Announcing CIERA Director of Operations Kari Frank & Associate Director Shane Larson
We are pleased to announce our new Director of Operations, Dr. Kari Frank. Kari holds a PhD in Physics from Purdue, and is formerly...
News
New Issue of “LIGO Magazine” Available
The eleventh issue of LIGO Magazine is now available for download. The issue focuses on LIGO’s third detection of two merging black holes during observation run,...
CIERA Director Vicky Kalogera Appointed CIFAR Senior Fellow
Professor Kalogera has been appointed as a Senior Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) program in Gravity and the Extreme Universe....
CIERA Postdoc Alum Carl Rodriguez Featured in Northwestern Magazine
CIERA Postdoctoral Alumnus Carl Rodriguez ’16 PhD was included in a Northwestern Magazine cover feature showcasing the work of doctoral students from many disciplines...
CIERA Pop-up Eclipse Viewing at Tech Allows Hundreds to Enjoy Rare Sky Event
On August 21, the total solar eclipse fascinated people across the country. Astronomers from CIERA travelled to Wyoming, Kansas, Idaho, Missouri, and southern Illinois...
2017 REU Students Present Their Research at Annual Poster Session
CIERA’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program provides students with the chance to pursue an astrophysics-based interdisciplinary research project in collaboration with Northwestern faculty. This year,...
Astronomy on Tap Hosts Eclipse-themed Event at Begyle Brewing
In anticipation of the 2017 total solar eclipse, Astronomy on Tap Chicago hosted 100 astronomy and beer-loving friends at Begyle Brewing at an event...
CIERA REU Students Discover Careers in Astronomy
Continuing an annual tradition, the CIERA Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program hosted a live, online career panel July 31 for our summer undergraduate...
CIERA’s 2017 Summer Student Researchers
For the summer of 2017, 34 summer students (pictured left) will work closely with researchers at CIERA. 13 of these students received funding through...
Graduate Students Engage with 7th/8th Grade Students & Families
On June 24th, Physics & Astronomy graduate students Cody Dirks and Zachary Hafen led a workshop at the Dearborn Observatory as part of the...
Graduate Student Fani Dosopoulou Receives Holt Award
The Graduate School of Northwestern University has selected Fani Dosopoulou to receive the Holt Award. Named in honor of Helen Froelich Holt ’34, ‘38MS,...
CIERA Hosts Supernovae: The LSST Revolution Workshop
An international group of over 60 experts and young researchers working on all types of supernovae gathered May 31 – June 2 for Supernovae:...