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Chloe Marple ’26 and Sage Santomenna ’26 Awarded Goldwater Scholarship

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

The two rising Pomona College seniors were among the 441 college students recognized by the Goldwater Foundation for their exceptional promise of becoming research leaders in the fields of natural sciences, engineering and mathematics.

New Season of Sagecast Delves into “What’s Next?”

Thursday, June 5, 2025

The new season of Sagecast, the podcast of Pomona College, recently launched with the theme “What’s Next?” Each episode features a conversation between a Pomona professor and an alumnus or alumna who shares their field of interest and expertise.

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NSF Grant Will Fund Symposium for Post-Doctoral Fellows

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

The Pomona College Department of Physics and Astronomy is administering a $50,000 conference grant from the National Science Foundation. It will support the 23nd annual symposium of NSF’s Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship program.

Physics Students, Alumni and Faculty Journey to Path of Totality

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy Philip Choi's desire to build community made a road trip to Mesquite, Texas, last month happen.

Jorge Moreno and Francisco Mercado in the campus planetarium

Astronomy Post-Doc and Professor Publish Paper on Dark Matter and Galaxies

Monday, April 22, 2024

Francisco Mercado, a post-doctoral research fellow at Pomona College, and Jorge Moreno, associate professor of physics and astronomy, published a paper on April 16 in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Kendra Nguyen '24 inside the Pomona Planetarium.

Kendra Nguyen ’24 Earns Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award

Thursday, February 15, 2024

A deep-rooted curiosity in planets beyond our solar system led Kendra Nguyen '24 to Pomona College, where they are a budding astrophysicist.

Thirteen Faculty Members Promoted

Monday, June 26, 2023

Thirteen faculty members have been recognized for their intellectual leadership, professional achievement, and service.

Professor Jorge Moreno and three students seated in front of chalkboard at the Flatiron Institute

Astronomy Professor and Students Get High-Level Science Opportunities in NYC Residency

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Three Pomona College students did research this summer in the Center for Computational Astrophysics at the Flatiron Institute in New York City, thanks to the efforts of Jorge Moreno, assistant professor of physics and astronomy.

Eleven Pomona College Students and Alumni Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

The NSF fellowship will provide Pomona students and alumni with an annual $37,000 stipend and $12,000 cost of education allowance for three years over a five-year fellowship period.

Pomona Professor Leads Research Into Galaxies Lacking Dark Matter

Monday, February 14, 2022

Pomona College Professor Jorge Moreno led a research team that in a computer simulation found seven galaxies lacking dark matter.

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