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The Energetic Cosmos Laboratory, founded by Nobel Laureate Dr. George F. Smoot, is one of the leading international cosmology and astrophysical research laboratories, with state of the art facilities at the Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. The main goal of the center is to investigate the fundamental questions of cosmology and energetic processes in cosmos which include topics related to the birth and evolution of the universe.
News
- “A new generation takes on the cosmological constant”, an article in Physics World magazine, highlights work by Eric Linder and collaborator Stephen Appleby on a possible solution to the century old cosmological constant problem. [March 2021]
- At the “Golden Webinar in Astrophysics” by UK Astronomer Royal Martin Rees, ECL’s Eric Linder was an invited panel member along with two Nobel Laureates, James Peebles and Adam Riess. [February 2021]
- Dr. Mikhail Denissenya participated in the online event “Smart Thursday” organized by Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS) with more than 1800 participants. Mikhail shared his story and tips to motivate 7-12 grade secondary school students at NIS to pursue their own research careers. [January 2021]
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