Steward Observatory

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Steward Observatory is the research arm of the Department of Astronomy at the University of Arizona. Its offices are located on the UA campus in Tucson, Arizona. Established in 1916, the first telescope and building were formally dedicated on April 23, 1923. Address: 933 N Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719 Opened: 1916 Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 8AM Monday8AM–5PMTuesday8AM–5PMWednesday8AM–5PMThursday8AM–5PMFriday8AM–5PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedSuggest an edit Unable to add this file. Please check that it is a valid photo. Mount Lemmon: 1.5 m NASA Telescope; 1.0 m telescope Mount Graham: 10 m Submillimeter Telescope; 1.8 m VATT; 2 x 8.4 m Large Binocular Telescope: : : : : Website: : Place name: Category: Website: http://www.as.arizona.edu/ Category: Observatory Suggest an editUnable to add this file. Please check that it is a valid photo. Unable to add this file. Please check that it is a valid photo. · Own this business? Questions & answers Ask a question See all questions (1)People typically spend up to 2.5 hours here Add a photoThanks for sharing!Your photo will be posted publicly on Google.Contribute MoreDoneUpload public photos of Steward Observatory (University Of Arizona) Posting publicly on the Web Write a review Reviews"Great place, awesome instruments and amazing people to discuss astronomy with." "A great place to work" "Stewart Observatory is a great setting for learning about astronomy." View all Google reviews

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Steward Observatory Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Blake Coughenour Blake Coughenour Cupertino, California Details
Blake Coughenour's Steward Observatory Experience August 2009 - May 2010
Job Optical Sensor Design Engineer at Apple
Industry Consumer Electronics
Experience
Apple  August 2014 - Present
College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona  May 2010 - May 2014
Steward Observatory   August 2009 - May 2010
Carnegie Mellon  August 2008 - May 2009
Lunar X PRIZE   January 2008 - May 2009
Campus Television Station (cmuTV)   August 2007 - May 2009
Carnegie Mellon Physics Department   August 2006 - May 2008
Photonic Physics Research   May 2007 - August 2007

Skills
Optical Engineering, Astronomy..., Physics, Applied Research, Optical Coatings, Illumination Design, Photovoltaics, Solid State Lighting, Solar Energy, Solar Power, CPV, Zemax, CodeV, FRED, Matlab, Opto-mechanical..., Opto-mechanical Design, Lighting Design, Graphic Design, Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Studio, Optics, Characterization, Code V, LabVIEW

Education
University of Arizona   2009 — 2014
PhD, Optical Sciences

Carnegie Mellon University   2005 — 2009
Bachelor of Science, Physics (Astrophysics Track)

Blythe Guvenen Blythe Guvenen Socorro, New Mexico Details
Blythe Guvenen's Steward Observatory Experience September 2009 - July 2011
Job EVLA Operations Specialist I at National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Industry Program Development
Experience
National Radio Astronomy Observatory  August 2015 - Present
NOAO  June 2011 - August 2015
Flandrau Science Center  September 2012 - April 2015
NOAO  February 2013 - January 2015
Steward Observatory   September 2009 - July 2011
Steward Observatory   December 2009 - May 2011
Prestige Assisted Living  April 2008 - August 2009
Sierra Vista Ballet Co   2007 - 2008

Skills
CCD Imaging, Public Outreach, Programming, Photography, Cooking, OS X, PHP, Program Management, Image Processing, Physics, Bash, Higher Education, Matlab, Team Leadership

Education
University of Arizona   2009 — 2011
Astronomy, Physics

Chi-kwan Chan Chi-kwan Chan Tucson, Arizona Details
Chi-kwan Chan's Steward Observatory Experience January 2013 - Present
Job Researcher at Steward Observatory
Industry Research
Experience
Steward Observatory   January 2013 - Present
Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics   September 2010 - December 2012
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics  July 2007 - June 2010

Skills
Fluid Dynamics, Astrophysics, Physics, Scientific Computing, LaTeX, Mathematical Modeling, Mathematica, Theoretical Physics, IDL, Astronomy, Science, Parallel Computing, MPI, Numerical Analysis, Computational Physics, Applied Mathematics

Education
University of Arizona   2002 — 2007
Ph.D., Astrophysics

University of Arizona   2000 — 2002
B.S., Physics, Mathematics

Jennifer Kadowaki Jennifer Kadowaki Tucson, Arizona Details
Jennifer Kadowaki's Steward Observatory Experience August 2015 - Present
Job Graduate Research Assistant at Steward Observatory
Industry Research
Experience
Steward Observatory   August 2015 - Present
UCLA, Department of Physics and Astronomy  January 2012 - April 2015
Space Telescope Science Institute  June 2014 - August 2014
National Radio Astronomy Observatory  June 2013 - September 2013
UCI, Department of Physics and Astronomy   June 2011 - September 2011
UCLA, Department of Physics and Astronomy  January 2011 - March 2011
UCI, Department of Physics and Astronomy   June 2009 - September 2009

Skills
Research, Python, Unix Shell Scripting, IRAF, Mathematica, LaTeX, Source Extractor, IDL, Supermongo, Java, C++, HTML

Education
University of Arizona   2015 — 2021
Astronomy and Astrophysics

University of California, Los Angeles   2010 — 2014
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics

Troy High School   2006 — 2010

Jeffrey Portouw Jeffrey Portouw Foxboro, Massachusetts Details
Jeffrey Portouw's Steward Observatory Experience September 2007 - May 2012
Job Software Development Engineer at Amazon
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Amazon  September 2014 - Present
Universal TranWare, LLC.   February 2013 - August 2014
Universal TranWare, LLC.   May 2012 - February 2013
Steward Observatory   September 2007 - May 2012

Skills
Java, Software Development, C, Android, Agile Methodologies, C++, Linux, Eclipse, Software Engineering, Android Development, Programming, Scrum, Subversion, Strategic Planning, Git, Troubleshooting, Business Strategy, Software Design, Cloud Computing, PHP, IDL, Conflict Resolution, Customer Service, Android SDK, Bash, Debugging, Customer Satisfaction, Team Leadership, Software Architectural..., UML, Vim, Spring Framework, Mockito, Amazon Web Services...

Education
University of Arizona

Westin Smith Westin Smith Tucson, Arizona Area Details
Westin Smith's Steward Observatory Experience June 2011 - May 2012
Job Lead Developer at The American Board of Radiology
Industry Computer Software
Experience
The American Board of Radiology  August 2014 - Present
The American Board of Radiology  January 2014 - August 2014
Microsoft  May 2012 - August 2012
Steward Observatory   June 2011 - May 2012
Smith Accounting   January 2010 - July 2010

Skills
Programming, Python, JavaScript, Java, HTML, jQuery, PHP, Web Development, C, C#, Bash, Haskell, Prolog, MIPS, Ruby, Microsoft Office, Eclipse

Education
University of Arizona   2009 — 2013
BS, Computer Science

Clinton (Cosmo) Mielke, PhD Clinton (Cosmo) Mielke, PhD San Francisco Bay Area Details
Clinton (Cosmo) Mielke, PhD's Steward Observatory Experience 2005 - 2007
Job Founder at Infinome
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
infinome   August 2013 - Present
Mayo Clinic  2009 - July 2013
Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University  2009 - July 2013
The Shadowserver Foundation   2006 - 2009
Artificial Intelligence Lab, The University of Arizona   2007 - 2008
NASA Ames Research Center  2007 - 2007
Steward Observatory   2005 - 2007
Arecibo Observatory  2006 - 2006
Flandrau Science Center  2003 - 2004

Skills
Programming, Data Analysis, Computer Science, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Astrophysics, Information Technology, Information Security, Information Assurance, Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining, Databases, Clinical Research, Mass Spectrometry, Metabolomics, Honeypots, Python, C++, Matlab, High Performance..., Network Security, Scientific Programming, Scientific Visualization, Bioinformatics, Structural..., Protein Structure, Ligand Binding, Systems Biology, Cybercrime, Genomics, Genome Sequencing, Proteomics, Biophysics, Cancer, Microarray Analysis, Machine Learning, Matrix Factorization, Recommender Systems, Collaborative Filtering, Data Visualization, Data Science, Molecular Dynamics, Time Series Analysis, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Microarray, R, Protein Chemistry, DNA sequencing, Algorithms

Education
Biodesign Institute / Mayo Clinic   2009 — 2013
PhD, Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology

University of Arizona   2003 — 2007
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Astronomy, Physics, Mathematics

Amber Luttmann Amber Luttmann San Francisco Bay Area Details
Amber Luttmann's Steward Observatory Experience August 2009 - May 2011
Job Optical Hardware Engineer at Google
Industry Consumer Electronics
Experience
Google  May 2012 - Present
The University of Arizona  June 2009 - October 2012
Steward Observatory   August 2009 - May 2011

Skills
Zemax, CodeV, Solidworks, Excel, Optical Design, Optical Alignment, Matlab, Microsoft Excel, Optics, Code V, Microscopy, Electronics, Semiconductors, Labview, Microsoft Office, C++, Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Digital Imaging, Testing, C

Education
University of Arizona   2012 — 2016
Master of Science (M.S.), Optical Science

University of Arizona   2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Science, Optical Sciences and Engineering

Paul Tomeo Paul Tomeo Reno, Nevada Details
Paul Tomeo's Steward Observatory Experience June 2008 - August 2008
Job Renewable Energy Program Analyst at Burton Consulting
Industry Renewables & Environment
Experience
CLEAResult  November 2014 - Present
USDR Invesment Management   February 2014 - November 2014
USDR Investment Management   July 2012 - February 2014
Wadham Energy   January 2011 - April 2011
Wadham Energy   July 2009 - August 2009
Steward Observatory   June 2008 - August 2008
Enpower Management Corp   January 2001 - January 2005
University of Davis Hybrid-Electric Future Truck Team   June 2001 - August 2001

Skills
Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Microsoft Office, Energy Efficiency, Data Analysis, Business Development, Investments, Entrepreneurship, Software Documentation, Accounts Payable, Biomass, Employee Training, Research, Accounts Receivable, Accounting, Budgets, Financial Analysis, Project Management, Customer Service

Education
University of Nevada   2009 — 2012
BS, Business Management

Pima Community College
Associates Degree, Mechanical Engineering

University of Arizona
Tucson, Mechanical Engineering program

Manny (Oscar Montoya) Montoya Manny (Oscar Montoya) Montoya Tucson, Arizona Area Details
Manny (Oscar Montoya) Montoya's Steward Observatory Experience December 1998 - Present
Job Engineer at Steward Observatory
Industry Photography
Experience
Steward Observatory   December 1998 - Present
Oscar Montoya Photography   January 2001 - Present

Skills
Image Processing, Linux, Windows, Solidworks, Project Management, AutoCAD, Labview, Orcad, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Visio, Python, Troubleshooting, Simulations, Active Directory, System Design, Databases, Integration, Computer Hardware, Software Installation, Windows Server, C

Education
Arizona State University   2014 — 2017
Engineer's Degree, Engineering/Industrial Management, 3.12

University of Arizona   1995 — 2003
Did not finish EE

Savannah Quiroz Savannah Quiroz Benson, Arizona Details
Savannah Quiroz's Steward Observatory Experience August 2011 - Present
Job Graphic Design Student Intern at The University of Arizona
Industry Consumer Goods
Experience
The University of Arizona  September 2015 - Present
Steward Observatory   August 2011 - Present
Old Benson Ice Cream Stop   February 2010 - August 2011

Skills
Spreadsheets, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, PowerPoint, Dreamweaver, HTML scripting, Invoicing, Access, Telephone Skills, Data Entry, Bookkeeping, SSH, Photoshop, Graphic Design, Time Management, Event Planning, Microsoft Office, Customer Service, Public Speaking, Leadership, Social Networking, Public Relations

Education
University of Arizona   2015 — 2016
Classics, Sports in Society, Sophomore/Junior

Pima Community College   2011 — 2013
Associate's degree, Business/Managerial Economics

Pima Community College   2011 — 2013
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General, 3.0

Ted Prezelski Ted Prezelski Tucson, Arizona Area Details
Ted Prezelski's Steward Observatory Experience 1989 - 1989
Job Council Aide
Industry Newspapers
Experience
Tucson City Council   October 2012 - Present
Tucson Sentinel   February 2011 - Present
Arizona Education Assosiation   August 2011 - September 2011
SER Jobs for Progress National, Inc  November 2001 - July 2011
Arizona Democratic Party  2002 - 2002
Steward Observatory   1989 - 1989

Skills
Social Media, Community Outreach, Non-profits, Fundraising, Public Speaking, Grant Writing, Editing, Politics, Media Relations, Program Development, Event Planning, Speech Writing, Community Organizing, News Writing, Research, Public Relations, Strategic Communications, Nonprofits, Community Development, Writing

Education
Prescott College   2007 — 2008

University of Arizona

Akshay Raghavendra Akshay Raghavendra San Francisco Bay Area Details
Akshay Raghavendra's Steward Observatory Experience August 2007 - July 2008
Job Senior Software Engineer, NVIDIA Corporation
Industry Computer Hardware
Experience
NVIDIA Corporation  November 2008 - Present
Steward Observatory   August 2007 - July 2008
Siemens Communications Software   June 2004 - December 2005

Skills
C++, Algorithms, C, Digital Signal..., Matlab, Image Processing, Operating Systems, DSP, Python, OpenSSL, Debugging

Education
Stanford University (Online Education via Coursera)

University of Arizona   2006 — 2008
MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering

R. V. College of Engineering, Bangalore   2000 — 2004
BE, Electronics and Communications

Frank Anthony Public School   1986 — 2000

Jenny Calahan Jenny Calahan Tucson, Arizona Area Details
Jenny Calahan's Steward Observatory Experience April 2015 - Present
Job Student at University of Arizona
Industry Research
Experience
Steward Observatory   April 2015 - Present

Skills
Physics, Astronomy, Science, Mathematics, Research, Teaching, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Courses, Public Speaking

Education
University of Arizona   2014 — 2018
Bachelor’s Degree, Astronomy and Physics, Sophomore

Daniel Kiminki Daniel Kiminki Tucson, Arizona Details
Daniel Kiminki's Steward Observatory Experience August 2012 - July 2015
Job Staff Scientist at GEOST
Industry Research
Experience
GEOST   August 2015 - Present
Steward Observatory   August 2012 - July 2015
Steward Observatory   December 2010 - August 2012
University of Wyoming  August 2002 - December 2010
University of Wyoming  May 2008 - June 2008
Jet Propulsion Laboratory  May 2005 - August 2005
University of Wyoming  August 2004 - May 2005
Newport Thin Film Laboratory   May 2002 - August 2002

Skills
IDL, Spectroscopy, Astrophysics, Science, Numerical Analysis, Image Processing, Statistics, LaTeX, Signal Processing, Linux, Experimental Design, Algorithms, Experimental Physics, Scientific Computing, Ruby, Microsoft Office, Mathematical Modeling, CGI, OS X, Experimentation, Remote Sensing, Python, Orbital Mechanics, Infrared Detectors, Dimensional Metrology, Instrument Validation, Image Analysis, JavaScript, AngularJS, Django, HTML

Education
University of Wyoming   2005 — 2010
PhD, Astrophysics

University of Wyoming   2002 — 2005
M.S., Astrophysics

University of La Verne   1998 — 2002
B.S., Physics

Courtney Pederson Courtney Pederson Tucson, Arizona Details
Courtney Pederson's Steward Observatory Experience June 2010 - September 2012
Job Intern at University of Arizona Press
Industry Publishing
Experience
University Research Instrumentation Center   January 2013 - Present
University of Arizona Press  August 2014 - December 2014
Steward Observatory   June 2010 - September 2012

Skills
Fiction Writing, Copy Editing, Office Administration, Financial Accounting, Writing, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Editing, Social Media, Facebook, Social Networking, Creative Writing, Customer Service, Time Management, Teamwork

Education
University of Arizona   2011 — 2014
Bachelor's Degree, Creative Writing

Cochise College   2009 — 2011
Non-Degree Seeking, Non-Degree Seeking, N/A

Benson High School   2008 — 2011
High School

Kurtis Williams Kurtis Williams Dallas/Fort Worth Area Details
Kurtis Williams's Steward Observatory Experience January 2003 - August 2006
Job Assistant Professor at Texas A&M UniversityCommerce
Industry Higher Education
Experience
Texas A&M University-Commerce  August 2010 - Present
University of Texas at Austin  September 2009 - December 2010
University of Texas at Austin  September 2006 - August 2009
Steward Observatory   January 2003 - August 2006

Skills
Astrophysics, Astronomy, IDL, Research, Science, Scientific Computing, Spectroscopy, Statistics, Physics, Fortran, Data Analysis, Experimental Design, Project Management, Team Management, University Teaching, Teacher Training, Teaching Adults, Mac, Unix, PowerPoint, Error Analysis, Optics, Mathematical Modeling, LaTeX, Teaching, Higher Education

Education
University of California, Santa Cruz   1997 — 2002
MS, PhD, Astronomy & Astrophysics

Penn State University   1992 — 1996
BS, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Physics

Andrea Leistra Andrea Leistra Washington D.C. Metro Area Details
Andrea Leistra's Steward Observatory Experience 1998 - 2006
Job Data Scientist at LivingSocial
Industry Computer Software
Experience
LivingSocial  August 2014 - Present
Audax Health  September 2012 - April 2014
Concur Technologies  September 2010 - October 2012
Yahoo  March 2007 - September 2010
University of Arizona  1998 - 2006
Steward Observatory   1998 - 2006

Skills
Hadoop, Perl, Data Mining, Analytics, Statistics, Machine Learning, Python, Unix, Algorithms, Linux, Big Data, Bash, SQL, Shell Scripting, Image Processing, Java, Agile Methodologies

Education
University of Arizona   1998 — 2006
Phd, Astronomy

Stanford University   1994 — 1998
BS, Physics

Clede ONeal Clede ONeal Greater New York City Area Details
Clede ONeal's Steward Observatory Experience May 1999 - May 2002
Job Test Manager for Large Caliber Howiters at US Army Picatinny Arsenal
Industry Military
Experience
US Army Picatinny Arsenal  November 2009 - Present
US Army Yuma Proving Ground  August 2004 - January 2010
Steward Observatory   May 1999 - May 2002

Skills
Systems Engineering, Program Management, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Security Clearance

Education
University of Arizona   1997 — 2001

Hop Bailey Hop Bailey Tucson, Arizona Area Details
Hop Bailey's Steward Observatory Experience 2002 - Present
Job Project manager at University of Arizona
Industry Higher Education
Experience
Steward Observatory   2002 - Present
University of Arizona  January 1990 - Present
Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona   2002 - 2010

Skills
Project Management, MS Project, Program Management, Research, Physics

Education
United States Military Academy at West Point   1965 — 1969
BS, Physics/Math

Kevin Hardegree-Ullman Kevin Hardegree-Ullman Toledo, Ohio Details
Kevin Hardegree-Ullman's Steward Observatory Experience July 2006 - August 2012
Job Research Assistant at University of Toledo
Industry Research
Experience
University of Toledo  May 2013 - Present
University of Toledo  August 2012 - May 2013
Steward Observatory   July 2006 - August 2012
Steward Observatory   August 2010 - May 2011
Steward Observatory   September 2007 - May 2011
Micron Technology  May 2005 - July 2005

Skills
Astronomy, Observational Astronomy, Teaching, Higher Education, Public Outreach, Research, Windows, Microsoft Office, Linux, Data Analysis, Public Speaking, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, WordPress, Digital Photography, Photoshop, Programming, Science

Education
University of Toledo   2012 — 2017

University of Arizona   2006 — 2011
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Astronomy

Hollis Ambrose Hollis Ambrose Severn, Maryland Details
Hollis Ambrose's Steward Observatory Experience 1998 - 1999
Job Senior Professional Staff Engineer II at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Industry Defense & Space
Experience
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory  1999 - Present
Steward Observatory   1998 - 1999
Harris Corporation  1990 - 1998
Allied Signal Communications Division   1987 - 1990
MA-COM Government Products Incorporated   1983 - 1987
Tracor, Incorporated   1982 - 1983
US Navy  1974 - 1980

Skills
Control Systems Design, Simulation of Dynamic..., Digital Signal..., iOS Programming, Mac Programming, Teaching Graduate..., Attitude Stabilization, Simulations, Matlab, Embedded Systems, Spacecraft, Electrical Engineering, Space Systems, Aerospace, System Design, Sensors, Engineering Management, Systems Engineering, Electronics, RF, Testing, Analog, Analog Circuit Design, Simulink, Algorithms, Antennas

Education
University of Central Florida   1996 — 1997
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Electrical Engineering

University of Maryland, University College   1986 — 1987
Communication Systems, Mostly A's

The Johns Hopkins University   1983 — 1985
Master of Science (M.S.), Engineering, 3.8

University of Maryland College Park   1980 — 1982
Bachelor of Science (BS) Cum Laude, Electrical Engineering, 3.61

Benjamin Roeder Benjamin Roeder Claremont, California Details
Benjamin Roeder's Steward Observatory Experience January 2004 - January 2005
Job Semiconductors Professional
Industry Semiconductors
Experience
University of Arizona, Imaging Technology Laboratory   August 2008 - June 2012
Arizona AMS Lab, U of A Physics   March 2007 - August 2008
U of A Bookstores   February 2005 - September 2005
Steward Observatory   January 2004 - January 2005

Education
University of Arizona
Bachelors of Science, Physics; Political Science