Research Interests
- Dynamics
- Galaxy formation, interactions and evolution
- Stellar Populations, the Milky Way and the Local Group
Professional Appointments
- Professor, Columbia University, July 2012 –
- Associate Professor, Columbia University, July 2006 – June 2012
- Assistant Professor, Wesleyan University, July 1999 – July 2006
- Postdoctoral Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, September 1996 – July 1999
- Group Leader in Dynamics, Center for Computational Astrophysics, Flatiron Institute, September 2019 – August 2022
- Chair, Committee on Equity and Diversity, School of Arts & Sciences, Columbia University, July 2019 – June 2022
- Chair, Astro Dept, Columbia University, July 2014 – June 2017
- Chair, Shared Research Computing Policy Advisory Committee, School of Arts & Sciences, Columbia University, July 2014 – June 2016
Education
- B.A. in Mathematics, Cambridge University, June 1991
- M.S. in Astronomy, UC Santa Cruz, June 1993
- Ph.D. in Astronomy, UC Santa Cruz, June 1996
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Contact Information
Kathryn V. Johnston
Columbia University
Department of Astronomy
Mail Code 5246
550 West 120th Street, Pupin Hall
New York, New York 10027
Tel: 212.854.3278
Fax: 212.854.8121
kvj at astro.columbia.edu
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