IPAC News

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!

AAS Names 23 New Fellows for 2022

• January 6th, 2022

The American Astronomical Society (AAS), a major international organization of professional astronomers, astronomy educators, and amateur astronomers, is honoring 23 members for...

Growing Science in a Remote World: Year-End Reflections from IPAC Director George Helou

• December 21st, 2021

2021 was a year of unexpected challenges and welcomed rewards. As we approach the New Year and another perihelion in Earth’s orbit, there are a few highlights from IPAC I would...