A. Meredith Hughes

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In Brief

Education

• PhD in astronomy, Harvard University, 2010
• AM in astronomy, Harvard University, 2007
• BS in Physics & Astronomy, Yale University, 2005

Academic Positions

• Professor of Astronomy, Wesleyan University, 2026-present
• Associate Professor of Astronomy, Wesleyan University, 2019-2026
• Assistant Professor of Astronomy, Wesleyan University, 2013-2019
• Miller Fellow, UC Berkeley Astronomy, 2010-2012
• Graduate Student Researcher, Harvard University, 2005-2010
• Undergraduate Research Assistant, Yale University, 2002-2005

Research Interests

• Planet Formation
• Circumstellar disk structure and dynamics: gas and dust
• Disk evolution: viscous transport and clearing processes
• Radio astronomy, aperture synthesis techniques

Honors and Awards

• Binswanger Prize for Excellence in Teaching, Wesleyan University, 2023
• Cottrell Scholar Award, 2018
• Bok Prize for research Excellence by a Harvard astronomy PhD under age 35, 2015
• Miller Fellowship, 2010-2012
• Fireman Fellowship for outstanding PhD thesis, Harvard Astronomy Dept, 2010
• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2007-2010
• George Beckwith Prize in Astronomy, Yale University, 2005
• Summa cum laude, Yale University, 2005
• Phi Beta Kappa (top 1% of junior class), Yale University, 2003