Astronomy
Minor
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Program Information
Curriculum
Sample courses in this program, include:
- AS 102 – Modern Astronomy
- PH 201 – Introduction to Analytical Physics
- AS 301 – Modern Astronomical Techniques
- AS 311 – Astrophysics 1
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Natalia Andreev
Lecturer – Physics
Physics and Astronomy – LAS
Physics and Astronomy – LAS
My area of research is observational radio astronomy: – observation of regions of massive star formation in our galaxy using: Green Bank Telescope (GBT), Very Large Array (VLA), and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA).- study of…
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Xianming Han
Professor – Physics
Physics and Astronomy – LAS
Physics and Astronomy – LAS
Ph.D., 1989, University of Colorado, Boulder.Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, 1989-1991, University of Idaho, Moscow.Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, 1991-present, Butler University, Indianapolis.Recent teaching duties:NW…
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Aarran Shaw
Assistant Professor – Physics
Physics and Astronomy – LAS
Physics and Astronomy – LAS
My research focuses on accreting compact objects. When stars die they leave behind very dense remnants, which, depending on mass of the progenitor star, can be a white dwarf, neutron star or black hole. Many of these objects can be found in binary…
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