Department Chairs & Addresses

The following is a list of astronomy degree granting institutions and their department chairs.  This list is borrowed from the AAS website. To visit their most update version without the links see: AAS List of Gradschools

 

University of Alabama
Prof. Stan Jones
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Box 870324
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0324

University of Arizona
Prof. Peter Stritmatter
Dept. of Astronomy
933 N. Cherry Ave.
Tucson, AZ  85721-0065

Arizona State University
Prof. Barry Ritchie
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
P.O. Box 871504
Tempe, AZ 85287-1504

Ball State University
Prof. Thomas Robertson
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Muncie, IN 47306

Boston University
Prof. Jeffery Hughes
Dept. of Astronomy
725 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA  02215

University of California at Berkeley
Prof. Jon Arons
Dept. of Astronomy
601 Campbell Hall #3411
Berkeley, CA  94720-3411

University of California at Los Angeles
Prof. Ferdinand Coroniti
Dept. of Earth & Space Sciences
595 Circle Dr., E
Los Angeles, CA  90095-1562

University of California at San Diego
Prof. Thomas O'Neil
Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences
9500 Gilman Dr.
La Jolla, CA  92093-0424

University of California at Santa Barbara
Prof. Rollin Morrison
Institute for Theoretical Physics
Santa Barbara, CA  93106-4030

University of California at Santa Cruz
Prof. Stanford Woosley
Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics
Santa Cruz, CA  95064

California Institute of Technology
Prof. Thomas Tombrello
Astronomy Department
Pasadena, CA  91125

Carnegie Mellon University
Prof. Fred Gilman
Dept. of Physics
5000 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA  15213-3890

University of Chicago
Prof. Michael Turner
Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics
5640 S. Ellis Ave.
Chicago, IL  60637

Colgate University
Prof. Thomas Balonek
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
13 Oak Dr.
Hamilton, NY 13346-1398

University of Colorado at Boulder
Prof. J. Michael Shull
Dept. of Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences
Boulder, CO  80309-0391

Columbia University
Prof. Jacqueline Van Gorkom
Dept. of Astronomy
550 West 120th St.
New York City, NY  10027

Cornell University
Prof. Joseph Veverka
Dept. of Astronomy
Ithaca, NY  14853-6801

Dartmouth College
Prof. Mary Hudson
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Hanover, NH  03755-3528

University of Delaware
Prof. Henry Glyde
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Newark, DE  19716

University of Florida
Prof. Stanley Dermott
Dept. of Astronomy
P.O. Box 112055
Gainesville, FL  32611-2055

Georgia State University
Prof. William Nelson
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
29 Peachtree Center Ave.
Atlanta, GA  30303

Harvard University
Prof. Ramesh Narayan
Dept. of Astronomy
60 Garden St.
Cambridge, MA  02138

University of Hawaii
Prof. Gareth Wynn-Williams
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Honolulu, HI  96822

University of Hawaii at Hilo
Prof. Richard Crowe
Department of Physics and Astronomy
200 West Kawili Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720

Howard University
Prof. Demetrius Venable
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Washington, DC  20059

University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
Prof. Richard Cruthcher
Dept. of Astronomy
1002 West Green St.
Urbana, IL  61801

Indiana University
Prof. Kent Honeycutt
Dept. of Astronomy
727 East 3rd St.
Bloomington, IN  47405-7105

University of Iowa
Prof. Wayne Polyzou
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Iowa City, IA  52242

Iowa State University
Prof. Alan Goldman
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Ames, IA  50011-3160

Johns Hopkins University
Prof. Paul Feldman
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Charles & 34th St.
Baltimore, MD  21218

University of Kansas
Prof. Ray Ammar
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Lawrence, KS  66045

Kansas State University
Prof. James Legg
Dept. of Physics
Manhattan, KS  66506-2601

Louisiana State University
Prof. Joel Tohline
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4001

University of Louisville
Prof. John Kielkopf
Astronomy
Moore Observatory
800 Old Zaring Rd.
Crestwood, KY 40014

University of Maryland
Prof. Marvin Leventhal
Dept. of Astronomy
College Park, MD  20742

University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Prof. Ronald Snell
Five Colleges Dept. of Astronomy
Amherst, MA  01003-4525

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Prof. Paul Schechter
Div. of Astrophysics
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA  02139

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Prof. Douglas Richstone
Dept. of Astronomy
501 E. University Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1090

Michigan State University
Prof. Raymond Brock
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
East Lansing, MI  48824-1116

Michigan Technological Univ.
Prof. Bruce Rafert
Department of Physics
1400 Townsend Dr.
Houghton, MI 49931

University of Minnesota
Prof. Leonard Kuhi
Dept. of Astronomy
116 Church St., SE
Minneapolis, MN  55455

University of Missouri at Columbia
Prof. Henry White
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Columbia, MO  65211

University of Montana
Prof. Eijiro Uchimoto
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Missoula, MT  59812

Montana State University
Prof. John Hermanson
Dept. of Physics
P.O. Box 173840
Bozeman, MT  59717-3840

University of Nebraska
Prof. Roger Kirby
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
116 Brace Lab
Lincoln, NE  68588-0111

University of New Mexico
Prof. John McIver
Institute for Astronomy & Geosciences
Albuquerque, NM  87131

New Mexico State University
Prof. Rene Walterbos
Dept. of Astronomy
P.O. Box 30001
Las Cruces, NM  88003-8001

State University of New York at Stony Brook
Prof. Janos Kirz
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Stony Brook, NY  11794-3800

University of North Carolina
Prof. Bruce Carney
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Chapel Hill, NC  27599-3255

Northwestern University
Prof. Mel Ulmer
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
2131 Sheridan Rd.
Evanston, IL  60208-2900

Ohio State University
Prof. Patrick Osmer
Dept. of Astronomy
140 W. 18th Ave.
Columbus, OH  43210-1173

Ohio University
Prof. Louis Wright
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Athens, OH  45701-2979

University of Oklahoma
Prof. Ryan Doezema
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Norman, OK  73019-0225

Oklahoma State University
Prof. Joel J. Martin
Dept. of Physics
Stillwater, OK  74078-3072

Penn State University
Prof. Roger Knacke
Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics
139 Otto Behrend Science Bldg., Station Rd.
Erie, PA 16563

University of Pennsylvania
Prof. Paul Langacker
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
209 S. 33rd St.
Philadelphia, PA  19104-6396

University of Pittsburgh
Prof. David Jasnow
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
3941 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Pomona College
Prof. Bryan Penprase
Dept. of Astronomy
610 N. College Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711

Princeton University
Prof. Scott Tremaine
Dept. Astrophysical Sciences
Princeton, NJ  08544-1001

Rice University
Prof. Patricia Reiff
Dept. of  Space Physics
6100 S. Main
Houston, TX  77005-1892

University of Rochester
Prof. Arie Bodek
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Rochester, NY  14627-0011

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Prof. Leo Schowalter
Dept. of Physics
Troy, NY  12180-3590

State University of New Jersey, Rutgers
Prof. Paul Leath
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
136 Frelinghuysen Rd.
Piscataway, NJ  08854-8019

St. Cloud State University
Prof. Mark Nook
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
720 4th Ave. S, MS-313
St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498

City College of San Francisco
Prof. Lancelot Kao
Dept. of Astronomy
50 Phelan Ave., MS S-95
San Francisco, CA 94112

Stanford University
Prof. Vahe Petrosian
Astronomy Program
Stanford, CA  94305-4060

Swarthmore College
Prof. Eric Jensen
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
500 College Ave.
Swarthmore, PA  19081

Union College
Prof. Jonathan Marr
Dept. of Physics
Science & Engineering Bldg.
Schenectady, NY 19308

University of Texas at Austin
Prof. Chris Sneden
Dept. of Astronomy
Austin, TX  78712-1083

Vanderbilt University
Prof. Richard Haglund
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
P.O. Box 1803, Station B
Nashville, TN  37235

Vassar College
Prof. Cindy Schwartz
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Poughkeepsie, NY  12604-0539

Villanova University
Prof. George McCook
Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics
Villanova, PA  19085

University of Virginia
Prof. Robert Rood
Dept. of Astronomy
P.O. Box 3818
Charlottesville, VA  22903-0818

Virginia Tech
Prof. Lay Nam Chang
Dept. of Physics
Blacksburg, VA  24061-0435

University of Washington
Prof. Craig Hogan
Dept. of Astronomy
Box 351580
Seattle, WA 98195-1580

Washington University in St. Louis
University in St. Louis
Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences
One Brookings Dr.
St. Louis, MO  63130-4899

Wellesley College
Prof. Richard French
Dept. of Astronomy
106 Central St.
Wellesley, MA  02481-8203

Wesleyan University
Prof. John Salzer
Dept. of Astronomy
Middletown, CT  06459-0123

Williams College
Prof. Jay Pasachoff
Dept. of Astronomy
Williamstown, MA  01267

University of Wisconsin at Madison
Prof. Linda Sparke
Dept. of Astronomy
475 N. Charter St.
Madison, WI  53706

Yale University
Prof. Charles Bailyn
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
P.O. Box 208101
New Haven, CT  06520-8101