2012
Saturday, May 12, 2012
PITTSBURGH—Carnegie Mellon University physicist Rachel Mandelbaum was awarded a five-year, $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to study the elusive dark matter and dark energy that make up the majority of the universe. MORE
Mandelbaum Receives Department of Energy Early Career Award for Dark Matter and Dark Energy Research
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Daniel Eisenstein, director of the third phase of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, will present Carnegie Mellon University's annual Buhl Lecture at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 24 in the Mellon Institute Auditorium, 4400 Fifth Ave., Oakland. His lecture "Dark Energy and Cosmic Sound" is free and open to the public. MORE
Director of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III To Deliver Carnegie Mellon's 2012 Buhl Lecture April 24
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Graduate students Udom Sae-Ueng and Mingjiang Zhong have been awarded the Astrid and Bruce McWilliams Fellowships in the Mellon College of Science. MORE
Graduate Students Receive Astrid and Bruce McWilliams Fellowships
Monday, March 5, 2012
PITTSBURGH—Carnegie Mellon University will award its 2011 Dickson Prize in Science to Marvin L. Cohen, one of the most influential condensed matter physicists in the world. MORE
Renowned Condensed Matter Physicist to Receive Dickson Prize in Science
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Assistant Professor of Physics Rachel Mandelbaum was presented with the 2011 Annie Jump Cannon Award at the semi-annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society held in January 2012. MORE
Physicist Rachel Mandelbaum Receives the Annie Jump Cannon Award
Monday, January 9, 2012
Researchers, led by Shirley Ho, have analyzed a trillion pixel map of the universe to create the most accurate calculation of the power spectrum of the universe over the past six billion years. MORE
Researchers Begin To Read Largest Map of the Universe
Friday, January 6, 2012
At a high school in the capital city of Kigali, Michelle Ntampaka shares her knowledge about how to use commonly available items as instructional tools with 80 science teachers charged with training other teachers throughout Rwanda. MORE