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University of Minnesota
Department of Astronomy
116 Church St. S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Main Office: 356 Physics
Phone: 612-624-4811
Fax: 612-626-2029
Directions to the Astronomy Department

Faculty


Davidson, Kris D. Tate 368 (612) 624-5711
Professor
Director of Graduate Studies Research interests: Emission-line analyses; quasi-stellar objects; supernova remnants; x-ray sources; massive stars.

Dickey, John M.
Professor Emeritus Research interests: Radio astronomy; single dish and aperture synthesis; spectral lines; structure of the interstellar medium.

Gehrz, Robert D. Tate 357
Tate 385
(612) 624-7806
(612) 626-2067
Professor
Department Chair Research interests: Infrared Astronomy; novae; circumstellar and interstellar dust; development of novel instrumentation.

Humphreys, Roberta M. Tate 358A
Tate 485
(612) 624-6530
(612) 624-9069
Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies Research interests: Astronomy and astrophysics; stellar spectroscopy; galactic and extragalactic studies; the cosmic distance scale. She heads the Automated Plate Scanner Research Group.

Jones, Terry J. Tate 355
Tate 385
(612) 624-8009
(612) 626-2067
Professor Research interests: Infrared Astronomy; high-resolution spectroscopy of stars; interstellar medium; galaxies.

Jones, Thomas W. Tate 376
Walter 411
(612) 624-8546
(612) 624-1699
Professor
Graduate Student Committee Research interests: Theoretical Astrophysics; numerical astrophysics; gas dynamics, magnetohydrodynamics, active galaxies, supernova remnants; cosmic ray acceleration.

Kuhi, Len
Professor Emeritus

Rudnick, Lawrence Tate 383 (612) 624-3396
Professor Research interests: Radio Astronomy; radio galaxies and supernova remnants; relativistic particle acceleration.

Skillman, Evan D. Tate 241 (612) 624-9523
Professor Research interests: Chemical abundances; star formation; evolution of galaxies.

Williams, Liliya L. R. Tate 353 (612) 624-1084
Associate Professor
Graduate Student Committee Research interests: Theoretical cosmology; cosmological parameters; large scale structure; formation and evolution of galaxies and clusters of galaxies; gravitational lensing including computational techniques.

Woodward, Charles E. Tate 351 (612) 624-0254
Professor Research interests: Infrared instrumentation and technology development for observational astrophysics.
Program Director, LBT/SO

Woodward, Paul R. Walter 428 (612) 625-8049
Professor Research interests: Numerical Astrophysics; hydrodynamic simulations applied to a wide range of astrophysical problems.
Director, LCSE


[top]Adjunct Professors


Venn, Kim (250) 472-5182
Adjunct Professor Research interests: Extragalactic stellar abundances and galaxy evolution, Local Group galaxies, stellar spectroscopy and chemical abundances, massive star evolution, formation of light elements.


[top]Additional Astrophysics Graduate Faculty


Cattell, Cynthia Tate 316 (612) 626-8918
Professor of Physics
Research interests: Space plasma physics; magnetic and electric field measurements; auroral particle acceleration;particle acceleration processes;non-linear plasma physics; magnetic reconnection and shocks.

Hanany, Shaul Tate 333 (612) 626-8929
Associate Professor of Physics Research interests: Studies of the early universe through observations of the cosmic microwave background, its anisotropy and polarization properties.

Hegar, Alexander - -
Associate Professor of Physics Research interests: Massive and very massive stars (10-1000 solar masses), the first generations of stars in the universe, evolution of rotating massive stars and the spin of their remnants; mixing and transport processes in the stellar interior, nucleosynthesis and the origin of elements.

Lysak, Robert Tate 375 (612) 625-1323
Professor of Physics Research interests: Particle acceleration and the dynamics of current flow in the earth's auroral zone.

Mandic, Vuk Tate 320 (612) 624-6844
Assistant Professor of Physics Research interests: Gravitational wave physics, observational cosmology, early universe physics.

Olive, Keith Tate 414 (612) 624-7354
Professor of Physics Research interests: Particle physics and cosmology, big bang nucleosynthesis, the origin of the light element isotopes through 7Li; particle dark matter; big bang baryogenesis, and inflation.

Peloso, Marco Tate 342E (612) 624-6525
Associate Professor of Physics Research interests: Astroparticle physics, inflation, cosmology of extra-dimensions, physics beyond the standard model.

Pepin, Robert Shep 421
Lind 136
(612) 624-0819
(612) 625-2800
Professor of Physics
Research interests: Origin and early history of volatile elements and compounds in the solar system as revealed by mass spectrometer measurements of noble gases and nitrogen in meteorites and lunar samples.

Qian, Yong-Zhong Tate 342C (612) 624-7567
Associate Professor of Physics
Research interests: Nuclear/particle astrophysics and cosmology, supernova explosion and nucleosynthesis, chemical evolution of galaxies, neutrino oscillations and their effects in astrophysical environments.

Wygant, John Tate 371 (612) 626-8921
Associate Professor
Research interests: Spacecraft measurement of electric fields and particle acceleration in space plasmas.


[top]Visiting Scholars


French, Howard (763) 954-2665
Adjunct Professor


[top]Research Associates


Hidalgo, Sebastian L. Tate 467 (612) 624-1756
Postdoctoral Associate Research interests: Local Group; star formation history of dwarf galaxies; evolution of galaxies


[top]Professional and Academic


Knox, Michael 4th Floor, Walter Library (612) 626-9224
Info Tech Professional




[top]Graduate Students


Austin, Crystal Tate 475A (612) 626-1841

Boyer, Martha Tate 367 (612) 626-1811

Brown, Shea Tate 475A (612) 626-1819

Delgado, Jennifer Tate 475B (612) 626-2052

Edmon, Paul Walter 415 (612) 626-2275

Ennis, Jessica Tate 475A (612) 626-1841

Farnsworth, Damon Tate 475A (612) 626-1841

Helton, Andrew Tate 485B (612) 625-0580

Isensee, Karl Tate 469B (612) 626-2052

McQuinn, Kristen Tate 469a (612) 624-9069

Mehner, Andrea Tate 485 (612) 624-7043

Mendygral, Peter Walter 415 (612) 626-2275

Milligan, Michael Tate 336 (612) 626-9149

Polsgrove, Daniel Tate 336 (612) 626-9149

Ruch, Gerry Tate 367 (612) 626-1811

Ryan, Erin On Leave

Temim, Tea On Leave

Tiffany, Chelsea Tate 485 (612) 624-9069

Warren, Steven Tate 469A (612) 626-1819

Weisz, Daniel Tate 469A (612) 626-1819


[top]Staff


Thibeault, Terry Tate 356 (612) 624-4811
Executive Assistant

Knutson, Allen Tate 78 (612) 624-3353
Electrical/Mechanical Specialist

Komor, Corinne Tate 358 (612) 624-7053
Office Supervisor

Fay, Greta Tate 356 (612) 624-8379
Student Secretary


[top]Locations and Phone Numbers

Astronomy 1001 Labs Tate 450  
Tate B49
Astronomy 1001 TA Office Tate 451 (612) 626-0034
Automated Plate Scanner Tate 485 (612) 624-9069
Computer Support () Tate S43 (612) 624-5040
Department Office Tate 356 (612) 624-4811
(612) 626-2029 (fax)
Infrared Lab Tate 385 (612) 626-2067
Laboratory for Computational Science and Engineering (LCSE) Walter 499 (612) 626-1142
Lecture Preparation Room Tate 135 (612) 624-6584
Mt. Lemmon Observatory Tucson, AZ (520) 576-1617
Public Outreach   (612) 624-3859
Reading Room Tate 358  
O'Brien Observatory Marine-on-St.Croix, MN (651) 433-3425