Elena González Prieto awarded Northwestern Presidential Fellowship
On June 22 The Graduate School (TGS) of Northwestern University announced CIERA Graduate Student Elena González Prieto as one of only six awarded the...
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CIERA PhD Student Elizabeth Moné Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
The 2026 awardees of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) includes CIERA member Elizabeth Moné! The GRFP recognizes outstanding graduate...
CIERA Student Nico Bers Awarded Goldwater Scholarship
Nico Bers, a junior physics major at Northwestern University concentrating in astronomy, has been named a 2026 Goldwater Scholar—one of the nation’s highest honors...
CIERA Announces Northwestern’s First 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Recipient
The Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) is proud to announce that William Balmer (they/them) has been named Northwestern University’s first...
CIERA’s Allison Strom awarded Sloan Fellowship
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has named Northwestern University’s Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics member Allison Strom, assistant professor in the...
CIERA’s Alexander Edison Awarded Scientific Software Research Faculty Fellowship
The Simons Foundation has named Northwestern University’s Alexander Edison, research assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, as a recipient of the...
CIERA Alumna Sarah Wellons Joins New Class of Cottrell Scholars
Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) alumna Sarah Wellons, assistant professor of astronomy at Wesleyan University, has been named a recipient...
CIERA REU Student Aster Winkler Wins AAS Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Award
Aster Winkler, a participant in CIERA’s 2025 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, has received a prestigious Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award from the...
CIERA Director Vicky Kalogera Recognized for Faculty Excellence in Service
CIERA is proud to share that Vicky Kalogera, Director of CIERA, has been selected as a recipient of the Daniel I. Linzer Award for...
Northwestern–Argonne Collaboration Named Finalist for Prestigious Gordon Bell Prize
A groundbreaking large-scale simulation of the universe, created through a collaboration between Northwestern’s Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) and Argonne...
Northwestern’s Nico Bers receives Honorable Mention for the 2025 USRA Distinguished Undergraduate Awards
Nico Bers, a junior physics major with a concentration in astronomy has received an Honorable Mention for the 2025 Universities Space Research Association (USRA)...
CIERA’s Giles Novak Named 2025 APS Fellow for Pioneering Contributions to Astrophysics
October 10, 2025 — CIERA is proud to announce that faculty member Professor Giles Novak has been named a 2025 Fellow of the American...