Astronomical Data People

Ruth Angus, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist, Astronomical Data

Ruth Angus joined the Center for Computational Astrophysics at the Flatiron Institute in October, 2018.

Jiayin Dong, Ph.D.

Flatiron Research Fellow, Astronomical Data

Jiayin Dong is a Flatiron Research Fellow at the Center for Computational Astrophysics. She uses computational and observational approaches to study how planetary systems form and evolve.

Nora Eisner, Ph.D.

Flatiron Research Fellow, Astronomical Data

Nora Eisner joined the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Astrophysics as a Flatiron Research Fellow in August 2022.

Daniel Foreman-Mackey, Ph.D.

Research Scientist, Astronomical Data

Daniel Foreman-Mackey joined the foundation in 2017 and was promoted to research scientist in 2021 at the Center for Computational Astrophysics. His research focuses on developing novel data-analysis methods and applying them to astronomical survey datasets. Recently, he has been using a…

David W. Hogg, Ph.D.

Group Leader, Astronomical Data

David W. Hogg is an astrophysicist at New York University’s Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics and the group leader of CCA’s Astronomical Data group. His research has ranged from fundamental cosmological measurements to stellar dynamics to exoplanet searches and characterization.

Sean Matt, Ph.D.

Visiting Scholar

Sean Matt is a visiting scholar in the Astronomical Data group at the Center for Compuational Astrophysics.

Lily Zhao, Ph.D.

Research Analyst, Astronomical Data

Lily joined the Center for Computational Astrophysics as a Flatiron Research Fellow in 2021, she previously worked at the Flatiron Institute as a Research Analyst.