2024
Wendy Freedman one of Nature’s 10 people who helped shape science in 2024
December 12, 2024
UChicago cosmologist recognized for pioneering work on Hubble constant measurements
Latest findings from the South Pole Telescope bolster our model of the universe
November 13, 2024
Analysis of cosmic microwave background reinforces Hubble constant measurement
Prof. Alex Drlica-Wagner selected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society
October 4, 2024
The APS Fellowship Program was created to recognize members who may have made advances in physics through original research and publication, or made significant innovative contributions in the application of physics to science and technology. They may also have made significant contributions to the teaching of physics or service and participation in the activities of the Society.
NSF and Simons Foundation launch $20 million National AI Research Institute in Astronomy
September 18, 2024
SkAI Institute will develop AI tools and accelerate astronomy’s data-driven revolution
New Webb Telescope data suggests our model of the universe may hold up after all
August 22, 2024
UChicago-led analysis measures universe expansion rate, finds there may not be a ‘Hubble tension’
We know many things about our universe, but astronomers are still debating exactly how fast it is expanding. In fact, over the past two decades, two major ways to measure this number—known as the “Hubble constant” —have come up with different answers, leading some to wonder if there was something missing from our model of how the universe works.
UChicago’s Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics celebrates 20 years of discovery
August 20, 2024
The field of cosmology is just the small matter of understanding the entire universe: how it began, how it works, and how it’s changing. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics (KICP) at the University of Chicago, which brings together theoretical and experimental astronomers and physicists to investigate these expansive questions within the University’s distinctly interdisciplinary culture.
Dan Hooper named director of WIPAC
July 31, 2024
Astronomy & Astrophysics and KICP Professor and FNAL Senior Scientist Dan Hooper has been selected as the new director of the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC).
Congratulations to Dr. Elyssa Brooks
July 30, 2024
Congratulations to Elyssa Brooks for successfully defending her Ph.D. dissertation on "Developments of Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors".
HELIX, a NASA balloon mission to study cosmic rays, completed a successful 6 day flight from Sweden
June 5, 2024
Every now and then, tiny particles of antimatter strike Earth from cosmic parts unknown. A new balloon-borne experiment launching this spring may at last find their source.
Abigail Lee and Hanjue Zhu won the 2024 Price Prize in Cosmology and Astrophysics
May 30, 2024
CCAPP is proud to announce Abigail Lee (U. Chicago) and Hanjue Zhu (U. Chicago) as the winners of the 2024 Price Prize in Cosmology and Astrophysics
Wendy Freedman has been awarded the Georges Lemaître International Prize
May 30, 2024
Prof. Freedman is a Canadian-American cosmologist at the University of Chicago who works in the area of refining measurement of the Hubble Constant. She is renowned for her work on Cepheid variable stars through a Hubble Space Telescope Key Project. Her work and accomplishments are closely connected to the big-bang theory of Georges Lemaître.
John Carlstrom has been awarded the Arthur L. Kelly Faculty Prize for Exceptional Service in the PSD
May 22, 2024
John Carlstrom, Subramanyan Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor in the Departments of Astronomy & Astrophysics and Physics, the Enrico Fermi Institute, and the College, receives this prize in recognition of his critical contributions to the Physical Sciences Division and the continued success of both academic departments.
Ava Polzin won the audience prize in UChicagoGRAD’s Thesis competition
May 21, 2024
Ava Polzin, Astronomy and Astrophysics “The Smallest Pieces of the Puzzle: Using Dwarf Galaxies to Understand the Universe”
“NASA’s Chandra Notices the Galactic Center is Venting”, Chandra Press Release
May 10, 2024
“We suspected that magnetic fields are acting as the walls of the chimney and that hot gas is traveling up through them, like smoke”, said Scott Mackey of the University of Chicago, who led the study. “Now we’ve discovered an exhaust vent near the top of the chimney.”
Congratulations to Dr. Zhuowen (Ben) Zhang
April 26, 2024
Congratulations to Zhuowen (Ben) Zhang for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation on "Forward modeling of cluster systematics for cluster cosmology".