CIERA Postdoc Alum Carl Rodriguez Featured in Northwestern Magazine
CIERA Postdoctoral Alumnus Carl Rodriguez ’16 PhD was included in a Northwestern Magazine cover feature showcasing the work of doctoral students from many disciplines...
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CIERA Pop-up Eclipse Viewing at Tech Allows Hundreds to Enjoy Rare Sky Event
On August 21, the total solar eclipse fascinated people across the country. Astronomers from CIERA travelled to Wyoming, Kansas, Idaho, Missouri, and southern Illinois...
2017 REU Students Present Their Research at Annual Poster Session
CIERA’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program provides students with the chance to pursue an astrophysics-based interdisciplinary research project in collaboration with Northwestern faculty. This year,...
Astronomy on Tap Hosts Eclipse-themed Event at Begyle Brewing
In anticipation of the 2017 total solar eclipse, Astronomy on Tap Chicago hosted 100 astronomy and beer-loving friends at Begyle Brewing at an event...
CIERA REU Students Discover Careers in Astronomy
Continuing an annual tradition, the CIERA Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program hosted a live, online career panel July 31 for our summer undergraduate...
Intergalactic Transfer: A New Study on How Matter Moves Across the Universe, Led by CIERA Postdoc Daniel Anglés-Alcázar
Northwestern has issued a press release, Milky Way’s origins are not what they seem: Study reveals that half of matter around us likely comes from...
CIERA Prof. Raffaella Margutti Helps Discover ‘Heavy Metal’ Supernova Rocking Out
Northwestern has issued a press release, Astronomers discover ‘heavy metal’ supernova rocking out: First clear evidence of a metal-rich birthplace for a superluminous supernova, which...
CIERA’s 2017 Summer Student Researchers
For the summer of 2017, 34 summer students (pictured left) will work closely with researchers at CIERA. 13 of these students received funding through...
The Computing Power Behind CIERA’s Galaxy Formation Research
Northwestern University’s Information Technology (NUIT) team provides campus researchers across all disciplines access to high performance computing resources and services for conducting in-depth computational...
Graduate Students Engage with 7th/8th Grade Students & Families
On June 24th, Physics & Astronomy graduate students Cody Dirks and Zachary Hafen led a workshop at the Dearborn Observatory as part of the...
CIERA Director Vicky Kalogera Featured in Northwestern Global Impact Video
In a new video designed to acknowledge Northwestern’s global impact, President Schapiro presents some of the outstanding work happening across all campuses, including that...
Graduate Student Fani Dosopoulou Receives Holt Award
The Graduate School of Northwestern University has selected Fani Dosopoulou to receive the Holt Award. Named in honor of Helen Froelich Holt ’34, ‘38MS,...