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The Department of Astronomy offers undergraduate and graduate
instruction in a wide variety of fields, including theoretical and
observational astrophysics; infrared, optical, and radio astronomy;
galactic structure and dynamics of stellar systems; high-energy
astrophysics and cosmology; and spectroscopy. A considerable amount of
research and teaching related to astronomy is done in other units at
Berkeley, including the Space Science Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley
Laboratory, and the Physics Department. Various professors in the
Chemistry, Earth and Planetary Science, Mathematics, Statistics, and
Engineering departments have an active interest in astronomy and are
available for consultation. A variety of instruments is available to students and staff, including a 30-inch telescope at Leuschner Observatory (near the campus), two 10-meter telescopes at the Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, 30-inch, 40-inch and 120-inch telescopes at Lick Observatory, a 16-element millimeter-wave interferometer in Southern California, and the Allen Telescope Array at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory. Laboratories are available for the development of radio, infrared, and optical instruments, and for the precise measurement of images and spectra. Faculty Position in Astronomy Online Application Form for Faculty Position Current postdoc opportunities at Berkeley are described here. 
Following on from the Astronomy Department's successful celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, volunteers and speakers from the department are taking part in a series of talks and other activities which celebrate the breadth of scientific research, including astronomy, taking place at UC Berkeley. For more details, visit the Science@Cal Lecture Series website. |
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IN MEMORIAM
Donald C. Backer, appointed as a research astronomer in 1975 and a professor in the UC Berkeley Astronomy Department since 1989, previous department Chair, and current Director of the Radio Astronomy Laboratory (RAL), died on July 25, 2010 at the age of 66. His research focused on Pulsars, high-energy astrophysics, epoch of reionization, and instrumentation. He will be remembered not only for his valuable research accomplishments, but also for his relentless energy and deep passion for science. Please visit the memorial web site at http://donald-backer.forevermissed.com. Full obituary here Anyone wishing to donate to Cal in memory of Dr. Backer may do so at the official givetocal page dedicated to Dr. Backer here. |
