PhD candidate William Balmer employed the James Webb Space Telescope in his research that has captured the first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system.
News & Announcements Archive
JHU Physics Fair returns to Bloomberg Center for Physics & Astronomy April 26, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
After a hiatus of several years, the William H. Miller III Department of Physics & Astronomy is excited to announce the revival of the Physics Fair! Join us on Saturday, April 26 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for a day of fun, interactive exhibits and activities that explore the fascinating world of physics.
Music for the Stars: Thursday, 2/27, 7:30 PM, FREE, Bloomberg Center Lobby
In collaboration with composers from the Peabody Composition department, students from the vocal studio of Prof. Ah Young Hong, and Professor Brice Ménard, Music of the Stars is a performance that features new compositions for voice inspired by images from the James Webb space telescope. See the live performance at 7:30 on Thursday, 2/27, in the lobby of Bloomberg Center for Physics & Astronomy.
Marco Chiaberge Leads Study That Offers Solution for Cartilage Damage in Long Space Journeys
By studying mice, Research Scientist Marco Chiaberge postulates that jumping workouts could help astronauts on the moon and Mars
Jun Zhang Named a 2025 Sloan Research Fellow
Assistant Professor Yaojun (Jun) Zhang has been selected by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as one of 126 scholars that represent the most promising early-career scientists working today. The award for being named a Sloan Research Fellow in 2025 is $75,000, which may be spent over a two-year term on any expense supportive of research.
Emanuele Berti Explains the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) to Gizmodo
Professor Emanuele Berti helps Gizmodo readers better understand the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) in the new article titled “LISA: What the Revolutionary Gravitational Wave Observatory Will Actually See”
Sabti, Kamionkowski, and Muñoz Paper Chosen for Physical Review Letter Collection of the Year 2024
Postdoctoral Fellow Nashwan Sabti, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor Marc Kamionkowski, and former graduate student in the department Julian Munoz co-authored an article titled “Insights from HST into Ultramassive Galaxies and Early-Universe Cosmology” for Physical Review Letters that has been chosen as one of 50 articles in the Physical Review Letter Collection of the Year 2024.
American Institute of Physics Names JHU Society of Physics Students an Outstanding Chapter for 2024
The department’s chapter of the Society of Physics Students has been named an Outstanding Chapter for 2024 by the American Institute of Physics. Criteria for Outstanding SPS Chapter recognition includes participation in SPS programs and meetings, outreach efforts, and contributions to student recruitment.
Johns Hopkins Astrophysicists Observe Theoretically Predicted Effect in the Remnants of Dead Stars
In a new paper published by The Astrophysical Journal today, a team led by PhD candidate Nicole Crumpler has detected a long-theorized but very subtle effect in the White Dwarf “mass-radius relation.”
Danielle Speller Receives Joseph A. Johnson Award for Excellence from AIP and NSBP
Assistant Professor Danielle Speller received the 2024 Joseph A. Johnson Award for Excellence from the American Institute of Physics and the National Society of Black Physicists. Speller is recognized for neutrinoless double beta decay and dark matter research and for mentoring the next generation of aspiring physicists. “Dr. Speller not only explores the secrets of the universe but also shares them through science outreach and mentorship,” said Michael Moloney , CEO of AIP.