Bash, Frank
Professor

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astro-ph
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RLM 15.204
(512) 471-3373
fnb@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Large-scale structure of spiral galaxies; star formation on large scales.
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Bromm, Volker
Assistant Professor

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astro-ph
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RLM 16.214
(512) 471-3432
vbromm@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Formation of the first stars and quasars; high-redshift
supernovae and metal enrichment; supermassive black hole
formation; gamma-ray bursts; reionization of the intergalactic
medium; present-day star formation; computational astrophysics.
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Dinerstein, Harriet
Professor

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astro-ph
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RLM 16.324
(512) 471-3449
harriet@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Planetary nebulae; abundances in gaseous nebulae;
infrared, optical, and ultraviolet spectroscopy of emission lines; extragalactic H II regions and star formation
in disk galaxies; classical novae.
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Douglas, James
Professor Emeritus

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astro-ph
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RLM 13.134
(512) 471-8434
jnd@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Observational radio astronomy; extragalactic
radio sources; long wavelength emission from Jupiter.
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Evans, Neal
Professor

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astro-ph
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RLM 17.344
(512) 471-4396
nje@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Molecular clouds; star formation; millimeter, submillimeter,
and infrared astronomy.
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Gebhardt, Karl
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Advisor

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astro-ph
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RLM 16.218
(512) 471-1473
gebhardt@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Formation and evolution of galaxies; dynamics of stellar
systems; study of supermassive black holes.
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Harvey, Paul
Professor

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astro-ph
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RLM 16.230
(512) 471-3452
pmh@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Infrared studies of the interstellar medium; star formation; infrared
imaging.
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Hemenway, Mary Kay
Senior Lecturer

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astro-ph
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RLM 13.126
(512) 471-1309
marykay@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Astronomy education.
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Jaffe, Daniel
Professor Assistant Chair
Interstellar Research Group Contact

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astro-ph
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RLM 17.218
(512) 471-3425
dtj@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Infrared spectroscopy of protostars and star forming clouds;
submillimeter observations of interstellar gas, star formation regions, and protostars; physics of the dense interstellar
medium; instrumentation for infrared spectroscopy.
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Jefferys, William
Professor

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astro-ph
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RLM 16.236
(512) 471-1455
bill@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Astrometry; celestial mechanics; statistics.
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Jogee, Shardha
Assistant Professor

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astro-ph
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RLM 16.224
(512) 471-1395
sj@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Formation, Structure, and Evolution of Disk Galaxies.
Impact of Bars and Mergers on Galaxy Evolution. Galactic/Bar Dynamics. Starbursts and AGN.
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Komatsu, Eiichiro
Assistant Professor

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astro-ph
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RLM 16.210
(512) 471-1483
komatsu@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Cosmic microwave background radiation anisotropy and polarization; inflationary
scenarios of the early universe; alternative theories of gravity; radio band observational cosmology.
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Kormendy, John
Professor

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astro-ph
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RLM 15.326
(512) 471-8191
kormendy@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Supermassive black holes in galactic nuclei;
structure and dynamics of galaxies;
secular evolution of galaxies;
dark matter;
galaxy formation and evolution.
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Kumar, Pawan
Professor

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astro-ph
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RLM 17.204
(512) 471-3412
pk@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Gamma-ray bursts; helioseismology; binary stars; tidal interaction;
accretion disks; cosmology.
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Lacy, John
Professor
Graduate Studies Committee Chair

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astro-ph
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RLM 16.332
(512) 471-1469
lacy@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Infrared astronomical spectroscopy; infrared studies of
interstellar molecules; studies of ionized gas in the Galactic Center; development of high- resolution infrared spectrographs.
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Lambert, David
Professor Director McDonald Observatory

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astro-ph
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RLM 15.208
(512) 471-3300
director@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Stellar atmospheres; chemical composition of stars; chemical
evolution of the universe.
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Nather, R. Edward
Professor Emeritus

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astro-ph
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RLM 17.310
(512) 471-6417
nather@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Observational studies of interacting binary collapsed
stars; asteroseismology of white dwarfs; the Whole Earth Telescope.
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Robinson, Edward
Professor
Stars Research Group Contact

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astro-ph
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RLM 17.318
(512) 471-3401
elr@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Observational studies of white dwarfs, neutron stars,
and black holes; cataclysmic variables, low-mass X-ray binaries, X-ray transients; pulsating white dwarfs.
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Scalo, John
Professor

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astro-ph
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RLM 17.220
(512) 471-6446
parrot@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Star formation; interstellar medium; turbulence; galaxy
evolution; complex systems; astrobiology.
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Shapiro, Paul
Professor

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astro-ph
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RLM 16.204
(512) 471-9422
shapiro@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Theoretical astrophysics: cosmology, galaxy formation, the
interstellar medium, the intergalactic medium, interstellar dust grains, astrophysical hydrodynamics.
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Shields, Gregory
Professor

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astro-ph
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RLM 15.224
(512) 471-1402
shields@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Active galactic nuclei; supermassive black holes; chemical evolution
of galaxies.
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Sneden, Chris
Professor

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astro-ph
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RLM 15.310A
(512) 471-1349
chris@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Chemical composition of stars; stellar evolution; galactic nucleosynthesis.
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Weinberg, Steven
Professor

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astro-ph
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RLM 9.306
(512) 471-4394
weinberg@physics.as.utexas.edu
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Theoretical astrophysics and cosmology.
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Wheeler, J. Craig
Professor Graduate Advisor
Theory Research Group Contact

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astro-ph
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RLM 17.230
(512) 471-6407
wheel@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Stellar evolution; supernovae; accretion discs;
gamma-ray bursts, astrobiology.
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Wills, Derek
Professor

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astro-ph
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RLM 13.136
(512) 471-1392
oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Statistical properties of quasars.
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Winget, Don
Professor
Department Chair

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astro-ph
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RLM 15.218
(512) 471-3302
chairman@astro.as.utexas.edu
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Theory and observation: cosmochronology; evolution of the Milky Way;
late stages of stellar evolution; stellar pulsations; the Whole Earth Telescope.
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