CCA Staff

Stephon Alexander is a Professor of Physics at Brown University. He is a specialist in the field of string cosmology, where the physics of superstrings are applied to address longstanding questions in cosmology.

Greg L. Bryan is a professor of astronomy at Columbia University and a co-leader of the Galaxy Formation group at the Simons Center for Computational Astrophysics.

Saavik Ford teaches astronomy at BMCC and mentors student researchers in projects analyzing Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), or black holes expanding in the center of a galaxy.

Winston most recently was a Summer Scholar for the National Society for Black Physicists.

Yashar Hezaveh is a visiting scholar at the Center for Computational Astrophysics at the Flatiron Institute.

Barry McKernan is known for his research into black holes, and focuses on phenomena including the central engine of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN).

Simona Miller is a recent graduate of Smith College where she is a teaching assistant.