|
|
Undergraduate Program in Astronomy
The Department of Astronomy at UT Austin is one of the top 10
astronomy research programs in the United States. Our faculty
members are among the worldwide leaders in cosmology, galaxies,
stars, the interstellar medium, planets, the solar system, and
instrumentation. With twenty-two active teaching faculty,
seventeen research scientists, a number of research associates
and postdoctoral fellows, 45 graduate and 60 undergraduate
students, the department fosters a stimulating and friendly
atmosphere that promotes intellectual development and diversity.
Our undergraduate students have the rare opportunity to take
classes from, and conduct research with, some of the world's
top astronomers. After students complete some core courses,
our faculty/staff offer them exciting research opportunities,
where they work with data taken by NASA's telescopes and with
ground-based telescopes all over the world, including our own
McDonald Observatory in West Texas.
We reward excellence in our students through a Freshman Prize
for Excellence and numerous merit and research awards for
advanced undergraduate students including the Karl G. Henize
endowed scholarship, the Board of Visitors scholarship, and
the Outstanding Senior Award. We provide financial support
for our students to travel to conferences and observatories,
including our McDonald Observatory in West Texas, where
they benefit from the world's largest telescopes, advanced
instrumentation, and dark skies. (Undergraduate Awards)
The Astronomy program helps to prepare undergraduate students
for further education in graduate school or/and many career
paths spanning education, research, computing, government and
journalism. And above all, it gives students the opportunity
to join the great intellectual adventures and explorations of
astronomy.
|
CNS Research Forum 2006
Astronomy Undergraduates present their research at the College of
Natural Sciences Undergraduate Research Forum 2006. From left to
right: Liz Hill-Aiello (Awakening the Central Black Hole in Galaxies)
Ashley Davis (The Biggest Black Holes in the Universe), Ross
Falcon (Through the Thick and Thin: Density Measurements of the Local
Interstellar Medium) and Kyle Penner (Characterizing Mergers of Galaxies
at Early Cosmic Epochs).
See event gallery
|
See also:
|
|
|
If you have questions, please contact us at:
|
| |
Student Coordinator
Department of Astronomy
University of Texas at Austin
RLM 15.202AA
Austin, TX 78712
|
phone: (512) 471-3350
fax: (512) 471-6016
studentinfo@astro.as.utexas.edu
hours: M-F: 8-12, 1-5 PM
|
|
|
|
|
|
