{"611556":{"#nid":"611556","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Visualizing the Birth of Galaxies: Episode 5, Starring John Wise ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-730756213\/sciencematters-season-1-episode-5-visualizing-the-birth-of-galaxies\u0022\u003EEpisode 5\u003C\/a\u003E of ScienceMatters\u0026#39; Season 1 stars \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/user\/john-wise\u0022\u003EJohn Wise\u003C\/a\u003E. Listen to the podcast \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-730756213\/sciencematters-season-1-episode-5-visualizing-the-birth-of-galaxies\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E and read the transcript \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\/season-1-episode-5-visualizing-birth-galaxies\u0022\u003Ehere!\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPossible scenarios for the birth of stars, galaxies, and black holes come alive in the data crunching and visualizations of John Wise, a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E. Wise explains how his simulations and visualizations -- some of which have won awards -- helps researchers \u0026quot;rewind\u0026quot; space and time back to the origins of the universe.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWise studies the intricacies of the nearby and distant universe, using state-of-the-art numerical simulations that are run on the world\u0026#39;s largest supercomputers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWise won the College of Sciences\u0026#39; Eric Immel Award in 2015 for Excellence in Teaching. He was the recipient of the Dunn Family Professorship from 2015-2017, and was a NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow from 2007-2009.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETake a listen at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\u0022\u003Esciencematters.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEnter to win a prize by answering the question for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-730756213\/sciencematters-season-1-episode-5-visualizing-the-birth-of-galaxies\u0022\u003EEpisode 5\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is the name of the University of Illinois supercomputer mentioned in Episode 5 that John Wise uses for visualizations and simulations?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESubmit your entry by 11 AM\u0026nbsp;on Monday, Sept. 24, at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\u0022\u003Esciencematters.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. Answer and winner will be announced shortly after the quiz closes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Wise\u0027s work helps researchers \u0022rewind\u0022 space and time. "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHis visualizations of the heavens look like they are straight from Hollywood movie blockbusters. But John Wise\u0026#39;s goal is to help researchers understand possible scenarios for the birth of stars and massive black holes. Wise talks about his research in ScienceMatters \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-730756213\/sciencematters-season-1-episode-5-visualizing-the-birth-of-galaxies\u0022\u003EEpisode 5.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"School of Physics Professor John Wise uses supercomputers to visualize the birth of major celestial events."}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2018-09-17 14:46:29","changed_gmt":"2018-09-17 15:12:14","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-09-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-09-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"611557":{"id":"611557","type":"image","title":"John Wise ","body":null,"created":"1537195654","gmt_created":"2018-09-17 14:47:34","changed":"1537195654","gmt_changed":"2018-09-17 14:47:34","alt":"","file":{"fid":"232811","name":"John Wise headshot.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/John%20Wise%20headshot.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/John%20Wise%20headshot.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":380239,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/John%20Wise%20headshot.jpg?itok=ZjEUzKYH"}}},"media_ids":["611557"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/article\/sciencematters-podcast-arrives","title":"ScienceMatters, the Podcast, Arrives"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[{"id":"177832","name":"ScienceMatters"},{"id":"12044","name":"John Wise"},{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"172920","name":"visualizations"},{"id":"169188","name":"simulations"},{"id":"168929","name":"supercomputers"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA. 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