Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) logo

Andrew Connolly Public Lecture at the 2019 HotWired Conference in Evanston, IL.

An international team of astronomers, including Northwestern University’s Farhad Yusef-Zadeh, has discovered one of the largest structures ever observed in the Milky Way. A newly spotted pair of radio-emitting bubbles reach hundreds of light-years tall, dwarfing all other structures in the central region of the galaxy.

CIERA Director, Vicky Kalogera, discusses encouraging young scientists to pursue research with the National Foundation of Science (NSF).

Physics & Astronomy graduate student, Miaotianzi Jin, presents on his research as part of RSG Research Communication program.

CIERA graduate student, Eve Chase, presents on her research as part of RSG Research Communication program.

233rd Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Seattle, WA Thursday, 10 January 2019

Dr. Beth Willman, Deputy Director of the National Center for Optical-Infrared Astronomy, continued CIERA’s Interdisciplinary Colloquia series this November in presenting her talk, The Most Magnificent Map Ever Made. Hosted by CIERA director, Vicky Kalogera, Dr. Willman’s talk discussed the mission of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) and how it is possible for the

Dr. Christopher Berry, a gravitational wave astronomer of CIERA and the LIGO scientific collaboration, presents his research in a public lecture. The lecture discusses gravitational waves and their detection, black holes, and Dr.Berry’s research. – – – Visit Christopher Berry’s website: www.cplberry.com

The length of a human life barely registers on the scale of cosmic time. In spite of our relatively tiny size and our limited time here on Earth, a single generation of humans can take giant leaps forward in our understanding of the Universe. Join us to find out how dramatically our story of the