Thank you for your request for seeking out information on graduate astronomy at the University of Alabama. Our group includes six astronomy faculty members as well as adjunct faculty and graduate students. All our faculty members are involved in both teaching and research, with research interests ranging from stars to galaxies, clusters of galaxies, and quasars. For more details, see the list of our faculty and their research interests, and our research facilities.

Graduate students in the astronomy program within the department take courses in physics as well as astronomy. This insures the broad background necessary to understand and participate in modern astronomical research. The University of Alabama Department of Physics and Astronomy offers programs of study leading to the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics specializing in extragalactic astronomy and astrophysics.

Students in our department have ample opportunity for interaction with students and faculty outside of class. Besides Wednesday Research Colloquia by departmental and visiting faculty, astronomy students and faculty meet on Friday afternoons during the semester to hear and give talks on research in astronomy. As a public service, students and faculty also give popular talks and observing sessions at the University Observatory.

If you have questions or would like to visit our department, please feel free to contact us at the address below. You may also request more information by return mail or go to the UA Graduate School's online application form.

Prospective students may also contact directly a faculty member in a particular area of interest.

Astronomy Graduate Program
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy 
The University of Alabama
Box 870324
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0324