My Current Grad Students and Postdocs:

Veronika Dornan (PhD) -- The M_halo-M_GCS Relation

Kate Hartman (PhD) -- Metallicity Distributions of GC Systems

Claude Cournoyer-Cloutier (PhD, cosupervised with Alison Sills) -- The Role of Massive Binary Stars in the Formation of Star Clusters

Jinoo Kim (MSc) -- SEDs for Globular Clusters in the A2744 Galaxies

Kaitlyn Keatley (MSc) -- JWST Photometry of Globular Clusters in Remote Galaxy Clusters




Some recent publications with students:

Comparing Globular Cluster System Properties with Host Galaxy Environment Hartman, K., Harris, W.E., Blakeslee, J., Ma, C-P, and Greene, J. 2023, ApJ 953, 154

Investigating the M_GCS-M_h Relation in the Most Massive Galaxies Dornan, V., and Harris, W.E. 2023, ApJ 950, 179

Implementing primordial binaries in simulations of star cluster formation with a hybrid MHD and direct N-body method C. Cournoyer-Cloutier, A. Tran, W.E. Harris et al. 2020, MNRAS 301, 4464

The PIPER Survey. I. An Initial Look at the Intergalactic Globular Cluster Population in the Perseus Cluster W.E.Harris, Rachel A. Brown et al. 2020, ApJ 890, 105

A universal route for the formation of massive star clusters in giant molecular clouds C.S.Howard, R.E.Pudritz, and W.E.Harris 2018, Nature Astronomy 2, 725




Previous Postdoctoral Fellows and PhD Students

Jeremy Bailin (PDF, 2007-2009): Faculty member at University of Alabama

Elizabeth Wehner (PDF, 2005-2007): Currently software engineer in the Netherlands

J.J.Kavelaars (PDF, 1997-2002): Staff astronomer at Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, NRC

Andrew Layden (PDF, 1995-96): Obtained a Hubble Fellowship; now faculty member at Bowling Green State University

Jean Couture (PDF, 1989-92): Went to high-tech industry in Montreal

Hugh Harris (PDF, 1982-84): Staff astronomer at US Naval Observatory, Flagstaff

Gwen Eadie (PhD 2017): Faculty member at University of Toronto

Corey Howard (PhD 2017): Data Scientist at Shopify, Ottawa

Jeremy Webb (PhD 2015): Faculty member at York University

Annie Hou (PhD 2013): Went to postdoctoral fellowship in Korea; now Senior VP, MRM

Rob Cockcroft (PhD 2012): Teaching Faculty at McMaster

Kristin Woodley (PhD 2009): Went to postdoctoral fellowships at UBC and UC Santa Cruz; currently in Germany

Waldemar Okon (PhD 2005)

Marcel Vandalfsen (PhD 2004): Software developer at Kerr Vayne Systems

Dean McLaughlin (PhD 1997): Obtained Hubble Fellowship at graduation; faculty at Keele University, UK.

Patrick Durrell (PhD 1996): Faculty member at Youngstown State University, Ohio

Jeff Secker (PhD 1995): Staff scientist/manager at Defence Research Establishment, Ottawa