Nearby Universe People

Blakesley Burkhart, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist, Galaxy Formation

Blakesley Burkhart joined CCA as an Associate Research Scientist in August, 2018.

Matteo Cantiello, Ph.D.

Research Scientist, Stars and Plasma Astrophysics

Matteo Cantiello joined the foundation in 2017 as associate research scientist at the Center for Computational Astrophysics. His work focuses on the life and death of single and binary stars. He uses a variety of computational and observational tools, including 1D stellar…

Julianne Dalcanton, Ph.D.

Director, CCA

Julianne Dalcanton joined the Simons Foundation in September 2021 as the director of the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA). Her research specializes in the origins and evolution of galaxies.

Carrie Filion, Ph.D.

Flatiron Research Fellow, CCA

Carrie Filion joined the Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA) as a Flatiron Research Fellow in 2024.

Nicolas (Nico) Garavito-Camargo, Ph.D.

Flatiron Research Fellow, Nearby Universe and Milky Way

Nicolas (Nico) Garavito-Camargo joins us as a Flatiron Research Fellow. Nico earned his Ph.D. in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of Arizona.

Lionel Garcia, Ph.D.

Flatiron Research Fellow, Astronomical Data

Lionel Garcia joined the Center for Computational Astrophysics as a Flatiron Research Fellow in September 2023.

David W. Hogg, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist, Astronomical Data

David W. Hogg is an astrophysicist at New York University’s Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics and the group leader of CCA’s Astronomical Data group. His research has ranged from fundamental cosmological measurements to stellar dynamics to exoplanet searches and characterization.