REU students present at 245th AAS, Jessica Cotturone wins Chambliss
Part of CIERA’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program includes support for participating students to travel to the annual winter meeting of the American...
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Daily Northwestern: grad student Imran Sultan wins international photography competition — again
Article written by Miguel Tsang for The Daily Northwestern. At a time where many distracted themselves by looking down, maybe at a screen or a...
Postdoc alum Maya Fishbach wins 2025 AAS Annie Jump Cannon Award
During its 245th meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) announced that Professor Maya Fishbach was the 2025 recipient of the...
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,...
Grad student Imran Sultan wins global photography competition for second year in a row
‘I love using my astrophotography to emphasize human connection’ In his photography, graduate student Imran Sultan must overcome several obstacles: subjects that only appear in the...
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...
Postdoc Sylvia Biscoveanu named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science
On December 3, 2024, Forbes Magazine announced the honorees in their annual North American 30 Under 30 lists, including CIERA Postdoctoral Researcher Sylvia Biscoveanu...
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 Connections: Elysse Longiotti on effective professional goal-setting
On October 14, the first CIERA Connections event of the 2024-2025 academic year drew 49 attendees to the CIERA Cafe to hear from Elysse...
22 undergraduates selected out of over 600 applications for REU and ISG summer research
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) 2024 In 2024, CIERA received a record 618 applications from across the country for its Research Experiences for Undergraduates...
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...
CIERA postdocs advance to new positions
Congratulations to Vishal Baibhav, Sharan Banagiri, Peter Blanchard, Sarah Blunt, Deepika Bollimpalli, Goni Halevi, Jonatan Jacquemin Ide, and Nastasha Wijers – CIERA’s newest postdoctoral...