Brian Humensky - Principal Investigator

Daniel Nieto - Post-doctoral Research Scientist

Jed Schmidt - Undergraduate Student, Columbia University

Frank Toriello - Undergraduate Student, Columbia University

Summer Students

Valerie Marchenko - 2012 REU Student, Brandeis University

Jonathan Florez - 2012 REU Student, Clemson University

Kyle Misquitta - High school student, Regis High School

Dominick Fulgieri - High school student, Regis High School

Brian Humensky

Research Interests:

• Supernova Remnants and Pulsar Wind Nebulae
• Origins of Cosmic Rays
• Indirect Searches for Dark Matter
• Experimental Astrophysics: Ground-based Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes

Experiments:

• VERITAS
• CTA
Fermi

Contact Information:

• humensky at nevis.columbia.edu
• (212) 854-8280 (campus)
• (914) 591-2807 (Nevis Labs>

Daniel Nieto

Research Interests:

• Indirect Searches for Dark Matter
• Unidentified GeV Sources

Experiments:

• VERITAS (2012 - present)
• MAGIC (2008 - 2012)

Selected Publications:

Contact Information:

• nieto at nevis.columbia.edu

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Jed Schmidt

Research Interests:

• Gamma-ray Astrophysics: Blazars
• VERITAS Calibration

Contact Information:

• zincelemental at gmail.com

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Frank Toriello

Research Interests:

• Gamma-ray Astrophysics: Experimental Techniques
• Mirror Alignment

Contact Information:

• fet2105 at columbia.edu