Second-year Ph.D. student in astronomy, Ruijie (Jay) Shi, under the direction of advisor Rana Ezzeddine, Ph.D., was awarded the honor for his research proposal on the origin of heavy elements in the universe.
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Astronomers at the University of Florida are using the world’s most powerful telescope to reveal secrets of the largest star-forming cloud in our galaxy.
The Department of Astronomy at the University of Florida mourns the passing of Professor Emeritus Stanley Dermott who passed away on May 20. A brilliant scientist and visionary leader, Dermott’s contributions to planetary science and to the life of the department have left a profound legacy.
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David Fulcher and Monique Kubovsky have been awarded the 2025–2026 William Oegerle Scholarship in Physics and Astronomy. David and Monique submitted outstanding applications in a competitive proposal process. David will work with Dr. Elizabeth Lada in the Department of Astronomy to measure a range of properties of stars, notably including their masses, as they […]
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The University of Florida’s annual Teaching/Advising Awards(opens in new tab) have been announced at the college level, honoring exceptional teachers and advisors across campus for their commitment to enhancing the student experience. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is excited to announce its 2025 recipients.
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The cosmos often seems like a very distant, foreign idea. Dr. Rana Ezzeddine helps listeners realize that we are more intertwined with the Universe than we think. Through this talk we learn that some of the most ubiquitous elements (Gold and Uranium) have their origin in the cosmos. Dr. Rana Ezzeddine is an Astrophysicist and […]
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The University of Florida will collaborate with nine other universities on a groundbreaking $19.5 million Landolt NASA Space Mission.
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On April 8, visitors at the UF’s Campus Teaching Observatory were treated to a rare celestial sight: a solar eclipse. This occurs when the Moon passes in between the Sun and the Earth, casting a shadow on the Earth. The observatory’s director, Dr. Triana Almeyda, led a group of volunteers from the The Department of Astronomy to […]
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Bella is captivated by “the vastness of our universe and the seamless overlap of various astrophysics disciplines”. Her fascination with astronomy started with a book her third grade teacher shared with her which described the different colors of stars and that our sun is one of them. She now seeks to study how planets and […]
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Ben Capistrant, UF Astro PhD student, has published a new paper detailing how in a system with two known planets, astronomers spotted something new: a small object transiting across the Sun-sized star. This turned out to be another planet: extra hot and Earth-sized..
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Far away from the light pollution of big cities, Rosemary Hill is the perfect place to stargaze for residents of North Central Florida. Read more:
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On Saturday, October 14, viewers at the Cuscowilla Nature Preserve were treated to a rare sight, a a partial solar eclipse, where the Moon blocked up to about half of the Sun’s light as seen from north Florida. This event, led by UF astronomy major, Savannah Still, in collaboration with Dr. Triana Almeyda and the […]
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Dana says “I’m honored to have been awarded the Oegerle scholarship by our department. Under the mentorship of Prof. Sarah Ballard, my research primarily focuses on exoplanets, planets orbiting stars other than our Sun. I’m passionate about investigating the detectability of planets around small, M-dwarf stars, and this scholarship will significantly support my efforts in […]
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“With the power of machine learning and AI, we were able to present a project where we can explore the universe collaboratively, no experience required!” – Grady Robbins Grady Robbins (he/him), an undergraduate student pursuing astrophysics at the University of Florida (UF) and a summer intern at the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) NOIRLab, played a […]
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One of our undergraduates, Sophie Clark, has won a Chambliss Astronomy achievement Student Award. Congratulations!
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Using Webb’s MIRI, NIRCam and NIRspec instruments to obtain images and spectra of NGC 7469 in unprecedented detail, the GOALS team has uncovered a number of details about the object
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While studying a nearby pair of merging galaxies using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) scientists discovered two supermassive black holes growing simultaneously near the center of the newly coalescing galaxy.
Research Corporation for Science Advancement, America’s first foundation dedicated wholly to science, has named 25 early career scholars in chemistry, physics, and astronomy as recipients of its 2023 Cottrell Scholar Awards.
The society is honoring Lada for her work studying star and planet formation. Lada pioneered the use of infrared detectors that can study hidden populations of young stars. She has also researched the giant molecular clouds from which stars condense and form, and she has gone on to study the circumstellar disks of material that […]
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A new STEM mentoring network seeks to maximize scientific excellence and output within the astronomy and astrophysics community by cultivating inclusive environments where people with marginalized identities can thrive.
UF spinoff Satlantis leverages deep-space astronomy to provide solutions closer to home. UF astronomy Professor Rafael Guzmán has spent his life looking up at the stars, but it took just one question in the spring of 2011 to shift his focus 180 degrees and send his career into a whole new orbit.
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We will be hosting a Mars special event, free and open to the public, on Friday, December 9! Please join us first at 7:30pm in the New Physics Building Room 1001, where local Mars expert, Dr. Amy Williams, will tell us some of what the Mars rovers have revealed about the Martian surface. After this […]
We are pleased to announce the postdoc symposium this coming Friday, December 2nd! This exciting event will involve presentations from out postdoctoral researchers on their research; kindly join us in Bryant 217 from 1 to 3 pm.
By Joey Weslo — November 2022 NICHOLAS BARTH, a fourth-year University of Florida graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Astronomy, has been chosen as one of only 29 researchers out of 222 applicants to receive the esteemed Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) grant. Barth was awarded $145,000 over three […]
We are pleased to announce our graduate symposium this coming Friday, October 14th! This exciting all-day event will involve presentations from all of our graduate students on their research; kindly join us in Bryant 217 from 9 am to 5:30 pm.
Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to study planet formation have made the first-ever detection of gas in a circumplanetary disk, suggesting the presence of a very young exoplanet (Bae et al: The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 934:L20).
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With the James Webb telescope, Florida scientists delve into the deepest questions of the cosmos
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On Wednesday, May 25 at 2:35 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the Transporter-5, SpaceX’s fifth dedicated smallsat rideshare program mission, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. On board this mission, a 16U CubeSat with the iSIM-90 camera designed at the Department of Astronomy, UF was successfully deployed. On […]
Congratulations to undergraduate senior Daniel Warshofsky and sophomore Ben Sherwin for receiving top honors in the international SIMIODE Challenge Using Differential Equations Modeling! These students were among 317 students who competed in 106 teams. Daniel and Ben were on different teams and both UF teams received the highest distinction award in this competition. News Article: […]
Notice of search committee meeting Wednesday, Dec. 22, at 11am and Monday, Jan. 3 at 3pm (req #519052) The University of Florida’s Department of Astronomy announces a public search committee meeting to discuss applications for the position of Scientist, requisition number 519052. Date and Time: December 22, 2021, 11:00 AM and Jan 3, 3pm Location: […]