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January Session Career Workshops

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January 14th – Resume & Cover Letter Essentials (12PM-1PM, Webinar) Need to convert your academic CV to a 1-2 page resume? Or maybe you're starting from scratch. Learn how to write an effective resume and cover letter that reflects your strengths and...

Lars Hernquist receives the AAS 2026 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship

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Lars Hernquist, Mallinckrodt Professor of Astrophysics at Harvard, received the 2026 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship at the AAS 247 conference in January 2026. The honor celebrates a career of eminence in astronomical research, for a lifetime of...

Andrew Vanderburg Receives AAS 2025 Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy

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Andrew Vanderburg, Assistant Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University, was awarded the AAS 2025 Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy during the AAS 247 conference in January 2026. His research focuses on studying exoplanets, or planets which orbit...

So Many Earth-Like Planets, So Few Telescopes

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Astronomers, including Harvard's Courtney Dressing, announced on Tuesday that they had found eight new planets orbiting their stars at distances compatible with liquid water, bringing the total number of potentially habitable planets in the just-right...

Jennifer Bergner delivers Bok Prize Lecture

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Jennifer Bergner , Assistant Professor in Chemistry at UC Berkeley, delivered the Bok Prize Lecture on "The icy origins of planetary systems ," on January 27, 2026. Kenzie Bok, the great-granddaughter of Bart J. Bok, represented the Bok family and...

Undergraduates at 2017 AAS Meeting, Grapevine, Texas

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Harvard Astronomy Undergraduates presented posters at the 229th AAS Meeting in Grapevine, TX in January 2017. Below is the list of abstracts.

Undergraduates at 2019 AAS Meeting, Seattle, WA

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Harvard Astronomy Undergraduates presented posters at the 233rd AAS Meeting in Seattle, WA in January 2019. Below is the list of abstracts.

Undergraduates at 2018 AAS Meeting, Washington, DC

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Harvard Astronomy Undergraduates presented posters at the 231st AAS Meeting in Washington, DC in January 2018. Below is the list of abstracts.

The Life of Super-Earths: How the Hunt for Alien Worlds and Artificial Cells Will Revolutionize Life on Our Planet

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Dimitar Sasselov has a book entitled The Life of Super-Earths: How the Hunt for Alien Worlds and Artificial Cells Will Revolutionize Life on Our Planet coming out January 2012. Description In the past year, we have witnessed unprecedented breakthroughs in...

Undergraduates at 2020 AAS Meeting, Honolulu, HI

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Harvard Astronomy Undergraduates presented posters at the 235th AAS Meeting in Honolulu, HI in January 2020. Below is the list of abstracts.

Research Opportunities for Undergraduates

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Research @ the CfA CFA Research Opportunities for Undergraduates (pdf) - 2025-2026 list of research projects (updated August 2025) Faculty Research Areas Astronomy Related (most deadlines are between January and March) American Astronomical Society List...

Research Project

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Before beginning work on a PhD thesis, each student must complete an initial Research Project. The purpose of this project is to introduce students to the methods of research and to ensure that they can organize material and present it cogently in both...