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Owen L. Astrachan

Professor of the Practice of Computer Science
Computer Science
Box 90129, Durham, NC 27708-0129
D 241 Lev Sci Res Ctr, Durham, NC 27708

Awards & Honors


Distinguished Education Fellow

National National Science Foundation · 2007 Three year award to revitalize undergraduate computer science education through problem-based and problem-centered learning and curricula.

Richard K. Lublin Teaching Award

School Duke University · 2002 Teaching award cited for "ability to engender genuine intellectual excitement, ability to engender curiosity, knowledge of field and ability to communicate that knowledge."

In the News


Published November 12, 2023
Five Decades of Creating History and Pushing Boundaries at Duke Computer Science
Published March 23, 2023
Duke Digital Courses Come to Ukraine, Kazakhstan
Published January 22, 2021
In Pandemic, Advanced Placement Turns to Duke Faculty for Help in High School Lecture Series
Published May 10, 2017
Astrachan Receives Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award from Association for Computing Machinery
Published June 20, 2014
Katharine Cummings: Student's Research Goes Online About the Digital Revolution