{"id":711735,"date":"2026-06-03T07:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/711735\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T07:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:01:21","slug":"uh-astronomy-alumnus-honored-as-outstanding-young-scientist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/711735\/","title":{"rendered":"UH astronomy alumnus honored as outstanding young scientist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reading time:   &lt; 1 minute<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/manoa-astronomy-anand-g.jpg\" alt=\"Anand smiling at the Maryland Science Center\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-235427\"  \/>Gagandeep Anand<\/p>\n<p>A University of Hawai\u02bbi <a href=\"https:\/\/home.ifa.hawaii.edu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Institute for Astronomy<\/a> (IfA) alumnus has been recognized for helping tackle one of the biggest mysteries in modern astronomy.<\/p>\n<p>Gagandeep Anand, a senior staff scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute, was named the 2026 Outstanding Young Scientist (OYS) by the Maryland Science Center during its annual STEM awards ceremony on April 29. The award honors rising professionals making major contributions in science, education and research.<\/p>\n<p>Examining a Hubble mystery<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/manoa-astronomy-anand-galaxies-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Gallery of galaxies\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-235426\"  \/>These galaxies help scientists investigate the Hubble tension<\/p>\n<p>Anand earned both his master\u2019s degree and PhD in astronomy from IfA. He studies nearby galaxies to better understand how the universe has evolved throughout time. Much of his work focuses on the \u201cHubble tension,\u201d an ongoing scientific mystery involving conflicting measurements of how fast the universe is expanding.<\/p>\n<p>Doug Simons, director of IfA, said Anand\u2019s achievement reflects the institute\u2019s broader mission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGagandeep\u2019s recognition speaks directly to the mission of the Institute for Astronomy, to advance world-leading research while training the next generation of scientists,\u201d Simons said. \u201cWe are proud to see one of our alumni making important contributions to understanding the universe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Honoring emerging STEM leaders<\/p>\n<p>The OYS award honors academic professionals age 35 or younger. Honorees are selected by members of the Maryland Science Center\u2019s Scientific and Education Advisory Council.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Maryland Science Center inspires curiosity and exploration, and shares the process and joys of the scientific process,\u201d said Mark J. Potter, president and CEO of the Maryland Science Center. \u201cAnand is well deserving of this prestigious award and serves as a role model for others pursuing work, education, and careers in science.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reading time: &lt; 1 minuteGagandeep Anand A University of Hawai\u02bbi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) alumnus has been recognized&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":711736,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[800,3508,49,48,258224,266,4876,4875,4874,31234,182000,258227,4880,4882,4931,4881,258226,258225,66,3514,80954,258228,258229,4873,4878,4879,4872,4877],"class_list":["post-711735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-astronomy","tag-astrophysics","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-gagandeep-anand","tag-hawaii","tag-hawaii-college","tag-hawaii-higher-education","tag-hawaii-university","tag-hubble-tension","tag-ifa","tag-institute-for-astronomy","tag-manoa-campus","tag-manoa-college","tag-manoa-research","tag-manoa-university","tag-maryland-science-center","tag-outstanding-young-scientist","tag-science","tag-science-research","tag-space-telescope-science-institute","tag-stem-awards","tag-student-recognition","tag-uh","tag-uh-manoa","tag-uhm","tag-university-of-hawaii","tag-university-of-hawaii-at-manoa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=711735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711735\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/711736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=711735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=711735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=711735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}