We have a new study [published in Nature Astronomy](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-023-02122-6). The study, led by Dr. Sijie Yu of our group, presents aurora-like radio bursts above a Sunspot with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array. The results may have profound implications on the interpretation of similar bursts observed on other stars. See press release story [at this link](https://news.njit.edu/njit-scientists-uncover-aurora-radio-emission-above-sunspot).
We announce a radio "ring of fire" observation of a partial solar eclipse made by the Owens Valley Radio Observatory's Long Wavelength Array (OVRO-LWA) in metric radio wavelengths. See joint press releases issued by [NJIT](https://news.njit.edu/researchers-capture-first-images-radio-ring-fire-eclipse) and [Caltech](https://www.gps.caltech.edu/news-and-events/news/a-solar-radio-eclipse-ring-of-fire) for more.
Prof. Bin Chen was awarded the prestigious 2023 Karen Harvey Prize from the Solar Physics Division of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) for “significantly advancing” our understanding of the fundamental physics driving the largest explosions in our solar system — solar flares. See [AAS press release](https://aas.org/posts/news/2023/01/solar-physics-division-announces-2023-hale-and-harvey-prizes) and [NJIT news story](https://news.njit.edu/njit-physics-professor-wins-2023-karen-harvey-prize-solar-physics-research) for more.
Yuqian Wei successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis on April 24, 2023. His thesis title was "Coronal Magnetometry and Energy Release in Solar Flares." Congratulations to him!
Yingjie Luo successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis on July 20, 2022. His thesis title was "Diagnostics of Energy Release in Solar Flares with Radio Dynamic Imaging Spectroscopy." Congratulations to him!
We have a new study [published in Nature](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04728-8). The study reveals a region in a solar flare in which nearly all the available source electrons are accelerated into high, non-thermal energies.
Our new study published in *Nature Astronomy* reports unprecedented measurements of the magnetic field and relativistic of a large-scale magnetic reconnection current sheet – the "central engine" that powers the mega solar flare on 2017 September 10. Click links below for featured stories by funding agencies, institutions, and media outlets.
Our latest study on the measurements of a large-scale reconnection current sheet in an eruptive solar flare was featured as a Research Highlight by the National Science Foundation.