Astronomy, Department of

The Department of Astronomy is engaged in leading research that includes searches for planets around other stars using gravitational lensing, supermassive black holes and clusters of galaxies; studying the evolution of stars and galaxies; the large-scale structure of the universe; and the origin of chemical elements in stars and the Big Bang.

“I always knew I wanted to be an astronomer, even when I was little, but it was Ohio State’s graduate program that made me an astronomer.” 

{Scott Gaudi, Thomas Jefferson Professor for Discovery and Space Exploration, Astronomy}