News Archive Page 12 | Physics & Astronomy

KSAS Field Notes: Lucie Afko in the Sky with Software

November 18, 2020

Lucie Afko, a sophomore physics major, is featured in the “Field Notes” section of the fall 2020 edition of Arts & Sciences Magazine. The article details Lucie’s hands-on experience working […]

Women in Physics & Astronomy Spotlight – December 1, 2020, 12:30 – REGISTRATION OPEN

November 17, 2020

Tuesday, December 1, 2020, Start Time: 12:30pm, End Time: 2:00pmRegistration now open Chaired by Dr. Tim Heckman, the JHU Physics and Astronomy Advisory Council is pleased to invite select alumni […]

Brice Ménard and Yi-Kuan Chiang Measure the Global Warming of Galaxies

November 10, 2020

Associate Professor Brice Ménard and former postdoctoral fellow in the department, Yi-Kuan Chiang, have published research in Astrophysical Journal that demonstrates how the temperature of galaxy clusters today, on average, […]

Jared Kaplan Creates Video Series with Scientific American

October 21, 2020

Associate Professor Jared Kaplan has created a new video series in conjunction with Scientific American that focuses on physics, cosmology, and quantum gravity. The three short, whimsical videos were funded […]

IDIES/MINDS to Hold Joint Annual Symposium on Oct. 23

October 15, 2020

IDIES and MINDS seek to promote interdisciplinary collaborations and invite researchers from across JHU, the government, industry, and local organizations who have an interest in data science and how to […]

Space@Hopkins Virtual Symposium Slated for Oct. 22 @ 1 PM – Registration Now Open

October 8, 2020

Save the date: Space@Hopkins will be holding a virtual symposium on October 22 starting at 1:00 PM EDT! The event will highlight space research across JHU divisions. Featuring talks by: Dr. Jason Kalirai (Mission Area […]

New York Times Article About the Origin of Galactic Clusters Features Department Members’ Research

October 1, 2020

An article by Dennis Overbye in the New York Times today summarizes the exciting discovery that one of earliest supermassive black holes to form in the universe lives at the […]

Adam Riess Receives 2020 Chalonge-de Vega Medals from the International School of Astrophysics

September 15, 2020

Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Adam Riess has received the 2020 Chalonge-de Vega Medals from the International School of Astrophysics in Paris. The citation for the award reads: “for his contribution to […]

K. D. Kuntz Participates in STORM, NASA’s New Mission to Study the Earth’s Magnetosheath

September 10, 2020

Research Scientist K. D. Kuntz will contribute to the Solar-Terrestrial Observer for the Response of the Magnetosphere (STORM) mission that has been selected by NASA for Phase-A study, in preparation […]

Undergraduate Vedant Chandra Leads Successful White Dwarf Research

September 1, 2020

A team of student researchers supervised by Associate Professor Nadia Zakamska recently authored a study in The Astrophysical Journal describing their new measurement of the white dwarf mass-radius relationship. The […]

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