TAP Members
The TAP welcomes new faculty, postdoc, and student members. Member benefits include opportunities to participate in visitor program events, collaborative development of major funding proposals, events with colloquia speakers, and other ongoing TAP programs.
All theorists in the TAP member departments are strongly encouraged to participate in TAP Initiatives as these collaborations will be the source of future research directions and new funding proposals in addition to directing the TAP Visitor Program. In addition to theorists, experimentalists, and observers interested in expanding their research programs/proposals through collaborations with theorists are encouraged to apply for membership and participate in TAP Initiatives.
The aim is to expand the University of Arizona’s strength in theoretical astrophysics and computational methods and build productive interdisciplinary collaborations across the member departments. To support this, membership is organized as follows:
Member Types
TAP General Faculty
Faculty in the Astronomy, Physics, or Planetary Sciences departments who lead research programs using theoretical and/or computational methods to study astronomical objects and/or astrophysical processes.
TAP Postdocs & Students
Postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate students who are working on research with a TAP General Faculty Member in Astronomy, Physics, and Planetary Sciences. TAP Students can apply for all program opportunities, including the annual Small Matching Grants and the TAP Graduate Student Research Prize.
TAP Partners in AST, LPL, & PHY
Faculty, postdocs, or students from a TAP department participating in TAP Initiatives and interested in collaborative research efforts.
TAP Partners in Other Units
Faculty, postdocs, and students from other departments or external organizations.
Apply for TAP Membership:
New member applications are reviewed regularly. New members will receive a confirmation email with member level and benefits.
TAP New Member Application
Complete the short application to become a TAP member.
TAP Committees
TAP Steering Committee
The TAP is directed by a Steering Committee composed of six members and a chairperson with member representation equally distributed across the departments of physics, astronomy, and planetary sciences. The steering committee is responsible for making significant program decisions, including program funding priorities and allocations, selection of student prize recipients, new member applications, and general planning of annual program priorities and directions.
TAP Colloquia Committee
The TAP Colloquia Committee is composed of three members representing the departments of physics, astronomy, and planetary sciences. The committee is responsible for the final selection of Colloqiua guests, Meet Yourself Event speakers, and general planning of the colloquia events.