Fakhri
Zahedy
Fakhri Zahedy is an observational astronomer interested in galaxy formation and evolution. He is currently a Carnegie Fellow at the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Pasadena, California. Zahedy is particularly interested in better understanding how the gaseous reservoir of a galaxy determines the course of its evolution over cosmic time.
CV
- Ph.D., 2019, The University of Chicago
- M.S., 2015, The University of Chicago
- B.S., 2013, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellowship, Carnegie Observatories, 2019-Present
- Thacher Research Award for Postdoctoral Excellence, Carnegie Observatories, 2021
- James W. Cronin Memorial Fellowship, The University of Chicago, 2018-2019
- William R. Harper Dissertation Fellowship, The University of Chicago, 2018
- Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Cycle 25 Program, Principal Investigator (11 orbits, $57k awarded), 2017
- Brinson Chicago-Carnegie Predoctoral Fellowship, Carnegie Observatories, 2016-2017
- International Travel Grant Award, The American Astronomical Society (AAS), 2017
- Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Cycle 24 Program, Principal Investigator (3 orbits, $43k awarded), 2016
- McCormick Graduate Fellowship, The University of Chicago, 2013-2015
- Phi Beta Kappa, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013