Academic Genealogy

This page traces my academic lineage back through previous generations of astronomers and physicists, as well as lists my former Ph.D. students.

Academic Ancestry

StudentPh.D. YearPh.D. AdvisorPh.D. Institution
Paul Martini2000Darren DePoyOhio State University
Darren DePoy1987Eric BecklinUniversity of Hawaii
Eric Becklin1968Gerry NeugebauerCaltech
Gerry Neugebauer1960Robert Lee WalkerCaltech
Robert Lee Walker1948Boyce McDanielCornell
Boyce McDaniel1943Robert BacherCornell
Robert Bacher1930Samuel GoudsmitMichigan
Samuel Goudsmit1927Paul EhrenfestUniveriteit Leiden
Paul Ehrenfest1904Ludwig BoltzmannUniversität Wien
Ludwig Boltzmann1866Josef StefanUniversität Wien
Josef Stefan1858Andreas von EttingshausenUniversität Wien
Andreas von Ettingshausen1817Ignaz LindnerUniversität Wien
Ignaz Lindner?Georg von VegaUniversität Wien


Academic Progeny

StudentPh.D. YearThesis Title
David Atlee2011The Co-Evolution of Galaxies and Black Holes in Clusters of Galaxies
Linda Watson2011Star Formation at the End of the Hubble Sequence
Dale Mudd2017Understanding Supermassive Black Holes Using the Dark Energy Survey and OzDES
Suk Sien Tie2020Lyman-alpha forest cosmology with the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
Lauren Ennesser2023Improving the Study of Dark Energy by Masking Broad Absorption Line Quasars
Zhefu Yu2023Mapping the Growth of Supermassive Black Holes