UNT has an active astrophysics research group with experts in observational and theoretical extragalactic astrophysics conducting cutting-edge investigations. The group consists of several graduate and undergraduate students and is funded regularly by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation.

Research in the field of Astrophysics is conducted by Colin Burke and  Ohad Shemmer.

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Dr. Colin Burke primarily works on observational studies of active galactic nuclei (AGN) and supermassive black holes. His research interests include using AGN variability to probe accretion physics, the population of intermediate-mass black holes, and understanding the origins and growth of supermassive black holes.

 

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Dr. Ohad Shemmer works on multiwavelength observations of active galactic nuclei (AGN). His research interests include studying high-redshift quasars to trace the growth of supermassive black holes, AGN variability, and deriving fundamental quasar properties reliably through multiwavelength spectroscopy.