Dr. Keith Hawkins

Associate Professor

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Biography

Keith Hawkins is an Associate Professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge in 2016, where his dissertation focused on 'Dissecting Milky Way Spectroscopic Studies'. Dr. Hawkins has a B.S. in Astrophysics, with minors in Mathematics and African Studies, from Ohio University, which he obtained in 2013. His research interests lie primarily in Galactic Archaeology, where he explores the formation, evolution, and structure of the Milky Way Galaxy using stellar spectroscopy as his main astrophysical tool. He is a member and Co-Investigator at the newly established Wootten Center for Astrophysical Plasma Properties (CAPP) at UT Austin and specializes in high- and low-resolution spectroscopy to study stellar chemical abundance patterns. His work also intersects with areas such as Cosmology, Space Statistics, and Big Data Machine Learning.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX

Served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Astronomy, focusing on research in Galactic Archaeology.

Associate Professor

— Present

University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX

Currently serving as an Associate Professor, continuing research in the field of Astronomy.

Awards

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Vera Rubin Distinguished Visiting Professor

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Excellence in Teaching

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University-wide Commencement Speaker

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IDEA Scholar

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Scialog Fellow

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British Marshall Scholar

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Barry M. Goldwater Scholar

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Beth Brown Memorial Prize in Astronomy

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Bart Priscilla Bok Award in Astronomy

Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
Application Checklist
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  • Three letters of recommendation
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Specialization Notes

General requirements for the Graduate School at UT Austin apply to all programs unless otherwise specified.