Zooniverse wins White House Open Science to Advance Innovation challenge
In late March 2024, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced their Year of Open Science Recognition Challenge winners. Five...
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Meet CIERA’s seven incoming postdocs!
Welcome new postdoctoral researchers! We are very excited to introduce the newest cohort of incoming Fall 2024 CIERA Postdoctoral Fellows and Associates! These seven...
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...
Brightest gamma-ray burst of all time came from the collapse of a massive star
JWST observations show no sign of heavy elements In October 2022, an international team of researchers, including Northwestern University astrophysicists, observed the brightest gamma-ray burst...
First gravitational-wave detection of a mass-gap object merging with a neutron star
The ‘mass gap’ might be ‘less empty than previously thought,’ researcher says An international research collaboration, including Northwestern University astrophysicists, has detected the first...
Stellar collisions produce strange, zombie-like survivors
New research traces the fates of stars living near the Milky Way’s central black hole Despite their ancient ages, some stars orbiting the Milky...
Postdoc Sarah Blunt named to inaugural class of RCSA fellows
On March 26, 2024 the Research Corporation for Science Advancement announced its inaugural class of RCSA Fellows, including CIERA Postdoctoral Scholar Sarah Blunt. The...
Anya Nugent discusses short gamma-ray bursts for AAS Journal Author Series
On March 13, 2024 CIERA graduate student Anya Nugent was featured on the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Journal Author Series to discuss a recent paper...
CIERA completes $100k new donor gift matching challenge
CIERA is excited to announce the successful completion of the Kent Family Gift Matching Challenge, a $100,000 philanthropic goal which concluded on December 31,...
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...
Two REU students win American Astronomical Society Chambliss Awards
Sebastian Banaszak and Vishnu Gade have both been awarded Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards by the American Astronomical Society (AAS). Banaszak and Gade participated in...
Space-based gravitational-wave detector is adopted by European Space Agency
Northwestern astrophysicist is member of international team working on new detector Gravitational waves — ripples in the fabric of space-time first predicted by...