Joseph Silk has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
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Marc Kamionkowski Shares in Excitement Over Big Bang Breakthrough
A team of observational cosmologists may have found evidence that cosmic inflation occurred a fraction of a second after the Big Bang by detecting a signature pattern that was predicted 18 years ago by our own cosmologist and theoretical physicist Marc Kamionkowski.
David Kaplan’s “Particle Fever” Featured in The New York Times
“Particle Fever,” a new documentary following scientists at CERN produced by our own David Kaplan, has won accolades at film festivals. Read the article and watch the trailer.
Jared Kaplan and Tyrel McQueen Selected for Sloan Research Fellowship
Congratulations to Jared Kaplan, assistant professor of particle physics, and Tyrel McQueen, assistant professor of chemistry with a joint appointment in the physics department, recipients of the Sloan Research Fellowship, given annually to young scientists showing promise in their research areas.
Nadia Zakamska Wins 2014 Pierce Prize for Astronomical Excellence
Nadia L. Zakamska has been awarded the 2014 Newton Lacy Pierce Prize for outstanding achievement in observational astronomical research.
Stephen Murray Elected to AAAS
Four Johns Hopkins University researchers are among the 388 new fellows elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The School of Arts and Sciences honoree is Stephen Murray, who conducts research in high-energy astrophysics and X-ray astronomy.
FORTIS Takes Flight on Mission to Analyze Comet ISON
The adage “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” is apt advice in a host of life’s challenges but none more timely than the launch of FORTIS, a […]
Dr. Jason Kalirai Selected as One of Baltimore’s Future Visionaries
Astronomer Dr. Jason Kalirai of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) has been cited by Baltimore Magazine as one of the “top 40 under 40” up-and-comers in the Baltimore metropolitan […]
Andrei Gritsan Discusses Nobel-Winning Find
The department’s Andrei Gritsan is a member of a large team of researchers at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland and France that, in 2012, announced the discovery of a new subatomic […]
Johns Hopkins Astrophysicist Charles Bennett Receives 2013 Jansky Prize
Johns Hopkins University astrophysicist Charles L. Bennett has been selected to receive the 2013 Jansky Prize for his leadership in the establishment of precision cosmology through studies of the Cosmic […]