chance (UA undergrad Astronomy, Class of ’18)
Sasha Safonova (UA undergrad Physics, Class of '17)
Dr Tom McClintock (UA grad Physics)
Overview of the Graduate School Application
Grads: Katie Chamberlain, Hayden Foote
Faculty: Dr. Dan Marrone, Dr. Brian LeRoy
Editors of Student Graduate School Applications:
Astronomy & Physics Faculty:
Dr. Peter Behroozi
Dr. Richard Green
Dr. Kevin Hainline
Dr. Erika Hamden
Dr. Don McCarthy
Dr. Vasileios Paschalidis
Dr. Eduardo Rozo
Dr. Nathan Smith
Dr. Ann Zabludoff
Editors of Student Undergraduate Research Applications:
Dr. Chi-Kwan Chan
Dr. Richard Green
Dr. Kevin Hainline
Dr. Kenneth Johns
Dr. Tai Kong
Dr. Mike Lesser
Dr. Don McCarthy
Dr. Vasileios Paschalidis
Dr. Nathan Smith
Dr. Shufang Su
Dr. Weigang Wang
2019-2020
Undergraduate TIMESTEP Leaders :
- Volunteers for the Spanish Astronomy Public talk series (Jimena, Jose, Bianca)
- Leaders of Research Skills Discussion (Jimena, Jose)
- Leader of Internship Discussion (Shitij)
TIMESTEP Meeting Mentors:
Guest Speakers:
Dr. Keith Hawkins (UT Austin)
Dr. Jorge Moreno (Pomona College)
Graduate Student Panelists:
Rachael Amaro, Pedro Espino, Jennifer Kadowaki, Spencer Scott
Discussion Leaders: Jennifer Lumbres
Gap Year Planning Discussion Leaders:
Marina Dunn (Class of 2018), Tyler Baines (Class of 2018) & Junellie Gonzalez-Quiles
Meeting Leaders :
Dr. Dan Marrone (Grad School Overview)
Dr. Brian LeRoy (Grad School Overview)
Carl Cox (Madden Media: Internships in Industry)
Brie Finegold (Rincon Research: Internships in Industry & Resume Workshop)
Chris Foster (IR Labs: Internships in Industry)
Chris Fry (Rincon Research: Internships in Industry & Resume Workshop)
Mike Garcia (Rincon Research: Resume Workshop)
Justin Langlois (WorldView: Internships in Industry)
Dan Roskey (Rincon Research: Internships in Industry)
David Smith (Resume Workshop)
Workshop Mentors:
Dr. Peter Behroozi (Grad School Application Workshop)
Dr. Ewan Douglas (Grad School Application Workshop)
Dr. Erika Hamden (Grad School Application Workshop)
Dr. Tim Eifler (Undergrad Application Workshop)
Dr. Elisabeth Krause (Undergrad Application Workshop)
Dr. Brian LeRoy (Grad School Application Workshop)
Dr. Srin Manne (Undergrad Application Workshop)
Dr. Don McCarthy (Grad School Application Workshop)
Dr. Vasilis Paschalidis (Grad School Application Workshop)
Dr. Nathan Smith (Grad School Application Workshop)
Dr. George Rieke (Grad School and Undergrad Application Workshop)
Dr. Ann Zabludoff (Grad School Application Workshop)
2018-2019
Undergraduate TIMESTEP Leaders:
Co-I Holly Brown (Academic Advisor for Astronomy & Physics)
TIMESTEP Meeting Mentors:
Guest Speakers:
Dra. Gloria Delgado Inglada (UNAM)
Dr. Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz (UC Santa Cruz)
Dr. Sherard Robbins (Visceral Change)
Graduate Student Panelists:
Rachael Amaro, Jane Bright, Katie Chamberlain, Rixin Li, Carolyn Raithel, Samantha Scibelli, Charity Woodrum
Graduate Student Application Reviewers:
Kevin Wagner, Dr. Jordan Stone
Meeting Leaders :
Dr. Kaitlin Kratter (Grad School Overview)
Dr. Brian LeRoy (Grad School Overview)
Dr. Carlos Vargas - Research Strategies and Reading Academic Papers
Dr. Jennifer Andrews - Presenting at Academic Conferences
2017-2018
Undergraduate TIMESTEP Leaders:
Graduate Meeting Leaders: amazing group of postdoctoral fellows and graduate students who have helped lead meetings and run workshops.
Co-I Holly Brown (Academic Advisor for Astronomy & Physics)
TIMESTEP Meeting Mentors:
Guest Speakers:
Dra. Nicole Cabrera Salazar (Movement Consulting)
Leah Fulmer (Navigating Gap Year)
Dr. Jenny Greene (Princeton)
Dr. Renee Hlozek (U Toronto)
Dr. Sally Oey (U Michigan)
Dr. Sherard Robbins (Visceral Change)
Graduate Student Panelists:
Gabriele Bozzola, Ryan Boyden, Nicolas Garavito Camargo, Tom McClintock, Christine Muccianti, Ekta Patel, Ragadeepika Pucha,
Meeting Leaders :
Dr. Kaitlin Kratter (Grad School Overview)
Dr. Koen Visscher (Grad School Overview)
Dr. Paola Pinilla
Dr. Jennifer Andrews (Attending Conferences)
2016-2017
Undergraduate TIMESTEP Leaders:
Rafia Bushra, Quadry Chance
Graduate Student Panelists:
Melissa Halford, Michael Hammer, Ekta Patel, Rachel Smullen, Ya-lin Wu
Meeting Leaders :
Dr. Kaitlin Kratter (Grad School Overview)
Dr. Brian LeRoy (Grad School Overview)
Nicolas Garavito Camargo (GitHub Overview)
Ekta Patel (GitHub Overview)
Guest Speakers:
Dr. Nia Imara
Dr. Ana Maria Rey
Dr. Risa Wechsler