Matias Zaldarriaga

When massive objects like black holes move through the universe, they create gravitational waves—ripples in the very fabric of spacetime. This summer, IAS became a hub for exploring this rapidly evolving field as the 2025 Prospects in Theoretical Physics (PiTP) program welcomed 85 attendees for an intensive workshop focused on gravitational wave physics and astrophysics.

The Max Planck-IAS-NTU Center (MPC) for Particle Physics, Cosmology, and Geometry is a new global research center established to better understand the universe at all scales. The collaborative initiative will be led by Co-Directors Nima Arkani-Hamed, Gopal Prasad Professor in the School of Natural Sciences, Johannes Henn (MPP), and Daniel Baumann (NTU), both past Members in the School.

The Max Planck-IAS-NTU Center (MPC) for Particle Physics, Cosmology, and Geometry is a new global research center established to better understand the universe at all scales. The collaborative initiative will be led by Co-Directors Nima Arkani-Hamed, Gopal Prasad Professor in the School of Natural Sciences, Johannes Henn (MPP), and Daniel Baumann (NTU), both past Members in the School.

Matias Zaldarriaga, Richard Black Professor in the School of Natural Sciences, and Wendy Brown, UPS Foundation Professor in the School of Social Science, have been elected as members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (AAA&S), an honor that recognizes accomplishments and leadership in academia, the arts, industry, public policy, and research. 

The Gruber Foundation and International Astronomical Union (IAU) has announced that Matias Zaldarriaga, Richard Black Professor in the School of Natural Sciences, is a recipient of the 2021 Gruber Cosmology Prize. Zaldarriaga shares the honor with M...

The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has announced the recipients of its 2021 prizes for outstanding achievements in research and education, among them several current and former scholars in the IAS School of Natural Sciences.

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Writing for Clarín VIVA, Paula Lugones profiles Matias Zaldarriaga, Professor in the School of Natural Sciences. The two discuss how Zaldarriaga became interested in astronomy and physics, current investigations into the Big Bang, and the future of...

Scholars at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) recently submitted a paper announcing the discovery of six new binary black hole mergers that exceed the detection thresholds defined by the LIGO-Virgo Collaboration (LVC), the group responsible for...

Matias Zaldarriaga, Professor in the School of Natural Sciences, Sanjeev Arora, Visiting Professor in the School of Mathematics, and five former Members are among those newly elected to the National Academy of Sciences.