Columbia University Department of Astronomy

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academic department astronomy department

The Columbia University Department of Astronomy is an academic department in New York City dedicated to research and education in astronomy and astrophysics, known for its contributions to observational and theoretical cosmology.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Columbia University (as lecturer in astronomy) 1
Columbia University Astronomy Department 1
Columbia University Department of Astronomy canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf academic department ⓘ
astronomy department ⓘ
academicDiscipline physical sciences ⓘ
academicLevel tertiary education ⓘ
affiliation Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ
campus Morningside Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ
collaboratesWith Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ
NASA research missions ⓘ
international observatories ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
educationalMission graduate education in astronomy ⓘ
research in astronomy and astrophysics ⓘ
undergraduate education in astrophysics ⓘ
employs astronomy faculty ⓘ
astrophysicists ⓘ
fieldOfWork astronomy ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ
hasType STEM department ⓘ
research-intensive department ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.astro.columbia.edu/ ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
locatedIn New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
locatedInTimeZone America/New_York NERFINISHED ⓘ
offersProgram PhD program in astronomy ⓘ
PhD program in astrophysics ⓘ
undergraduate concentration in astrophysics ⓘ
undergraduate major in astrophysics ⓘ
parentOrganization Columbia University Faculty of Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Columbia University NERFINISHED ⓘ
researchFocus cosmic microwave background ⓘ
dark energy ⓘ
dark matter ⓘ
extragalactic astronomy ⓘ
galaxy formation and evolution ⓘ
gravitational waves ⓘ
high-energy astrophysics ⓘ
observational cosmology ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ
stellar astrophysics ⓘ
theoretical cosmology ⓘ
usesFacility Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pupin Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesMethod computational astrophysics ⓘ
observational astronomy ⓘ
theoretical modeling ⓘ

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Instruction
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# Requirements
- If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list.
- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
- Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf".
- Do not get too wordy.
- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Columbia University Department of Astronomy
Description of subject: The Columbia University Department of Astronomy is an academic department in New York City dedicated to research and education in astronomy and astrophysics, known for its contributions to observational and theoretical cosmology.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pupin Hall → affiliation → Columbia University Department of Astronomy ⓘ
Pupin Hall → associatedWith → Columbia University Department of Astronomy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Columbia University Astronomy Department
Kenneth Franklin → employer → Columbia University Department of Astronomy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Columbia University (as lecturer in astronomy)