Faculty
[Complete Department Directory]
| Faculty Member | Contact | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Constantine P. Deliyannis | cdeliyan [at] indiana.edu Swain West 812-856-5197 |
Stellar interiors and stellar evolution; metal-poor stars; open clusters and globular clusters; big bang lithium; light element probes of big bang nucleosynthesis, chemical evolution, and physical processes inside stars |
| Phyllis M. Lugger | lugger [at] indiana.edu Swain West 812-855-6929 |
Dynamical evolution of globular star clusters, galactic nuclei and clusters of galaxies, optical and X-ray studies of binary X-ray sources, N-body simulations of globular star clusters. |
| Catherine "Caty" A. Pilachowski | cpilacho [at] indiana.edu Swain West 812-855-6913 |
Stellar compositions, stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis, the origin of the elements in the milky way, stellar seismology. |
| Katherine L. Rhode | krhode [at] indiana.edu SW 315 812-855-6925 |
Stellar populations, structure, and formation of nearby galaxies; extragalactic globular cluster systems; rotation and evolution of solar-type pre-main-sequence stars |
| Samir Salim | salims [at] indiana.edu SW 418 812-855-4340 |
Galaxy formation and evolution; ultraviolet astronomy; active galatic nuclei |
| John J. Salzer | josalzer [at] indiana.edu SW 321 812-855-6175 |
Galaxy evolution, active galactic nuclei, starburst galaxies, chemical evolution in galaxies, multi-wavelength studies of dwarf galaxies, emission-line surveys |
| Liese van Zee | lvanzee [at] indiana.edu SW 410 812-855-0274 |
Galaxy evolution, chemical evolution, star formation, extragalactic neutral hydrogen. |
| Enrico Vesperini | evesperi [at] indiana.edu SW 326 812-856-0317 |
Formation and dynamical evolution of globular clusters; N-body simulations of globular clusters; Multiple stellar populations in globular clusters; evolution of Galactic and extragalactic globular cluster systems |
| Songhu Wang | sw121 [at] iu.edu SW 412 812-855-4174 |
Observational and theoretical studies of exoplanets and exoplanet systems. |
Emeriti Faculty
| Faculty Member | Contact | |
|---|---|---|
| Martin S. Burkhead | burkhead [at] indiana.edu SW 309 812-855-6916 |
Professor Emeritus, Ph.D., Astronomy, University of Wisconsin, 1964. |
| Haldan N. Cohn | cohn [at] indiana.edu SW 318 812-855-4174 |
Dynamical evolution of globular star clusters, galactic nuclei and clusters of galaxies, optical and X-ray studies of binary X-Ray sources, N-body simulations of globular star clusters |
| Richard H. Durisen | durisen [at] indiana.edu SW 309 812-855-6921 |
Professor Emeritus, Ph.D., Astronomy, Princeton University, 1972. |
| Eileen D. Friel | efriel [at] indiana.edu |
Formation and evolution of the Milky Way, Galactic chemical evolution, star clusters, stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis, stellar populations |
| R. Kent Honeycutt | honey [at] indiana.edu SW 309 812-855-6916 |
Professor Emeritus, Ph.D., Case-Western Reserve University, 1968 |
| Stuart L. Mufson | mufson [at] indiana.edu SW 318 812-855-6917 |
High energy astrophysics; cosmic ray physics from underground and balloon-borne experiments; neutrino astrophysics and dark matter searches; cosmology. |
Research Scientists
| Research Scientists | Contact | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Y. Steiman-Cameron | tsteiman [at] indiana.edu SW 309 812-855-2400 |
Senior Research Scientist, PhD Astronomy, Indiana University, 1984. Dynamics of nonplanar astrophysical disks; galaxy formation and evolution; structure of galactic halos; spiral structure of the Milky Way; accretion driven compact x-ray binary stars |
| Jonathan Thornburg | thornbuj [at] indiana.edu SW 309 |
Dynamical and gravitational astrophysics; orbit decay and final coalescence of binary black hole systems |
Visiting Professor
| Visiting Professor | Contact | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Alex T. Deibel | adeibel [at] indiana.edu SW 408 (812) 856-3931 |
Numerical models of neutron stars; neutron star interiors; nuclear burning on neutron stars and white dwarfs; nuclear astrophysics |
Adjunct Faculty
| Adjunct Faculty | Contact | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Charles J. Horowitz | horowit [at] indiana.edu Dept of Physics SW 233 812-322-1650 |
Theoretical nuclear astrophysics, neutron rich dense matter, neutron star crusts, neutrino interactions in supernova explosions, and laboratory measurements of nuclear properties important for astrophysics. |
| Alan Kostelecky | kostelec [at] indiana.edu Dept of Physics SW 229 812-855-1485 |
Theoretical physics, with primary interest in space-time symmetries, in particular Lorentz and CPT symmetry |
| Scott Michael | scamicha [at] indiana.edu CIB, 2709 E 10th Street 812-856-0197 |
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| James A. Musser | jmusser [at] indiana.edu Dept of Physics SW 303 812-855-9933 |
High energy and particle astrophysics, neutrino physics, neutrino oscillations, cosmic rays, MINOS, NOVA, and CREST experiments |
| Shawn Slavin | slavin [at] iu.edu CIB, 2709 E 10th Street 812-855-4702 |
Postdoctoral Fellows
| Postdoc | Contact | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Aros | faros [at] indiana.edu SW 318 |
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| Ilaria Carleo | icarleo [at] iu.edu SW 415 (812) 856-5196 |
Exoplanets research, exoplanet atmospheres characterization; near-infrared transmission spectroscopy; radial velocity |
| Vaclav Pavlik | vpavlik [at] iu.edu SW 318 |
Numerical models of star clusters and dense stellar systems; binary star dynamics; stellar evolution. |
