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Rachel Patton wins Presidential Fellowship
The Presidential Fellowship is the most prestigious award given by the Graduate School to recognize the outstanding scholarly accomplishments and potential of graduate students entering the final…
Graduate Student Awards 2022
Congratulations to the recipients of our Department of Astronomy Graduate Student Awards.
Ann S. Tuttle Citizenship, Engagement, and Outreach Prize - Caprice Phillips
Ann S.…
Paul Martini elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
Paul Martini, Professor of Astronomy, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society. The APS Fellowship Program recognizes members who have made exceptional contributions to the…
Ann S. Tuttle Citizenship Award to Caprice Phillips
The department is beyond happy to award the Ann S. Tuttle Citizenship Award to Caprice Phillips.
As a reminder, the Tuttle Citizenship Award description:
Our field and Department…
How superwinds help drive galactic development
Galactic superwinds – large outflows of gas created by a combination of supernova explosions and stellar winds – are closely connected to a galaxy’s earliest stages of development and…
Kevin Hoy Models Phosphorus Spectra for Extraterrestrial Biosignatures
Recent graduate Kevin Hoy makes "Newsworthy Talks" for his talk on Modeling Phosphorus Spectra for Extraterrestrial Biosignatures at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society’s…
Professor Scott Gaudi comments on JWST' 'jewel-filled' photo
On July 12, NASA shared the debut images from the fully operational James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) — the most powerful space observatory ever built.
Among the close-ups of…
Rick Pogge describes the SDSS-V robotic focal plane system for SPIE
Richard Pogge of The Ohio State University describes the SDSS-V as “one of the most scientifically productive ground-based surveys ever.”
“I've derived a great deal of satisfaction out…
Neutrinos hint the sun has more carbon and nitrogen than previously thought, Prof Marc Pinsonneault weighs in
After two decades of debate, scientists are getting closer to figuring out exactly what the sun — and thus the whole universe — is made of.
The sun is mostly composed of hydrogen and…