Dr. Thomas Donlon II

Astrophysicist (He/Him)

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thomas.donlon@uah.edu

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About Me

I am a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where I currently work with Prof. Sukanya Chakrabarti. We aim to use real-time Galactic dynamics to explore our Galaxy in new and exciting ways. 

My research currently involves using direct acceleration measurements to study the dark matter content of the Milky Way. I am also generally interested in Galactic structure, Galactic archaeology, stellar shells, pulsars, and variable stars. Most of my work involves computational physics, data science, and developing software. 

I obtained my PhD at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2023, where I studied the structure and chemical makeup of our Galaxy with Prof. Heidi Jo Nerberg. 

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