If you are interested in a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, apply through the LIGO SURF program.
If you are interested in a PhD, apply to Caltech's Physics or Astrophysics graduate programs.
If you are interested in a postdoctoral position, consider the LIGO Laboratory and Burke Fellowship opportunities.
Research Group
| Name | Position | Years at Caltech | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simona Miller | Graduate Student | 2021-Present | Website |
| Taylor Knapp | Graduate Student | 2023-Present | Website |
| Aaron Johnson | Postdoctoral Scholar | 2022-Present | Website |
| Eliot Finch | Postdoctoral Scholar | 2023-Present | Website |
| Lucy Thomas | Postdoctoral Scholar | 2023-Present | Website |
| Lisa Drummond | Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar | 2024-Present | Website |
| Sophie Bini | Postdoctoral Scholar | 2024-Present | Website |
| Kristen Schumacher | NSF Ascend Fellow | 2025-Present | Website |
| Giulia Fumagalli | Burke Fellow | 2026(exp)-Present | Website |
Former group members
| Name | Years at Caltech | Position at Caltech | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Hourihane | 2020-2025 | Graduate Student | Non-profit sector |
| Isaac Legred | 2020-2025 | Graduate Student | Postdoctoral scholar at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
| Jacob Golomb | 2020-2025 | Graduate Student, co-mentored with Prof. Weinstein | Software engineer in the private sector |
| Rhiannon Udall | 2020-2025 | Graduate Student, co-mentored with Prof. Weinstein | Postdoctoral scholar at the University of British Columbia |
| Ethan Payne | 2021-2025 | Graduate Student, co-mentored with Prof. Weinstein | Private sector |
| Patrick Meyers | 2021-2025 | Postdoctoral Scholar | Senior Postdoctoral Scholar at ETH |
| Javier Roulet | 2022-2025 | Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar | KICP fellow at the University of Chicago |
| Marco Crisostomi | 2023-2025 | Marie Curie Postdoctoral Scholar | Assistant professor at the University of Pisa |
| Howard Deshong | 2022-2024 | Staff Scientist, Schmidt Academy Scholar | Software engineer in the private sector |
| Arianna Renzini | 2020-2023 | Postdoctoral Scholar | Research Manager at ETH |
Former Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows
| Name | Year | Co-mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Cailin Plunkett | 2021 | Sophie Hourihane |
| Celine Wang | 2021 | Isaac Legred |
| Zoe Ko | 2022 | Simona Miller |
| Oscar Sy-Garcia | 2022 | Isaac Legred |
| Seth Moriarty | 2022 | Sophie Hourihane |
| Karen Kang | 2023 | Simona Miller |
| Carter Anderson | 2023 | Isaac Legred |
| Julien Kearns | 2023 | Sophie Hourihane |
| Sophia Whinney | 2024 | Simona Miller |
| Lana Alabbasi | 2024 | Isaac Legred |
| Maven Holst | 2024 | Sophie Hourihane |