The fields of Cosmology and Astrophysics are currently among the fastest growing and most exciting areas of research today. Scientists at CWRU are working on several major new research programs that are providing major steps forward in our understanding of the universe. CERCA provides an interdisciplinary framework for interactions between faculty, postdoctoral researchers, graduate and undergraduate students, educators and the public. CERCA is particularly active in supporting the world class research activities of scientists at CWRU and making new connections to bring the excitement of this research to the public at many levels. In particular, through a collaboration with the CMNH CERCA is developing a research group associated with the Shafran Planetarium, to help develop novel methods of conveying the results at the forefront of cosmology and astrophysics to the public.

Lawrence Krauss
Director