Current ExoDyn Researchers
Ella Chevalier
Credentials: BS 2025, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ella majored in Astronomy-Physics and Physics and the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was awarded the Doherty Award for Excellence in Astronomy for her undergraduate work.
Ella will be starting her PhD in Astronomy at UC Berkeley in Fall 2025.
Adam Distler
Credentials: BS 2024, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Adam graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 2024 with a B.S. in Mathematics and Astronomy-Physics. He is now pursuing his Ph.D. in Astronomy at Harvard University.
Zijun He
Position title: High School Researcher (Madison West High School)
Alyssa Jankowski
Credentials: BS 2024, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Position title: Post-bac Researcher
Joseph Livesey
Credentials: BS 2022, University of Washington
Position title: Graduate Student
I study the formation and evolution of planets, with a particular interest in planetary habitability.
Thomas MacLean
Credentials: BS 2025, Caltech
Position title: Graduate Student at Stanford
Thomas graduated from Caltech in 2025 with a major in Mathematics with a minor in astrophysics. His undergraduate astronomy research focused on understanding the origins of Hot Jupiter systems and was published in ApJ.
Nicholas Marston
Credentials: BS 2025, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Position title: Post-bac Researcher
Nick graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2025 with Astronomy-Physics, Physics, and Scandinavian Studies majors, and is currently a post-bac researcher. His research is currently split between observational stellar astronomy and exoplanet formation & dynamics.
Eva Stafne
Position title: Undergraduate Researcher (UW-Madison)
Eva is currently focusing on characterizing exoplanetary habitability due to system dynamics. She is a 2025 Sophomore Research Fellow and recipient of the NASA Wisconsin Space Grant.
Nathaniel Tanglin
Position title: Undergraduate Researcher (UW-Madison)
Nathaniel is an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying Astronomy-Physics (B.S.) and Science Communications (Cert.). His research interests include planetary habitability, cosmology, and astrobiology. In ExoDyn, Nathaniel is researching how a planet’s abundance of radioactive elements affects its fitness for life. On a personal level, Nathaniel loves Jesus, people, and experiencing life.
Group Alumni
Achintya Krishnan
Credentials: BS 2024, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Position title: Graduate Student
Drew Weisserman
Credentials: BS 2023, University of Michigan
Position title: PhD Student at McMaster University