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Jackie Monkiewicz wins AAS Chambliss Student Poster Prize
LoCo grad student, Jackie Monkiewicz, has been awarded a Chambliss Student Poster Prize at the 230th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society for her poster on JVLA observations of the Sextans A dwarf galaxy!
Continue readingJaime Sanchez de la Vega to present at TEDxASU
Phoenix CubeSat Chief Scientist, Jaime Sanchez de la Vega, will give an invited talk on small satellites and the importance of space exploration at TEDxASU on March 22!
Continue readingNithya Thyagarajan awarded Jansky Fellowship
LoCo postdoc, Dr. Nithya Thyagarajan, has been awarded a Jansky Fellowship to conduct research on HERA and next-generation radio astronomy technologies at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) in Socorro, NM.
Continue readingAdam Beardsley awarded NSF Fellowship
LoCo postdoc, Dr. Adam Beardsley, has been selected for an NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship to conduct research on combining HERA and JWST observations to probe the first galaxies and stars.
Continue readingPhoenix Cubesat Selected for Launch Opportunity
The student-led Phoenix Cubesat has been selected for a launch opportunity in NASA’s 8th class of candidates through its CubeSat Launch Initiative. The project aims to launch by summer 2018.
Continue readingNSF funds HERA telescope to characterize reionization
Read more in the ASU Now article: ASU astronomers to explore the ‘cosmic dawn’ of the universe
Continue readingAsk Dr. Discovery featured by ASU Teachers College
Move over, Pokemon Go! Ask Dr. Discovery begins deployment with our partner museums.
Continue readingNASA selects ASU undergraduate CubeSat project to measure Phoenix urban heat islands
Read more about the Phoenix Cubesat and team.
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