2010-2011 UF Graduate Catalog (PDF Format) - Graduate School ...

University of Florida Graduate School
Astronomy
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
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Graduate Faculty
Chair: S. F. Dermott. Graduate Coordinator: A. H. Gonzalez.
Complete faculty listing by department: Follow this link
The Astronomy Department offers graduate programs leading to the
M.S. or Ph.D. degrees in astronomy. Requirements for these
degrees are given in the General Information section of this catalog.
The University of Florida's Astronomy Department is one of the
largest in the country. Research is an integral part of the graduate
program. Students have opportunities to work with faculty and staff
on a broad range of astronomical problems using in-house, national
and international, and ground- and space-based facilities. Support
for graduate studies is available through fellowships, research
assistantships, and teaching assistantships.
The solar system: Researchers are active in studying the origins
and orbital evolution of interplanetary dust and small bodies in the
solar system (and around nearby stars). The properties of cosmic
dust are studied using a microwave analog-to-light-scattering
facility. The UF Radio Observatory (UFRO) is one of the largest
observatories in the world dedicated to the study of decametric
radio emission from the giant planets.
Stellar populations: Observational studies concentrate on resolved
stars in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies. Studies of particular
classes of stars include various types of binary stars and blue
stragglers. In addition, the group maintains and disseminates the
widely used Wilson-Devinney code. The goal of these studies is to