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
- John Clarke — planetary atmospheres, UV astrophysics, FUV instruments for remote observations
- Dan Clemens — galactic structure, interstellar medium, magnetic fields, star formation, infrared and optical astronomy
- Philip Muirhead — exoplanets, low-mass stars
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