Vedant Chandra awarded the Price Prize from OSU CCAPP in Cosmology and Astrophysics!
The Astronomy Department congratulates fifth year grad student on being awarded the Price Prize from OSU CCAPP (Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics) in Cosmology and Astrophysics!
Chandra’s research bridges observations, simulations, and instrumentation to reconstruct the evolutionary history of the Milky Way. He has conducted spectroscopic surveys to illuminate the outermost regions of the galactic halo, mapping its global dynamics and uncovering stellar imprints of both ancient and ongoing mergers. He is a leading member of the Via Project, developing new multi-object spectrographs to investigate the fundamental nature of dark matter and the physics of galaxy formation.
About the Prize
The Dr. Pliny A. and Margaret H. Price Prize recognizes research excellence and exceptional promise in areas related to CCAPP initiatives. Two recipients are selected annually by the CCAPP Science Board based on a review of their research in the areas of cosmology and astroparticle physics. CCAPP hosts Prize recipients for a week during which they give a Price Prize seminar on their research, establish long-term collaborative relationships, and receive a $2,000 honorarium.
Together, Steve Price and his wife Jill Levy created and endowed the Dr. Pliny A. and Margaret H. Price Prize, with generous gifts in honor of Steve's parents, beginning in 2009.
: https://ccapp.osu.edu/news/2025-price-prize-winners-announced