Postdoc Sarah Blunt named to inaugural class of RCSA fellows
On March 26, 2024 the Research Corporation for Science Advancement announced its inaugural class of RCSA Fellows, including CIERA Postdoctoral Scholar Sarah Blunt. The...
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Anya Nugent discusses short gamma-ray bursts for AAS Journal Author Series
On March 13, 2024 CIERA graduate student Anya Nugent was featured on the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Journal Author Series to discuss a recent paper...
CIERA completes $100k new donor gift matching challenge
CIERA is excited to announce the successful completion of the Kent Family Gift Matching Challenge, a $100,000 philanthropic goal which concluded on December 31,...
CIERA professor and two postdoctoral alumni named Sloan Research Fellows
Young researchers represent the scientific leaders of tomorrow Two Northwestern faculty members and two CIERA alumni have been awarded a prestigious 2024 Sloan Research...
Two REU students win American Astronomical Society Chambliss Awards
Sebastian Banaszak and Vishnu Gade have both been awarded Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards by the American Astronomical Society (AAS). Banaszak and Gade participated in...
Space-based gravitational-wave detector is adopted by European Space Agency
Northwestern astrophysicist is member of international team working on new detector Gravitational waves — ripples in the fabric of space-time first predicted by...
CIERA REU students present at 243rd meeting of the AAS
Students from CIERA’s summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program presented their research projects from summer 2023 at the 243rd American Astronomical Society (AAS)...
Searching for dark matter in gaps between stars
Astronomers anticipate upcoming images of the Andromeda galaxy may hold vital clues Although dark matter makes up 27% of the universe, astronomers have been...
Grad alum Carl Rodriguez wins 2024 AAS Helen B. Warner Prize
On January 11, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) announced that the 2024 Helen B. Warner Prize for observational or theoretical research by a young...
‘Blob-like’ home of farthest-known fast radio burst is collection of seven galaxies
Hubble Space Telescope reveals curious birthplace of record-breaking blast In summer 2022, astronomers detected the most powerful fast radio burst (FRB) ever observed. And...
Intermediate-Mass Black Holes 2023 conference held in San Pedro, Belize
From December 2-5, 2023 CIERA welcomed 62 attendees to the 2023 iteration of the Intermediate-Mass Black Holes conference series. Held at the Grand Caribe...
Prof Faucher-Giguère named Highly Cited Researcher for fifth year
For the fifth consecutive year, CIERA Professor Claude-André Faucher-Giguère has been named a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics. The full 2023 list includes...