{"id":9332,"date":"2020-09-29T14:31:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T18:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/?page_id=9332"},"modified":"2026-01-07T15:43:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:43:50","slug":"by-research-area","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/people\/faculty\/by-research-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Directory by Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<table id=\"index\" style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" scope=\"colgroup\"><strong>Jump to:<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/people\/faculty\/by-research-area#galactic\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/01\/galactic.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/people\/faculty\/by-research-area#stars-disks-exoplanets\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/01\/stars-disk-exoplanets.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/people\/faculty\/by-research-area#extragalactic-cosmology\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/01\/extragalactic-cosmology.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/people\/faculty\/by-research-area#planetary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/01\/planetary.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/people\/faculty\/by-research-area#space-physics\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/01\/space-physics.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/people\/faculty\/by-research-area#instrumentation\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/01\/instrumentation.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr style=\"border: none; height: 3px; background-color: black;\">\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"galactic\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"background-color: #06064F;\"><span style=\"color: #FFFFFF;\">Galactic<\/span><\/h2>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-1751 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/thomas-bania\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/12\/Tom-Bania-2021-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/12\/Tom-Bania-2021-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/12\/Tom-Bania-2021-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/12\/Tom-Bania-2021-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/12\/Tom-Bania-2021.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Thomas Bania<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>radio spectroscopy, galactic structure, interstellar medium<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-11714 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/emily-cunningham\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2025\/09\/Cunningham-E-e1757623763566-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2025\/09\/Cunningham-E-e1757623763566-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2025\/09\/Cunningham-E-e1757623763566-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2025\/09\/Cunningham-E-e1757623763566-1536x1528.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2025\/09\/Cunningham-E-e1757623763566-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2025\/09\/Cunningham-E-e1757623763566-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2025\/09\/Cunningham-E-e1757623763566-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2025\/09\/Cunningham-E-e1757623763566-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2025\/09\/Cunningham-E-e1757623763566-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Emily Cunningham<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>Milky Way formation and evolution; stellar and dark matter haloes; stellar streams; galactic dynamics; chemical evolution of galaxies<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/people\/faculty\/by-research-area#index\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"stars-disks-exoplanets\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"background-color: #06064F;\"><span style=\"color: #FFFFFF;\">Stars, Disks, &amp; Exoplanets<\/span><\/h2>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>star-terrestrial planet interactions in our solar system and beyond; magnetic reconnection and turbulence; wave-particle interaction; physics-informed machine learning; high intensity laser-plasma interaction<\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-11070 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/chuanfei-dong\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Chuanfei Dong<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>young stars, planet formation, circumstellar disk structure and evolution, multiwavelength variability, radiative transfer modeling<\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-1984 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty rsrch-directors\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/catherine-espaillat\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2013\/07\/C_Espaillat_2020-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2013\/07\/C_Espaillat_2020-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2013\/07\/C_Espaillat_2020-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Catherine Espaillat<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Professor; <br \/>\r\nDirector, Institute for Astrophysical Research<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>high-precision observations of the endpoints of stars, planets, and binary systems, asteroseismology, time-domain astrophysics, space-based photometry, persistent gravitational wave sources<\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-7834 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/jj-hermes\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2019\/01\/image-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2019\/01\/image-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2019\/01\/image-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2019\/01\/image-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2019\/01\/image-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2019\/01\/image.png 1023w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">JJ Hermes<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Associate Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>exoplanets, low-mass stars, instrumentation<\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-1989 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty rsrch-directors\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/phil-muirhead\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-599x600.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized.jpg 972w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Philip Muirhead<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Associate Professor; <br \/>\r\nDirector, Perkins Telescope Observatory<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>computational and theoretical plasma physics in space and astrophysics; interaction of the solar system with the interstellar medium; solar wind; shocks in the lower corona, T-Tauri and solar-like stars<\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-1778 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/merav-opher\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2019\/02\/MeravOpher_BUToday-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2019\/02\/MeravOpher_BUToday-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2019\/02\/MeravOpher_BUToday-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Merav Opher<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Professor;<br \/>\r\nDirector, SHIELD NASA Drive Center<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/people\/faculty\/by-research-area#index\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"extragalactic-cosmology\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"background-color: #06064F;\"><span style=\"color: #FFFFFF;\">Extragalactic &amp; Cosmology<\/span><\/h2>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-1754 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-faculty-administration faculty-all faculty-assoc-chair faculty-faculty faculty-dus\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/elizabeth-blanton\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Blanton_E-cropped-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Blanton_E-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Blanton_E-cropped-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Blanton_E-cropped-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Blanton_E-cropped-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Blanton_E-cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Blanton_E-cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Blanton_E-cropped-898x900.jpg 898w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Blanton_E-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Elizabeth Blanton<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Professor;<br \/>\r\nAssociate Chair of Astronomy;<br \/>\r\nDirector of Undergraduate Studies<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>high-energy astrophysics, optical and NIR observational astronomy, clusters of galaxies, radio galaxies<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-1734 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/tereasa-brainerd\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2013\/05\/TGB-2018-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2013\/05\/TGB-2018-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2013\/05\/TGB-2018-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Tereasa Brainerd<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>theoretical astrophysics, cosmology, computational astrophysics, galaxy formation &amp; evolution, astrophysical applications of gravitational lensing<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-11134 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/dillon-brout\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/07\/Brout-Dillon-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/07\/Brout-Dillon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/07\/Brout-Dillon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/07\/Brout-Dillon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Dillon Brout<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>cosmology, cosmological distance indicators, Type Ia supernovae, dark energy, dark matter, the Hubble Constant<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-11714 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/emily-cunningham\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2025\/09\/Cunningham-E-e1757623763566-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2025\/09\/Cunningham-E-e1757623763566-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2025\/09\/Cunningham-E-e1757623763566-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2025\/09\/Cunningham-E-e1757623763566-1536x1528.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2025\/09\/Cunningham-E-e1757623763566-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2025\/09\/Cunningham-E-e1757623763566-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2025\/09\/Cunningham-E-e1757623763566-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2025\/09\/Cunningham-E-e1757623763566-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2025\/09\/Cunningham-E-e1757623763566-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Emily Cunningham<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>Milky Way formation and evolution; stellar and dark matter haloes; stellar streams; galactic dynamics; chemical evolution of galaxies<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-1774 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-emeritus\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/alan-marscher\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/02\/10_Alan_Marscher-e1758215547807-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/02\/10_Alan_Marscher-e1758215547807-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/02\/10_Alan_Marscher-e1758215547807-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/02\/10_Alan_Marscher-e1758215547807-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/02\/10_Alan_Marscher-e1758215547807-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/02\/10_Alan_Marscher-e1758215547807-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/02\/10_Alan_Marscher-e1758215547807-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/02\/10_Alan_Marscher-e1758215547807-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Alan Marscher<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Professor Emeritus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>active galactic nuclei, blazars, relativistic plasma jets, high energy astrophysics, multi-wavelength astronomy, very long baseline interferometry<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/people\/faculty\/by-research-area#index\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"planetary\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"background-color: #06064F;\"><span style=\"color: #FFFFFF;\">Planetary<\/span><\/h2>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>planetary atmospheres, UV astrophysics, FUV instruments for remote observations<\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-1788 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-emeritus\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/john-clarke\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2013\/05\/John-Clarke-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">John Clarke<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Professor Emeritus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>star-terrestrial planet interactions in our solar system and beyond; magnetic reconnection and turbulence; wave-particle interaction; physics-informed machine learning; high intensity laser-plasma interaction<\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-11070 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/chuanfei-dong\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Chuanfei Dong<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>space plasma waves, Earth\u2019s magnetospheric physics, solar-wind magnetosphere coupling, energetic particle precipitation, Jovian magnetosphere and aurora<\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-6682 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-faculty-administration faculty-all faculty-faculty faculty-dgs\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/wen-li\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2020\/07\/WenLi-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2020\/07\/WenLi-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2020\/07\/WenLi-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Wen Li<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Associate Professor;<br \/>\r\nDirector of Graduate Studies<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>ionospheric physics, space physics, thermosphere\/ionosphere plasma irregularities<\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-1798 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/carlos-martinis\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2013\/05\/Carlos-Martinis-2012_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Carlos Martinis<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Research Associate Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>space physics, planetary atmospheres, observations and models<\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-1801 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/michael-mendillo\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Mendillo_Michael-resized-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Mendillo_Michael-resized-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Mendillo_Michael-resized-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Mendillo_Michael-resized-844x844.jpg 844w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Mendillo_Michael-resized-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Mendillo_Michael-resized-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Mendillo_Michael-resized-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Mendillo_Michael-resized-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Mendillo_Michael-resized-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Michael Mendillo<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>modeling and observations of planetary atmospheres, with a focus on the upper atmospheres of the giant planets and on the coupling between atmospheres and the space environment<\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-10290 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/luke-moore\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Moore_L-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Moore_L-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Moore_L-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Moore_L-1084x1080.jpg 1084w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Moore_L-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Moore_L-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Moore_L-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Moore_L-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Moore_L-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Luke Moore<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Research Assistant Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>atmospheres of Jupiter\u2019s moons, comets, Mercury and our own Moon<\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-10292 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/carl-schmidt\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Schmidt-Carl-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Schmidt-Carl-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Schmidt-Carl-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Schmidt-Carl-1536x1528.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Schmidt-Carl-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Schmidt-Carl-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Schmidt-Carl-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Schmidt-Carl-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Schmidt-Carl-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Carl Schmidt<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Research Assistant Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>the behaviour of the martian upper atmosphere and ionosphere, analysis of accelerometer data<\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-1817 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-faculty-administration faculty-all faculty-chair faculty-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/paul-withers\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Withers_Paul-resized-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Withers_Paul-resized-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Withers_Paul-resized-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Withers_Paul-resized-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Withers_Paul-resized-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Withers_Paul-resized-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Withers_Paul-resized-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Withers_Paul-resized-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Paul Withers<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Professor;<br \/>\r\nChair, Department of Astronomy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/people\/faculty\/by-research-area#index\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"space-physics\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"background-color: #06064F;\"><span style=\"color: #FFFFFF;\">Space Physics<\/span><\/h2>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-1788 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-emeritus\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/john-clarke\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2013\/05\/John-Clarke-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">John Clarke<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Professor Emeritus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>planetary atmospheres, UV astrophysics, FUV instruments for remote observations<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-11070 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/chuanfei-dong\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2023\/01\/Dong-Chuanfei_cropped-e1673966360924-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Chuanfei Dong<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>star-terrestrial planet interactions in our solar system and beyond; magnetic reconnection and turbulence; wave-particle interaction; physics-informed machine learning; high intensity laser-plasma interaction<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-6682 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-faculty-administration faculty-all faculty-faculty faculty-dgs\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/wen-li\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2020\/07\/WenLi-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2020\/07\/WenLi-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2020\/07\/WenLi-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Wen Li<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Associate Professor;<br \/>\r\nDirector of Graduate Studies<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>space plasma waves, Earth\u2019s magnetospheric physics, solar-wind magnetosphere coupling, energetic particle precipitation, Jovian magnetosphere and aurora<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-1798 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/carlos-martinis\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2013\/05\/Carlos-Martinis-2012_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Carlos Martinis<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Research Associate Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>ionospheric physics, space physics, thermosphere\/ionosphere plasma irregularities<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-1801 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/michael-mendillo\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Mendillo_Michael-resized-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Mendillo_Michael-resized-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Mendillo_Michael-resized-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Mendillo_Michael-resized-844x844.jpg 844w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Mendillo_Michael-resized-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Mendillo_Michael-resized-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Mendillo_Michael-resized-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Mendillo_Michael-resized-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Mendillo_Michael-resized-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Michael Mendillo<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>space physics, planetary atmospheres, observations and models<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-10290 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/luke-moore\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Moore_L-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Moore_L-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Moore_L-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Moore_L-1084x1080.jpg 1084w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Moore_L-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Moore_L-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Moore_L-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Moore_L-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2021\/09\/Moore_L-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Luke Moore<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Research Assistant Professor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>modeling and observations of planetary atmospheres, with a focus on the upper atmospheres of the giant planets and on the coupling between atmospheres and the space environment<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-12127 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-faculty-administration faculty-all faculty-faculty faculty-dga\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/toshi-nishimura\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/01\/Nishimura-T-e1767798344832-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/01\/Nishimura-T-e1767798344832-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/01\/Nishimura-T-e1767798344832-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/01\/Nishimura-T-e1767798344832-1536x1528.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/01\/Nishimura-T-e1767798344832-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/01\/Nishimura-T-e1767798344832-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/01\/Nishimura-T-e1767798344832-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/01\/Nishimura-T-e1767798344832-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2026\/01\/Nishimura-T-e1767798344832-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Toshi Nishimura<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Associate Professor;<br \/>\r\nDirector of Graduate Admissions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>aurora, magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere interaction at Earth; GPS scintillation and position error<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-1778 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/merav-opher\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2019\/02\/MeravOpher_BUToday-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2019\/02\/MeravOpher_BUToday-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2019\/02\/MeravOpher_BUToday-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Merav Opher<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Professor;<br \/>\r\nDirector, SHIELD NASA Drive Center<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; 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width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>computational and theoretical space plasma physics; dynamics of the ionosphere and solar atmosphere; particle-wave interactions in plasmas; plasma-radio wave interactions; the physics of meteors<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/people\/faculty\/by-research-area#index\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"instrumentation\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"background-color: #06064F;\"><span style=\"color: #FFFFFF;\">Instrumentation<\/span><\/h2>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>planetary atmospheres, UV astrophysics, FUV instruments for remote observations<\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-1788 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-emeritus\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/john-clarke\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2013\/05\/John-Clarke-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">John Clarke<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Professor Emeritus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border:none;\">\n<col>\n<colgroup span=\"2\"><\/colgroup>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 30%;\"><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>exoplanets, low-mass stars, instrumentation<\/i><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic post-1989 profile type-profile status-publish hentry faculty-all faculty-faculty rsrch-directors\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/profile\/phil-muirhead\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-599x600.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/astronomy\/files\/2024\/09\/Muirhead_Philip-resized.jpg 972w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-basic\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Philip Muirhead<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Associate Professor; 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