CIERA Hosts Supernovae: The LSST Revolution Workshop
An international group of over 60 experts and young researchers working on all types of supernovae gathered May 31 – June 2 for Supernovae:...
Year: 2017
LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves for Third Time
Northwestern Now reported on June 1, 2017 that “One, two and now three historic waves have come from deep space.” The press release reads: “The Laser...
Astronomy Students Awarded Best Senior Thesis
Congratulations to undergraduates Rebecca Diesing and Charles “Chase” Kimball, who jointly won the Department of Physics & Astronomy prize for best senior thesis, 2017....
“Science Sonification” Brings Together Composers & STEM Researchers
What does it sound like when you transform science into music? On May 22, an audience of about 75 enjoyed the premier of the...
CIERA Postdocs Advance to New Positions
Laura Sampson has moved to a postdoctoral position at Penn State at the Center for Infectious Disease...
Postdoctoral Fellow Dan Foreman-Mackey Presents CIERA Spring Interdisciplinary Colloquium
On March 16, CIERA welcomed Sagan Postdoctoral Fellow Dan Foreman-Mackey from the University of Washington as our Spring Interdisciplinary Colloquium speaker. The event was...
Physics Makes Music in A Shout Across Time
On May 15, about 150 people gathered at Nichols Concert Hall to attend a CIERA music and astronomy event called “A Shout Across Time”....
Chicago Woman Magazine Features CIERA Director Prof. Kalogera
On May 5, 2017, CIERA Director, Vicky Kalogera was featured in Chicago Woman magazine’s “Women in STEM” column. Kalogera’s interview discussed her involvement with the LIGO...
LIGO Co-founder Rainer Weiss Presents CIERA Annual Public Lecture
On May 2, 2017 Prof. Rainer Weiss presented his talk, “Beginning the Exploration of the Universe with Gravitational Waves,” to an enthusiastic audience of...
CIERA Director Prof. Kalogera Receives Walder Award for Research Excellence
Vicky Kalogera has been honored as the winner of the 2017 Martin E. and Gertrude G. Walder Award for Research Excellence. This award is...
CIERA Contributes to Northwestern’s Computational Research Day
To celebrate and highlight advanced research computing at Northwestern, the fourth annual Computational Research Day was held on April 18th. This all-day, campus-wide event...
Prof. Faucher-Giguère Receives NSF Honor for Young Faculty
Congratulations to CIERA’s Claude-André Faucher-Giguère, recipient of a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation. Prof. Faucher-Giguère, who...