Faculty: 0
Staff: 4
Post Docs: 0
Grads: 0
Under Grads: 15
Research Areas:
Research in Astrophysics, and Theoretical physiscs. Principal topics include Extragalactic Astronomy, Observational Cosmology and Theoretical Plasma Physics. All astronomers at the Department make intensive use of the astronomical facilities available in Chile.
Facilities:
The department has Linux and Unix copmputers to process and analyse the data.
'In a way science is a key to the gates of heaven, and the same key opens the gates of hell, and we do not have any instructions as to which is which gate.
Shall we throw away the key and never have a way to enter the gates of heaven? Or shall we struggle with the problem of which is the best way to use the key?'