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General Information

Full Name Aster (Jaden) Gravely Taylor
Date of Birth 2nd December 2000
Languages English, American Sign Language, Mandarin

Education

  • 2028
    PhD (Astronomy, Expected)
    University of Michigan
  • 2025
    MSc (Astronomy, Expected)
    University of Michigan
  • 2023
    BS (Astrophyics)
    University of Chicago
    • Summa cum laude

Honors and Awards

  • 2024
    • Lunar & Planetary Institute Career Development Award ($1,000)
    • Universities Space Research Association Travel Fund ($2,000)
  • 2023
    • Fannie and John Hertz Fellowship ($250,000)
    • Rackham Science Award ($72,000)
    • Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Fellowship ($4,000)
  • 2022
    • Enrico Fermi Scholar, Physical Sciences Collegiate Divisional Honors
    • University of Chicago Dean's List
  • 2021
    • Robert Maynard Hutchins Scholar
    • University of Chicago Dean's List
  • 2020
    • Metcalf Scholarship ($5,000)
    • University of Chicago Dean's List
  • 2019
    • National Merit Scholarship ($8,000)