Anna Williams

Anna joined the department in Fall 2018 and is an astrophysicist who earned a Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She collaborates with students in her research of magnetic fields in nearby compact objects and distant galaxies. Her research projects have earned her observation time on several iconic telescopes, including the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array. She uses these observational studies to better understand how magnetic fields grow and evolve through cosmic time. Williams teaches a wide-range of courses throughout the physics and astronomy curriculum, including Modern Astronomy, Electromagnetic Theory, and Statistical Mechanics.