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Undergraduate Advising Contact Information

Current and potential Astronomy & Astrophysics majors and minors are encouraged to contact the Astronomy Department's Undergraduate Advisor for further information:

David Zach (he/him/his)

Phone: 614-292-1358 (students: please email instead of calling)

Email: zach.11@osu.edu

Office Addresses: 

1140 Physics Research Building
191 West Woodruff Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210

4012 McPherson Lab
140 West 18th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210

Advisor Information:

David is an Academic Advisor for the Astronomy & Astrophysics and Physics majors in the College of Arts and Sciences. Currently, he works with all Astronomy & Astrophysics majors and minors, all Physics majors who have not yet taken Physics 2095 and 2300, and all double majors between Astronomy & Astrophysics and Physics. He also advises for the Planetary Science Certificate.

For more information on David's current schedule and how to make an appointment with him, please see his staff web page here.

Professor Wayne Schlingman (he/him/his)

Phone: +1 614 292-5807

Email: undergradchair@astronomy.ohio-state.edu

Office Address:

4057 McPherson Lab
140 West 18th Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210