Adam Riess, Nobel Laureate and ’96 alumnus of the Harvard Astronomy Department, named a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins

July 11, 2016
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Adam Riess, Nobel Laureate and ’96 alumnus of the Harvard Astronomy Department, has just been named a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins. Supported by a $350M gift from Michael Bloomberg, the BDPs will form a cohort of 50 world-class, interdisciplinary scholars at Johns Hopkins. Adam is the 7th internally selected faculty member to be chosen for this honor.

Johns Hopkins Link: http://hub.jhu.edu/2016/07/08/adam-riess-bloomberg-distinguished-professor

IMAGE CREDIT: COURTESY OF THE JOHN D. AND CATHERINE T. MACARTHUR FOUNDATION