Awards

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.