In August 2019, the Department of Physics and Astronomy split into the Department of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences and the Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science. The Department of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences has taken on two new professors, Devon Burr and Josh Emery, and has ambitious plans to continue expanding and revamping its programs.
Read more here: New names, same strengths: The creation of two departments to help advance pioneering work in physics, astronomy fields