Graduate Program

Spring Term Schedule, Astronomy

Spring 2025

Number	Title	Instructor	Time
ASTR 444-01 Observational Astronomy Dan Watson TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM
No description Location (TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM)
ASTR 462-01 Astro Physics II Petros Tzeferacos TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM
One half of the required 2 part sequence (can be taken before or after ASTR 461). Focuses on hydrodynamic and plasma processes relevant to astrophysics. Fundamentals of fluid dynamics and magnetohydrodynamics, fluid, MHD, and thermal instabilities, turbulence, supersonic and subsonic flow. Accretion physics, shocks, dynamos, particle accelerations in plasmas, dynamics of magnetic fields. Concepts are developed from first principles and many applications in astrophysics are studies. Location (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)
ASTR 554-01 Cosmology Regina Demina MW 11:50AM - 1:05PM
Introduction to cosmology, covering the following broad topics: Introduction to the universe, introduction to general relativity, cosmological models and the Fridemann-Walker universe, thermodynamics of the early universe, particle physics of the early universe, and the formation of large-scale structure (same as PHY 554). Location (MW 11:50AM - 1:05PM)
ASTR 595-01 PhD Research in Astrophysics Eric Blackman 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Special topics in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
ASTR 595-02 PhD Research in Astrophysics Petros Tzeferacos 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Special topics in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
ASTR 595-03 PhD Research in Astrophysics Dominique Segura-Cox 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Special topics in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
ASTR 595-04 PhD Research in Astrophysics Regina Demina 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Special topics in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
ASTR 595-05 PhD Research in Astrophysics Alice Quillen 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Special topics in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
ASTR 595-06 PhD Research in Astrophysics Dan Watson 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Special topics in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
ASTR 595-07 PhD Research in Astrophysics Miki Nakajima 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Special topics in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
ASTR 995-01 Cont of Doctoral Enrollment Segev BenZvi 7:00PM - 7:00PM
No description Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
ASTR 999-01 Doctoral Dissertation Segev BenZvi 7:00PM - 7:00PM
No description Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)

Number	Title	Instructor	Time
Monday and Wednesday
ASTR 554-01 Cosmology Regina Demina
Introduction to cosmology, covering the following broad topics: Introduction to the universe, introduction to general relativity, cosmological models and the Fridemann-Walker universe, thermodynamics of the early universe, particle physics of the early universe, and the formation of large-scale structure (same as PHY 554).
Tuesday
Tuesday and Thursday
ASTR 462-01 Astro Physics II Petros Tzeferacos
One half of the required 2 part sequence (can be taken before or after ASTR 461). Focuses on hydrodynamic and plasma processes relevant to astrophysics. Fundamentals of fluid dynamics and magnetohydrodynamics, fluid, MHD, and thermal instabilities, turbulence, supersonic and subsonic flow. Accretion physics, shocks, dynamos, particle accelerations in plasmas, dynamics of magnetic fields. Concepts are developed from first principles and many applications in astrophysics are studies.
ASTR 444-01 Observational Astronomy Dan Watson
No description
Friday