IPAC News

Dawn Gelino Elected American Astronomical Society Vice President

• February 14th, 2023

Dr. Dawn Gelino, Senior Staff Scientist at Caltech/IPAC and Deputy Director of the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute, was elected as the newest AAS Vice President for a...

ALMA and JWST Reveal Galactic Shock is Shaping Stephan’s Quintet in Mysterious Ways

• January 19th, 2023

IPAC astronomer Phil Appleton led a study of the shockwaves resulting from the violent collision between an intruder galaxy and Stephan’s Quintet.

Best Wishes from Caltech / IPAC for 2023 and Beyond!

• December 22nd, 2022

Best wishes for 2023 from your friends and colleagues at IPAC!

IPAC Names New Deputy Director

• December 19th, 2022

Dr. Rachel Akeson, a senior science staff member at IPAC, has been appointed Deputy Director of IPAC. Her new appointment was announced on December 2, 2022, effective...

Comings and Goings 2022: New Leaders, New Roles, New Staff

• December 1st, 2022

There were many changes in the IPAC team in 2022. We filled 24 positions with people who either joined IPAC afresh or with existing staff who transitioned to new roles. There...

IPAC Names New Deputy Head of Science Staff

• November 5th, 2022

Dr. Harry Teplitz, IPAC Scientist since 2002 and Task Lead for the Euclid NASA Science Center at IPAC (ENSCI) since 2014, has been appointed the new Deputy Head of Science Staff...

IPAC Names New Task Lead of Roman Science Support Center

• October 20th, 2022

Dr. Patrick Lowrance, a science staff member at IPAC since 2002, has been appointed the new Task Lead for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Science Support Center.

Star Duo Forms ‘Fingerprint’ in Space, NASA’s Webb Finds

• October 12th, 2022

A new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals a remarkable cosmic sight: at least 17 concentric dust rings emanating from a pair of stars. IPAC Scientist Patrick...

Jessie Christiansen awarded a TED Fellowship

• March 2nd, 2022

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute Scientist Dr. Jessie Christiansen will be joining a class of 20 change-makers from around the world as a TED Fellow.

Season’s Greetings & Best Wishes for 2022!

• January 20th, 2022

Cheers for 2022 and beyond from your colleagues at IPAC!