Bryan Dunne
· Teaching Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Astronomy
Active 1996–2012
About
Bryan Dunne received a B.A. in physics and applied mathematics from Rice University in 1996. After completing his undergraduate degree, he worked at Los Alamos National Lab on the ALEXIS satellite project. He joined the Department of Astronomy at the University of Illinois in 1997 as a graduate student and earned his Ph.D. in Astronomy in 2007. Following his doctoral studies, Dr. Dunne remained at Illinois, serving as Assistant Chair of Astronomy, where he led the department business office and taught astronomy courses. In 2018, he was recognized with the Chancellor’s Academic Professional Excellence Award for his service to the university. In 2019, he transitioned to the role of Teaching Assistant Professor and became the Director of the Campus Observatory, focusing more on teaching and advising. His educational background includes a Ph.D. and M.S. in Astronomy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a B.A. in Space Physics & Astronomy and Applied Mathematics from Rice University. Dr. Dunne has been consistently ranked as an excellent instructor, receiving numerous teaching awards and honors, and has taught a variety of astronomy courses including Introduction to Astronomy, The Solar System, Stars and Galaxies, and Astrophysics.
Research topics
- Physics
- Astrophysics
- Astronomy
- Computer science
- Geology
Frequent coauthors
- 23 shared
You‐Hua Chu
- 17 shared
R. A. Gruendl
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
- 14 shared
Sean Points
- 7 shared
C.‐H. Rosie Chen
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
- 6 shared
R. Williams
- 5 shared
M. A. Guerrero
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía
- 4 shared
Charles Danforth
University of Colorado System
- 3 shared
Yaël Nazé
Labs
Awards & honors
- 2018 Chancellor's Academic Professional Excellence Award
- Named to the “List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent”: Spring…
- Faculty Appreciation Award, Greek Councils of the University…
- Honorary Coach, Fighting Illini Football Team (2007)
- Astronomy Department Outstanding Teacher Award (2007)
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