How Berkeley shaped NASA’s newest space telescope
Jessica Lu (2019 Miller Symposium speaker), Saul Perlmutter (Miller Senior Fellow 2010–2015), and David Weinberg (Miller Fellow 1990–1991; VMP 2022) are featured in the Berkeley News about how NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will advance space exploration.
Joseph Farah (Miller Fellow 2026–2029) was featured on the YouTube science communication channel Astrum
Joseph Farah (Miller Fellow 2026–2029) was featured on the YouTube science communication channel Astrum, discussing a rare superluminous supernova and what made this cosmic explosion so unusual.
Hitoshi Murayama becomes the new director of the Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics
Hitoshi Murayama (Miller Professor Spring 2006, Miller Senior Fellow 2024 - 2026) becomes the new director of the Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics at UC Berkeley hoping to foster more interaction between particle and condensed matter physicists. “I hope the LITP can bring us all together...
Alex Turner (Miller Fellow 2017-2020) awarded the 2026 AGU Macelwane Medal
Alex Turner (Miller Fellow 2017-2020) awarded the 2026 AGU Macelwane Medal. His research combines satellite remote sensing, numerical modeling, and Bayesian inference to investigate interactions between the carbon cycle and atmospheric chemistry.
2026 Dorothea Klumpke-Roberts Award from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Alex Filippenko (Miller Fellow 1984-1986, Miller Professor 1996, 2005, 2017, Miller Senior Fellow 2017-2021) received the 2026 Dorothea Klumpke-Roberts Award from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific "for his dedication in sharing science through more than 40 years of engaging students and the...
