Information about the degrees offered in Astronomy is here . The 20 full-time graduate faculty members are usually complemented by several visiting faculty members . Together they present a balanced program of teaching and research. The department receives over 1.5 million dollars annually for research areas combined. The UH Physics program is small and informal.
Faculty members work closely with graduate students.
New graduate students have come from institutions all over the world, including MIT, UC Santa Cruz, ETH Zurich, and Beijing University. Ph.D. recipients have been placed at University of Illinois, Champagne, College of William and Mary, Stanford University, and Hong Kong University. The department is housed in Watanabe Hall, named in honor of former senior professor of physics, Kenichi Watanabe. It is an exceptionally well designed building with space for administration, faculty and student offices, research and teaching laboratories, and classrooms, as well as an undergraduate study area. The Graduate Division can provide information concerning University policy about graduate admissions.