The Department of Astronomy, which is part of the greater Five College Astronomy Department, includes the Astronomy Departments of Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, Hampshire College, and UMass. It currently consists of 17 research and teaching faculty (23 total in FCAD), 10 research fellows and associates, 60 undergraduate majors and 25 graduate students.

Email adresses are username @ domain. Domain is astro.umass.edu unless otherwise noted.

All ground mail should be directed to:
University of Massachusetts
Department of Astronomy
LGRT-B 619E
710 North Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01003-9305

Quick Contacts:

Department Head: Stephen E. Schneider
Username: schneider
Phone: (413) 545-2076
Office: LGRT-B 619J

Main Office: Terri Grzybowski
Username: terri
Phone: (413) 545-2194
Office: LGRT-B 619E

Graduate Program Director: William Irvine
Username: irvine
Phone: (413) 545-0733
Office: LGRT-B 626

Undergraduate Program Director: Ronald L. Snell
Username: snell
Phone: (413) 545-1949
Office: LGRT-B 517K

Business Manager: Pamela Poissant
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Phone: (413) 545-0909
Office: LGRT-B 619M