The KICP announces the 2009 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship opportunity. Scientists who have or expect a PhD in Physics, Astrophysics or related fields between September 2005 and September 2009 are invited to apply. Successful applicants will be expected to conduct original research in experimental, numerical or theoretical cosmology in an active interdisciplinary environment. To apply please visit the KICP Postdoctoral Research Fellowship website.

Ground Breaking CMB Polarization Results from QUaD, Clem Pryke

The QUaD experiment has released new results on Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) polarization with far higher sensitivity than previous measurements. These results are perfectly in accord with the prevailing Standard Cosmological Model, lending further support to this highly successful, but equally mysterious, theory of the Universe.

The CMB is light that comes to us from the "fireball" phase of the infant Universe, only 400,000 years after the Big Bang itself. Due to the subsequent expansion of the Universe, this light is detected today as a faint glow of microwaves over the entire sky, which can be measured with specialized radio telescopes. [more]