Ulascan Sarica, who earned his Ph.D. in the department in October 2018, working on studies of the Higgs boson with Prof. Andrei Gritsan, has received the Springer Award for an outstanding […]
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Brice Ménard to give the Hans Jensen Lecture at University of Heidelberg
Prof. Brice Ménard has been invited to give the Hans Jensen Lecture at the University of Heidelberg as part of the doctoral program’s biannual “Heidelberg Physics Graduate Days.” The lecture is […]
CLASS Telescope Featured on NPR’s All Things Considered
In a segment titled “Telescope In Chile’s Mountains Looks For Signals To Explain How The Universe Began,” NPR Science Journalist Joe Palca interviews Associate Professor Toby Marriage and others to […]
Emanuele Berti Named Fellow and President Elect of ISGRG
At last week’s meeting of the International Society of General Relativity and Gravitation (ISGRG), Professor Emanuele Berti was named a Fellow, and was also voted as the new President Elect of the society. […]
Two Department Members Chosen for Decadal Survey in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Prof. Marc Kamionkowski and Associate Research Scientist Rachel Osten have been selected to steering committee for the upcoming National Academy of Sciences decadal survey in Astronomy and Astrophysics. We are […]
Adam Riess Featured on NPR’s On Point Radio
Prof. Adam Riess was a guest on NPR’s On Point Radio this morning to discuss his new research about the age of the universe. Listen to the interview via the […]
Brice Ménard Leads the Johns Hopkins Helium Balloon Project to Great Heights
A team of Johns Hopkins students led by Prof. Brice Ménard recently launched cameras and other devices more than 16 miles into the Earth’s atmosphere to collect data, then tracked […]
Joe Silk Awarded the 2019 Gruber Prize in Cosmology
Homewood Professor Joe Silk has been awarded the 2019 Gruber Prize in Cosmology, along with Nick Kaiser. The citation reads: “Through different but complementary approaches to the same problems in […]
Marc Kamionkowski Named to National Academy of Sciences
Marc Kamionskowski was among 100 new members and 25 foreign associates to be selected for membership to the National Academy of Sciences this year. The National Academy of Sciences is […]
Prof. Marc Kamionkowski Invited to Give Halley Lecture at Oxford University
Prof. Marc Kamionkowski has been invited to give the Halley Lecture at Oxford University. This lecture is named for Edmond Halley, for whom the comet is named and is intended […]