Faculty Interests

Planetary Astrophysics

Exoplanetary Atmospheres

Fortney, Skemer, Zhang, Murray-Clay, Jensen-Clem

Detection of Exoplanets

Skemer, Vogt, Jensen-Clem

Structure and Evolution of Exoplanets and Solar System Objects

Fortney, Nimmo, Garrick-Bethell, Lin, Garaud

Planet Formation and Dynamics

Lin, Murray-Clay, Ramirez-Ruiz

Convection in the Interiors of Stars and Planets

Garaud, Brummell

Galaxies in the Local Volume

Stars, Star Clusters and Stellar Evolution

Bolte, Smith, Foley

Stellar Populations, Galactic Structure and Galaxy Interactions

Bolte, Brodie, Guha Thakurta, Madau, Max, Rockosi, Smith

Extragalactic Astrophysics and Cosmology

Inter(galactic + stellar) Medium Program of Studies

Imara, Madau, Primack, Prochaska, Robertson, Gaensler

Galaxy Formation and Evolution

Brodie, Bundy, Faber, Guha Thakurta, Koo, Leauthaud, Madau, Max, Prochaska, Primack, Robertson, Rockosi

Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and Galaxies

Leauthaud, Madau, Profumo, Dine, Foley, Primack, Ritz, Rockosi

The Early Universe

Aguirre, Dine, Foley, Madau, Prochaska, Profumo, Robertson

High Energy and Particle Astrophysics

Gamma Rays and Cosmic Rays

Ritz, Atwood, Johnson, Sadrozinski, Schalk, Jeltema, Profumo, Primack, Ramirez-Ruiz, Smith, Williams

Supernovae, Hypernovae, Gamma-Ray Bursts

Foley, Prochaska, Ramirez-Ruiz, Gaensler

Black Holes, Neutron Stars, AGN

Foley, Ramirez-Ruiz, Madau, Max, Prochaska, Gaensler

X-Ray Astrophysics

Jeltema, Gaensler

Particle Astrophysics and the Early Universe

Profumo, Dine, Primack, Aguirre

Radio and Sub-mm Astronomy

Galaxy Formation, Interstellar Medium, Cosmic Magnetism

Imara, Prochaska, Gaensler

Instrumentation

Bolte, Bundy, Foley, Jensen-Clem, Max, Prochaska, Rockosi, Skemer, Vogt