David Spergel

@DavidSpergel

Astrophysicist at Princeton University and Flatiron Institute President, Simons Foundation

New York NY
astro.princeton.edu/~dns
Joined January 2014
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    Jan 3

    We are saddened to hear of the passing of Richard Leakey. We have long admired his work with Institute & . He leaves behind a rich legacy in paleoanthropology & conservationism. It was an honor to support his work and vision.

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    Jan 3

    Join Presents and CCA scientist Ruth Angus () on 1/21 for "The Universe on Stage," a discussion that will focus on theater as a powerful vehicle for . For more information and to register:

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  3. 30 Dec 2021

    Robbert Dijkgraaf, the former IAS Director, will return to Netherlands and become their Minister of Education. He is a brilliant choice!

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    25 Dec 2021

    DSS 36 carrier lock on James Webb Space Telescope Frequency: 2.2704GHz Signal strength: -121dBm IDLE OFF 1 MCD2

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  5. 24 Dec 2021

    Excited about the Webb launch. Kudus to the many people who worked so hard to make this remarkable mission possible.

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    3 Dec 2021

    Tune in for our tutorial on Monday: No conference registration required! (just an account)

    Tutorials: Shirley Ho (Flatiron Institute, NYU, Princeton University) and Miles Cranmer (Princeton University), will be giving a tutorial on “ML for Physics and Physics for ML”. Dec 6, 17:00-21:00 (GMT)
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    29 Nov 2021

    The 2022 National Society of Black Physicists Scholars program is now open for applications. Do a summer research internship with astrophysicists here !

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  8. 17 Nov 2021

    CUNY astronomy will be partnering with to create a masters in astronomy program that will provide a new path into astrophysics.

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    5 Nov 2021

    Come hear the Simons-NSBP Scholars present their 2021 summer research at 4 pm EST TODAY! They worked very hard this summer and we are so proud of all they've accomplished. See you there.

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    1 Nov 2021

    Tutorials: Shirley Ho (Flatiron Institute, NYU, Princeton University) and Miles Cranmer (Princeton University), will be giving a tutorial on “ML for Physics and Physics for ML”. Dec 6, 17:00-21:00 (GMT)

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    1 Nov 2021

    CCN is for postdoctoral Flatiron Research Fellowships in all active areas of research, including computational vision, neural circuits and algorithms & more. For more details and to apply:

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    28 Oct 2021

    Watch video highlights of last month's inauguration of astrophysicist David Spergel as the foundation’s 2nd president. Spergel began his tenure in July when he took the helm from Marilyn Simons, who had served as president since its formation in 1994.

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  13. 26 Oct 2021

    Astronomy decadal survey will be released 11/04 at 11 AM ET followed by a public webinar at 2 PM ET

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    20 Oct 2021

    Kavli IPMU is offering the Chien-Shiung Wu Prize Postdoc Fellowship, targeted at young women scientists working in astro, physics or math. Please DM if you'd like to know more about the exciting science and life at IPMU! Application deadline Dec 1.

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  15. 16 Oct 2021

    Thrilled to share the stage with terrific PhD, MAT graduates and faculty. The Doctor of Science honored my work and

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    15 Oct 2021

    CCA astrophysicist Blakesley Burkhart has been awarded the American Physical Society’s 2022 Maria Goeppert Mayer Award. Congratulations, Blakesley!

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    13 Oct 2021

    The application deadline for our postdoc Flatiron Research Fellow positions is fast approaching! Apply by this Friday, 10/15. For more info:

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    5 Oct 2021

    Our paper demonstrating the power of Bayesian Neural Networks for planetary dynamics comes out in PNAS today! (open access) This paper explores a match made in heaven: chaotic systems and Bayesian neural networks. Thread:

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  19. 2 Oct 2021

    Thank you for for assuming leadership of NSF astronomy! Great news for the astro community.

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    30 Sep 2021

    Wow! Amazing visuals from new work led by ... studying reconnection and flaring near the black hole horizon using extremely high resolution GRMHD simulations (where extremely high = almost 30 billion cells!).

    Our paper on black hole flares powered by plasmoid-mediated reconnection is finally out: ! Figures created with
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