CIERA Connections: Dan Abramov on careers in aerospace
On May 6th, Northwestern alum and spaceflight systems engineer Dan Abramov provided 27 in-person CIERA members a glimpse into their potential future careers. Abramov’s...
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Sun’s magnetic field originates surprisingly close to the surface
New finding addresses a 400-year-old mystery, once explored by Galileo An international team of researchers, including Northwestern University engineers, is getting closer to solving...
CIERA Board of Visitors member Kathleen Cronin passes away
On Sunday, March 3rd, 2024, CIERA Board of Visitors (BoV) member Kathleen Cronin (’89 JD) lost her multi-year battle against liver cancer. She will...
CIERA Connections: Eve Chase on careers in the public sector
On April 15, 40 in-person and 13 remote attendees gathered to hear from Dr. Eve Chase, Northwestern alum and current data scientist. Dr. Chase’s journey...
Prof Daniel Lecoanet receives major Simons Foundation grant for interdisciplinary project
CIERA Professor Daniel Lecoanet has assembled an interdisciplinary and multi-institutional team to tackle challenges in fluid dynamics. The team’s project: “Fundamental Fluid Processes in...
CIERA Associate Faculty Suzan van der Lee elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
On April 24, 2024, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) announced its newest elected members, including CIERA Associate Faculty member Suzan van...
Presenting talks and visualizations at the 2024 CoDEx Symposium
On April 2, 2024, Northwestern Information Technology (NUIT) held their annual CoDEx symposium, an all-day campus-wide showcase of computational and data-enabled research at Northwestern....
Jillian Rastinejad selected for competitive Gemini Graduate Student Visitor Program
In early April 2024, 5 graduate students from across the International Gemini Observatory community were selected to visit the observatory and participate in a...
Zooniverse wins White House Open Science to Advance Innovation challenge
In late March 2024, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced their Year of Open Science Recognition Challenge winners. Five...
Meet CIERA’s seven incoming postdocs!
Welcome new postdoctoral researchers! We are very excited to introduce the newest cohort of incoming Fall 2024 CIERA Postdoctoral Fellows and Associates! These seven...
Northwestern launches data science/AI initiative
Steering Committee begins work to lead a University-wide effort to integrate and elevate Northwestern’s DS/AI strength From the social sciences to the STEM fields, disciplines...
Brightest gamma-ray burst of all time came from the collapse of a massive star
JWST observations show no sign of heavy elements In October 2022, an international team of researchers, including Northwestern University astrophysicists, observed the brightest gamma-ray burst...