Current group members

Research group as of October 2025. Left to right: Ben
Wibking, Ian Freeman, Jazzmin Partridge, Brian O'Shea,
Mackenzie Ticoras, Tony Romero, Carolyn Wendeln, Tom Behling.
Not pictured: Ryan McCormick, Jacob Evans.
Note: this list is up-to-date as of January 2026. If
you're interested in joining my research group, please check
out the research areas page as
well as the Join the group! page. If you're
still interested after that, please email me!
Doctoral students
- Thomas Behling (Astrophysics + CMSE dual PhD)
- Ian Freeman (CMSE + Physics dual PhD)
- Tony Romero (CMSE)
- Mackenzie Ticoras (Astrophysics + CMSE dual PhD)
- Carolyn Wendeln (CMSE; primary advisor is Andrew Christlieb)
Postdoctoral researchers
Undergraduate students
- Jacob Evans (2025-; primarily supvervised by Ben Wibking)
- Leslie Lainio (2026-)
- Ryan McCormick (2025-)
- Jazzmin Partridge (2025-)
Research group alumni
Graduate students
- Gina Vasey (CMSE; jointly advised w/Andrew Christlieb;
graduated 2025)
- Claire Kopenhafer (Astrophysics + CMSE dual PhD; grad. 2022)
- Carlos J. Llorente (Astrophysics M.S. student; grad. 2024)
- Forrest Glines (Astrophysics + CMSE dual PhD; grad. 2022)
- Jared Carlson (CMSE M.S. student; joint w/Sean Couch;
grad. 2021)
- Brian Crosby (Astrophysics PhD student; grad. 2016)
- Greg Meece (Astrophysics PhD student; grad. 2016)
- Carolyn Peruta (Astrophysics PhD student; grad. 2013)
Postdoctoral researchers
Undergraduate students
Note - this list is wildly incomplete and will be updated
as time permits. For a full listing please consult my CV.
- Elias Taira (2022-2024; post-bac year 2024-25)
- Keara Hayes (2022-2024)
- Sophie Hodgson (2023-2024)
- Trevor Fush (2018-2022)
- Evelyn Fuhrman (2020-2021)
- Brendan Boyd (w/Devin Silvia; 2019-2020)
- And many others! See my CV