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Institution	Department Chair	Address	Undergrad Degrees	Graduate Degrees
University of Alabama	Prof. Stan Jones	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 206 Gallalee Hall Box 870324 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0324	Astronomy Minor	M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy
University of Arizona	Prof. Peter Strittmatter	Dept. of Astronomy Steward Observatory N204 P.O. Box 210065 Tuscon, AZ 85721-0065	B.S. Astronomy	Ph.D. Astronomy
Arizona State University	Prof. Kip Hodges	School of Earth & Space Exploration P.O. Box 871404 Tempe, AZ 85287-1404	B.S. Earth & Space Exploration	M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics
Ball State University	Prof. David Ober	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Muncie, IN 47306	Astronomy minor	Ed.D. in Physics w/ Astronomy emphasis
Boston University	Prof. James Jackson	Dept. of Astronomy 725 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215	Astronomy, Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, Astronomy and Physics	M.A. and Ph.D. Astronomy
University of California at Berkeley	Prof. Imke de Pater	Dept. of Astronomy 601 Campbell Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-3411	Astrophysics major	M.A. and Ph.D. Astrophysics
University of California at Los Angeles	Prof. Ferdinand Coroniti	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Box 951547 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1562	Astrophysics	Ph.D. Astronomy
University of California at San Diego	Prof. John Goodkind	Dept. of Physics 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0354	B.S. Physics w/Astronomy specialization	M.S. and Ph.D. Physics
University of California at Santa Barbara	Prof. Omer Blaes	Dept. of Physics Broida Hall, Building 572 Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9530	B.A. and B.S. Physics	Ph.D. Physics
University of California at Santa Cruz	Prof. Sandra Faber	Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics 1156 High Street Santa Cruz, CA 95064	B.S. Physics (Astrophysics)	Ph.D. Astrophysics
California Institute of Technology	Prof. Thomas Tombrello	Dept. of Astronomy 105-24 Caltech 1201 E. California Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91125	B.S. Astrophysics	M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics
Carnegie Mellon University	Prof. Fred Gilman	Dept. of Physics Wean Hall 7325 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890	B.S. Physics w/tracks in Astrophysics	M.S. and Ph.D. Physics
Case Western Reserve University	Prof. R. Earle Luck	Dept. of Astronomy 422 AW Smith Building 10900 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106-7215	B.A. and B.S. Astronomy	M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy
College of Charleston	Prof. Jon Hakkila	Department of Physics and Astronomy College of Charleston Charleston, SC 29424-0001	B.S. Astrophysics, B.A. Astronomy, minor in Astronomy	N/A
University of Chicago	Prof. Michael Turner	Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics 5640 S. Ellis Avenue Chicago, IL 606037	B.A. Physics w/Astronomy specialization	M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy
Colgate University	Prof. Thomas Balonek	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 13 Oak Drive Hamilton, NY 13346-1398	B.A. Astronomy-Physics	N/A
University of Colorado at Boulder	Prof. James Green	Dept. of Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences Campus Box 391 Boulder, CO 80309-0391	B.A. Astronomy	M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences
Columbia University	Prof. David Helfand	Dept. of Astronomy Pupin Physics Lab Room 1328, Mail Code 5246 550 West 120th Street New York City, NY 10027	B.A. Astronomy and Astrophysics	M.A., MPhil., and Ph.D. Astronomy and Astrophysics
Cornell University	Prof. Joseph Veverka	Dept. of Astronomy 312 Space Sciences Bldg. Ithaca, NY 14853-6801	Astronomy major	M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy
Dartmouth College	Prof. Walter E. Lawrence	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 6127 Wilder Laboratory Hanover, NH 03755-3528	Astronomy major	M.S. and Ph.D. Physics w/Astronomy specialization
University of Delaware	Prof. George Hadjipanayis	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 223 Sharp Laboratory Newark, DE 19716	B.A. and B.S. Physics w/Astronomy emphasis	M.A., M.S., and Ph.D. Astronomy
University of Florida	Prof. Stanley Dermott	Dept. of Astronomy 211 Bryant Space Science Center P.O. Box 112055 Gainesville, FL 32611-2055	Astronomy major	M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy
University of Georgia	Prof. Bill Dennis	Dept. of Physics and Astronomy The University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602	B.S. Physics w/Astronomy major, B.S. Physics	M.S. and Ph.D. Physics
Georgia State University	Prof. H. Richard Miller	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Science Annex, Suite 400 29 Peachtree Center Avenue Atlanta, GA 30303	B.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration	M.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration and Ph.D. Astronomy
Harvard University	Prof. James M. Moran	Dept. of Astronomy 60 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138	Astronomy major	Ph.D. Astronomy
Haverford College	Prof. Walter Smith	Physics and Astronomy Department Haverford College Haverford PA 19041	Astronomy Major B.A. or B.S.	None
University of Hawaii	Prof. Gareth Wynn-Williams	Institute for Astronomy 2680 Woodlawn Drive Honolulu, HI 96822-1897	Physics major	M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy
University of Hawaii at Hilo	Prof. Robert Fox	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 200 West Kawili Street Hilo, HI 96720-4091	Astronomy major Physics major	N/A
Howard University	Prof. Demetrius Venable	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Room 105, Thirkield Hall 2355 6th. Street NW Washington, DC 20059	Physics major	M.S. and Ph.D. Physics
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Prof. Charles Gammie	Dept. of Astronomy 1002 West Green Street Urbana, IL 61801	Astronomy major	M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy
Indiana University	Prof. Catherine Pilachowski	Dept. of Astronomy 727 East 3rd Street Swain West 319 Bloomington, IN 47405-7105	B.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics	M.A. and Ph.D. Astronomy, Ph.D. Astrophysics
International Relativistic Astrophysics Ph.D. (IRAP) Program Consortium	Prof. Remo Ruffini	University of Nice, Sophia-Antipolis Parc Valrose 06108 Nice cedex 2 France		Ph.D. Astrophysics
University of Iowa	Prof. Thomas Boggess	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 203 Van Allen Hall Iowa City, IA 52242-1479	B.S. and B.A. Astronomy	M.S. Astronomy and Ph.D. Physics
Iowa State University	Prof. Eli Rosenberg	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Ames, IA 50011-3160	Physics major w/Astronomy emphasis	M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics
Johns Hopkins University	Prof. Jonathan Bagger	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 3400 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21218	B.A. and B.S. Physics	Ph.D. Astronomy
University of Kansas	Prof. Stephen Sanders	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Malott Hall, Room 1082 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive Lawrence, KS 66045-7582	B.A. and B.S. Astronomy	M.S. and Ph.D. Physics w/Astronomy emphasis
Kansas State University	Prof. Dean Zollman	Dept. of Physics 116 Cardwell Hall Manhattan, KS 66506-2601	B.A. and B.S. in Physics	M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics
Louisiana State University	Prof. Michael Cherry	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 202 Nicholson Hall Tower Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4001	B.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration	M.S. and Ph.D. Physics w/Astronomy concentration
University of Louisville	Prof. David N. Brown	Moore Observatory 800 Old Zaring Road Crestwood, KY 40014	B.A. and B.S. Physics	M.S. Physics, Ph.D. program with U of K
University of Maryland	Prof. Stuart Vogel	Dept. of Astronomy College Park, MD 20742-2421	B.S. Astronomy	M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy
University of Maryland Baltimore County	Prof. L. Michael Hayden	Department of Physics; 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250	B.S. Physics w/ Minor in Astronomy	M.S. and Ph.D. in Applied Physics (Astrophysics)
University of Massachusetts at Amherst	Prof. Ronald Snell	Dept. of Astronomy LGRT-B 619 E 710 N. Pleasant Street Amherst, MA 01003-4525	B.A. and B.S. Astronomy	M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Prof. Thomas Greytak	Dept. of Physics Building 6-113 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307	B.S. Physics w/Astrophysics concentration	Ph.D. Physics w/Astrophysics concentration
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	Prof. Douglas Richstone	Dept. of Astronomy 830 Dennison Building Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1090	B.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics	M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy
Michigan State University	Prof. Wolfgang Bauer	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy East Lansing, MI 48824-2320	B.S. Astrophysics	M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics
Michigan Technological University	Prof. Ravi Pandey	Dept. of Physics 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton, MI 49931-1295	B.S. Physics	M.S. and Ph.D. Physics
University of Minnesota	Prof. Robert D. Gehrz	Dept. of Astronomy 116 Church Street, SE Minneapolis, MN 55455	B.A. Astrophysics	M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics
Minnesota State University, Mankato	Prof. Mark Pickar	Dept. of Physics and Astronomy 141 Trafton Science Center N Mankato, MN 56001	B.S. in Astronomy	M.S. Physics
University of Missouri at Columbia	Prof. H. R. Chandrasekhar	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 223 Physics Building UMC Columbia, MO 65211	B.A. and B.S. Physics	M.S. and Ph.D. Physics
University of Montana	Prof. Eijiro Uchimoto	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 32 Campus Drive #1080 Missoula, MT 59812	B.A. Physics w/Astronomy option and Astronomy minor	N/A
Montana State University	Prof. William Hiscock	Dept. of Physics 264 EPS Building P.O. Box 173840 Bozemon, MT 59717-3840	Physics major	M.S. and Ph.D. Physics
University of Nebraska	Prof. Daniel Claes	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 116 Brace Lab Lincoln, NE 68588-0111	B.S. Physics w/Astronomy track	M.S. and Ph.D. Physics
State University of New Jersey, Rutgers	Prof. Torgny Gustafsson	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 136 Frelinghuysen Road Piscataway, NJ 08854-8019	Astrophysics major	M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy
University of New Mexico	Prof. Bernd Bassalleck	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy MSC07 4220 800 Yale Blvd. Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001	B.A. and B.S. Astrophysics	M.S. and Ph.D. Physics
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Tech	Prof. Ken Minschwaner	Dept. of Physics 333 Workman Center 801 Leroy Place Socorro, NM 87801	B.S. Physics w/Astrophysics option	Ph.D. Astrophysics
New Mexico State University	Prof. Jim Murphy	Dept. of Astronomy 1320 Frenger Mall Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001	Astronomy minor	M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy
University of North Carolina	Prof. Laurie McNeil	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Phillips Hall CB#3255 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3255	B.A. Physics w/Astronomy concentration	M.S. and Ph.D. Physics with an Astrophysics track
Northwestern University	Prof. Venkat Chandrasekhar	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60208-3112	B.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration	Ph.D. Astronomy
Ohio State University	Prof. Bradley Peterson	Dept. of Astronomy 4055 McPherson Lab 140 W. 18th Avenue Columbus, OH 43210-1173	B.S. Astronomy	M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy
Ohio University	Prof. Joseph C. Shields	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Clippinger Lab 251B Athens, OH 45701-2979	B.S. Astrophysics	M.A., M.S., and Ph.D. Physics w/Astrophysics concentration
University of Oklahoma	Prof. Ryan Doezema	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Norman, OK 73019-0225	B.S. Astrophysics and Astronomy	Ph.D. Astrophysics
Oklahoma State University	Prof. James Wicksted	Dept. of Physics 145 Physical Sciences Stillwater, OK 74078-3072	B.S. Physics	M.S. and Ph.D. Physics
Penn State University	Prof. Lawrence Ramsey	Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics 525 Davey Lab University Park, PA 16802	B.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics	Ph.D. Astrophysics
University of Pennsylvania	Prof. Tom Lubensky	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 209 S. 33rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396	B.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration	M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy
University of Pittsburgh	Prof. David Turnshek	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 3941 O'Hara Street Pittsburgh, PA 15260	B.A. and B.S. Astronomy	M.S. and Ph.D. Physics w/Astronomy concentration
Pomona College	Prof. Bryan Penprase	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 610 N. College Avenue Claremont, CA 91711	B.A. Physics w/Astronomy option	N/A
Princeton University	Prof. David Spergel	Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences Peyton Hall-Ivy Lane Princeton, NJ 08544-1001	Astrophysics major	Ph.D. Astronomy
Rice University	Prof. F. Barry Dunning	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 6100 S. Main Houston, TX 77005-1892	B.A. Astronomy B.S. Astrophysics	M.S. and Ph.D. Astrophysics
University of Rochester	Prof. Nicholas P. Bigelow	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Bausch and Lomb Hall P.O. Box 270171 600 Wilson Boulevard Rochester, NY 14627-0171	B.A. and B.S. Astronomy	M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy
Rochester Institute of Technology	Prof. Michael Kotlarchyk	Department of Physics Rochester Institute of Technology 85 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623-5603	B.S. Physics w/ Minor in Astronomy	M.S. and Ph.D in Astrophysics
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Prof. G.-C. Wang	Dept. of Physics Applied Physics and Astronomy 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180-3590	B.S. Physics and minor in Astronomy	M.S. and Ph.D. in Physics
San Diego State University	Prof. Allen W. Shafter	Dept. of Astronomy 5500 Campanile Drive San Diego, CA 92182-1221	B.A. and B.S. Astronomy	M.S. Astronomy
San Francisco State University	Prof. Susan Lea	Dept. of Physics and Astronomy 1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132	B.A. and B.S. in Physics (concentration in Astrophysics and Astronomy)	M.S. Physics
St. Cloud State University	Prof. Kevin L. Haglin	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 740 4th Avenue St. MS 324 St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498	B.S. Physics	N/A
City College of San Francisco	Prof. Lancelot Kao	Dept. of Astronomy Science Hall 400 50 Phelan Avenue San Francisco, CA 94112	A.A. and A.S. Astronomy	N/A
Stanford University	Prof. Patricia Burchat	Dept. of Physics Varian Physics, Room 310 382 Via Pueblo Mall Stanford, CA 94305-4060	B.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration	Ph.D. Physics
SUNY at Stony Brook	Prof. Peter M. Koch	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Stony Brook, NY 11794-3800	B.S. Physics	M.S. and Ph.D. Physics
Swarthmore College	Prof. Carl Grossman	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 500 College Ave. Swarthmore, PA 19081	B.A. Astronomy or Astrophysics	N/A
University of Texas at Austin	Prof. Neal Evans	Dept. of Astronomy 1 University Station C1400 Austin, TX 78712-0259	B.A. and B.S. Astronomy	M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy
Texas Christian Unversity	Prof. William R.M.Graham	Dept. of Physics and Astronomy Texas Christian University Box 298840 Fort Worth, TX 76129	B.S. Physics, Astronomy and Physics	Ph.D. Physics with Astrophysics Track
University of Toledo	Prof. Karen S. Bjorkman	Dept. of Physics and Astronomy 2801 West Bancroft Street, MS 111 Toledo, OH 43606	B.A. Astronomy and B.S. Physics w/ Astrophysics Concentration	M.S. Physics and Ph.D. Physics w/ Astrophysics Concentration
Tufts University	Prof. William Oliver	Dept. of Physics and Astronomy Robinson Hall Medford, MA 02155 USA	B.S. Astronomy	M.S. and Ph.D. Physics, with concentrations in Astrophysics and Cosmology
Union College	Prof. Michael Vineyard	Dept. of Physics Science & Engineering Center Schenectady, NY 19308	Physics major Physics and Astronomy minor	N/A
Vanderbilt University	Prof. Robert Scherrer	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 1807 Station B Nashville, TN 37235	B.S. Physics w/Astronomy and Astrophysics track Astronomy minor	Ph.D. Physics
Vassar College	Prof. Debra Elmegreen	Dept. of Physics & Astronomy 124 Raymond Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY 12604-0539	B.A. Astronomy	N/A
Villanova University	Prof. George McCook	Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics 800 Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA 19085	B.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics	N/A
University of Virginia	Prof. John Hawley	Dept. of Astronomy P.O. Box 400325 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4325	B.A. Astronomy, B.A. Astronomy-Physics	M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy
Virginia Tech	Prof. Beate Schmittmann	Dept. of Physics Robeson Hall Blacksburg, VA 24061-0435	B.S. Physics w/Astronomy concentration	Ph.D. Astrophysics
University of Washington	Prof. Suzanne Hawley	Dept. of Astronomy Box 351580 Seattle, WA 98195-1580	Astronomy major	M.S. and Ph.D. Astronomy
Washington University in St. Louis	Prof. Kenneth Kelton	Dept. of Physics Campus Box 1105 One Brookings Drive St. Louis, MO 63130-4899	A.B. and B.S. Physics	M.A. and Ph.D. Physics
Wellesley College	Prof. Richard French	Dept. of Astronomy 106 Central Street Wellesley, MA 02481-8203	B.A. Astronomy	N/A
Wesleyan University	Prof. William Herbst	Dept. of Astronomy Van Vleck Observatory Middletown, CT 06459-0123	Astronomy major	M.S. Astronomy
Williams College	Prof. Karen Kwitter	Dept. of Astronomy 33 Lab Campus Drive Williamstown, MA 01267	B.A. Astronomy (non-graduate school bound) B.A. Astrophysics	N/A
University of Wisconsin at Madison	Prof. Eric Wilcots	Dept. of Astronomy 475 N. Charter Street Madison, WI 53706	Astronomy-Physics major	Ph.D. Astronomy
Yale University	Prof. Jeffrey Kenney	Dept. of Astronomy P.O. Box 208101 New Haven CT 06520-8101	B.A. Astronomy B.S. Astronomy and Physics	Ph.D. Astronomy
Youngstown State University	Professor Gregg Sturrus	Department of Physics and Astronomy Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH 44555-2001 Phone: 330-941-3616 Fax: 330-941-3121	B.S. Physics, B.S. Astronomy and Physics combined major

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