Astronomy
UBC research in astronomy and astrophysics covers most areas of current interest in this broad field, including a wide range of theoretical and observational studies in astronomy, and also experimental and theoretical studies in cosmology. Research at optical wavelengths includes searches and orbital determination for asteroids and comets, photometric studies of stellar populations, particularly globular clusters, studies of distant galaxies and active galactic nuclei, and time-resolved spectroscopy of variable stars and active binary star systems. Studies at microwave and radio frequencies include research on variable radio sources, searches for pulsars, the early stages of star formation, relativistic jets, and balloon-borne measurements of the cosmic microwave background radiation. A variety of theoretical work complements this research, with topics that range from planetary dynamics and the structure of neutron stars, to theoretical studies of structure formation in the early universe. Development of astronomical instrumentation is also supported.
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Faculty Members in Astronomy
| Name | Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Boley, Aaron | Astronomy and Astrophysics; Planet formation, protoplanetary disk evolution, formation of meteorite parent bodies |
| Gladman, Brett | Astronomy, Planetary Science, meteorites, astrobiology, Solar system formation and evolution |
| Halpern, Mark | Cosmology, Cosmic background radiation, history of star formation, measuring the geometry and contents of the Universe, satellites, balloon-borne telescopes, the physics of music, Physics of music, Cosmic Microwave Background, Physical Cosmology, Star formation history |
| Heyl, Jeremy | Astronomical and space sciences; Physical sciences; Astrophysics; Black Holes; Neutron Stars; quantum phenomena; Quantum-Field Theory; Stellar; Stellar Physics |
| Hickson, Paul | cosmology, galaxies, telescopes, adaptive optics., Astronomy, astrophysics, Galaxies, clusters, instrumentation, adaptive optics |
| Hinshaw, Gary | cosmology, cosmic background radiation, Cosmology, Measuring diffuse background radiations |
| Kunimoto, Michelle | exoplanet detection, characterization, and demographics |
| Man, Allison | Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy; galaxy formation and evolution |
| McIver, Jess | General relativity and gravitational waves in astronomical and space sciences; Gravitational wave astrophysics; Multi-messenger astronomy; Characterization of large-scale physics instrumentation; data science |
| Scott, Douglas | Astronomical and space sciences; Physical sciences; Cosmology; Science and Knowledge |
| Sigurdson, Kris | The Universe, Cosmology, Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Particle Physics, Astrophysics, Cosmic Microwave Background, Cosmic 21-cm Fluctuations, Radio Astronomy, CHIME |
| Stairs, Ingrid | pulsars, gravity, general relativity, radio astronomy, radio pulsars, pulsar searches and long-term timing, Radio astronomy |
| Van Waerbeke, Ludovic | astrophysics, cosmology, dark energy, universe, gravitational lensing, galaxy, galaxies, Cosmology, dark matter, galaxy formation, structure formation |
