Undergraduate Research

Our primary onsite opportunity for undergraduate students is through our Summer Undergraduate Research Program. Projects for the summer 2024 will focus on using white dwarf stars to probe the composition of exoplanetary material. Our application will be open soon! Click the "Sign up" button below to express your interest in being notified when the application is live.

Inside the 24 inch dome lit with red light with the dome slit open to a dark blue sky with telescope operators. Photo by Brian Finch.

Telescope Access and Calls for Proposals

We are on a hiatus from offering time on our 24" and 40" reflecting telescopes as we perform maintenance and upgrades. We should be back online offering in-person and remote access in Fall 2024! Please stay tuned!

Facing the southern face of Yerkes Observatory from the Struve house during the winter. Photo by Amy Steele.

Visiting Scientist Program

Our visiting scientist program will be open to PhD candidates through PhD-holding researchers no more than 7 years post-PhD. This program is still under construction. Click the "Sign up" button below to express your interest in being notified when the application is live.

Jana Lund talking about Nobel prize winner and Yerkes star Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. Photo by Brian Finch.

Teachers and K-12 

Learn more about our opportunities for Teachers and K-12 students on our Outreach and Education page.

Citizen Science Program

Coming soon!

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373 W Geneva St
Williams Bay, WI 53191
United States of America