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...
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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,...
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...
CIERA REU students present at 243rd meeting of the AAS
Students from CIERA’s summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program presented their research projects from summer 2023 at the 243rd American Astronomical Society (AAS)...
Astronomy on Tap slings drinks, trivia, and astro-themed fun in 2023
On December 7th, CIERA welcomed 55 guests to Begyle Brewing for Astronomy on Tap Chicago (AoT)’s “Merry Chirp-mass: Carol of the Waves”, a night...
Grad alum Carl Rodriguez wins 2024 AAS Helen B. Warner Prize
On January 11, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) announced that the 2024 Helen B. Warner Prize for observational or theoretical research by a young...
Intermediate-Mass Black Holes 2023 conference held in San Pedro, Belize
From December 2-5, 2023 CIERA welcomed 62 attendees to the 2023 iteration of the Intermediate-Mass Black Holes conference series. Held at the Grand Caribe...
Prof Faucher-Giguère named Highly Cited Researcher for fifth year
For the fifth consecutive year, CIERA Professor Claude-André Faucher-Giguère has been named a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics. The full 2023 list includes...
Marcia Bartusiak presents 2023 CIERA Annual Public Lecture
On October 5th, nearly 200 people gathered at Cahn Auditorium to hear Marcia Bartusiak present her talk The Day We Found the Universe: A...
MODEST star clusters conference series revived at CIERA
From August 28 to September 1, 2023, 115 researchers from around the world gathered in Evanston for the MODEST-23 star clusters conference. The conference,...
2023 Zooniverse Team Meeting held at CIERA
During the week of August 14, 2023 the Zooniverse team held their annual meeting at CIERA. Zooniverse is the world’s largest platform for online...