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Jeyhan Kartaltepe

Two RIT astrophysical sciences and technology Ph.D. students had proposals accepted for the Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Science Space and Technology program, which provides funding for graduate student designed and performed research projects for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.

Numerous members of the RIT community will participate in exploring the universe during the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) fourth cycle, set to begin in early July.

New Atlas speaks to Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy and lead researcher on the COSMOS-Web team, about the images.

ABC News interviews Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in RIT's School of Physics and Astronomy, about COSMOS-Web. Kartaltepe served as the lead researcher for COSMOS-Web, the largest General Observer program selected for Cycle 1 of the James Webb Space Telescope.

Space.com interviews Associate Professor Jeyhan Kartaltepe about COSMOS-Web, the largest General Observer program selected for Cycle 1 of the James Webb Space Telescope. Kartaltepe served as the lead researcher for COSMOS-Web. 

Supported by RIT Associate Professor Jeyhan Kartaltepe, COSMOS-Web—the largest James Webb Space Telescope Cycle 1 observation program—has made its full data set publicly available.

Seattle Pi features Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, as she discusses her review of early James Webb data.

Albany Times Union features Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, as she discusses her analysis of early James Webb Space Telescope data.

CITY features Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, in a review of Rochester's contributions to the James Webb Space Telescope and space exploration.

RIT scientists have once again used data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) as part of the Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science (CEERS) Survey to change the way we think about the universe and its distant galaxies. Jeyhan Kartaltepe and Rebecca Larson co-authored a paper confirming very bright galaxies in the early universe, while also disproving the identification of what would have been the most distant galaxy ever found.

The Washington Post talks to Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in RIT's School of Physics and Astronomy, and Rebecca Larson, postdoctoral research associate in RIT’s School of Physics and Astronomy, about images from the James Webb Space Telescope.

An RIT postdoctoral researcher and an associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, along with a team behind the Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science (CEERS) Survey, have used new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope to confirm the existence of the most distant active supermassive black hole ever found.