Tracy Huard is an observational astronomer whose research interests include star and planet formation,
molecular clouds, and interstellar dust. 

Before joining the University of Maryland in 2007, Tracy Huard received his Ph.D. in Physics from
<a href=http://www.vanderbilt.edu/>Vanderbilt University</a> in 2000 and held several postdoctoral
fellowships at the <a href=http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/>Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics</a>.