AI Delivers the Stars and More
Professor Vicky Kalogera examines Northwestern’s ambitions in astrophysics, AI and data science. Photo Credit: Shane Collins/Northwestern University Artificial intelligence (AI) and data science are...
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Nicole Flors Awarded DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
CIERA graduate student Nicole Flors was awarded a prestigious Computational Science Graduate Fellowship by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The fellowship is designed...
CIERA researchers showcase data-driven discovery at CoDEx 2025
On April 8, 2025, Northwestern Information Technology (NUIT) hosted its annual CoDEx Symposium, a full-day event that brings together researchers from across campus to...
Postdoc Bryan Scott named 2024 Hunstead lecturer
Each year, the Sydney Institute for Astronomy (SIfA) at the University of Sydney invites an internationally renowned speaker to deliver their Hunstead lecture series,...
Sky survey classifies more than 10,000 supernovae
Northwestern scientists help the Zwicky Transcient Facility’s record-breaking effort With contributions from Northwestern University astrophysicists, the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) astronomical survey officially has...
LSST Catalyst Symposium, DSFP, and more held at CIERA
In Fall 2024, CIERA was thrilled to serve as host and local co-organizer for a slate of programming from the Discovery Alliance for the...
CIERA rings Cboe opening bell, returns as NASA Space Apps Chicago partner
Over the weekend of October 5 and 6, 2024, the Chicago chapter of the NASA International Space Apps Challenge returned for its second year,...
REACH and RET 2024 foster cross-generational community
For the second consecutive year, the Research Experiences in Astronomy at CIERA for High School Students (REACH) program welcomed a record number of participants...
Northwestern to lead $20 million National AI Research Institute in Astronomy
SkAI Institute will develop AI tools and accelerate astronomy’s data-driven revolution A large multi-institutional collaboration, led by Northwestern University, has received a $20 million...
Prof Adam Miller receives DOE Early Career Award
Adam Miller will use the funding to explore the explosions of white dwarf stars Northwestern University astrophysicist Adam A. Miller has received a 2024 Early Career...
Fifth Code/Astro workshop cultivates open-source software engineering skills
From July 15 to 19, 2024, CIERA Professor Jason Wang and Postdoctoral Fellow Sarah Blunt led the fifth Code/Astro workshop, the second of the...
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...