Kelley M. Hess

Contact Info

Kelley M. Hess
Department of Astronomy
475 N. Charter St.
Madison, WI 53706

Office: 5514 Sterling
Phone: (608) 265-3436
Email: hess[at]astro.wisc.edu

About me

Having passed the dreaded Prelims in June 2007, I am now a rising third year grad student. I study galaxies and groups of galaxies, observing at radio frequencies with telescopes like the Very Large Array, the Compact Array, Arecibo Observatory, the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope, etc. I'm also a UW Physics Comology groupie. You can read more about my adventures in Astronomy on the Research page.

In my "free" time I have been a Graduate Assistant coach for the UW women's soccer team. In 2005 we won the Big 10 Conference for the first time since 1996, and competed in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

I also run marathons.
"...not because they are easy, but because they are hard."

My latest athletic endeavor has been to pick up cycling. I'm now a Category 3 rider at the amateur level, and an "A" rider on the UW collegiate club team. My bike's name is Green Flash--for at least three reasons, one of them science related.

Teaching

In the fall of 2006, I was a TA for Prof Johnn Hoessel with Astronomy 103