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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 […]

Kevin Schlaufman Proposes New Limit on the Definition of a Planet

In his paper, published online by the Astrophysical Journal, Assistant Professor Kevin Schlaufman set the upper boundary of planet mass between four and 10 times Jupiter’s mass. Narrowing down the […]

Tamás Budavári Works to Solve Baltimore’s Urban Blight

Tamás Budavári Works to Solve Baltimore’s Urban Blight

Associate Research Professor Tamás Budavári was worked for the last year to develop an algorithmic tool that can predict a Baltimore’s vacancies. Read more about his work in a recent […]

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.

Prof. Joseph Silk’s Colleagues Gather in Paris to Celebrate His 75th Birthday

In December 2017 the Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris hosted an international conference to celebrate Joe Silk’s 75th birthday, providing a unique occasion to bring together the world’s top experts in […]