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The University of Arizona Astronomy & Astrophysics THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS PHD PROGRAM Department of Astronomy & Steward Observatory www.as.arizona.edu Inside Welcome from Graduate Admissions Chair 3 How to Select a Graduate Program 5 Join Our PhD Program and Launch a Career in Astronomy 6 An Inspiring Community Working on the Biggest Problems 7 A Research-focused Program 8 An Unrivaled Suite of Ground-based Telescopes 9 A Cutting-Edge Instrumentation Program 10 Theoretical Astrophysics and Supercomputers 11 Exploring Galaxy and AGN Formation and Evolution 12 Stars and Stellar Evolution 13 Star Formation, Astrochemistry, and ISM 13 An Active Exoplanets and Astrobiology Community 14 Financial Support, Startup Funds, and Living in Tucson 15 How Can You Apply? 16 International Applicants 17 Additional Information 18 2 The University of Arizona - Astronomy and Astrophysics Graduate Program From the Graduate Admission Committee Chair Dear Applicant, Thank you for your interest in the Graduate Program in Astronomy and Astrophysics at The University of Arizona. We are very proud of our graduate students and our Ph.D. program, one of the highest ranked programs in the country, according to the 2011 National Research Council assessment. The atmosphere of the Department is informal and friendly, yet extremely active. Our large and diverse group of faculty, astronomers, postdocs, and graduate students pursue cutting edge research in theory, observation, and Dr. Daniel Apai instrumentation. Our research spans the formation of stars and planets, to galaxy formation and the evolution of the Universe on the largest scales. As a Ph.D. candidate in our The new University-wide Research Data Center provides department you will be trained in astronomical research at our students access to high-end, local supercomputing the highest level. You will depart from our department with resources (275 TFLOPS) including distributed, shared- the skills of a world-class scientist, prepared to be a leader memory, and GPU architectures. Our Department is also in our field. the lead institution in NASA’s Nexus for Exoplanet System The department is led by a large and accomplished faculty. Studies (NExSS) and home to an interdisciplinary team of We have four members of the National Academy of Sciences 25 faculty and 13 students and postdocs studying habitable (Angel, Arnett, G. Rieke, M. Rieke), two MacArthur Fellows exoplanet formation. (“Genius Grants”), including a 2012 winner (Guyon), and Our Center for Astronomy Education is among the multiple winners of Kavli, Sloan, Packard, and Guggenheim nation’s leading science education research groups. At our fellowships. Several of our faculty have received the highest department you will also have the opportunity to minor prizes awarded by the American Astronomical Society and in Astrobiology, Physics, Planetary Sciences, or Optical American Physical Society, including a 2013 winner of the Sciences to better prepare for the challenges that motivate APS Maria Goeppert Mayer Award (Ozel). They are leaders you the most. in international collaborations and instruments, including two instruments for the James Webb Space Telescope. You will have direct access to world-class facilities for ground- based optical, infrared, and submillimeter observational The Astronomy department is a member of the astronomy, and an opportunity to be involved in major space interdisciplinary Theoretical Astrophysics Program, which astronomy and astrochemistry projects. Current facilities involves the Physics, Astronomy, Planetary Sciences, and include the 2x8.4m Large Binocular Telescope, the 6.5m Applied Mathematics departments, as well as the National MMT, the twin 6.5m Magellan telescopes, the 10m Heinrich- Optical Astronomy Observatory, and includes more than Hertz Submillimeter Telescope, the Kitt Peak 12m mm-wave 20 faculty members. Astronomy Department students Telescope, the 2.3m Bok and 1.5m Kuiper telescopes, and do pioneering work on simulations and theory, including the 1.8m Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope. the astrophysics of stars, supernovae, nucleosynthesis, gravitational collapse, and large-scale structure formation. www.as.arizona.edu 3 From the Graduate Admission Committee Chair Steward Observatory is also a leading partner in the of the UA Department of Astronomy. development of the 24.5m Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile, The department is committed to developing excellent and of the VLBI with the Event Horizon Telescope. Survey professional scientists through its Ph.D. program. We welcome science is facilitated by full membership in the SDSS-III and applications from undergraduates in astronomy and related LSST consortia. These activities are complemented by world- sciences, including physics, mathematics, engineering, class programs in instrumentation, including the Center for chemistry, and biology, who are can take advantage of this Astronomical Adaptive Optics, construction of NIRCam for JWST, unique environment. I encourage you to review our website as well as optics and instrumentation for all of our observing for further information. Applications are accepted online, facilities including the future Giant Magellan Telescope. please see the application procedures outlined at the end In our program you will enjoy an academic environment with of this booklet. Applications received by December 15, 2015 a rich history in astronomy and international prestige. Our (December 1, 2015 for international students) will be given graduate program was established in 1927 and in the past full consideration. Please feel free to contact me if I can be of nine decades about 250 astronomers earned their PhD at The assistance. University of Arizona, making our program one of the largest in the country. Our graduates have been extremely successful: We rank among the top institutions in winning prestigious Sincerely yours, Hubble Fellowships upon graduation, including five winners in the last 5 years and 17 over the life of the program. Many of our Dr. Daniel Apai graduates have gone on to prestigious professorships or similar positions of leadership within the astronomy community. A few notable examples include Hans-Walter Rix, Director of the Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy in Germany, Pete Worden, NASA Ames Center Director, and Buell Jannuzi, former director of Kitt Peak and now Director of Steward Observatory and chair “Our goal is to find the brightest students who will flourish in our program and give them all the resources and support they need to fully realize their potential and grow into successful independent researchers, the leaders of the next generation.” 4 The University of Arizona - Astronomy and Astrophysics Graduate Program “As a graduate student at Steward, I not only had access to some of the biggest telescopes in the world for my research, but also a community of astronomers who still have the same enthusiasm about understanding the universe as when they were kids; my curiosity was constantly fed!” Johanna Teske, 2014 PhD, now Carnegie Origins Postdoctoral Fellow You are about to make an important decision. While The University of Arizona provides great opportunities in astronomy, your job is to find the school where you will flourish and do the kind of science that will open opportunities for you. How to Select a Graduate Program Here are four suggestions to help you think At the same time, what is the breadth of related through the decision: activity? For example, if you are heading into observational astronomy, it might be beneficial to be No one graduate school is so much better than the at a place that builds instruments even if you do not rest that it becomes your only logical choice. All the plan to do that, as it would broaden your perspective. very top programs in the United States are excellent, If you are interested in theory, a vigorous observational and you will do well if the fit is good. A degree from program would surround you with people for whom any good program can open doors for a successful your work could provide insight and who could career in astronomy. You are selecting where you suggest ways to test your ideas. Try to avoid single are going to live, think, and play for the next 4-6 point failures; that is, be sure there are enough years. If you are unhappy, graduate school is not faculty members in your area(s) of interest that your worth the considerable effort required from you. success does not depend entirely on one of them. It is good to consider the totality of educational Think strategically and long-term: You are not only opportunities in the surrounding community, not selecting a program for the next few years, but are just the specific graduate program. Are there related choosing your next steps in becoming an independent departments at the same university? Does the researcher and setting your course in a competitive community contain major additional astronomy field. Many programs offer short-term advantages or centers that might be options for your research, as perks, such as a laptop or a named fellowship, while well as enriching the general academic environment other programs may provide access to better courses, in astronomy? How do the interests of the faculty stronger faculty, or rare resources. align with your scientific interests? What facilities are available for you to conduct your research? To what Good luck in your decision, and by all means come share of those facilities will you have access? visit us to judge how we measure up for you! How to Apply? See page 15! www.as.arizona.edu
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