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The Astronomy Group at Florida Tech is concerned with observational and theoretical studies of stars and extragalactic jets. The stellar studies are the focus of Drs. Oswalt, Vennes, and Wood. Dr. Perlman heads the extragalactic effort. Dr. Oluseyi has interests ranging from solar/stellar atmospheres, to cosmology, to CCD device physics. More detailed descriptions of individual faculty member's active research projects can be found under our home page links above or below. The Olin Physical Sciences Center has an observatory on the roof which will be the home of a 0.8-m telescope - the largest research telescope in Florida. We expect delivery of the instrument during the 2007-2008 academic year. Florida Tech is the lead member of the Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA), which consists of 10 universities primarily in the southeastern United States. SARA has recommissioned a 0.9-m telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona for CCD imaging and photometry. The SARA Observatory is typically accessed and controlled remotely over the Internet. We are currently working to refurbish a 0.6-m telescope at CTIO in Chile. Summer internships are available through the SARA Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site Program, funded by the NSF. Follow the link above for details.
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