Monica Gallegos-Garcia awarded Northwestern Presidential Fellowship
On May 8, The Graduate School (TGS) of Northwestern University announced that Monica Gallegos-Garcia was one of only seven people awarded the Presidential Fellowship...
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Postdoc Caitlin Witt named finalist of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Thesis Award
Dr. Caitlin Witt, the CIERA-Adler Postdoctoral Fellow, was named one of three finalists for the American Physical Society’s Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Doctoral Dissertation Award in...
CIERA Associate Faculty Jian Cao Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Jian Cao, the Cardiss Collins Professor of Mechanical Engineering at McCormick and an Associate Faculty of CIERA has been elected to the American Academy...
REU student Claire Zwicker wins Chambliss Honorable Mention for research poster at AAS
At the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), REU Student Claire Zwicker was awarded a Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award, Honorable Mention....
Wen-fai Fong named ‘Rising Star’ by Astronomy Magazine
Honor recognizes 25 distinguished early career astronomers Astronomy Magazine named Northwestern University astrophysicist Wen-fai Fong to its list of “Rising Stars in Astronomy,” an honor recognizing...
CIERA Alum Daniel Anglés-Alcázar wins Cottrell Scholar Award
Research Corporation for Science Advancement has named 25 early career scholars as recipients of its 2023 Cottrell Scholar Awards. Founded in 1912 by educator,...
Research Student Madeline Oh Named a Top 300 Teen Scientist by Regeneron Science Talent Search
Eighteen-year-old Madeline Oh, a research student working with Vicky Kalogera and co-advised with former CIERA Fellow Maya Fishbach and current graduate student Chase Kimball,...
Professor Dave Meyer retires after 35 years at Northwestern
On December 31, 2022, Professor Dave Meyer, co-founding Director of CIERA, retired after 35 years at Northwestern. Dave joined the Northwestern Physics and Astronomy...
Graduate Student Jillian Rastinejad Spotlighted on NASA Universe
On December 15, 2022, the NASA Universe Twitter account featured graduate student Jillian Rastinejad in a thread that received over 125,000 views. In the post,...
Team with Northwestern astrophysicists competes for $300 million
One of just two finalists, team receives $3 million from NASA to refine its proposed mission NASA has selected STAR-X, a space mission proposed to...
Explore the Cosmos with CIERA
DONORS LAUNCH MATCHING GIFT CHALLENGE DURING SPECIAL-ACCESS TRIP TO ARIZONA OBSERVATORY New and long-time donors to the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in...
CIERA Alum Carl Rodriguez wins Packard Fellowship
Carl Rodriguez, CIERA Physics PhD Alum (2016), was selected as a 2022 Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering, an honor presented to early-career faculty...