#  Undergraduate Astrophysics Program 

 



##  Undergraduate Astrophysics Program 

The Astrophysics Concentration and new Secondary Field in Astrophysics offer small class sizes, the highest faculty-­to­-student ratio of the physical science departments, and the opportunity to travel to remote astronomical observatories. Students often pursue a joint concentration with either Physics or Earth & Planetary Sciences.

The [Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian](https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/), located at 60 Garden Street opposite the Radcliffe Quadrangle, is one of the world's great centers for research in astrophysics, with over 350 scientists and powerful astronomical observatories in Arizona, Chile, Hawaii, and in space.

Undergraduate students interested in participating in either term-­time or summer research are encouraged to contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies to discuss the numerous opportunities, which range from the hunt for planets orbiting nearby stars to the quest to understand the Big Bang and the accelerating Universe.

For more information contact [Andrew Vanderburg](mailto:avanderburg@cfa.harvard.edu), Director of Undergraduate Studies.



 

 

 

      ![Astronomy Senior Trip 2025](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_4_3__1540x1160/public/2025-09/IMG_5044.jpg?itok=v50EGDPq) 

 

 



 

 



 

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- [Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships](http://uraf.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do)
- [STAHR](https://sites.harvard.edu/stahr/), Student Astronomers at Harvard-Radcliffe
- [Harvard College Handbook](http://handbook.fas.harvard.edu/book/welcome), FAS summary of important deadlines in the undergraduate year
- [Astrobites](https://astrobites.org/), Astrobites is a daily literature journal summarizing new astrophysical research posted to [astroph](http:/arxiv.org/archive/astro-ph). Astrobites is written by graduate students for undergraduates.
- [Math Department Course Offerings](http://math.harvard.edu/~jjchen/Math_Courses_2019-2020.pdf.)
- [Academic Resource Center](https://academicresourcecenter.harvard.edu/home), the ARC supports Harvard’s students in developing reading strategies, time management skills, and metacognitive approaches to learning
- [Harvard Science Education Office](https://lifesciences.fas.harvard.edu)
- The AstroSoc email list(run by students) is: <https://groups.google.com/g/harvard-astrosoc/about>
- The Astro Undergrad list (run by department): [https://groups.google.com/a/cfa.harvard.edu/g/astro\_harvard\_undergrad/about](https://groups.google.com/a/cfa.harvard.edu/g/astro_harvard_undergrad/about)
- [Harvard Observing Project (HOP)](http://astrolab.fas.harvard.edu/hop.html)



 

2023 Fall Concentrator's/Faculty lunch at the Observatory was an energetic and enthusiastic scientific exchange.



 

 

 

       ![2023 Concentrator's Lunch](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_28_10__1920x685/public/astronomy/files/2023_concentrators_lunch_3.jpg?itok=GOXrBtkF) 

 

 



 

 



    ![Undergraduate concentrators at the AAS247 meeting in Phoenix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/2026-01/AAS2026-Phoenix.JPG?itok=1eJx1jKu) 

 



 

 Harvard Astrophysics concentrators at the AAS 247 conference in Phoenix, AZ--all gave talks or presented papers.



   

See more photos of the [2023 Senior Class Trip to Europe](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPdwrRhwcNHAsaUSPqafUIqae5h1Vpy6AUxEeAk71QbGn_6D7-IKAXyd0XYaYo3-A?key=cWd1elVNYUQ0VmJyWGdyQUtWYm44Yy1mS01JczB3)!

   ![2024 Freshman Seminar group photo, at the Great Refractor](/sites/g/files/omnuum6286/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/astronomy/files/2024_freshman_seminar_0.jpg?itok=wmZZ7Nse) 

 

2024 Freshman Seminar (with Profesor Avi Loeb) at the Great Refractor



 

##  Undergraduate Links