2024

The Astrophysics Concentrators enjoyed lunch with our faculty on Friday, November 15th. The scientific exchanges were stimulating, and a bit of fun was shared by all. We hope to repeat the event again in the spring.

Catherine Zucker, SAO Astrophysicist and Lecturer in Astronomy, delivered the Bok Prize Lecture on "Our 3D View of the Milky Way: from Bart Bok to the Present Day," on November 12, where she skillfully intertwined the subject's history and science. Kenzie...

Winner of the Barry Prize, 2024 The prize citation for Dr. Öberg ‘s Barry Prize reads: "Karin Öberg’s research has broken new ground in our knowledge of the stars, while reminding us of the wonder and beauty that inspire scientific inquiry. Her pioneering...

Harvard Astronomy graduate student Claire Lamman has been named as a recipient of the NAS Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications. Claire is one of 3 grad student winners across all science fields! The citation reads:...

Congratulations to Harvard Astronomy professor Ashley Villar, who has been awarded a 2024 Packard Fellowship! The David and Lucile Packard Foundation announced today the 2024 class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering, who will each receive $875...

The Harvard Astronomy faculty and SAO scientists celebrated the retirement of Josh Grindlay (Robert Treat Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy, Emeritus) at a faculty meeting on Friday, 13 September. He's been promoted to Emeritus, and will continue to...

The Astronomy Department welcomes six new graduate students (left to right, with their undergrad school): Anna Tartaglia (Penn State), Qijia Zhou (Harvard), Sophia Ridolfo (Australia National Univ), Tintin Nguyen (Arizona), Rongrong Liu (Johns Hopkins)...

Harvard Astronomy grad Liam R. Corrigan (’19) won a gold medal with Team USA in men’s coxless four rowing at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Thursday, as the United States narrowly edged out New Zealand to win its first gold medal in the event since 1960. Liam...

Professor George B. Field, founding Director of the Center for Astrophysics, passed away on July 31st at the age of 94. George was a guiding figure for our institute and a friend, teacher, and mentor to many of our members. In 2014, George wrote an...

Sophia Sánchez-Maes was awarded the “Best Paper Prize” at SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation this week in Yokohama Japan for the conference section “X-ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy”. This prize is awarded to the best...