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Please feel free to contact the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics for any assistance you may need. The following information highlights the governance of the department and points of contact.

Current undergraduate students please contact Student Affairs through the Virtual Advising Center (VAC).

 

Departmental Leadership

For inquiries regarding the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics please contact:

Chair, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, 

Professor Alison Coil

 

 

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Chief Administrator Officer (CAO),

Kelli O'Merry

 

Business Office Location & Hours

Physical Address:
A&A Student Affairs Office
SERF 3rd Floor, Suite 322

Business Office Hours:
Mondays, 8:00am - 3:30pm
Tuesdays, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Wednesdays, 8:00am - 3:30pm
Thursdays, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Fridays, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Student Affairs: In-Person - Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays

Fund Managers: In-Person - Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays

Fiscal & Office Assistants: In-Person - Tuesdays & Thursdays

General Mailing Address

University of California, San Diego
Recipient's Name
Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics
9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0424
La Jolla, CA 92093-0424  USA

Graduate Program

For academic matters in the Graduate Program please feel free to contact the following individuals:

Vice-Chair for Graduate Education, Distinguished Professor Pat Diamond

For graduate admission inquries, please contact astrophd-inquiry@ucsd.edu

 

Undergraduate Program

Current students please contact Student Affairs through the Virtual Advising Center (VAC)

Student Affairs: In-Person - Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays

For undergraduate general inquries, please contact astro-advising@ucsd.edu

Vice-Chair for Undergraduate Education, Associate Professor Quinn Konopacky

More information can be found at our Undergraduate Academic Advising page.

Research and Fiscal Support

For questions regarding funding, please submit your questions via the AstroRA (AstroRA[@]ucsd.edu) email address.

For questions regarding Travel, Procurement, or Miscellaneous Office Request, please submit your questions via the AstroAdmin (AstroAdmin[@]ucsd.edu) email address.

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

AY24/25 Departmental Committees

The A&A department has several internal commitees for departmental governance for academic year. The following are the list of committes and committee chairs.

  • Graduate Admissions & Recruitment:  Chair A. Burgasser
  • Graduate Advisory Commtitee: Chair P. Diamond
  • Undergraduate Advisory Committee: Chair Q. Konopacky
  • Space and Computing: Chair K. Arnold
  • Colloquium and Journal Club:  Chair C. Theissen
  • Outreach: Chair Q. Konopacky & J. Roberts
  • Awards: Chair S. Boggs
  • Communication: Chair K. Sandstrom (Fall) & S. Wright (Winter/Spring)
  • Donor & Industry: Chair S. Wright
  • Academic Senate Representative: A. Burgasser (Representative), P. Diamond (Alternate)
  • Astronomy Graduate Council Represenative: Ilyse Clark and Lindsey Hands

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.