Department News Archive


Danielle Speller Receives Sloan Fellowship

Danielle Speller Receives Sloan Fellowship
Assistant Professor Danielle Speller has received a 2022 Sloan Research Fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The fellowship honors early-career science researchers who show exceptional promise in their fields. […]


Remembering Paul Feldman

Remembering Paul Feldman
Professor Paul Feldman spent over five decades in service to the department, including a very consequential role from 1996 to 2002 as the department chair. He was a world-renowned researcher […]


Investor Bill Miller gives $50M to Johns Hopkins Department of Physics and Astronomy

Investor Bill Miller gives $50M to Johns Hopkins Department of Physics and Astronomy
Miller's $50 million commitment will fund endowed professorships, postdoctoral fellowships, and graduate research, and will provide ongoing support for research infrastructure. His gift also served as the impetus for two anonymous donors to support the department as well, expanding to $75 million the funding to advance key areas of physics research.


Physics and Poetry in Dialogue

Physics and Poetry in Dialogue
Nobel Laureate Adam Riess and former U.K. Poet Laureate Andrew Motion talk about the universe ahead of the December launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. 


Space@Hopkins 2021 Seed Grant Recipients Announced

Space@Hopkins 2021 Seed Grant Recipients Announced
Space@Hopkins, directed by Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Chuck Bennett, connects the array of Johns Hopkins University divisions, departments, and collaborative institutions in their common pursuit of civilian space research. The 2021 […]