Richard L Poss
- Associate Professor, Astronomy
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
- (520) 621-8630
- Steward Observatory, Rm. 212
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- rposs@arizona.edu
Awards
- Humanities Seminars Superior Teaching Award, 2012
- Humanities Seminars Program, College of Humanities, UA., Fall 2012
Interests
No activities entered.
Courses
2025-26 Courses
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Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Fall 2025) -
Science and Science Fiction
ASTR 325 (Fall 2025)
2024-25 Courses
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Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Spring 2025) -
Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Fall 2024) -
Science and Science Fiction
ASTR 325 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Summer I 2024) -
Great Debates Astronomy
ASTR 204 (Summer I 2024) -
Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Spring 2024) -
Honors Independent Study
ASTR 399H (Spring 2024) -
Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Fall 2023) -
Science and Science Fiction
ASTR 325 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Spring 2023) -
Directed Research
ASTR 392 (Spring 2023) -
Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Fall 2022) -
Directed Research
ASTR 392 (Fall 2022) -
Science and Science Fiction
ASTR 325 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Summer I 2022) -
Great Debates Astronomy
ASTR 204 (Summer I 2022) -
Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Spring 2022) -
Independent Study
ASTR 499 (Spring 2022) -
Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Fall 2021) -
Science and Science Fiction
ASTR 325 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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The Physical Universe
ASTR 170B1 (Summer I 2021) -
Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Spring 2021) -
Directed Research
ASTR 392 (Spring 2021) -
Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Fall 2020) -
Directed Research
ASTR 392 (Fall 2020) -
Directed Research
ASTR 492 (Fall 2020) -
Science and Science Fiction
ASTR 325 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Great Debates Astronomy
ASTR 204 (Summer I 2020) -
Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Spring 2020) -
Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Fall 2019) -
Science and Science Fiction
ASTR 325 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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The Physical Universe
ASTR 170B1 (Summer I 2019) -
Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Spring 2019) -
Directed Research
ASTR 392 (Spring 2019) -
Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Fall 2018) -
Science and Science Fiction
ASTR 325 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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The Physical Universe
ASTR 170B1 (Summer I 2018) -
Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Spring 2018) -
Science and Science Fiction
ASTR 325 (Spring 2018) -
Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Fall 2017) -
Directed Research
ASTR 492 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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The Physical Universe
ASTR 170B1 (Summer I 2017) -
Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Spring 2017) -
Directed Research
ASTR 392 (Spring 2017) -
Astronomy and the Arts
ASTR 333 (Fall 2016) -
Independent Study
ASTR 399 (Fall 2016) -
Science and Science Fiction
ASTR 325 (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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The Physical Universe
ASTR 170B1 (Summer I 2016) -
Directed Research
ASTR 392 (Spring 2016) -
Great Debates Astronomy
ASTR 204 (Spring 2016) -
Science and Science Fiction
ASTR 325 (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Poss, R. L. (1995). Whitman's "Learn'd Astronomer" and the poetry of stars. Vistas in Astronomy, 39(4), 615-622.
Presentations
- Poss, R. L. (2021, November 22, 2021). Astronomy and the Visual Arts. University of Arizona Museum of Art. University of Arizona Museum of Art.
- Poss, R. L. (2017, March 31). "Looking into the Night.". "Spirit of the Senses" series.. Scottsdale, AZ.: "Spirit of the Senses.".
- Poss, R. L. (2015, August 27). "The Cosmological Compass in Western Art". Ninth Conference on the Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena (INSAPIX). Gresham College, London, UK.: Gresham College, London. The Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture, University of Wales Trinity Saint David..
- Poss, R. L. (2015, February 15). "Astronomy in Leonardo's Drawings in the Leicester Codex". Phoenix Art Museum, Exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's Drawings.. Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix AZ: Phoenix Art Museum.
- Poss, R. L. (2013, July 8). "What is the Future of Space Art?". Eighth Conference on the Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena (INSAP VIII). Haydon Planetarium, Museum of Natural History, New York.: Museum of Natural History, New York City..
