UIS Astronomy ProgramPhotos of Students and Faculty

TESTIMONIALS

"I am convinced all of humanity is born with more gifts than we know. Most are born geniuses and just get de-geniused rapidly.”
-- R. Buckminster Fuller

Astronomy Research Students

  • Douglas Hamilton (Summer, 2012)
    • Kinematics of Eta Carinae's Equatorial Ejecta
  • Cybil Foster (Spring/Summer 2012)
    • Epsilon Aurigae's Out-of-Eclipse Spectral Variations
  • Joshua Massey (Summer 2011 / Spring 2012)
    • Wavelength Calibration of Echellette Spectrogra and Spectroscopic Changes during Eps Aur's 2009-2012 eclipse
  • Cheng Fan (Summer 2011)
    • Wavelength Calibration of Echellette Spectrograph and Doppler Velocitie of Eps Aur
  • Michael Verhulst
    • Advanced Rocket Propulsion
  • Jennifer Hubbell-Thomas
    • Masters in Education through Astronomy, Be-Stars

30 Doradus in the Large Magellanic Cloud; taken from hubblesite.orgStudent Testimonials

Do you wonder what other students think about the Astronomy Program?

Here are some students’ opinions of Prof John Martin, who teaches all of the Astronomy and Physics courses at UIS:

 

"Dr. John Martin has been my favorite instructor so far, an excellent teacher that pushing learning and stands by his expectations. He is understanding and firm. I really enjoyed the class and was thrilled to have such a great teacher! Promotion!" - ASP 101, Fall 2012

"I've never met any professor so eager or willing to help his students. This quality in him I feel is hardly recognized to the extent it needs to be... Great professor!” - ASP 202, Spring 2011

"Very good teacher. Knows how to explain things well. Understanding of other classes demanding time. Yet he does a good job to help us acheive our highest potential.” - ASP 201, Fall 2010

"Prof. Martin was very available to assist with any problems and concerns we were having with the class." - ASP 221, Spring 2010

"Dr. Martin did an excellent job in relaying his principles and fundamentals of physics. He is always very enthusiastic in helping out and explaining things. Thank you for a great year." - ASP 202, Spring 2010

"Great professor. His office is always open and he gladly puts other tasks aside to help students." - ASP 202, Spring 2010

 

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