Joshua Paul Tan

Contact Us

Room: M-Building, M-204
Phone: (718) 482-5940
naturalsci@lagcc.cuny.edu

Monday- Thursday 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Education

Ph.D. in Astronomy, Columbia University
M.S. in Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado
A.B. in Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University
Certificate in Community College Instruction, Roosevelt University

Areas of Expertise or Research

Gamma rays and compact objects
Binary millisecond pulsars
Remote observations of exoplanet transits
Scientific computing with Python
Open education resources and online learning
Search for extraterrestrial intelligence

About

Dr. Joshua Tan is an associate professor in the Natural Sciences Department at LaGuardia Community College. He is also a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History’s Department of Astrophysics and LaGuardia’s representative for the New York Space Grant. In addition to his advanced degrees in astronomy and astrophysics, he also earned a certificate in Community College Instruction from Roosevelt University in 2007. He is a member of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, the American Astronomical Society, and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.