The 2023 APS Francis M. Pipkin Award Has Been Given to Andrew Geraci
Andrew Geraci, Associate Professor at Northwestern University and a member of the core faculty of CIERA, was selected as the recipient of the 2023...
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CIERA Postdocs Advance to New Positions
Congratulations to Kate Alexander, Jeff Andrews, Alicia Rouco Escorial, Maya Fishbach, Luke Kelley, Emily Leiner, Sukrit Ranjan, Patrick Sheehan, and Sarah Wellons — the newest postdoctoral alumni from...
CIERA Welcomes New Faculty Members: Allison Strom and Jason Wang
This fall, we are excited to welcome Allison Strom and Jason Wang to CIERA as a new core faculty members. Allison Strom joins Northwestern and CIERA...
The Recipient of the 2022 Robert J. Trumpler Award is Dr. Ariadna Murguia Berthier
Ariadna Murguia Berthier, NASA Hubble Fellow at CIERA, was selected as the recipient of the 2022 Robert J. Trumpler Award, an award which is presented...
Women astronomers leading the revolution
New book shares the stories of women astronomers as they revolutionize a historically male-dominated field The Sky Is for Everyone (published June 21st, 2022...
Northwestern astrophysicists snag early time on James Webb Space Telescope
Researchers will study star formation and chemical makeup of distant galaxies After releasing its first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)...
Alex Gurvich Wins Northwestern’s Data Visualization Contest
Astronomy PhD student Alex Gurvich was recently named a winner of Northwestern’s 2022 Data Visualization contest. Honored for his video simulation of a galaxy...
CIERA Researchers Quoted in Sky & Telescope June Cover Story
CIERA Director Vicky Kalogera, Einstein Fellow Maya Fishbach, and Board of Visitors Research Assistant Professor Zoheyr Doctor have been featured in Sky & Telescope’s...
Tarraneh Eftekhari Named NASA Einstein Fellow
CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow Tarraneh Eftekhari has been named a NASA Einstein Fellow! This NASA fellowship enables Eftekhari, along with 23 other postdoctoral scientists out...
Erin Cox Awarded NSF MPS-Ascend Fellowship
CIERA Postdoctoral Associate Erin Cox has been awarded a National Science Foundation Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending (MPS-Ascend ) Postdoctoral Fellowship! The fellowship will provide...
Monica Gallegos Garcia Selected for 2022 Bouchet Honor Society
CIERA graduate student Monica Gallegos Garcia has been selected as a 2022 Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Inductee, a cohort organized by The...
Ariadna Murguia Berthier Top 3 Finalist for AAS HEAD Dissertation Prize
Ariadna Murguia Berthier, NASA Hubble Fellow at CIERA, was selected as one of three finalists for the 2022 HEAD Dissertation Prize! The HEAD Dissertation...