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The Department of Astronomy at the University of Florida is home to a vibrant community actively engaged in research, education, and outreach. Our faculty lead a wide range of research programs using world-class resources including an in-house design-through-fabrication instrumentation program, partner level access to the Gran Telescope Canarias, the HiPerGator-3 supercomputer, and more. Our undergraduate and graduate programs host around 100 students who are split between our Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, and Graduate Program. Our outreach program includes highly popular weekly public observing nights and annual Starry Night events which allow us to reach tens of thousands of community members.
Recent News
- Astronomy Grad Students Win Competitive Fellowship
June 19, 2019
Graduate Students Qi Li and Yinan Zhao have been awarded graduate fellowships through the University of Florida Informatics Institute (UFII). ... - Congratulations to Dr. Dallilar
June 18, 2019
Dr. Yigit Dallilar successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Infrared Instrumentation and Jet Formation in Black Hole Binaries“. Dr. Dallilar will now ... - Welcome to Our Incoming Graduate Students
May 1, 2019
The Astronomy Department is excited to welcome 8 new students to our department! These students were selected from a highly ... - Astronomy Professor Adam Ginsburg discovers salt around a young star
January 31, 2019
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