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A Rising Star in the Field of Astrophyics Honored With the Pierce Prize

A Rising Star in the Field of Astrophyics Honored With the Pierce Prize

Nadia L. Zakamska, an assistant professor in the department of physics and astronomy at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, has been awarded the 2014 Newton Lacy Pierce Prize from the American Astronomical Society.

Megan Urry Elected President of the American Astronomical Society

Megan Urry Elected President of the American Astronomical Society

An expert on supermassive black holes, Dr. Urry is the Israel Munson Professor of Physics and Astronomy, director of the Center for Astronomy and Physics, and chair of the physics department at Yale University.