Department Lunch Talks

2024-2025A Fall Lunch Talks

Weekly talk series with three 12+4 minute talks, typically featuring two local scientists and the scheduled astronomy colloquium speaker.  Subjects include not only personal scientific research, but also arXiv/journal-club style reports, education and public outreach efforts, science policy, and professional development issues.

Day and Time: Thursdays at “12:30” (12:40–1:30)
Location: 131 Campbell Hall (rooms A & B)
Organizers: Luke Kelley

To volunteer for a talk, please e-mail Luke (LZKelley  berkeley.edu).  Berkeley graduate students and postdocs are given priority for talks, but visiting scientists and collaborators are also welcome to present.  Visitors should have their local hosts contact Luke to facilitate scheduling their talk.

Speakers are recommended to bring their own laptop, cable adapter (although we have some), and pointer.  Presentations may also use the whiteboard.  Please contact Luke ahead of time for any special accommodations.

Fall 2024 Schedule

January 25

• David Jewitt (UCLA)

February 01

• Adam Burgasser (UCSD) – Toward Community Astronomy: Collaborations with Indigenous Communities in California, Hawaii, and the Americas (recommended reading: Chapter 3 of the Astro2020 decadal report, and especially section 3.4.1 [pp 113-118])
• 1-slide 1-minute talks – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Outreach
  

February 08