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...
News
Intergalactic Transfer: A New Study on How Matter Moves Across the Universe, Led by CIERA Postdoc Daniel Anglés-Alcázar
Northwestern has issued a press release, Milky Way’s origins are not what they seem: Study reveals that half of matter around us likely comes from...
CIERA Prof. Raffaella Margutti Helps Discover ‘Heavy Metal’ Supernova Rocking Out
Northwestern has issued a press release, Astronomers discover ‘heavy metal’ supernova rocking out: First clear evidence of a metal-rich birthplace for a superluminous supernova, which...
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...
The Computing Power Behind CIERA’s Galaxy Formation Research
Northwestern University’s Information Technology (NUIT) team provides campus researchers across all disciplines access to high performance computing resources and services for conducting in-depth computational...
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...
CIERA Director Vicky Kalogera Featured in Northwestern Global Impact Video
In a new video designed to acknowledge Northwestern’s global impact, President Schapiro presents some of the outstanding work happening across all campuses, including that...
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:...
LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves for Third Time
Northwestern Now reported on June 1, 2017 that “One, two and now three historic waves have come from deep space.” The press release reads: “The Laser...
Astronomy Students Awarded Best Senior Thesis
Congratulations to undergraduates Rebecca Diesing and Charles “Chase” Kimball, who jointly won the Department of Physics & Astronomy prize for best senior thesis, 2017....
“Science Sonification” Brings Together Composers & STEM Researchers
What does it sound like when you transform science into music? On May 22, an audience of about 75 enjoyed the premier of the...