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Three NAU graduate students awarded NASA’s prestigious FINESST grants

Posted by on August 14, 2020

Ty Robinson at a computer in his office.Three Ph.D. students in Northern Arizona University’s Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science have been awarded grants through the Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) program. The funding—up to $135,000 total per student for up to three years—supports graduate student-designed research projects that help further NASA’s Science Mission Directorate interests in Earth sciences, heliophysics, planetary science and astrophysics.

Anthony Maue,… Read more

The tip of the ICEBERG: NAU planetary scientists developing large-scale ‘imagery-computing superhighway’

Posted by on December 16, 2019

Mark Salvatore and Helen Eifert looking at computers
NAU doctoral student Helen Eifert and assistant professor Mark Salvatore study geologic maps generated through satellite images

Scientists are creating ways to compile and interpret an abundance of high-resolution satellite images on a continental scale to better understand Antarctica, Arizona and the world.

The same sophisticated satellite imaging techniques being developed to map and identify the size and composition of uncharted land… Read more

NAU planetary scientist Chad Trujillo awarded prestigious international Farinella Prize

Posted by on September 20, 2019

Chad Trijillo sitting in front of computer Chad Trujillo, assistant professor at Northern Arizona University, has been awarded the 2019 Paolo Farinella Prize by the Europlanet Society for his contributions in the field of planetary science concerning “The Trans-Neptunian Population.”

Along with collaborator Scott Sheppard from the Carnegie Institution for Science, Trujillo was honored at an award ceremony on Sept. 16 at the… Read more

NAU’s Trujillo on team discovering farthest solar system object ever seen

Posted by on January 4, 2019

Jan. 4, 2019

A team of astronomers, including Northern Arizona University scientist Chad Trujillo, earlier this week announced their discovery of an object at about 120 astronomical units (AU) from Earth—the farthest observed object in the solar system. One AU represents the distance between the Earth and the Sun, approximately 93 million miles.

Nicknamed “Farout” by the discovery team—and formally designated 2018 VG18 by the International… Read more

NASA telescope’s ‘non-detection’ of first interstellar object in solar system leads NAU team to conclusions about mystery object’s size, reflectivity

Posted by on November 14, 2018

David Trilling sitting at a computer.

Nov. 14, 2018

In November 2017, a team of scientists pointed NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope toward a comet-like object known as ’Oumuamua—the first interstellar body ever found in our solar system—but the object proved too faint for the infrared telescope to detect.

Though initially disappointing, this non-detection of ’Oumuamua eventually provided new information about the cosmic interloper, according to a new… Read more

NAU physicist receives prestigious 2018 Cottrell Scholar Award

Posted by on June 11, 2018

John GibbsA Northern Arizona University physicist who studies complex, hybrid nanomaterials has been recognized for his academic leadership and the quality and innovation of his research. The Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) recently named assistant professor John Gibbs a 2018 Cottrell Scholar. This award includes a three-year, $100,000 grant to advance his teaching and research.

One of only 24 early-career teacher-scholars selected nationally from the… Read more

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