09/10/2020 - The Fall 2020 Astronomy Newsletter has been published. Click here for details
News
08/26/2020 - We are proud to announce that the James B. Kaler classroom is ready for learning. Friday, August 21st, we had the dedication via Zoom, which we recorded for those who could not attend....
08/24/2020 - Congratulations to Ko-Yun (Monica) Huang who successfully defended her thesis on Friday, August 21, 2020. The title of her paper was "Mapping The Interstellar Magnetic Field: Observations of the...
08/19/2020 - Congratulations to Wei-Ting Liao, who successfully defended her thesis on August 18, 2020. The title of her paper is "The evolution of the first stellar systems".
08/19/2020 - Professor Brian Fields and graduate students Ada Ertel and Jesse Miller have published a paper linking a supernova to a mass extinction millions of years ago....
08/14/2020 - As we begin to transition into Fall 2020, we have new Astronomy Office Guidelines. As before, the main priority in this will be the safety of our faculty, staff, researchers, and students, as well...
08/07/2020 - Prof. Charles Gammie answers questions on the formation of the Moon and imaging the first black hole in LAS Experts. Read more...
07/01/2020 - We are pleased to announce the 2020 Layla Suzanne Ryan Scholarship winner, Lina Florez! Through the generosity of the Ryan family, the Layla Suzanne Ryan Scholarship was founded in 2007 to...
07/01/2020 - We are pleased to announce the 2020 Stanley Wyatt Memorial Award co-recipients, Barry Chiang and Kyle Nelli! The Stanley Wyatt Memorial Award is awarded annually to the graduating Astronomy...
07/01/2020 - We are pleased to announce the 2020 recipient of the Mr. & Mrs. Hsiang Pai & Wen-Hua Chu Department Of Astronomy Excellence In Research Grad Student Award Jennifer Li! The Chu...
06/23/2020 - Celeste Lu earned her PhD on Monday, June 22, 2020. The title of her defense was "Simulations of Active Galactic Nucleus Feedback in the Cores of Galaxy Clusters." Congratulations, Celeste!
06/22/2020 - Prof. Xin Liu has been named one of NCSA's Faculty Fellows for the 2020-21 school year. Read details here
06/19/2020 - "The Rise and Fall of Star Formation in Galaxies” has been selected as one of seven Symposia for the 2021 IAU General Assembly, and will be organized by Professor Tony Wong. The largest...
05/27/2020 - As you probably have heard, the U of I is beginning the process of returning to work in early June. The main priority in this will be the safety of our faculty, staff, researchers, and students, as...
05/19/2020 - Congratulations to Dr. Miguel Holgado for successfully defending his thesis on May 18, 2020. The title of his defense was "Gravitational Waves as Direct Probes of Binary Evolution and Astrophysical...
