Prof. Marc Kamionkowski has been named one of two winners of the 2015 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics. Kamionkowski and David Spergel of Princeton University, were honored “for their outstanding […]
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JHU Astrophysicists Unveil Map of Mysterious Molecules in the Milky Way
Professor Ménard, Postdoctoral Fellow Gail Zasowski, Ph.D. student Ting-Wen Lan, and other JHU astrophysicists have unveiled a new map of mysterious molecules in our galaxy using data from the Sloan […]
Particle Fever Wins Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award in Journalism
Professor David E. Kaplan and the entire cast and crew involved with the production of Particle Fever were given the 2015 duPont-Columbia award for producing the documentary about the identification […]
David Kaplan Named Fellow of the American Physical Society
Professor David E. Kaplan has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society. His citation with the APS is as follows: “For contributions to models for new physics beyond […]
Adam Riess shares Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Prof. Adam Riess is a recipient of the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for the discovery of the acceleration of the expansion of the universe. Riess shares the $3M award […]
A Hopkins-lead Study Finds a New Way to Employ the Sunyaev–Zel’dovich Effect
Prof. Tobias Marriage and Megan Gralla have found that the Sunyaev–Zel’dovich effect – typically used to study large galaxy clusters – can also be used to learn about why galaxies […]
Brice Ménard Awarded 2014 Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering
Prof. Brice Ménard is the recipient of a 2014 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering. Joining 17 other early-career scientists, Prof. Ménard will receive a grant of $875,000 from the […]
Leaky, Star-Forming Galaxies Lead Researchers to Better Understand the Universe
In an article published Oct. 9 in the journal Science, Sanchayeeta Borthakur, Timothy Heckman, and Claus Leitherer from STScI, look at SDSS J0921+4509 to measure its radiation leaks in an […]
Collin L. Broholm named a Moore Experimental Investigator
Prof. Collin L. Broholm is one of the 19 new Moore Experimental Investigators in Quantum Materials. The 5-year program from The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation seeks to help fund […]
Bruce Barnett to Retire After 50 years
After a 50-year teaching career, including 39 years at Hopkins, Dr. Bruce Barnett will retire at the end of 2014. Barnett has contributed to major research discoveries in particle physics. […]