Twenty-eight convening, research, and teaching teams based at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., have recently been selected to receive funding from the university’s Nexus Awards Program. […]
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David Sing co-authors research that detects overnight mineral cloud formation on an exoplanet
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor David Sing recently co-authored findings about exoplanet WASP-94A b, demonstrating how mineral clouds form overnight on the planet’s cooler side before dissipating under intense daytime heat. The […]
Gautham Adamane and Grayson Frazier receive 2026-27 Dissertation Prize Fellowships
Congratulations to Gautham Adamane and Grayson Frazier for winning 2026-27 Dissertation Prize Fellowships. These fellowships recognize the most exciting doctoral research from across the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, providing […]
Student awards announced
Donald E. Kerr Undergraduate Awards Graduate Teaching Awards Graduate Travel Grants KSAS 2026/27 Dissertation Prize Fellowships Provosts PhD Thesis Completion Award
Remembering Chih-Yung Chien, particle physicist and Hopkins-Nanjing Center champion
Particle physicist Chih-Yung Chien, longtime professor in the department and instrumental figure in the launching of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, died April 10, in Union City, California. He was 86. Chien […]
July Du and Julia Gelfond receive Summer PURA Fellowships
Undergraduate students July Du and Julia Gelfond have each received Summer Provost’s Undergraduate Research Awards (PURA) from the Hopkins Office for Undergraduate Research. The Summer PURA Fellowships will support July […]
Dillon Brout & Dan Scolnic receive New Horizons in Physics Prizes from Breakthrough Prize Foundation
Former undergraduate student Dillon Brout and former graduate student Dan Scolnic have each received New Horizons in Physics Prizes from The Breakthrough Prize Foundation. The Breakthrough Prize, renowned as the […]
Kevin Schlaufman’s research reveals closest analog to a Population III star yet found
Associate Professor Kevin Schlaufman recently co-authored an article in Nature Astronomy that revealed the most metal-poor, chemically primitive star ever found, SDSS J0715-7334. Studying this low-mass, ultra-metal-poor star could help […]
NASA Hubble Fellowship Program recognizes Konstantinos Kritos, Sizheng Ma, and David Setton
The highly competitive NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP) recently named 24 new fellows to its 2026 class. The NHFP enables outstanding postdoctoral scientists to pursue independent research in any area […]
William Balmer awarded 51 Pegasi b Fellowship from Heising-Simons Foundation
William Balmer, who expects to complete their PhD in the department this summer, was awarded a competitive 51 Pegasi b Fellowship by the Heising-Simons Foundation to continue their research at […]