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Friends of Rutgers Astronomy
Are you a member of the
general public who is interested in learning more about astronomy
(and/or about the research and education activities of astronomers
at Rutgers specifically)? We've set up a web page just for you
here.
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Graduate Opportunities in Astrophysics Thinking of applying
to grad school? Check out the possibilities for astronomy at Rutgers
here.
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Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Astrophysics Several
professors are seeking undergraduates to help with their research.
Apply by sending contact information, a resume, unofficial transcript,
and a brief statement about your interests to Nancy
DeHaan
nancy@physics.rutgers.edu. You will be contacted by a faculty
member if he/she has an appropriate project for you.
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Active Research |
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Rutgers is a founding member of the Southern African Large Telescope
(SALT) constortium. SALT is the world's largest single visible-light telescope.
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Rutgers astronomers are on the cutting edge of developing new
theoretical models of galaxy dynamics and evolution.
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Rutgers astronomers are co-investigators, developing and operating
the Atacama Cosmic Telescope in Chile, a 6 meter microwave telescope
to measure the faint glow from the Big Bang.
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Modeling of Gravitational Lensing is a prime focus of Rutgers
astronomer, Chuck Keeton. A lens is formed when the light from distant QSOs
are bent by galaxies or clusters of galaxies.
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Rutgers is a consortium member of LSST, the Large Synoptic
Survey Telscope.
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Eric Gawiser is the principal investigator on MUSYC,
providing a square degree coverage from Chandra, XMM, HST-ACS, and
Spitzer-IRAC+MIPS
satellites and follow-up spectrocopy from large ground-based observatories.
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Observer and assistant professor, Andrew Baker studies galaxy morphology and
molecular gas in the nuclei of galaxies at microwave and infrared wavelengths,
using a wide range of space-borne and ground-based observatories.
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News & Special Announcements
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Professor Rachel Somerville won the 2013
Dannie Heineman Prize of the American Astronomical Society that
recognizes outstanding work in the field of astrophysics.
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Professor Terry Matilsky won the 2012
Richard H. Emmons Prize from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
for his lifetime contributions to undergraduate astronomy education.
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Professor Jerry Sellwood won the
2012
Dirk Brouwer award of the American Astronomical Society,
Division of Dynamical astronomy for excellence in research and
training of students.
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Professor Rachel Somerville joined the Astrophysics group in
September 2011 as the
first Downsbrough
Chair in Astrophysics. She is a leading expert in the theory of
galaxy formation and is heavily involved with many programs to
observe distant, young galaxies.
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Baker and Gawiser have all secured CAREER awards, the National
Science Foundation's most prestigious award in support of early
career development. The award to Charles Keeton, was extended to
a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
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Professor Jack Hughes received the Rutgers Board of Trustees Award for
Excellence in Research. This award is the university's highest honor for
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Astrophysics in 21st Century
The number of faculty and researchers in the group doubled in the late 90's.
Today, Rutgers astrophysicists use a variety of space borne observatories,
including the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and Chandra X-ray
Observatory, as well as world-class ground-based facilities. Researchers
and students work across the electromagnetic spectrum from radio and
submillimeter, to infrared and visible, to ultraviolet and X-ray wavelengths,
including playing key roles in the development of new instruments.
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Rutgers has strong programs in theoretical astrophysics, especially in
the large scale structure of the universe and in the formation and evolution
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The first observatory on the Rutgers campus dates back to 1866.
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Department of Physics & Astronomy,
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