Stephen M. Kent

Professor, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and the College; Head, Fermilab: Experimental Astrophysics Group
Education: BS 1974 (Earth and Planetary Sciences) MIT; Ph.D. 1980 Caltech
Contact Information
Phone: 630-840-8264
Location: Fermilab; TAAC 23
Email: skent
fnal.gov
Research
Kent works on problems in galactic and extragalactic astronomy with a strong interest in the dynamics of stellar systems. He is heavily
involved in the Dark Energy Survey project, which is obtaining digital images over 5000 square degrees of the Southern sky.
Research Fields: Extragalactic Astronomy
Affiliations: Fermilab: Experimental Astrophysics Group
Scientific Projects
Current Projects: Dark Energy Survey
Teaching
Current & Future Courses
- ASTR 30400, Galaxies: 2012 - 2013 (Spring)
Past Courses
- ASTR 30300, Interstellar Matter: 2011 - 2012 (Spring)
- ASTR 30400, Galaxies: 2010 - 2011 (Spring); 2009 - 2010 (Spring); 2008 - 2009 (Spring); 2007 - 2008 (Spring)
- ASTR 40900, Topics in Observational Cosmology: 2009 - 2010 (Winter)
- ASTR 30900, Research Project Seminar: 2006 - 2007 (Autumn)
Department Committees
Past
- Adler: 2011 - 2012
- Candidacy: 2011 - 2012