#  Course list for 2025-2026 

 





March 12, 2025

 

 

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Herewith the tentative course list for 2025-2026.

Sort**FALL 2025**

**INSTRUCTOR**

**DAY**

**TIME**

AY 1: Big Questions in Astronomy

Edo Berger

T, Th

10:30-11:45

AY 2: Navigation

Phil Sadler

T, Th

12:00-1:15

AY 17: Galactic & Extragalactic

Chris Stubbs

M,W, F

1:30 - 2:45

AY 98: Junior Tutorial

 Morgan Macleod

W

6:0-8:45

AY 99: Senior Thesis in Astrophysics

TBD

T, Th

3:00-4:15

AY 120: Stellar Physics

Charles Alcock

M,W,F

12:00-1:15

AY 130: Cosmology

Xingang Chen

MW

1:30-2:45

AY 140: Intro Gen Relatvity

Xingang Chen

MW

3-4:15

AY 200: Radiative Processes

Avi Loeb

MW

10:30-11:45

AY202A: Extragalactic Astronomy & Cosmology

Charlie Conroy

T,Th

10:30-11:45

AY 209: Exoplanets

John Johnson

T, Th

1:30-2:45

AY 214 Observational Astronomy

Daniel Eisenstein

Tuesdays

3:00-5:00pm

AY 215 Relativistic Astro* (see below)

Michael Johnson

MW

9:00-10:15

AY 311: Scientific Writing** (see below)

Lisa Kewley

 

August 25-29 

**SPRING 2026**

**INSTRUCTOR**

 

 

AY 1: Big Questions in Astronomy

 Morgan Macleod

T, Th

10:30-11:45

AY 5: Astrosociology

Gerhard Sonnert

T, Th

12:00-1:15

AY 16: Stellar and Planetary Astronomy

John Johnson

M, W

1:30-2:45

AY 98: Junior Tutorial

 Morgan Macleod

W

6:00-8:45

AY 99: Senior Thesis in Astrophysics

TBD

Tuesdays

6:00

AY 100: Methods of Observational Astronomy

Ashley Villar

M, W

3:00-4:15

AY 115/215: Astrochemistry

Karin Oberg

M, W

10:30-11:45

 

 

 

 

AY 191: Astrophysics Laboratory

John Kovac

M, W

3:00-4:15

AY 218 Radio Astronomy

Liam Connor

M, W

12:45-2:45

AY202B: Extragalactic Astronomy & Cosmology

Lars Hernquist

M, W

9:00-10:15

AY210: Origins of Planetary Systems

Sean Andrews

T, Th

9:00-10:15

AY305: Topics in Origins of Life

Dimitar Sasselov

T, Th

2:00-3:15





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\*NEW COURSE (still awaiting FAS approval).

**Astro 215 Relativistic Astrophysics: Black Holes, Neutron Stars, and High-Energy Phenomena**  
  
This course explores the most extreme environments in the universe, where the interplay between gravity, matter, and radiation drive a rich variety of observed astrophysical phenomena including active galactic nuclei, pulsars, gamma-ray bursts, and fast radio bursts. This course will introduce the essential elements of astrophysics in curved spacetime, including the formation of compact objects, gravitational radiation, and emission mechanisms in relativistic plasmas. It will include a survey of observational methods, analytical techniques, and computational approaches in modern relativistic astrophysics.  
**Prerequisites:** Undergraduate electromagnetism (e.g., Physics 153), quantum mechanics (Physics 143a). Prior exposure to general relativity (e.g., Astron 140) is useful but not required. Radiative processes (Astron 200) is a recommended co-requisite.

**This new course will count as one of the five electives for Astronomy grad students.**

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**Astro 311: Scientific Writing** Writing intensive week to be held Aug 25-29, 2024, at the Harvard Observatory (60 Garden Street). Science papers to be reviewed over the course of fall 2025 term.



 

 

 



 

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