About

Luke Keller

I am a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Ithaca College. My teaching ranges across all areas of physics and astronomy and often jumps the boundaries between traditional academic disciplines. Some of my courses include Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe; Quantum Mechanics; Atomic and Molecular Physics; Astrophysics; Physics of Sound; The Nature of Science; and Creation Narratives in Science, Religion, and Fiction.

All audiences — from elementary-school students, to undergraduates, to the general public — benefit from understanding the process of science. Conveying this process in terms anyone can understand is at the heart of my teaching and public lectures.

I am fascinated by questions of origins. My research investigates the physical characteristics, formation, and evolution of stars and planetary systems.