CIERA’s 2016 Summer Student Researchers
For the summer of 2016, 39 summer students worked closely with researchers at CIERA. Several of these students were funded through an educational grant...
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CIERA Graduate Students Dazzle the Public at Ravinia’s Astronomy Night
On July 13, 2016 six graduate students from CIERA participated in Astronomy Night at Ravinia, which was organized by Northwestern alumnus Dr. Donald Lubowich,...
Experts Share with CIERA REU Students at Career Panel Discussion
Continuing an annual tradition, Northwestern University’s CIERA Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) program hosted a live, online Career Panel discussion in July for our...
Graduate Students Participate in High School Research Project Showcase
On June 1st the Office of STEM Education Partnerships (OSEP) hosted the 9th Annual High School Project Showcase as part of Northwestern University’s Undergraduate...
Graduate Student Makes Cosmic Music
During his undergraduate career at Northwestern, Kyle Kremer combined his love of the planets and music into a dual physics and trumpet degree. Now...
IDEAS Visits Capitol Hill: Attends Future STEM Leaders Conference
Earlier this month Lois Trautvetter and Michelle Paulsen attended the NRT Teams Annual Meeting 2016, and Future STEM Leaders Conference in Washington DC. The events, both co-sponsored...
CIERA Researcher Brings The Galaxy to the Classroom
When graduate student Katie Breivik isn’t doing research about gravitational waves, she’s lending her science research skills to the classroom. This spring at the...
CIERA Contributes to Northwestern’s Computational Research Day
To celebrate and highlight advanced research computing at Northwestern, the third annual Computational Research Day was held on April 19th. Highlights of the day...
CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow Laura Fissel Wins Prestigious Jansky Fellowship
CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow Laura Fissel will be leaving Chicago for Virginia next year, as one of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s (NRAO’s) Jansky fellows....
Largest Ever Event for Graduate Student Speaker Series
Our largest ever “Graduate Student Speaker Series” event was held at Vernon Hills High School on February 9th. Over 70 students, teachers, and school...
CIERA REU Student Eryn Cangi Wins Chambliss Medal for Research Poster at AAS
At this month’s meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Eryn Cangi was awarded a Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award. This honor is given to...
CIERA Grad Student Brings the Stars to Her Hometown
Northwestern & CIERA Graduate Student Niharika Sravan returned to her hometown in eastern India last week to teach a one-week winter school that introduced...