Contact Us
Please feel free to contact the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics for any inquiries or questions on the following topics.
General mailing addrress:
University of California, San Diego
Recipient's Name
Astronomy & Astrophysics, MC 0424
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0424 USA
Departmental Leadership
For inquiries regarding the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics please contact:
Chair, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics,
Graduate Program
For academic matters in the Graduate Program please feel free to contact the following individuals:
Vice-Chair for Graduate Education, Professor Shelley Wright
For graduate admission inquries, please contact astrophd@physics.ucsd.edu
Undergraduate Program
For academic matters in the Undergraduate Program please feel free to contact the following individuals:
Vice-Chair for Undergraduate Education, Associate Professor Quinn Konopacky
For undergraduate general inquries, please contact astro-advising@ucsd.edu
Once available, current students will be directed to contact us via the Virtual Advising Center (VAC)
Communications & News
For communication & press inquiries in Astronomy & Astrophysics please contact:
Communications Committee Chair, Associate Professor Sandstrom
Director of Communications, School of Physical Sciences, Michelle Franklin
AY23/24 Departmental Committees
The A&A department has several internal commitees for departmental governance for academic year 2023/2024. The following are the list of committes and committee chairs.
- Graduate Admissions & Recruitment: Chair Q. Konopacky (Fall quarter) & Chair A. Burgasser (Winter/Spring)
- Graduate Advisory Commtitee: Chair S. Wright
- Policy Task Force: Chair K. Sandstrom
- Space and Computing: Chair K. Arnold
- Colloquium and Journal Club: Chair C. Theissen
- EDI and Climate: Chair D. Tytler
- Outreach: Chair Q. Konopacky
- Communication: Chair K. Sandstrom
- Academic Senate Representative: A. Burgasser (Representative), P. Diamond (Alternate)
- Astronomy Graduate Council Represenative: Jayke Nguyen
A&A Webpage Credits
Webage Image Credits
- Homepage Banner Images
- Banner 1: Geisel Library; Photograph by Gregory U. Jauregui, Astronerd.us
- Banner 2: W. M. Keck Observatory; Photograph by Laurie Hatch Photography.
- Banner 3: NASA James Webb Space Telescope Carinae Nebulae.
- Banner 4: Simons Observatory; Photograph by Prof. Brian Keating.
- Banner 5: Lick Observatory Main Building; Courtesy UCO by Rick Baldridge, Andy Macica, Patrick Maloney, Keith Wandry, Laurie Hatch Photography.