Queen's 2015 Nobel Prize in PhysicsStudents in the Astrophysics and Astronomy program can carry out observational research programs at leading astronomical facilities around the world. There are a broad array of research topics. The fields of interest within the group include:
- cosmology
- dark matter
- general relativity
- galaxy structure and formation
- globular cluster systems
- the interstellar medium
- stellar atmospheres and evolution
- stellar populations
- solar system dynamics