Cornelia C. Lang

Cornelia C. Lang is a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa, serving as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS). Her research focuses on galactic center astrophysics, utilizing radio and X-ray telescopes such as the Very Large Array (VLA) and Chandra X-ray Observatory. She holds a PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Her research interests include radio astronomy, X-ray astronomy, and observational studies of the interstellar medium and galactic center phenomena. She has secured funding from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and UI Internal Grants. Lang is committed to teaching, having received multiple awards for excellence in instruction, and leads initiatives in general education curriculum development through her roles in CLAS committees and the UI Path Forward's Student Success Working Group.

Lang’s outreach efforts have earned recognition, including the CLAS Outreach Award (2018). She mentors students in data analysis techniques using software like IDL and collaborates with radio astronomers at the VLA. Her administrative roles include former Director of Undergraduate Studies for Physics and Astronomy and chair of the International Astronomical Union’s Galactic Center Working Group.