by Sandi Miller | Department of Physics | May 19, 2023 | NASA, Obituaries, X-ray, Satellites, Space, astronomy and planetary science, Physics, Kavli Institute, Laboratory for Nuclear Science, School of Science, Faculty, Alumni/ae
MIT Professor Emeritus George Whipple Clark PhD ’52, an astrophysicist who was highly influential in X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy, died on April 6 in Boston. He was 94. Clark employed buckets, balloons, rockets, and satellites in his nearly lifelong pursuit to... by Sandi Miller | Department of Physics | Apr 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
MIT’s School of Science welcomes Juliana García-Mejía, one of eight recipients of the 2023 51 Pegasi b Fellowship. The announcement was made March 30 by the Heising-Simons Foundation. The 51 Pegasi b Fellowship provides postdocs with the opportunity to conduct... by Sandi Miller | Department of Physics | Mar 17, 2023 | School of Engineering
MIT Professor Marin Soljačić and four additional MIT alumni — Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato PhD ’87, Turan Erdogan ’87, Harold Metcalf ’62, and Andrew Weiner ’79, SM ’81, ScD ’84 — are among 17 recipients of the 2023 Optica Awards.... by Sandi Miller | Department of Physics | Feb 16, 2023 | Funding, School of Engineering
Nine members of the MIT faculty are among 126 early-career researchers honored across seven fields with 2023 Sloan Research Fellowships by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Representing the departments of Aeronautics and Astronautics,... by Sandi Miller | Department of Physics | Feb 16, 2023 | Funding, School of Engineering
Nine members of the MIT faculty are among 126 early-career researchers honored across seven fields with 2023 Sloan Research Fellowships by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Representing the departments of Aeronautics and Astronautics,...