Astronomy at MIT is pursued in four departments:
MIT has also developed an interdepartmental program
whereby faculty and students from different disciplines can work
together and utilize diverse facilities, laboratories, and engineering
support.
- Belcher, John W.
(Physics,
MKI)
- Interplanetary and Magnetospheric Plasmas
- Bertschinger, Edmund W.
(
Physics,
MKI Kavli Scholar)
- Theoretical Astrophysics
- Binzel, Richard P.
(EAPS)
- Planetary Astronomy
- Bradt, Hale V. D.
(Physics,
MKI)
- X-Ray Astronomy, Optical Astronomy
- Burgasser, Adam J.
(Physics,
MKI)
- Planets & Brown Dwarfs
- Burke, Bernard F.
(Physics,
RLE)
- Radio Astronomy
- Canizares, Claude R.
(Physics,
MKI)
- X-Ray Astronomy
- Chakrabarty, Deepto
(Physics,
MKI)
- High Energy Astrophysics
- Clark, George W.
(Physics,
MKI)
- X-Ray Astronomy
- Counselman,
Charles C.
(EAPS,
MKI)
- Radio Astronomy
- Elliot, James L.
(EAPS,
Physics)
- Planetary Astronomy; Director, Wallace Astrophysical Observatory
- Entekhabi, Dara
(CEE,
MKI)
- Earth Resources
- Figueroa-Feliciano, Enectali (Tali)
(Physics,
MKI)
- Astrophysics, Cosmology, X-ray
- Fisher, Peter.
(Physics,
MKI Kavli Scholar)
- Astrophysics, Cosmology, X-ray Astronomy
- Guth, Alan H.
(Physics,
MKI Kavli Scholar)
- Astrophysics, Cosmology, Theory
- Hewitt, Jacqueline N.
(Physics,
MKI)
- Radio Astronomy
; Director, Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
- Hughes, Scott (Physics,
MKI)
- Theoretical Astrophysics
- Joss, Paul C.
(Physics,
MKI,
CTP)
- Theoretical Astrophysics
-
Katsavounidis, Eric
(Physics,
MKI)
- Gravitation
- Lewin, Walter H. G.
(
Physics,
MKI)
- X-Ray Astronomy
- Mavalvala, Nergis (Physics,
MKI)
- Gravitational Physics
- Newman, Dava
(Aero/Astro)
- Aero/Astro
- Pettengill, Gordon H.
(EAPS,
MKI)
- Radio and Radar Astronomy
- Rappaport, Saul A.
(Physics,
MKI)
- X-Ray Astronomy, Theoretical Astrophysics
- Schechter, Paul L.
(Physics,
MKI Kavli Scholar)
- Optical Astronomy; Astrophysics Division Head,
Department of Physics; Director of Magellan Observatory at MIT
- Seager, Sara
(EAPS,
MKI)
- Planetary Astronomy
- Simcoe, Robert
(Physics,
MKI)
- Astrophysics
- Tegmark, Max
(Physics,
MKI Kavli Scholar)
- Theoretical Astrophysics, Cosmology
- Weiss, Rainer
(Physics)
- Gravitation
- Wilczek, Frank
(Physics,
MKI Kavli Scholar)
- Theoretical Particle Physics
- Winn, Joshua N.
(Physics,
MKI)
- Radio Astronomy, Optical Astronomy
- Young, Laurence
(Aero/Astro)
- Aero/Astro
- Zuber, Maria
(EAPS,
MKI)
- Planetary Geology