Location:

Denver, United States

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Master

Specialty:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Program Overview

Program Description:

The Department has major research programs in: - Atmospheric spectroscopy and radiometry, involving worldwide studies of infrared radiation using high-altitude balloons, research aircraft, and ground-based equipment and theoretical studies of molecular studies of molecular spectra - Infrared astronomy, using the department's observatory at the summit of Mt. Evans (4,313 m) and other facilities and data sources - Solid state physics and materials research, investigating and characterizing the mechanical properties of metals and composites with acoustic emission, damping, and resonance apparatus - Solar-terrestrial and magnetospheric physics, examining the effects on the earth's atmosphere of incoming particulate radiation - Atomic and molecular physics, concentrating on excitation, ionization, and charge transfer in atomic and molecular collisions (using fast hydrogen/proton, atomic oxygen, and other atomic/molecular/ion beam facilities and ultrasonic interferometers) - Surface science, using state-of-the-art equipment, and varied research on photovoltaics at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory as well as on-campus facilities

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

The University of Denver is accredited as a doctoral degree-granting institution by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.