IPAC News

Mari Castillo Keeps Moving Even After Retirement

• April 8th, 2025

A long-time member of the IPAC Finance Team, and an admin member in several projects at JPL before that, Mari Castillo is retiring. We asked Mari about her favorite memories...

A Rocket Launch Double Feature

• February 25th, 2025

Lunar Trailblazer and SPHEREx are two NASA satellites scheduled for back-to-back launches the week of February 24!

Intricate Layers of Interstellar Dust, Gas Mapped in Cassiopeia A light echoes

• January 14th, 2025

Jacob Jencsen, a staff scientist at IPAC, led a a study that reveals intricate layers of interstellar dust and gas around the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant. Jencsen's team...

People of IPAC: New Leaders, New Roles, New Staff

• December 14th, 2024

There were many changes in the IPAC team in 2024. We filled 20 positions with people who either joined IPAC afresh or with existing staff who transitioned to new roles....

NASA Funds Open-Source Software Underpinning Scientific Innovation

• October 24th, 2024

NASA has awarded $15.6 million in grant funding to 15 projects supporting the maintenance of open-source tools, frameworks, and libraries used by the NASA science community, for...

Changes in NExScI Leadership

• June 6th, 2024

Dr. David Ciardi, an IPAC senior science staff member and NExScI’s Chief Scientist, has been appointed Deputy Director of the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (NExScI). His new...

IPAC Executive Director George Helou Stepping Down at the End of 2024

• May 3rd, 2024

It’s the end of an era for IPAC, and the start of a new one. After more than four decades of dedicated service to IPAC, 25 years of which he was serving as IPAC Executive...

IPAC Names Tracy Chen the New Task Lead of Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) Science Data System

• February 15th, 2024

Dr. Tracy Chen, a member of IPAC since 2009, was appointed the new Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) Science Data System Lead, starting on January 2nd, 2024.

IPAC Welcomes Flo Langilotti as New IPAC Facilities Lead

• December 14th, 2023

IPAC welcomes our new Facilities Coordinator, Flo Langilotti. Flo takes up the task after IPAC said goodbye to long-time IPACer Jack Lampley.

2024 IPAC Visiting Graduate Student Fellowship Call for Applications

• July 25th, 2023

Applicants are invited to apply for the 2024 IPAC Visiting Graduate Student Fellowship program.