Curriculum Vitae

General Information

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

Education

  • 2028
    Ph.D. (Astronomy, Expected)
    University of Michigan
  • 2025
    M.Sc. (Astronomy, Expected)
    University of Michigan
  • 2023
    B.S. (Astrophysics), _summa cum laude_
    University of Chicago

Honors and Awards

  • 2025
    • ACCESS EXPLORE Computational Grant ($5,000)
  • 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)

Contributed Presentations (*Invited Talk, Poster)

  • 2025
    • Exoplanet Coffee, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • 2024
    • *Yale Stars & Exoplanets Seminar Series
    • Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science IX
    • Division of Dynamical Astronomy 55
    • Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 55
    • Small Body Assessment Group Meeting 30
  • 2023
    • Society of Astronomy Students, University of Michigan (outreach)
    • Michigan State University AstroCoffee
    • Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science VIII
    • American Astronomical Society Meeting 241