Stellar astrophysics
| Research Program | Description | Researcher(s) |
| Stellar evolution (theory) | Detailed computations of stellar interiors and evolution, including MESA and Vandenberg's stellar evolution codes. | Don Vandenberg Falk Herwig |
| Stellar Populations (imaging) | Homogeneous photometry of stars (and variables) in globular clusters and nearby galaxies. | Peter Stetson Alan McConnachie |
| Stellar chemistry (observational) | Chemical abundance determinations for stars in globular clusters, components of the Galaxy, and nearby dwarf galaxies from high resolution spectroscopy (UV, optical, near-IR). | Kim Venn Patrick Cote |