The Department of Astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin is located on the 15th floor of the Robert Lee Moore Building, at the southeast corner of Dean Keeton (26th Street) and Speedway Avenue.

Twenty one active teaching faculty and seventeen research scientists, as well as a number of research associates and postdoctoral fellows, maintain activity and research in virtually all areas of modern astronomy. In the past several years, the faculty have won six of the major awards given by the American Astronomical Society, in addition to numerous other honors and fellowships.

The Department's association with McDonald Observatory (located in the Davis Mountains of west Texas) provides excellent opportunities in optical astronomy. In addition, there are strong programs in millimeter, submillimeter, infrared, radio, and space astronomy, as well as theoretical astrophysics.

Details of the astronomical research work going on at the University of Texas at Austin can be found in the 2001-2002 Department of Astronomy Annual Report, available in our research section.


For questions or inquiries about the Astronomy Program:

Student Coordinator
Department of Astronomy
University of Texas at Austin
RLM 15.202AA
Austin, TX 78712

phone: (512) 471-3350
fax: (512) 471-6016
email: studentinfo@astro.as.utexas.edu
hours: M-F: 8-12, 1-5 PM