IDEAS Fellows Contribute to New Seismology Citizen Science Project
“Seismology has a Big Data problem. Northwestern University seismologists think everyday citizens are the solution. This winter, a Northwestern team of students and faculty...
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Local Podcast “Inside the Skev” Explores CIERA Research & Outreach Programs
In his ‘get to know your neighbors’ podcast, real estate expert Aaron Masliansky highlights the people and organizations of the Skokie & Evanston communities....
“Astronomy Picture of the Day” Features Results from SOFIA’s HAWC+ Instrument, Developed by a Team including CIERA Astronomers
An Astrophysical Journal paper presenting data obtained with SOFIA’s HAWC+ camera was highlighted by being chosen for NASA’s “Astronomy Picture of the Day” on...
CIERA Professor Wen-Fai Fong Interviewed by Science News
“When a pair of ultradense cores of dead stars smashed into one another, the collision shot a bright jet of charged subatomic particles through...
CIERA’s Erin Cox Wins NRAO Dissertation Award
Postdoctoral Associate Erin Cox has won the Robert L. Brown Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, administered by Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) and the National Radio...
New York Times Discusses Importance of ‘Behind the Scenes’ Science
“On Thursday, with great fanfare, officials from the U.S. National Science Foundation and U.K. Research and Innovation announced a $30 million project to double...
CIERA’s Raffaella Margutti Named Sloan Research Fellow
Three Northwestern University faculty members — mathematician Bao Le Hung, astrophysicist Raffaella Margutti and biomedical engineer Jonathan Rivnay — each have been awarded a...
CIERA Astronomers Use Machine Learning to Classify 1.5 Billion Astronomical Sources
The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) is a new experiment attempting to identify everything that changes in the Northern night sky. ZTF measures these changes...
Paper by CIERA Postdoc Emily Leiner Highlighted on AAS Nova Site
Emily Leiner’s recently published paper on “blue stragglers” has been featured on AAS Nova. This website is designed to highlight some of the most...
Y.O.U. Students Enjoy Astronomy Visit
CIERA graduate students Aprajita Hajela and Eve Chase coordinated a trip for middle school students to visit Dearborn Observatory on an afternoon field trip...
Northwestern Hosts Regional Conference for Women in Physics
Over 160 undergraduate physics students from more than 50 institutions attended the American Physical Society Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (APS CUWiP), organized...
Total Lunar Eclipse Captivates on Frigid Night
A total lunar eclipse, single-digit temperatures, and tacos made for a fun Sunday night on January 20 for over 500 people who ventured out...