The Program has strong interaction with national astronomy observatories, where many students and faculty maintain observing programs, and also with neighboring scientific institutes. A major program of cooperative research has been established with the Goddard Space Flight Center, where a number of graduate students conduct research. There are also contacts with the Naval Observatory, the Naval Research Lab and other government agencies. The Department of Astronomy offers both teaching and research assistantships. In 1996-97 there were 16 teaching assistants and 15 research assistants.
Most students receive assistantships to cover the summer period.
These are either with faculty in the Program or with staff members at the Goddard Space Flight Center. Some summer teaching assistantships are also available. The deadline for financial support applications is February 1 for assistantships and fellowships. This page is maintained by the Graduate School. Contact information for the Graduate School.