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38 results for "July"
Chris Stubbs appointed the Samuel C. Moncher Professor of Physics
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Joint Astronomy/Physic Professor Chris Stubbs has been appointed the Samuel C. Moncher Professor of Physics and of Astronomy, effective July 1, 2012.
Students Win 2018 ITC Soccer Cup
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The annual ITC Soccer Cup was played on Saturday evening, July 28th. Grad students 6, Faculty/Postdocs 2. Team members Alexey Vikhlinin and Avi Loeb fight for the ball in the picture.
Avi Loeb appointed the Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science
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Harvard Astronomy Professor Avi Loeb has been appointed the Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science, effective July 1, 2012. This professorship, established through the generous gift of the Frank B. Baird Jr. Foundation, recognizes an outstanding...
Read the Inspiring ‘Questions of Existence’ Letter from the World’s Greatest Thinkers
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Two members of the Harvard Astronomy faculty (Dimitar Sasselov and Avi Loeb) are signed on the document mentioned below. "On July 20, a consortium of scientists funded by billionaire investor Yuri Milner announced a $100 million project to scan the...
Earth's gold came from colliding neutron stars
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A gamma-ray burst is a flash of high-energy light (gamma rays) from an extremely energetic explosion. Associate Professor of Astronomy Edo Berger, Harvard graduate student Wen-fai Fong and Ryan Chornock recently observed data from a gamma-ray burst GRB...
In Memoriam George B. Field
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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...
Yuan-Sen Ting will participate in the 66th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
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Astronomy’s Yuan-Sen Ting will participate in the 66 th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting . He was chosen via an international, multi-stage application process. The 396 grad students and post docs, all under the age of 35 from 80 countries, will get the...
Spotlight - Edo Berger
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Edo Berger is the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Natural Sciences and, as of July, Acting Director of Undergraduate Studies for the department. He is pictured above with graduate student, Wen-fai Fong, in front of a model of colliding neutron...
Lisa Kewley
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Lisa Kewley is Director of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. She is Director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Director of the Harvard College Observatory, and Professor of Astrophysics at the Harvard Department of Astronomy...
Alyssa Goodman: Astronomy Rewind fast-forwards to reanimate "Zombie" astrophotos thanks to thousands of citizen scientists.
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More than 30,000 celestial images that were all but lost to science are about to find their way back into researchers’ hands thanks to the efforts of thousands of citizen scientists. The photographs, radio maps, and other telescopic images were scanned...
Astronomy Professor Karin Öberg Named Senior Vice Provost for Faculty
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Astronomy professor Karin Öberg will serve as Harvard’s next senior vice provost for faculty, coordinating faculty recruitment and appointment reviews, the University announced Friday. Öberg’s appointment, set to begin in July, comes roughly a week after...