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PhD Graduate from PKU wins the 2017 IAU PhD PrizeFri, 2018-05-11 On May 7, 2018, the IAU announces nine winners of the IAU PhD Prize for 2017. Among them, Siyao Xu is a PhD graduate from the department of astronomy at PKU. |
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5 Postdocs at PKU Won the China Postdoctoral General Grant in AstronomyFri, 2018-05-11 China Postdoctoral Science Foundation has announced the awardees of the 63rd postdoc general grant this year. PKU (KIAA & DoA) takes 5 of the 11 postdoc general grants in the field of astronomy. |
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Xue-Bing Wu’s Team Awarded the MOE First-class Prize in Natural Science in 2017Thu, 2018-04-26 The discovery of the most luminous quasar with the most massive black hole in the early Universe, made by a team led by KIAA associate director Xue-Bing Wu, was awarded the first-class prize in natural science in 2017 by Chinese Ministry of Education. |
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Announcing the KIAA Forum on Gas in GalaxiesThu, 2018-03-15 The first meeting to be held on 18-22 June, 2018, with a focus on “Star Formation and Quenching in Galaxies”. |
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Introducing "Hoptunes", a New Class of Exoplanets that Could Help Solve the Mystery of Worlds in Scorching OrbitsThu, 2018-03-15 A new study offers fresh insight into the planets' perplexing provenance, thanks to a newly described clutch of toasty worlds—dubbed Hoptunes—that are like hot Jupiters' smaller cousins. |
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Postdocs at KIAA Won Competitive Awards and FundsFri, 2017-12-01 Postdocs at KIAA Won PKU Boya Fellowship, 2017 PKU Outstanding Postdoc Award, China Postdoctoral Science Fund, and Research Fund for International Young Scientists. |
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KIAA Faculty Member Publishes Major New MonographThu, 2017-11-23 Professor Richard de Grijs (KIAA/PKU) recently completed his latest monograph, 'Time and Time Again: Determination of Longitude at Sea in the 17th Century.' |
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The 2017 KIAA-PKU Astrophysics Forum held at KIAAThu, 2017-11-16 The 2017 KIAA-PKU Astrophysics Forum was held on Nov 14-15, 2017 with the topic, "Sciences with LSST and CSST". |
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18-month twinkle in a forming star suggests the existence of a very young planetThu, 2017-11-02 An international team of researchers have found an infrequent variation in the brightness of a forming star. This 18-month recurring twinkle is not only an unexpected phenomenon for scientists, but its repeated behavior suggests the presence of a hidden planet |
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Annual Meeting of the BHOLE (Black hole-Host Lifecycle Evolution) Project Held at KIAAMon, 2017-10-30 |
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