The Department of Astronomy includes several groups actively designing and building new instruments for ground and space-based observatories and space physics experiments.
Faculty with Related Research
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John Clarke
Professor Emeritus
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Philip Muirhead
Associate Professor;
Director, Perkins Telescope Observatory
| Research Interests:
planetary atmospheres, UV astrophysics, FUV instruments for remote observations |
Research Interests:
exoplanets, low-mass stars, instrumentation |
Research Facilities
Our resources include:
- the Optics Calibration Facility
- the Science Instrument Facility
- the Electronics Design Facility
- various shared facilities available through collaboration with the BU Photonics Center
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