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Mark Ho-Yeuk Cheung receives GWIC-Braccini Thesis Prize

Mark Ho-Yeuk Cheung receives GWIC-Braccini Thesis Prize

Mark Ho-Yeuk Cheung (PhD ’25) has received the 2025 GWIC-Braccini Thesis Prize from the Gravitational Wave International Committee and the Friends of Stefano Braccini in recognition of his outstanding PhD […]

Yahui Zhang and Corey Oses receive 2026 Johns Hopkins Catalyst Awards

Yahui Zhang and Corey Oses receive 2026 Johns Hopkins Catalyst Awards

Assistant Professor Yahui Zhang and Joint Assistant Professor Corey Oses have each received Johns Hopkins Catalyst Awards, an honor that is accompanied by a $100,000 grant, mentoring opportunities, and institutional […]

Erini Lambrides named 2026 Young American Scientist by Scientific American

Erini Lambrides named 2026 Young American Scientist by Scientific American

Erini Lambrides (PhD, ’21) has been selected by Scientific American as one of 28 Young American Scientists named by the magazine for 2026. Scientific American employed a combination of expert […]

Andrei Gritsan, Petar Maksimovic, Stephan McCandliss, and Morris Swartz receive 2026 Nexus Awards

Andrei Gritsan, Petar Maksimovic, Stephan McCandliss, and Morris Swartz receive 2026 Nexus Awards

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. […]

David Sing co-authors research that detects overnight mineral cloud formation on an exoplanet

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

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

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

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

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

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 […]