Jason Kalirai

Student Supervision

I am currently working with a postdoctoral researcher and have worked as a co-supervisor and mentor for several graduate students. Additionally, I have supervised undergraduate students as a part of various undergraduate thesis programs.


Postdoctoral Researchers

Aaron Dotter (2010-2012, STScI)


Graduate Students

Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay (2009-2010, University of Montreal)
    Mentoring help for a Keck Telescope project related to cool He white dwarfs

Mikito Tanaka (2008-2010, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)
    Mentoring related to a large Subaru imaging survey of the Andromeda Spiral Galaxy

Joe Wolf (2008-2010, UCI)
    Mentoring related to a Keck/DEIMOS survey of M31's dSph population

Karrie Gilbert, Kirsten Howley, Evan Kirby, Priya Kollipara, and Jedidah Isler (2005-current, UCSC)
    Co-supervisor/mentor for various graduate student projects and thesis


Research and Instrument Analysts

Abhi Rajan (2009-2010, STScI)
    Mentoring related to photometric calibration of the new HST instrument WFC3


Undergraduate Students

Basilio Yniguez (2007/2008, UCSC)
    Thesis: A Neural-Network Classification of Milky Way Dwarfs and M31 Red Giants

Carlos Sandoval (2007/2008, UCSC)
    3rd Year Research Project: Photometric Variables and Binaries in NGC 6752

Elizabeth Chudwick (2006/2007, UCSC)
    Thesis Completed: Wide Field Photometry and Astrometry of the Rich, Old Open Star Cluster NGC 6791

Johnathan Rice (2006/2007, UCSC)
    Thesis Completed: A Photometric and Kinematic Study of Galactic Structure Along M31's Sightline

Andrew Fittinghoff (2006/2008, UCSC)
    Thesis: A GALEX Imaging Study of the Andromeda Spiral Galaxy

Carynn Luine (2005/2006, UCSC)
    Thesis Completed: Detailed Chemical Abundances of M31 Stars -
       Analysis of High Signal-to-Noise Coadded Spectra

Robert Eakin (2003/2004, UBC)
    Thesis Completed: Photometric Study of the Open Star Cluster NGC 7789

Doris Nian-Shiah Leong (2003/2004, UBC)
    Thesis Completed: A Deep Photometric Study of the Core of Old Open Cluster NGC 6791