SAS Officers

Elaina is a fourth-year astrophysics student from Naperville, Illinois. She is currently researching high-redshift AGN and the Little Red Dot galaxies with the James Webb Space Telescope. Elaina also plays the mellophone in the Michigan Marching Band and enjoys crocheting in her free time. 

Ashlen Coburn is a third-year undergraduate from Kalamazoo, Michigan, majoring in astronomy and physics. She is currently researching high-redshift AGN using JWST. Outside of research, she enjoys yoga, music, and going out for ice cream. 

Kasey is a fourth year Astronomy & Astrophysics and Physics student from White Lake, Michigan. Her research focuses on detecting the large-scale structure around the Coma Cluster of galaxies. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, playing the violin and guitar, and reading. 

Sarah is a third-year Physics and Astrophysics student from Howell, MI. She works with Prof. Jon Miller on X-ray monitoring of AGN. She also works on inertial confinement fusion foams with Dr. Maitrayee Ghosh at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. In her free time, she boxes competitively for the school boxing club, reads a ton of books for fun instead of studying, and spends a lot of time hanging out with her dog and cat. 

Genevieve is a third-year undergraduate from Pelham, NY studying Astronomy & Astrophysics and Interdisciplinary Physics. She is currently working on theoretical research of hot Jupiter atmospheres with Prof. Emily Rauscher. Outside of astro, Genevieve loves yoga, coffee shops, visiting national parks, and reading.

Callum's research uses numerical simulations and orbital dynamics to study galactic evolution, supermassive black holes, and dark matter in galaxies. Outside of research, he enjoys watching F1 and repairing cars. 

Isaac is a senior from Stevensville, MI. Currently, his research is on globular clusters in galaxy clusters. Outside of astrophysics, Isaac enjoys running, hiking, and cooking!

Lizzie is a fourth-year astronomy student from Rockford, Michigan, researching the detection of exoplanetary rings with the Roman Space Telescope. When not doing astronomy stuff, Lizzie loves hiking, music, and making pasta.