天文学与天体物理学博士学位

根据美国国家研究委员会（National Research Council）的最新研究，天文学与天体物理学系是该国生产力最高的天文学研究计划之一。在该研究中，该系每年每位教员的出版物数量最多，并且在NRC调查排名中排名前三（请参阅phds.org）。研究生在本系的研究工作中起着领导作用，这是他们许多重要成就所证明的。研究生可以从跨越整个电磁频谱的各种研究主题中进行选择，包括观察，理论和仪器。我们的毕业生继续获得广泛的就业机会，例如在主要学术机构和国家实验室的博士后和教师任职，与太空任务相关的计算机环境中的
The graduate program in Astronomy and Astrophysics prepares students for careers in astronomy, space science and education. Graduate instruction and research opportunities are available in theoretical, observational, and instrumental astronomy and astrophysics. Currently active areas of theoretical research include high-energy astrophysics (including theory of neutron stars, black holes, and gamma ray bursts), relativity and cosmology, stellar dynamics and planet formation, and computational methodology. Observational areas include spectroscopic and photometric observations of high-redshift quasars, galaxies and the intergalactic medium, gamma-ray bursts, X-ray and visible light studies of quasars, starburst and other active galaxies, visible light studies of nearby galaxies and their stellar populations, infrared study of brown dwarfs and protoplanetary disks, spectroscopy and modeling of binary, magnetically active, pre- and post-main sequence stars, spectroscopic searches for planetary systems. Instrumental areas include: development of X-ray telescopes and detectors, and high-precision visible and near-infrared light spectrographs. Department faculty members participate in several university cross-disciplinary organizations: Astrobiology Research Center, Center for Astrostatistics, Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds, and the Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos.