Claude-André Faucher-Giguère Named 2026 Fellow for AAS
January 13, 2026
Congratulations to Professor Claude-André Faucher-Giguère for being selected as a 2026 Fellow of the American Astronomical Society!
He has been selected "For significant contributions to a wide range of topics in cosmological hydrodynamics and theoretical galaxy formation, including the circumgalactic medium, black hole feedback, and numerical models of star formation and stellar feedback"
The American Astronomical Society (AAS), a major international organization of professional astronomers, astronomy educators, and amateur astronomers, is honoring 23 members for extraordinary achievement and service by naming them AAS Fellows — an honor bestowed on less than 0.5% of AAS’s membership each year. They are being recognized for original research and publications, innovative contributions to astronomical techniques or instrumentation, significant contributions to education and public outreach, and noteworthy service to astronomy and to the Society itself.