AFFILIATES | Keck Institute for Space Studies

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Early Career Affiliates

Early Career Affiliates

Nominated by the Caltech faculty, KISS Affiliates are an ongoing cohort of Campus graduate students and postdocs who are seen as the next generation of space exploration leaders. Many KISS Affiliates share that their interactions with the Institute and the people they meet through the Institute comprise some of their best experiences at Caltech. KISS provides them unique experiences with industry CEOs, astronauts, space mission leaders, NASA leadership and world-renowned space exploration researchers.

Announcements:

KISS Affiliates Program - 2026 Solicitation

Solicitation Release Date: October 1, 2025

Nomination Due Date: October 31, 2025

The Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) is soliciting nominations for KISS Affiliates who will begin their tenure in January 2026.

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Kevin Gauld

EAS grad student

William Feasey

EAS grad student

Satvik G. Kumar

EAS grad student

Anika Patel

PMA grad student

Yuri Tamama

GPS grad student

Jessica Todd

EAS postdoc

Tony Yap

GPS grad student

Zachary Chase

EAS grad student

Samantha Baker

GPS grad student

Valeria Kachmar

Valeria Kachmar

GPS grad student

Zachariah Milby

Zachariah Milby

GPS grad student

Aniket Sanghi

PMA grad student

Marlini Simoes

EAS postdoc

Robert (Bobby) Grayson

CCE grad student

Evie Harel

CCE grad student

Katelyn Horstman

Katelyn Horstman

PMA grad student

Chris Milliner

GPS postdoc

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Chi Nguyen

PMA postdoc

Nadine Soliman

PMA grad student

Michael Stramenga

Michael Stramenga

EAS grad student

Kevin Yu

EAS grad student

Maria Camarca

GPS grad student

Alex Mori Carroll

Alex Mori Carroll

EAS grad student

John Lathrop

EAS grad student

Evan Haze Nuñez

Evan Haze Nunez

PMA grad student

Jean Somalwar

PMA grad student

Sarah Zeichner

GPS grad student

Danica J. Adams

Danica J. Adams

GPS grad student

Niyati Desai

EAS grad student

Howard Hui

PMA postdoc

Kathryn Plant

PMA grad student

James Ragan

EAS grad student

Nikhil Ranganathan

Nikhil Ranganathan

EAS grad student

Aida Behmard

GPS grad student

Sarah Dutton

CCE grad student

Benjamin Idini

GPS grad student

Elena Sorina Lupu

Elena Sorina Lupu

EAS grad student

Sergio Parra

GPS grad student

Anne Sullivan

HSS postdoc

Helen Wexler

EAS grad student

Nitika Yadlapalli

Nitika Yadlapalli

PMA grad student

Anna Ho

PMA grad student

James Tuttle Keane

James Tuttle Keane

GPS postdoc

Yashwanth Nakka

Yashwanth Kumar Nakka

EAS grad student

Jacklyn Pezzato

Jacklyn Pezzato

PMA grad student

Ben Riviere

EAS grad student

Eva Scheller

GPS grad student

Abigail Fraeman

Brent Belland

PMA grad student

Valerie Fox

GPS postdoc

Kyunam Kim

EAS postdoc

Francis-Yan Cyr-Racine

Peter Martin

GPS grad student

Christine Hartzell

Kai Matsuka

EAS grad student

Michael O'Connell

EAS grad student

Arpita Roy

PMA postdoc

Namiko Yamamoto

Mike Wong

GPS grad student

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