Astronomy & Astrophysics faculty pursue cutting-edge research at all scales of the Universe through instrumentation, observation, simulation, and theory. The A&A departmental faculty are included in the list below.
Physics faculty that are active in the area of astrophysical research are Associate Professor Dan Green, Associate Professor Raphael Flaugher, Distinguished Professor George Fuller, Professor Brian Keating, and Associate Professor Tongyan Lin.
Associate Professor Kam Arnold develops technology for the next generation of detectors and telescopes to measure the intensity and polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background.
Professor Steven Boggs is an experimental astrophysicist specializing in the development of novel instrumentation and techniques to study nuclear astrophysics, particle astrophysics, and compact objects.
Professor Adam Burgasser applies observational techniques to discovering and characterizing the lowest-mass stars, brown dwarfs, and extrasolar planets.
Professor Alison Coil is an observational astrophysicist that specializes in understanding galaxy formation and evolution. Professor Coil is the Chair of the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics.
Professor Dusan Keres is a theoretical astrophysicist that specializes in using advanced simulations to understand galaxy formation and evolution.
Associate Professor Quinn Konopacky uses high resolution techniques on large ground based telescopes to study star and planet formation and evolution.
Assistant Professor Theissen explores the habitability of planets around the smallest stars by combining large survey datasets and machine learning methods to examine stellar and exoplanet demographics.
Professor Shelley Wright is an experimental and observational astrophysicist that specializes in optical and infrared instrumentation, galaxy formation and evolution, and technosignatures.
