CIERA Director Vicky Kalogera Presents Annual Public Lecture
Founded ten years ago, the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) is celebrating a decade of astrophysics discovery and research, and...
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CIERA Celebrates a Decade Of Discovery
“As director of Northwestern’s Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics(CIERA), Vicky Kalogera has traveled the globe to talk about things beyond this world. Connecting the...
2018 REU Students Present Their Research at Annual Poster Session
CIERA’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program provides students with the chance to pursue an astrophysics-based interdisciplinary research project in collaboration with Northwestern faculty. This year,...
CIERA Helps Chicago-Area High School Students Host 2018 GirlCon
On Saturday, June 16th, over 170 middle and high school girls from around the United States gathered to address the future of diversity in...
CIERA Contributes to World Science Festival
This year’s World Science Festival in New York City featured an expert panel discussing black holes, including CIERA director Vicky Kalogera. Also featured was...
CIERA Partners with The Chicago Network on STEM Event
Last fall, scientists announced the first-ever observation of a binary neutron star inspiral and merger. Anticipated for more than 20 years, the merger represents...
CIERA Director Vicky Kalogera Meets with U.S. Congressman
As part of a National Science Foundation meeting with congress on February 5, 2018, CIERA Director Vicky Kalogera was invited to meet one-on-one with...
CIERA Graduate Students Host Field Trip for Girls 4 Science
On Saturday, February 3, 2018, CIERA hosted a group from Girls 4 Science, a Chicago based nonprofit “dedicated to exposing girls, ages 10-18 years old,...
CIERA Researchers Highlight Their Expertise in Seven Minutes or Less
On December 6, 2017, CIERA graduate students Alex Gurvich and Michael Katz joined ten other presentors from seven different departments to showcase their skills...
CIERA Astronomers Share Stories of Scientific Discovery at Neutron Star Merger Event
Professors Vicky Kalogera, Shane Larson, Raffaella Margutti and Wen-fai Fong welcomed an audience of about 200 for a science talk and moderated panel discussion...
Cosmos in Concert: Celestial Suite
On November 18, graduate student Kyle Kremer welcomed 400 astronomy and classical music enthusiasts in Pick-Staiger concert hall for Celestial Suite, a multimedia show...
“Black Hole Encounter” by CIERA Postdoc Aaron Geller Sweeps 2017 Scientific Images Contest
On November 2, Science in Society announced the winners of the 2017 Northwestern Scientific Images Contest. The winners were announced during an exhibition launch...