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08/14/2018

Caltech astronomer wins 2018 Robert J. Trumpler Award

Whitney Clavin

BJ Fulton, a staff scientist at NASA's Exoplanet Science Institute at Caltech, has won an Astronomical Society for the Pacific award.

07/06/2018

Yanbei Chen Named Simons Investigator

Whitney Clavin

Professor of Physics Yanbei Chen has been named a Simons Investigator for his work on gravitational-wave physics.

06/27/2018

DOE Early Career Grant

Robert Perkins

David Simmons-Duffin, assistant professor of theoretical physics, will receive Department of Energy Early Career Research Program funding.

05/24/2018

String Theorist Wins Hamburg Prize

Whitney Clavin

The 2018 Hamburg Prize goes to Hirosi Ooguri and comes with a three-day symposium in his honor.

04/30/2018

Astrophysics Student Receives Fulbright

Emily Velasco

Astrophysics student Roohi Dalal has received a Fulbright fellowship to travel to the Netherlands where she will study the distribution of galaxies in the universe. The way galaxies are arranged could reveal clues about how general relativity works on large scales.