College of Natural Sciences

Degrees:
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts

Contact: Min S. Yun, Chief Adviser
Office: 522 Lederle GRC Tower B
Phone: (413) 545-2215

Head, Department of Astronomy: Stephen E. Schneider. Five College Astronomy Chair: Suzan Edwards. Professors Calzetti, Giavalisco, Irvine, Katz, Mo, Schloerb, Schneider, Snell, Tripp, Wang, Weinberg, Wilson, Yun;  Assistant Professors Offner, Pope; Research Professors Erickson, Heyer; Research Associate Professor Narayanan; Research Assistant Professor Gutermuth; Visiting Professor Hanner. Other Astronomy faculty in the Five Colleges: Burbine, Dyar, Edwards, Follette, Hameed, Lowenthal and Young.

The Five College Department of Astronomy is administered jointly with Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith colleges. The elementary courses for nonmajors are taught separately at each campus, but all advanced courses are given on a joint basis for students from the five participating institutions.