UArizona Mathematician and Cosmologist Awarded Sloan Research FellowshipsNumber theorist Brandon Levin and cosmologist Elisabeth Krause are two of 128 early-career scientists to be honored for their current performance and future potential in research. By Mikayla Mace...

This year the Theoretical Astrophysics Program will award the TAP Graduate Student Research Prize for the best paper on a theoretical astrophysics topic by a University of Arizona graduate student. The recipient will receive a commemorative plaque plus $500 cash and...

Elisabeth Krause at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile in front of the Víctor M. Blanco Telescope as it collects Dark Energy Survey data., Elizabeth Krause. University of Arizona assistant professor Elisabeth Krause has received a highly competitive...

We are very sorry to report the passing of a dear friend and colleague, Adam Showman, Astronomy Professor, and TAP Member. He will be missed by many, especially the students and faculty that were fortunate to work with him. Adam was described by many as brilliant,...

NASA awarded funding to Feryal Ozel, Kris Klein, and Dimitrios Psaltis for their project “Hybrid Kinetic-GRMHD simulations of Black Hole Accretion with Data-Calibrated Electron Physics.” The project aims to address two main aspects of electron thermodynamics and...

Assistant Professor Gurtina Besla at the Steward Observatory Department of Astronomy has been recently notified that she will be a recipient of an NSF 2020 Career Award for her proposal:CAREER: Constraining the Nature and Distribution of Dark Matter in the Era of...

Physics Associate Professor Dr. Eduardo Rozo has been selected to receive this year's Curie award, sponsored by the Galileo Circle of the College of Science. The award recognizes Eduardo as a rising star in his field and notes that his innovative work is not only...

"For contributions to theoretical cosmology and astrophysics, in particular, pioneering approaches to modeling key observables and extracting cosmological constraints from large galaxy surveys." Elisabeth joins Feryal Özel (in 2013) as UA faculty who have been awarded...