Astronomy News
Astronomy projects awarded access to Blue Waters supercomputer
Published Date:June 12, 2013
Three projects led by Astronomy faculty members were among 22 projects recently awarded access to the Blue Waters supercomputer which is capable of performing quadrillions of calculations every second and of working with quadrillions of bytes of data. Robert Brunner and Athol Kemball of the Astronomy Department received exploratory awards on Blue Waters, and Stuart Shapiro of the Physics and Astronomy Departments received a substantial award of time on Blue Waters.
Published Date: June 12, 2013
Illinois Alum John Hawley Wins 2013 Shaw Prize in Astronomy
Published Date:May 31, 2013
Illinois alumnus John F. Hawley has been named a co-winner of the 2013 Shaw Prize in Astronomy. The Shaw Prize is an international award which honors individuals who have achieved significant breakthroughs in scientific research. Hawley will share the $1 million prize with University of Oxford astronomer Stephen Balbus. Hawley earned his PhD in Astronomy from the Illinois in 1984, and joined the faculty at the University of Virginia in 1987, where he currently is the Associate Dean for Science.
Published Date: May 31, 2013
Campus Observatory Telescope Renovation
Published Date:May 20, 2013
Several large pieces of the 117-year-old 12-inch telescope in the University of Illinois Observatory will be removed by crane through the dome of the observatory Wednesday (May 22) beginning at about 11 a.m. in preparation for transport to Ray Museum Studios in Swarthmore, Pa. for renovation. The telescope will return to campus in late August 2013 and be ready for this years Homecoming Observatory Open House on Oct. 25.
Published Date: May 20, 2013
Congratulations 2013 Graduates!
Published Date:May 12, 2013
The Astronomy Department would like to commend its May 2013 graduates on a job well done! I-Jen Lee (PhD), Brandon Becker (BSc), Terrence Blindauer (BSc), Malory Conlon (BSc), Molly Cooper (BSc), Alexander Dour (BSc), Kimberly Mowry (BSc), Johnny Valles (BSc), Youngjun Choi (Minor), Kaitlin Johnson (Minor), Akshita Kaklarapudi (Minor), Benjamin Magolan (Minor) and kai Suen (Minor). Congratulations to you and all the best in your future endeavors! You make us proud!
Published Date: May 12, 2013
2013 Astronomy Scholarship Recipients
Published Date:May 1, 2013
The Astronomy Department offers its congratulations to Mallory Conlon, the 2013 recipient of the Layla S. Ryan Scholarship in Astronomy, and Kaitlin Johnson and Benjamin Magolan, the 2013 recipients of the Stanley Wyatt Memorial Award. Well done!
Published Date: May 1, 2013