Department News Archive


Collin Broholm Participates in “Subatomic Smackdown”

Collin Broholm Participates in “Subatomic Smackdown”
Prof. Collin Broholm has entered the ring as part of a fun competition that pits four subatomic particles – neutron, proton, photon and electron – against one another, each one putting forward […]


Hsiang-Chih Hwang Named 2018 Gardner Fellow

Hsiang-Chih Hwang Named 2018 Gardner Fellow
Graduate student Hsiang-Chih Hwang has been named the 2018 Gardner Fellow. The Gardner fellowship and award will allow Hwang to focus on his research with Prof. Nadia Zakamska on variability […]


Strong JHU Showing at the 231st Meeting of the American Astronomical Society

Strong JHU Showing at the 231st Meeting of the American Astronomical Society
Current and former JHU/CAS graduate students and researchers, meeting last week (8 - 12 January 2018) to exchange the results of their research, take a moment to pose for a picture at the 231st meeting of the American Astronomical Society at the National Harbor convention center.


Two From Hopkins Honored by the American Astronomical Society

Two From Hopkins Honored by the American Astronomical Society
Joseph Silk, the Homewood Professor of Physics and Astronomy, is the recipient of the 2018 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, which is intended to recognize a lifetime of eminence in astronomical research. Yacine Ali-Haimoud, who was a postdoc at JHU from 2014–2017 (and joined the faculty of NYU in Fall 2017) is the recipient of the Helen B. Warner Prize, which recognizes outstanding early-career contributions to theoretical or observational astronomy.