Astronomy Colloquium
The Astronomy Colloquium is a highlighted event featuring a guest speaker each week during the semester.
Fall 2024 Schedule
Day and Time: Thursdays at 3:30 pm *unless otherwise specified
Location: Campbell Hall, 131 *unless otherwise specified
Colloquium Chair: Wenbin Lu
| Date | Speaker (Institution) | Title | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/05 | 1-min Talks | ||
| 09/12 | Dalya Baron Carnegie Observatories |
From data to insight: expediting the discovery process in modern astronomy using data science techniques | Alex Filippenko |
| 09/19 | Andrew Vanderburg MIT |
Exoplanets Dead or Alive | Eugene Chiang |
| 09/26 | Elisabeth Newton Dartmouth |
Stellar and Planet Evolution | Courtney Dressing |
| 10/03 | Fiona Harrison Caltech |
The Ultraviolet Explorer *Location: 251 PHYSICS SOUTH *Time: 3:45-5:00pm |
Raffaella Margutti |
| 10/10 | JJ Hermes Boston U |
Failed WD Supernovae | Ken Shen |
| 10/17 | Boryana Hadzhiyska Berkeley |
Solving Big-Scale Problems with Small-Scale Physics | Martin White |
| 10/24 | Jenny Greene Princeton |
Little Red Dots (JWST) | Josh Bloom |
| 10/31 | Christoph Baranec Hawaii |
Robo-AO (instrumentation) | Jessica Lu |
| 11/07 | Jan Eldridge Auckland, NZ |
Binary Stars | Wenbin Lu |
| 11/14 | Linda Strubbe Educational Consulting |
Astronomy and Physics Education | Eugene Chiang |
| 11/21 | Josh Peek STSCI |
Kinetic Tomography | Chris Mckee |
| 11/28 | No Colloquium | ||
| 12/05 | Dimitri Mawet Caltech |
High Res Exoplanet Spectra | Jessica Lu |