The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has named three of our faculty as AAS Fellows for their extraordinary achievements and service. Congratulations!
- Kathryn Johnston (Columbia University): For groundbreaking studies in galactic dynamics revealing the history of the Milky Way's assembly and the nature of the dark matter halo in which it is embedded, and for outstanding mentorship and service to the community.
- Greg Bryan (Columbia University): For revolutionary contributions in computational cosmology via introduction of the adaptive mesh refinement technique in hydrodynamic simulations, and for advocacy of the open-source software movement.
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low (American Museum of Natural History/Columbia University): For high-impact contributions to our understanding of the formation of planets, stars, and binary black holes; of the structure of the interstellar medium; and of galactic evolution using computational astrophysics; and for significant service to public outreach and the astronomical community.
This News Article was adapted from a posting on the AAS site.