Welcome to Undergraduate Astronomy and Astrophysics
at Indiana University
Education and research in astronomy at Indiana University has a long
and proud history, beginning with Professor Daniel Kirkwood in 1856.
The Astronomy Department at Indiana University now offers an
undergraduate major in Astronomy & Astrophysics and a graduate
program leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. Indiana University is
a founding member of the WIYN consortium, which operates modern
3.5-meter and 0.9-meter telescopes at Kitt Peak, Arizona. IU has 17%
of the observing time on WIYN, and our undergraduate majors as well
as our graduate students participate in observing at WIYN. The
department has a wide range of powerful computing facilities for
analyzing astronomical data from ground and space-based telescopes
and for simulating astrophysical systems from planetary rings to
distant clusters of galaxies.
"although every effort
has been made to ensure accuracy, the official source of
information regarding College of Arts and Sciences degree requirements is
the College of Arts and Sciences web
page"
727 East 3rd Street, Swain West 319, Bloomington, IN 47405-7105
Phone: (812) 855-6911
