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Steward Observatory’s Peter Behroozi ranked among most cited researchers in the world
Steward Observatory Peter Behroozi’s work has been cited 15,234 throughout his career, making him one of the most highly cited researchers in his field. Peter Behroozi earned a place on Clarivate’s 2024 Highly Cited Researchers list, in recognition for having produced...
Highest Presidential Honor Bestowed on Steward Observatory Astronomers, Highlighting the Department’s Preeminence in Theory, Data and Computation
Steward Observatory professors Gurtina Besla and Kaitlin Kratter are among this year’s PECASE recipients honored this January for their cutting-edge astronomy research in galaxy evolution and star and planetary formation, respectively. Earlier this month, Steward...
Congratulations Eonho Chang, 2025 TAP Graduate Student Research Prize Awardee
Eonho Chang Bio: I'm a fifth year PhD student in Applied Mathematics working with Prof. Andrew Youdin. My research focuses on hydrodynamic instabilities in protoplanetary disks. In particular, I investigate the role of the Rossby Wave Instability in disk evolution and...
Spring 2025 TAP “Meet Yourself” Event
Spring 2025 TAP Colloquia Poster
Fall 2024 TAP Colloquia Poster
Fall 2024 TAP Colloquia “Meet Yourself” Event
Monday, September 9, 2024 3:30 - 4:30 pm Kuiper Space Sciences Building, Room 312 Refreshments served at 3:00 pm in the 3rd floor atrium Showcasing Speakers from Astronomy, Physics, and Planetary Sciences Departments at the University of Arizona Line-up 1. Jonah...
Congratulations Bao “Tintin” Nguyen
Congratulations to Bao "Tintin" Nguyen on receiving the 2024 Merrill P. Freeman Medal! This spring, Nguyen graduates summa cum laude with honors with a Bachelor of Science in physics, astronomy and mathematics. The Merrill P. Freeman Medal is named in honor of Merrill...
Congratulations Ansh Gupta!
Congratulations to Ansh Gupta, winner of the Outstanding Senior Award for the Department of Astronomy as well as the Overall Outstanding Senior Award for the College of Science! Now that Ansh has graduated with his B.S. in Astronomy, he reflects on highlights from his...
2024 College of Science TAP Graduate Student Award Recipients
Teaching Experience and Awards: Teaching Assistant for ASTR 400A: Theoretical Astrophysics: Stars (Fall 2023) Research Interests: Haley’s research is focused on using machine learning and cosmological simulations to study galaxy evolution and dark matter. Their...