How we could warm Mars
A new idea among a rich history of proposals to make the surface of the cold planet habitable Ever since learning the surface of...
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Fifth Code/Astro workshop cultivates open-source software engineering skills
From July 15 to 19, 2024, CIERA Professor Jason Wang and Postdoctoral Fellow Sarah Blunt led the fifth Code/Astro workshop, the second of the...
CIERA Connections: From academia to quantitative research at IMC Trading
On May 22, 2024, 54 attendees gathered in the CIERA to hear the latest installment in the CIERA Connections series, “From Academic to Quantitative...
How NASA is Exploring the Secrets of the Universe and Improving Life on Earth: a CIERA Interdisciplinary Colloquium by Thomas Zurbuchen
On May 13, 2024, Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen presented CIERA’s latest Interdisciplinary Colloquium to 70 attendees from across the Northwestern community. Dr. Zurbuchen was introduced...
CIERA Connections: Dan Abramov on careers in aerospace
On May 6th, Northwestern alum and spaceflight systems engineer Dan Abramov provided 27 in-person CIERA members a glimpse into their potential future careers. Abramov’s...
Sun’s magnetic field originates surprisingly close to the surface
New finding addresses a 400-year-old mystery, once explored by Galileo An international team of researchers, including Northwestern University engineers, is getting closer to solving...
CIERA Connections: Eve Chase on careers in the public sector
On April 15, 40 in-person and 13 remote attendees gathered to hear from Dr. Eve Chase, Northwestern alum and current data scientist. Dr. Chase’s journey...
Prof Daniel Lecoanet receives major Simons Foundation grant for interdisciplinary project
CIERA Professor Daniel Lecoanet has assembled an interdisciplinary and multi-institutional team to tackle challenges in fluid dynamics. The team’s project: “Fundamental Fluid Processes in...
CIERA Associate Faculty Suzan van der Lee elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
On April 24, 2024, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) announced its newest elected members, including CIERA Associate Faculty member Suzan van...
Presenting talks and visualizations at the 2024 CoDEx Symposium
On April 2, 2024, Northwestern Information Technology (NUIT) held their annual CoDEx symposium, an all-day campus-wide showcase of computational and data-enabled research at Northwestern....
Northwestern launches data science/AI initiative
Steering Committee begins work to lead a University-wide effort to integrate and elevate Northwestern’s DS/AI strength From the social sciences to the STEM fields, disciplines...
CIERA professor and two postdoctoral alumni named Sloan Research Fellows
Young researchers represent the scientific leaders of tomorrow Two Northwestern faculty members and two CIERA alumni have been awarded a prestigious 2024 Sloan Research...