Each LSST-DA Catalyst Fellow in astrophysics has a local advisor at their home institution. They will also will work with LSST-DA to put together a Collaboration and Mentoring Committee (CMC) that includes the local advisor, two funded mentors, a social scientist, and an astrophysicist associated with LINCC. Learn more about mentoring goals and expectations.
Expansion Mentors
The intent of the expansion mentors is to expand the perspective of Catalyst Fellows, preparing them for effective leadership within a diverse and evolving astrophysics community that conducts research in a wide variety of environments. Click below to read about each of our expansion mentors.
- Marcel Agüeros – Columbia
- Breanna Binder – Cal Poly Pomona
- John Bochanski – Rider
- Dario Carbone – Virgin Islands
- Louise Edwards – Cal Poly SLO
- Kevin Flaherty – Williams
- Jarita Holbrook – Edinburgh
- Benne Holwerda – Louisville
- Anne Jaskot – Williams
- Matthew Knight – Naval Academy
- Andrea Kunder – St. Martin’s
- Michael Lam – Rochester Inst. Tech.
- Britt Lundgren – North Carolina Asheville
- Christene Lynch – North Carolina Asheville
- Karen L. Masters – Haverford
- Maryam Modjaz – Virginia
- Jorge G. Moreno Soto – Pomona
- Brian Morsoney – CSU Stanislaus
- Keivan Stassun – Vanderbilt, Fiske
- Jesús Pando – DePaul
- Gordon Richards – Drexel
- Angelle Tanner – Mississippi State
- Kim-Vy Tran – Center for Astrophysics
- Katy Rodriguez Wimberly – CSU San Bernardino
- Matt Wiesner – Benedictine
- Bill Wolf – Wisconsin Eau Claire
We are currently seeking expressions of interest from astrophysicists who would like to serve as Catalyst Expansion Mentors.
Science Collaboration Mentors
The intent of these mentors is to introduce the fellow to the basic organizational structure and goals of the science collaborations (SC), the activities within the SC, as well as leadership and other career opportunities that may be available. Mentors help the fellow navigate the SC ecosystem to ideally find opportunities that have high career or research benefits for the fellow. Click below to read about each of our science collaboration mentors.
Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN)
- Roberto J. Assef*
- Manda Banerji*
- Franz E. Bauer*
- W. Niel Brandt*
- Paolo S. Coppi*
- Xiaohui Fan*
- Matthew Graham*
- Gordon Richards*
Dark Energy (DESC)
- Camille Avestruz
- Franz E. Bauer*
- Eric Gawiser
- Tesla Jeltema*
- Arun Kannawadi
- Akhtar Mahmod*
- Andrés A. Plazas Malagón
- Vivian Miranda*
- Gautham Narayan
- Jeffrey Newman*
- Brian Nord*
- Marina Ricci
- Ricardo Vilalta*
- Yuanyuan Zhang
Galaxies
- Manda Banerji*
- Rebecca Bowler*
- W. Niel Brandt*
- Sarah Brough
- Chris Conselice
- Ricardo Demarco*
- Benne Holwerda*
- Sugata Kaviraj
- Simona Mei
- Brant Robertson
- John Stott
- Ann Zabludoff*
Informatics and Statistics (ISSC)
Strong Lensing (SLSC)
Stars, Milky Way, and Local Volume (SMWLV)
Solar System (SSSC)
- Mikael Granvik*
- Siegfried Eggl
- Sarah Greenstreet
- Matthew J. Holman*
- Henry Hsieh
- JJ Kavelaars
- Michael Kelley*
- Matthew Knight
- Cyrielle Opitom
- Darin Ragozzine*
- William Reach
- Meg Schwamb
- David Trilling
Transients/Variable Stars (TVS)
* mentor candidate from Cohort 1