Faculty member Brice Ménard has been named the 2015-16 John Bahcall Distinguished Lecturer at Tel Aviv University. This annual lecture has been given by distinguished astrophysicists since 2006. Click here for more information.
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Alexander Szalay Wins 2015 IEEE Computer Society Sidney Fernbach Award
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Alex Szalay has been selected as the recipient of the 2015 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society Sidney Fernbach Award. Szalay was recognized “for his […]
David Kaplan wins 2015 NAS Communication Award for “Particle Fever”
Professor and documentary producer David E. Kaplan received the 2015 Communication Award of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for his film “Particle Fever.” The award, which is supported by the Keck Futures Initiative, includes a $20,000 prize and recognizes excellence in communicating science to the general public. Click here for more.
Dominika Wylezalek Becomes Inaugural Akbari-Mack Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Researcher Dominika Wylezalek has been appointed as the inaugural Akbari-Mack Postdoctoral Fellow in Physics and Astronomy. The fellowship is made possible by the generous support of Dr. Homaira Akbari and Mr. Roszell Mack. The fellowship will help Wylezalek advance her research of supermassive black holes.
Charles Bennett wins 2015 Tomassoni Chisesi Prize
Professor Bennett, the Alumni Centennial Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Gilman Scholar in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, will receive the 2015 Tomassoni Chisesi Prize in June […]
Stephan McCandliss Named Director of the Center for Astrophysical Sciences
Research Professor Stephan McCandliss will become Director of the Center for Astrophysical Sciences (CAS) effective July 1.
Chia-Ling Chien Awarded 2015 IUPAP Magnetism Award and Néel Medal
Jacob L. Hain Professor Chia-Ling Chien has received the 2015 IUPAP Magnetism Award and Néel Medal for his extraordinary contributions to the field of magnetism. The award is the highest […]
Alexander Szalay becomes a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Alexander Szalay, P&A faculty member and the founding director of the Institute for Data Intensive Engineering and Science, has been named a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor. Szalay is also a professor […]
Joseph Silk’s featured on NPR
Prof. Joseph Silk and physicist George Ellis have sparked a debate about whether or not string theory and multiverses should be exempt from experimental testing. Read more on National Public […]
Jared Kaplan Receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Assistant Professor Jared Kaplan has received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. The award helps to fund research in Conformal Field Theory – quantum theories that combine special […]