Each year, the University publishes the List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, which honors those professors and teaching assistants who have gone above and beyond to make the University's educational mission a truly noteworthy endeavour. In this same spirit, the Department of Astronomy would like to highlight its own who have been so honored. The following members of the department have been named to this list since the 1993-94 academic year (A "*" denotes an instructor who was rated outstanding that semester).

SEMESTER INSTRUCTOR COURSE
Spring 2024 Akshaansh Chilakapati ASTR 121
  Bryan Dunne ASTR 122
  Brian Fields ASTR 504
  Aaron Gross ASTR 405
  Navya Gupta ASTR 121
Fall 2023 Akshaansh Chilakapati ASTR 121
  Brian Fields ASTR 404
  Xin Liu ASTR 596
  Yue Shen ASTR 502

Spring 2023

 Bryan Dunne ASTR 122
 

Decker French

 ASTR 506
  Athol Kemball ASTR 210
  Gautham Narayan ASTR 596
  Erica Albrigo ASTR 122
  Breanna Lucero  
  Maggie Verrico ASTR 121

Spring 2022

 Prof. Brian Fields ASTR 350
  Prof. Telemachos Mouschovias ASTR 505
  Grant Merz ASTR 121
Fall 2021 Prof. Brian Fields ASTR 404
Spring 2021 Prof, Charles Gammie ASTR 501
  Prof. Leslie Looney ASTR 330, ASTR 496
  Prof. Tony Wong ASTR 405
Fall 2020 Lilly Bralts-Kelly (TA) ASTR 122 Disc.
  Prof. Leslie Looney ASTR 330
  Jameson Neff (TA) ASTR 122 Disc.
  Prof. Tony Wong ASTR 406
Spring 2020 Mateo Diaz (TA) ASTR 121, Disc.
  Prof. Bryan Dunne ASTR 122
  Prof. Brian Fields* ASTR 507
  Prof. Gautham Narayan* ASTR 596
  Amanda Winans ASTR 100, 121
Fall 2019 Prof. Bryan Dunne ASTR 122, 150, 199
  Brian Enders (TA) ASTR 122, Disc.
  Prof. Brian Fields* ASTR 404, 596
  Prof. Leslie Looney ASTR 330
  Xinyang Lu (TA) ASTR 121, Disc.
  Prof. Yue Shen ASTR 406, 596
Spring 2019 Melanie Archipley (TA) ASTR 121, Disc.
  Colin Burke (TA) ASTR 122, Disc.
  Prof. Bryan Dunne ASTR 122
  Prof. Brian Fields* ASTR 496
  Prof. Leslie Looney ASTR 330
  Di Wen (TA) ASTR 121, Disc.
Fall 2018 Melanie Archipley (TA) ASTR 122, Disc.
  Prof. Bryan Dunne* ASTR 122, 150, 199
  Prof. Brian Fields* ASTR 496, 501
  Prof. Charles Gammie ASTR 496
  Prof. Joaquin Vieira ASTR 496
  Amanda Winans, Instructor ASTR 121
  Prof. Tony Wong ASTR 401
Spring 2018 Prof. Brian Fields

ASTR 210
  Patrick Mullen (TA) ASTR 122, Disc.
  Amanda Winans ASTR 121
  Prof. Tony Wong ASTR 405
Fall 2017 Bryan Dunne

ASTR 150

ASTR 210
  Patrick Mullen (TA) ASTR 121, Disc
  Prof. Paul Ricker ASTR 404
  Amanda Winans ASTR 121
Spring 2017 Jessica Evans ASTR 121
  Prof. Brian Fields ASTR 496
  Prof. Leslie Looney ASTR 122H
Fall 2016 Prof. Bryan Dunne ASTR 150
  Prof. Brian Fields

ASTR 199 CIA

ASTR496 APA
  Jessica Evans ASTR 121, Disc
  Patrick Mullen (TA) ASTR 121, Disc
Fall 2015 Susmita Adhikari (TA) PHYS 212
  Prof. Bryan Dunne ASTR 122
  Prof. Brian Fields ASTR 596 APA
  Prof.  Athol Kemball ASTR 122H
  Di Wen (TA) ASTR 132
Spring 2015 Prof. Leslie Looney ASTR 330H
Fall 2014 Erin Cox (TA) ASTR 131,132
  Taylor Tobin (TA) ASTR 121
  Di Wen (TA) ASTR 122
  Prof.  Bryan Dunne ASTR 150
  Prof. Charles Gammie ASTR 501
Summer 2014 Rukmani Vijayaraghavan (TA) ASTR 100 Online
Spring 2014 Prof. You-Hua Chu ASTR 496
  Prof. Bryan Dunne ASTR 122, Lect.
  Prof. Brian Fields ASTR 507
  Stephen Clouse (TA) ASTR 121, Disc.
  Mallory Conlon (TA) ASTR 132
Fall 2013 Prof. Bryan Dunne ASTR 122, Disc, Lect
  Prof. Brian Fields ASTR 406
  Prof. Athol Kemball ASTR 122, Lect
  Prof. Leslie Looney ASTR 150
  Prof. Laird Thompson ASTR 122, Disc
  Mallory Conlon (TA) ASTR 131,132
Spring 2013 Prof. Brian Fields ASTR 501
  Prof. Bryan Dunne ASTR 122
  Nick Franchetti (TA) ASTR 131,132
  Jessica Evans* (TA) ASTR 131,132
Fall 2012 Prof. Robert Brunner

ASTR 406
  Prof. Brian Fields ASTR 350, 496
  Prof. Charles Gammie ASTR 496
  Prof. Athol Kemball ASTR 122
  Brett Hayes ASTR 131,132
Spring 2012 Prof. Robert Brunner ASTR 330
  Prof. Bryan Dunne ASTR 121
  Prof. Leslie Looney ASTR 330
  Margaret Gelman ASTR 132
  Ashley Haney (TA) ASTR 121
Fall 2011 Prof. Brian Fields ASTR 350
  Prof. Athol Kemball ASTR 122
  Margaret Gelman* (TA) ASTR 132
  Brett Hayes (TA) ASTR 122
  Michael Johnson (TA) ASTR 132
Summer 2011 Brett Hayes ASTR 100
Spring 2011 Prof. Brian Fields ASTR 210
  Andrew Chung (TA) ASTR 132
  Jessica Evans (TA) ASTR 122, 132
  Margaret Gelman (TA) ASTR 121, 131
  Ashley Stewart* (TA) ASTR 131
Fall 2010 Prof. Brian Fields ASTR 210, 496
  Prof. Leslie Looney ASTR 150
  Jessica Evans (TA) ASTR 121, 131
Spring 2010 Dr. Bryan Dunne ASTR 100
  Prof. Brian Fields ASTR 596 PC
  Prof. Leslie Looney ASTR 330
  Jessica Evans (TA) ASTR 131
  Brett Hayes (TA) ASTR 122
Fall 2009 Prof. Brian Fields ASTR 596 NPA
  Prof. Charles Gammie ASTR 596 APA
  Prof. Jim Kaler ASTR 122H
  Prof. Leslie Looney ASTR 150
Spring 2009 Prof. Leslie Looney ASTR 330
  Prof. Paul Ricker ASTR 350
  Brett Hayes (TA) ASTR 122
Fall 2008 Prof. Tony Wong ASTR 496 GA
  Emily Byrne (TA) ASTR 122
Spring 2008 Dr. Bryan Dunne ASTR 100
  Prof. Brian Fields* ASTR 596
  Prof. Leslie Looney* ASTR 122, 330
  Stacey Alberts (TA) ASTR 121
  Emily Byrne (TA) ASTR 122
  Britt Lundgren (TA) ASTR 122
Fall 2007 Prof. Brian Fields* ASTR 406
  Prof. Jim Kaler ASTR 100, 122
  Prof. Leslie Looney* ASTR 330
  Britt Lundgren (TA) ASTR 122
Spring 2007 Dr. Bryan Dunne ASTR 100
  Prof. Brian Fields* ASTR 210
  Prof. Leslie Looney ASTR 596
  Josh Dolence* (TA) ASTR 122
  Britt Lundgren* (TA) PHYS 211
  Jonathan Seale* (TA) ASTR 122
Fall 2006 Bryan Dunne ASTR 121
  Prof. Brian Fields* ASTR 350
  Prof. Jim Kaler ASTR 100
  Prof. Leslie Looney ASTR 230
  Josh Dolence (TA) ASTR 122
  Britt Lundgren (TA) ASTR 121
  Jonathan Seale (TA) ASTR 122
  Karen Yang* (TA) ASTR 121
Summer 2006 Bryan Dunne* ASTR 100
  Tijana Prodanovic ASTR 100
Spring 2006 Bryan Dunne* ASTR 121
  Prof. Brian Fields ASTR 596
  Thomasanna Hail ASTR 100
  Prof. Leslie Looney ASTR 122
  Jana Bilikova (TA) ASTR 122
  Brett Hayes (TA) ASTR 122
  Nick Indriolo (TA) ASTR 121
  Jonathan Seale* (TA) ASTR 121
Fall 2005 Prof. Robert Brunner ASTR 122
  Prof. Brian Fields ASTR 406
  Prof. Leslie Looney* ASTR 230
  Jonathan Seale* (TA) ASTR 121
  Jeeseon Song (TA) ASTR 121
Spring 2005 Prof. Brian Fields ASTR 596
  Prof. Leslie Looney* ASTR 210
  Prof. Telemachos Mouschovias* ASTR 504
  Prof. Lew Snyder ASTR 496
  Tijana Prodanovic (TA) ASTR 122
Fall 2004 Prof. Brian Fields ASTR 210
  Prof. Jim Kaler ASTR 100, 122
  Prof. Leslie Looney ASTR 230
  Prof. Telemachos Mouschovias ASTR 502
  Prof. Sidney Rosen ASTR 199
  Natalie Hepler (TA) ASTR 122
Spring 2004 Prof. Brian Fields ASTR 496
  Prof. Jim Kaler* ASTR 100, 122
  Prof. Leslie Looney* ASTR 230
  Amanda Maxham (TA) ASTR 121
  Vasiliki Pavlidou (TA) ASTR 122
Fall 2003 Prof. John Dickel ASTR 121
  Prof. Brian Fields* ASTR 306
  Prof. Ed Sutton ASTR 498
  Amanda Maxham (TA) ASTR 121
Spring 2003 Prof. Jim Kaler ASTR 100, 122
  Prof. Telemachos Mouschovias* PHYCS 111
  Prof. Paul Ricker ASTR 496
  Prof. Sidney Rosen ASTR 199
  Prof. Stuart Shapiro ASTR 406
  Prof. Ed Sutton ASTR 403
  Christopher Dodd (TA) PHYCS 113
  Khurram Gillani (TA) PHYCS 113
Fall 2002 Prof. John Dickel ASTR 121
  Prof. Brian Fields* ASTR 210
  Prof. Telemachos Mouschovias* ASTR 402
  Vasiliki Pavlidou* (TA) ASTR 121
Spring 2002 Prof. Jim Kaler ASTR 100
  Prof. Joe Mohr ASTR 250
  Prof. Telemachos Mouschovias* PHYCS 414
  Michelle Griffin (TA) ASTR 132
Fall 2001 Prof. Brian Fields* ASTR 496
  Prof. Jim Kaler ASTR 100
  Prof. Fred Lamb PHYCS 498
  Michelle Griffin (TA) ASTR 121
  Amanda Maxham (TA) ASTR 121
Spring 2001 Prof. Fred Lamb PHYCS 180
  Michelle Griffin (TA) ASTR 122
  Ian O'Dwyer (TA) ASTR 122
  Konstantinos Tassis* (TA) ASTR 199
Fall 2000 Prof. Brian Fields ASTR 210
  Prof. Jim Kaler ASTR 100
  Prof. Lew Snyder ASTR 230
Spring 2000 Prof. Brian Fields ASTR 210
  Prof. Fred Lamb PHYCS 382
  Prof. Telemachos Mouschovias* PHYCS 404
  Prof. Ed Sutton ASTR 403
  Thomasanna Hail (TA) ASTR 122
Spring 1999 Prof. Jim Kaler ASTR 121
  Robert Klinger (TA) ASTR 121
Fall 1998 Prof. Telemachos Mouschovias ASTR 402
  Daniel Goscha (TA) ASTR 122
  Tony Remijan* (TA) ASTR 121
Spring 1998 Prof. Telemachos Mouschovias* ASTR 496
Fall 1997 Robert Klinger (TA) ASTR 121
Fall 1996 Prof. Telemachos Mouschovias* ASTR 402
Spring 1996 Prof. Telemachos Mouschovias ASTR 305
  Daniel Goscha (TA) ASTR 121
Fall 1995 Prof. Telemachos Mouschovias* PHYCS 107
Spring 1995 Tony Remijan* (TA) ASTR 122
Fall 1994 Prof. Dimitri Mihalas* ASTR 321
  Prof. Telemachos Mouschovias* ASTR 402
Spring 1994 Prof. Dimitri Mihalas ASTR 407
Fall 1993 Prof. Sidney Rosen* ASTR 140