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Physics and Astronomy Department Overview

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Welcome to the CSI Department of Physics and Astronomy!  The faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students of the Department conduct leading-edge research in numerous areas of study including astrophysics and cosmology; theoretical and experimental condensed matter physics; theoretical nuclear and high-energy physics; photonics; and nanotechnology.  We offer undergraduate Bachelor's of Science degrees in Physics (major and minor), including degrees with a focus in Astrophysics or in Teaching (grades 7-12).  We also mentor and advise Ph.D. students in Physics and Astronomy through our consortium partnership with the CUNY Graduate Center; and we provide service courses in astronomy and physics to more than 2,000 CSI students each year.

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Irving K. Robbins, Observatory Director  

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Prior News and Events

January 2022

1. Our physics club is back in motion! The first two online events this year are scheduled to be on January 27 and February 8, between 3:30 pm and 4:00 pm. They feature Prof. Organesyan and Prof. Gorokhovsky, who will talk about their work before departing for their sabbatical leaves. The Zoom link can be found  here , and please reach out to Prof. Liu for the password.

December 2021

1. NASA's Webb telescope was launched to observe first galaxies and distant worlds. Find out more about it  here .

October 2021

1. Prof. Liu was featured in CUNY TV's recent  Urban U series .

September 2021

1. Prof. Oganesyan organized a mini-symposium on many-body localization. See info and sign-up link  here .

2. Prof. Ge organized a mini-symposium on non-Hermitian photonics. See info and sign-up link  here .

Joint Appointment

Alfred Levine Joint Appointment With Department of Engineering  and Environmental Science

Astrophysical Observatory

Our Astrophysical Observatory is dedicated to ongoing educational opportunities and the environmental needs of the present.

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Interim Chair

Marie Gomes

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Astronomy and Astrophysics at CUNY

CUNY Astro is a community of City University of New York affiliated astronomers, astrophysicists, and astro-boosters who come together to collaborate in research, learning, teaching, and supporting each other in our love of the cosmos. Research in a wide array of topics is carried out by faculty members, students, and postdoctoral researchers at each member’s home institution as well as in conjunction with research facility programs at the American Museum of Natural History’s Astrophysics Department and the Flatiron Institute Center for Computational Astrophysics .

Research Areas: Galaxy Formation and Evolution, Active Galactic Nuclei, Black Holes, Star Formation, Low Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs, Time-Domain Astronomy, Interstellar Medium, Giant Planets, Gamma-ray Astrophysics, Compact Objects, Remote Observations with Small Telescopes

Astrophysics at CUNY Colleges: City Tech (Brooklyn), Hunter (Manhattan), York (Queens), College of Staten Island , Macaulay Honors College (Manhattan), Lehman (Bronx), BMCC (Manhattan), LaGuardia (Queens), Queensboro (Queens), Queens (Queens), and the Graduate Center (Manhattan).

Affiliated Institutions: American Museum of Natural History , New York University , Columbia University ,  Flatiron Institute Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA)

CUNY Physics PhD Program – Graduate program in Physics and Astronomy. Includes 12 month stipend and benefits for 5 years. Application Deadline: January.

CUNY Astrophysics Master’s Program –  Graduate program in Astrophysics. Includes 12 month stipend and benefits for 2 years. Application Deadline: March.

AMNH/CUNY NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) – Summer research opportunity open to all undergraduates. Includes summer stipend. Application Deadline: Jan/February.

AstroCom NYC – Multi-year research fellowships and intensive mentoring for CUNY undergraduates interested in pursing graduate work in Astronomy. Includes 12 month stipend for up to 2 years. Application Deadline: mid-October.

BDNYC – Brown Dwarf Research at AMNH, Hunter College-CUNY, and Macaulay Honors College-CUNY.

CUNY Research Scholars Program – Research experience for undergraduates at CUNY campuses with two-year degree programs. Application procedures vary from campus to campus.

FAST Faculty And Student Team Initiative – Research projects connected with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey collaboration.

CUNYAstro congratulates Dr. Mark Popinchalk!

On Wednesday 26 July 2023, there was a successful dissertation defense by (now) Dr. Mark Popinchalk.  Dr. Popinchalk has been working with BDNYC for over 7 years (as an American Museum of Natural History educator and then as a PhD student). His Dissertation was entitled  Rotation Period Distributions and Light Curve Morphologies of Low Mass Stars and Young Associations .

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Dr. Mark Popinchalk in front of the Hayden Planetarium

CUNYAstro has a New Doctor: Dr. Yuzhe Song, PhD

Dr. Song successfully defended his PhD thesis “ Stacking the Gamma-ray Sky to Search for Faint Astrophysical Populations” advised by Prof. Timothy Paglione.  While it is sad to see him go, we look forward to watching for all the great things he will do in the future!

Tim Paglione stands to the right of Yuzhe Song in front of a picture of Flare Stars at the American Museum of Natural History Astrophysics Department

Prof. Timothy Paglione (left) and Dr. Yuzhe (Robert) Song (right)

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The masters degree in physics requires completing 30 credits of appropriate graduate-level course work with an average grade of B or better, and also passing the Comprehensive Exam at the masters level. The following courses are the standard required courses, each course involving 4 credits: Physics V0100 Mathematical Methods of Physics Physics V1100 Analytical Dynamics Physics V1500 and V1600 Electromagnetic Theory I and II Physics V2500 and V2600 Quantum Mechanics I and II Also 6 credits of elective courses are also needed to bring the total to 30 credits. Financial support through teaching  and grading is arranged through Professor S. Franco, [email protected] , with the concurrence of the chairman, Professor V. Menon.

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CUNY SPH and CUNY SPS Executive Legal Counsel and Labor Designee Patricia Stein to retire

Pat Stein

With mixed emotions, we announce the retirement of our esteemed colleague Patricia Stein , Esq., effective February 29. Pat has brought over 35 years of legal and labor expertise to her role as CUNY SPH’s Executive Counsel and Labor Designee since 2017.

In her work with CUNY SPH, Pat provided expert guidance to the School on a broad array of governance, legal, regulatory, compliance, and risk-management matters. She provided thoughtful, timely legal advice on agreements, MOUs, grants, partnerships, gifts, revenue-generating activities, student conduct, and employment issues. As well, Pat served as the School’s Ethics Officer and Records Access Officer, and was also responsible for various compliance functions and liaison work with the CUNY Office of the General Counsel, NYS Inspector General’s Office, and NYS Attorney General’s Office.

Since first joining CUNY in 2002, Pat has worked across several campuses and in the CUNY Central Office, providing proactive, strategic legal advice on governance, university and campus policies and procedures, and the development of new university policies and best practices. She has helped negotiate collective bargaining agreements, conducted myriad grievance and disciplinary hearings, represented the campuses through arbitration, and was particularly adept at crafting innovative settlements. Prior to joining CUNY, Pat held senior legal positions in the both the federal government and in the private sector, when she focused her legal talents on the financial services industry.

At CUNY SPH, senior leadership, faculty, and staff have come to depend on Pat and her deep experience in higher education; her knowledge of relevant state and federal employment laws; her expertise in responding to employment‐related issues; her strong drafting, negotiating, and interpretive abilities; and her track record working with collective bargaining agreements, all of which made her particularly suited for her role at CUNY SPH, and helped cement the Schools’ commitment to sound administrative, academic, and legal operations. Her legal background aside, Pat is a superb writer and editor, a supremely clear and levelheaded strategist and communicator, and a formidable and trusted colleague.

Pat holds a JD with honors from Fordham University School of Law and a BA/BS (magna cum laude) in computer information systems and marketing from Manhattan College. She is a member of the New York Bar, the New Jersey Bar, the NYS Bar Association, and the National Association of College and University Attorneys. She donates her expertise to several charitable organizations including New York City Ballet.

“From the bottom of our hearts we thank Pat for her measured guidance during her many years of dedication to CUNY and especially to CUNY SPH,” says Dean Ayman El-Mohandes. “We wish her all the best in this next chapter of her life.”

CUNY SPH will be holding a reception in Pat’s honor later this spring. Stay tuned for more details.

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    Physics. Plan Code. PHYSC-PHD. Department(s) Sponsoring Program. Physics Career. Graduate School Graduate. Degree Designation. PHD - Doctor of Philosophy. HEGIS Code. ... The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10016 USA. 1-877-428-6942 | (212) 817-7000 Skype: gc.cuny.edu

  7. Physics

    CUNY Graduate Center. 365 Fifth Avenue. New York, NY 10016. +1 877-428-6942 +1 212-817-7000. Connect with The Graduate Center. Twitter; Facebook

  8. Graduate Programs

    Ph.D. Program. Queens College Department of Physics is one of four senior colleges in the City University of New York (CUNY) Ph.D. Physics consortium. The Graduate School of the University is the Ph.D. degree granting institution. The Ph.D. program is organized around the collective strength of the four colleges and the 90 CUNY wide faculty.

  9. Graduate Programs

    Hunter College is one of the four campuses of the City University of New York which participate in the CUNY Ph.D. Program in Physics. Graduate students typically spend their first year taking courses at the Graduate School, after which they take a qualifying exam (the First Examination) on four subjects: Classical Mechanics; Electricity and Magnetism; Quantum Mechanics; and General Physics.

  10. Astrophysics

    Faculty News and Events From the microscopic structures of meteorites to the largest clusters of galaxies, the study of astrophysics spans a gigantic range of scales and addresses vast topics such as the origins of the universe and the origins of life.

  11. Physics Ph.D. Recipients

    Physics Ph.D. Recipients Home / The Division of Science / Physics / Physics Ph.D. Recipients September 2012 Degree Mr. Yuliang Jin - Prof. Hernan Makse, City College of New York Statistical Mechanics of Jammed Packings of Spheres. Mr. Eli Lansey - Prof. David Crouse, City College of New York

  12. Physics Faculty

    Physics Faculty Home / The Division of Science / Physics / Physics Faculty Current full time physics faculty (note: emails are all followed by @ccny.cuny.edu; phone extensions are prefixed by (212) 650-xxxx ) Affiliated Faculty Retired Faculty Adjunct Faculty, Spring 2023 Last Updated: 11/02/2023 09:39

  13. Physics and Astronomy

    We also mentor and advise Ph.D. students in Physics and Astronomy through our consortium partnership with the CUNY Graduate Center; and we provide service courses in astronomy and physics to more than 2,000 CSI students each year. featured Physics (BS) Major and Minor Visit our catalog featured Physics 7-12 (BS) Visit our catalog featured Astronomy

  14. Welcome to the Department of Physics & Astronomy

    For all general inquiries, please email our department inbox: [email protected]. The primary mission of the Department of Physics and Astronomy is to provide an outstanding education for our students through a variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

  15. CUNY Astro

    CUNY Astro is a community of City University of New York affiliated astronomers, astrophysicists, and astro-boosters who come together to collaborate in research, learning, teaching, and supporting each other in our love of the cosmos. ... CUNY Physics PhD Program - Graduate program in Physics and Astronomy. Includes 12 month stipend and ...

  16. Welcome to the Physics Department of Queens College, CUNY

    Welcome to the Physics Department of Queens College, CUNY 01 / 05 🡠 🡢 News 🡠 🡢 Prof. Euclides Almeida is a recipient of Department of Defense, HBCU/MI grant "Extreme Nonlinear Metamaterials Based on Hybrid Light-Matter States" (June 2023-May 2027). Dec 20 Colloquia 🡠 🡢 26 Feb '24 Alipasha Vaziri Rockefeller University

  17. Master of Science Program in Physics

    The CCNY Physics Department offers a Master of Science (M.S.) program in Physics. For many students, the City College Masters Program can provide a bridge to the PhD degree.

  18. Welcome to the Physics Department

    Office Information. Chair: Igor L. Kuskovsky. Dept. Office: SB B334. Phone: 718-997-3350. View PSM in Photonics Website. View Physics Department Website. The Physics Department offers MS in Photonics (Professional Science Master's) and MA in Physics degrees, BS and BA (with Applied Physics track and a regular track) degrees in Physics ...

  19. Addressing the Uncomfortable and Unconscious in Art and Film

    Professor Amber Musser calls her new book, Between Shadows and Noise: Sensation, Situatedness, and the Undisciplined, "an argument for thinking about the specificity of where everyone comes from.". Set for release by Duke University Press on February 23, Musser's third book constitutes an extended meditation on being and knowing that includes explorations of several works of art ...

  20. Immune therapy changes in gut microbiome shed light on effectiveness of

    A study by CUNY SPH Professor Levi Waldron and colleagues investigated how gut microbiome changes in patients receiving immune therapy for advanced melanoma affect their treatment outcomes. By analyzing the gut bacteria of 175 patients, researchers found specific bacteria patterns that could predict whether patients would benefit from the therapy for longer than 12 months.

  21. Graduate Physics (MS)

    The masters degree in physics requires completing 30 credits of appropriate graduate-level course work with an average grade of B or better, and also passing the Comprehensive Exam at the masters level. The following courses are the standard required courses, each course involving 4 credits: Physics V0100 Mathematical Methods of Physics

  22. CUNY Receives Historic $75 Million Gift From Simons Foundation and

    Simons Foundation International will provide the university with $50 million to establish a master's degree program at the CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan, including hiring up to 25 faculty members. The hope is that some of that faculty will hold joint positions at the Flatiron Institute. Empire AI is a state-initiated consortium of New ...

  23. National Study Finds Low Uptake of COVID-19 Oral Antivirals

    A study conducted by CUNY SPH investigators in the Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health examined the uptake of oral COVID-19 antivirals, specifically nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (NMV/r, also known as Paxlovid), and molnupiravir (MOV), among a highly vaccinated adult cohort (n=1,622) in the United States who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 from December 2021 to October 2022.

  24. Apa Scholars partnering in "Prevention is Power"

    Last week the Henry Schein Cares Foundation (HSCF) announced the launch of Prevention is Power™, a multi-year public health awareness campaign to help improve health literacy and strengthen patient utilization of integrated, preventive care, with the goal of reducing incidences of chronic diseases as well as overall health care spending.

  25. CUNY SPH and CUNY SPS Executive Legal Counsel and Labor Designee

    Pat has brought over 35 years of legal and labor expertise to her role as CUNY SPH's Executive Counsel and Labor Designee since 2017. In her work with CUNY SPH, Pat provided expert guidance to the School on a broad array of governance, legal, regulatory, compliance, and risk-management matters.