Graduate Program in Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Astronomy Graduate Program at The University of Arizona was established in 1927 and since then has become one of the highest profile astronomy Ph.D. programs in the country. Over the past ninety years nearly two hundred fifty astronomers have earned Ph.D. degrees in "Astronomy and Astrophysics" from the Department of Astronomy/Steward Observatory. Our graduates now hold a great variety of positions worldwide in research and higher education and continue to shape the present and future of astronomy and astrophysics.
Steward Observatory and the Department of Astronomy are among the powerhouses of U.S. Astronomy. Our highly selective Ph.D. program offers an exciting and inspiring intellectual environment with the resources, expertise, and support you need to flourish as a scientist and modern scholar.
List of Current Graduate Students
Resources for Current Graduate Students
- The Mission of our Graduate Program
- Graduate Program Guide and Requirements:
- Graduate College Forms
- Business Office Graduate Student Packet
- Graduate Program Director
- Graduate and Professional Student Council (GPSC)
(Click on images to enlarge to full size. Upper left: many of our grad students at the Steward Internal Symposium, November 2019. Middle right: the 2018 entering grad student class. Images courtesy of Michelle Cournoyer.)
For Public
Public events include our Monday Night Lecture Series, world-reknowned Astronomy Camp and Mt Lemmon Sky Center.
For Students
A good place to start if you want to become an undergrad major or grad student, or need to find our schedule of classes.
For Scientists
Find telescopes and instruments, telescope time applications, staff and mountain contacts, and faculty and staff scientific interests.
