CIERA’s Carl Rodriguez Gives TEDx Talk
Carl Rodriguez, a Ph.D. candidate in Physics and Astronomy, was chosen to present his talk, “Listening to Einstein’s Final Symphony,” as part of this...
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CIERA Contributes to the Historic First Detection of Gravitational Waves
On February 11, 2016 the National Science Foundation and the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) announced that their scientists successfully, for the first time, directly...
CIERA’s Shane Larson Joins 2015-2016 WCAS Seminar Series for Staff
Each year, staff members from Northwestern’s Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences organize a series of faculty talks given especially for staff. This allows...
CIERA Researchers Geller, Hwang and Rasio Win Award for “Capturing the Beauty of Science”, in the 2015 Northwestern Scientific Images Contest
Northwestern University’s Science in Society holds an annual competition to find the most beautiful science images from researchers all over campus. Entries to this fifth year...
CIERA Director Awarded Prestigious APS 2016 Bethe Prize
Dr. Vicky Kalogera, E.O. Haven Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Physics & Astronomy, has been awarded the 2016 Hans A. Bethe Prize from the American...
CIERA Study Predicts Detection of More Merging Black Holes Than Previously Thought
CIERA’s Professor Fred Rasio, pictured far left, and Carl Rodriguez, Ph.D. student, are senior author and lead author, respectively, of an important new paper....
CIERA Co-Sponsors Computational Research Day Poster Session
Nothwestern University’s Research Computing Services celebrated the role of computation in research at Northwestern with their Second Annual Computational Research Day on Tuesday, April 14th, 2015; as part...
Dave Meyer to speak at “A Day With Northwestern 2015”
A Day With Northwestern in Evanston annually attracts more than 400 alumni, students, parents, and friends for a full-day series of presentations and lectures. For...
CIERA Professors Lithwick and Motter Recognized in NU Research Annual Report
Two CIERA-affiliated professors were recognized in Northwestern University’s 2014 Research Report, released last week. Both Assistant Professor Yoram Lithwick and Professor Adilson Motter were featured in one-page profiles that...
CIERA Fellow Chatterjee helps show `Vulcan’ planets follow predictions of new theory
CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow Sourav Chatterjee and Jonathan C. Tan from University of Florida have published a study in the Astrophysical Journal Letters that show...
CIERA Staff, Faculty, and Students Speak at 6th Annual Statewide OSEP STEM Summit
On Wednesday November 5th, the Office of STEM Education Partnerships held a day-long Summit on STEM Education at Northwestern University. Both high school science teachers and school administrators...
`Kits and Cats’ Celebrates Community Connections; “Reach for the Stars” Plays Key Role
Northwestern University and Evanston Township High School (ETHS) share more than just the Evanston community; they also work together on a variety of education programs to help...