Wei Ho , Visiting Professor in the School of Mathematics , has been named as the first Director of the " Women and Mathematics " (WAM) program at IAS. During her five-year appointment she will lead the annual, award-winning program, which has the mission to recruit and retain more women in mathematics.
A number of major telescopes and observatories are coming online this decade
Many will aim to search for signs for exoplanets and indications of alien life
They range from radio telescopes to observatories on Earth and in space
The James Webb Space Telescope will orbit the Sun and be the world s largest optical and near infrared telescope when it comes online in 2025