Welcome to the Physics & Astronomy program at UH Hilo
- Great paper "Astronomy in Everyday Life", by Marissa Rosenberg. www.iau.org/public/themes/why_is_astronomy_important/
- Article, More students to view the stars; UH Hilo undergrads allotted telescope time. (July 30, 2016 Tribune Herald Article) (UH Manoa News page)
- Hokukea news you can use! Follow the progress of the UH Hilo observatory. An Astrohaven 18" dome, PlaneWave 0.7m telescope, long-slit Shelyak spectrograph, filter wheels and FLI ProLine cameras. Check out the new web page at hokukea.uhh.hawaii.edu
- Hiring: Assistant Professor (Astronomy)
- Link to special events and department news!
- NEW - Kama‘āina Observatory Experience
- Summer 2016 classes with theUH Hilo Physics and Astronomy Program.
A recent trip to Maunakea, what it looks like driving to work on the mountain.
A team here at UH Hilo, (Norman Purves, Steve Lundblad, John Hamilton and two students Colin Milovsoroff and Niki Thomas)
have had our paper accepted to the
First Landing Site (LS)/Exploration Zone (EZ) Workshop for Human Missions to the Surface of Mars.
http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/explorationzone2015/
Also in today's Tribune Herald, coincident with the NASA press release on brine water discover on Mars is a companion
article highlighting our work. http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/discovery-liquid-water-mars-reassuring-uh-hilo-team-hoping-select-landing-site As the article briefly mentions, we are trying to find ways to fund the 2 students to attend this workshop in Houston Texas.
A recent article by HawaiiBusiness <Link>
Summer 2015 classes in Physics & Astronomy can be found here <link>
Pictures of the Physics and Astronomy program can be found at: http://www.pluto.uhh.hawaii.edu/
Interested in Astronomy this summer? Check out what we have to offer at Summer Astronomy-2015
About the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Physics and Astronomy Program
The University of Hawai‘i at Hilo offers an excellent undergraduate program within the Natural Sciences Division, designed to prepare students for a wide range of careers in physics, astronomy and other sciences. In addition, the number and quality of astronomy research telescopes within easy reach of Hilo is unique, as is Physics and Astronomy's role as the State's only academic program that affords local students access to these facilities.
UH Hilo is an undergraduate, liberal arts school with an enrollment of over 3,000 full-time students. Ranked third overall among regional public liberal arts campuses in the western United States, UH Hilo offers an excellent education in a multicultural environment. The average class size is only 22 students, providing plenty of opportunity for student-faculty interaction inside and outside of the classroom. UH Hilo continues to expand its programs and the facilities that house those programs.
The Physics and Astronomy Department is located in the Science and Technology Building on the UH Hilo campus. The building houses both the Physics & Astronomy and Chemistry departments. Physics & Astronomy now has new classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices, and a control room to remotely control telescopes at the summit of Mauna Kea and Haleakalā.
Prospective students can get more information about the Physics & Astronomy programs at UH Hilo by emailing the department chair, Dr. Marianne Takamiya.