Astrobiology Program
The UW Astrobiology (UWAB) Program brings together faculty and students from ten different departments, and engages in cutting edge research regarding life in the cosmos. UWAB offers an interdisciplinary Dual-Title PhD Degree and Graduate Certificate via its Graduate Program, and organizes many outreach events and research seminars.
Dark Universe Science Center (DUSC)
The UW DUSC brings experts in dark matter, dark energy, inflation, and gravity together with those who study how these invisible ingredients drive the evolution of the Universe along with the stars, black holes, and galaxies within it. DUSC is composed of theoretical and experimental groups in the UW Physics and Astronomy Departments.
eScience Institute
The eScience Institute is the hub of data-intensive discovery on campus, helping UW researchers to leverage data science tools, methods, and best practices in their research and in their grant proposals. The eScience Institute is located on the 6th floor of our building, and hosts many programs and events that our department participates in.
Institute for Data Intensive Research in Astrophysics & Cosmology (DiRAC)
The DiRAC Institute’s mission is to build the world’s most advanced datasets, algorithms, and tools and use them to explore and understand the universe. This group includes faculty, research staff, and students focused on data-intensive research in all areas of astronomy, with particular emphasis on areas including solar system, time domain, and the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST).
Asteroid Institute
The Asteroid Institute is a B612 program which collaborates on asteroid-related STEM projects with major institutions around the world. UW Astronomy faculty and students (within DiRAC) are involved in contributing to development of asteroid detecting software, to understand what to expect for Planetary Defense in the age of LSST.