Brendan Rosseau ’19, along with co-author Matthew Weinzierl, published a book titled Space to Grow about the business and economics of space. They use the fundamental tools of economics to explore how the market in space is forming and evolving. Congratulations Brendan! Space to Grow by Matthew Weinzierl… Continue reading »
Prof Young and Oliver Jones ’27 recently spent 10 days at McDonald Observatory in west Texas collecting data using the 2.7m telescope. They went there to study low mass galaxies, in particular galaxies that are rich in gas, but have not formed many stars out of this gas. Prof… Continue reading »
Students and faculty attended the 245th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, held in Washington DC in January 2025. Prof. Jason Young, Valeria Lopez ’26, Jordanne Brazie ’25, and Sebastian Tabit ’25 all presented posters on their research. Prof. Jason Young: The Disk Stability of Low Surface Brightness Spirals Valeria… Continue reading »
This past Wednesday we welcomed the newest group of astronomy/astrophysics majors, with cakes from Tunnel City, and astronomy t-shirts. We are excited for such a wonderful group of new majors! Newly declared astro majors (left to right): Thomas Huckans ’26, Sydney Eyestone ’26, Maile Ruiz ’26, Valeria Lopez… Continue reading »
Students and faculty attended the 243rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society, held in New Orleans in January 2024. With over 3000 astronomers in attendance, AAS meetings are one of the largest gatherings of astronomers in the world. Valeria Lopez ’26, Hector Mendoza ’24, Berit Olsson ’24, Tasan Smith-Gandy ’24,… Continue reading »
The Williams College Department of Physics and Astronomy invites applications for a visiting assistant professor of astronomy position, with teaching duties starting September 2024. We seek an astronomer from any research area that is eager to teach both introductory and advanced courses. Click here for details, including application instructions,… Continue reading »
Alessandra Valeria Lopez ’26 presented her research at the National Astronomy Council meeting in Washington D.C. during the first weekend of October. Her talk, “Nuclear Roots, Cosmic Exploration: Los Alamos and VLA in New Mexico”, was based on her research this past summer at NRAO in Charlottesville, VA. Valeria… Continue reading »
Every fall the Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium (KNAC), a collection of astronomy departments from small colleges in the northeast (Colgate, Haverford, Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr, Wesleyan, Wellsley, Williams, Vassar, and Middlebury) get together for an undergraduate research symposium. At the meeting students from across the consortium present research that they completed… Continue reading »
Anna Tosolini ’23 won a Chambliss award for her poster (Building a Protoplanetary Disk Turbulence Sample) at the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society, held this past January in Seattle. These awards are given to recognize exemplary research by students. Congratulations Anna! Hector Mendoza ’24, Anna Tosolini ’23,… Continue reading »
Students and faculty attended the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society, held in Seattle in January 2023. With over 3000 astronomers in attendance, AAS meetings are one of the largest gatherings of astronomers, featuring presentations across all disciplines of astronomy. Achref Dhahbi ’23, Anna Tosolini ’23, Micaela Foreman ’23,… Continue reading »