Ph.D, 2023, Arizona State University

Areas of Interest: Circumstellar disks, high contrast imaging, Exoplanets

Justin joined Steward in August 2023 after completing his PhD upstate at the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University. Justin’s science research focuses on the high contrast imaging of circumstellar debris disks, exoplanets, and brown dwarfs, having conducted observing programs with the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI), NIRC2 at Keck Observatory, and LMIRCam at LBT. He joins the University of Arizona Space Astrophysics Lab (UASAL) to work on disk modeling analysis for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Coronagraphic Instrument and Habitable Worlds Observatory. He will also be involved in commissioning and initial science programs for the MMT AO exoPlanet characterization System (MAPS) and the System for coronagraphy with High order Adaptive optics from R to K band (SHARK) on LBT. Justin is also highly passionate about teaching and education research and development, designing active learning curricula for astronomy students.