Department of Astronomy
Events and Lectures
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Join us for lecture series and seminars spearheaded by leading scientific minds, and attend events to strengthen your connection to the college.

John Mather
A Dedicated Technosignature Observatory at Optical and Infrared Wavelengths
Shelley Wright (University of California, San Diego)
Astronomy Colloquium
Wed, 2/16 3:45 pm - Wed, 2/16 5:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
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2022 Ashtekar Frontiers of Science Lecture 6
S. Shyam Sundar
Frontiers of Science, 2022 Frontiers of Science
Sat, 2/19 11:00 am - Sat, 2/19 12:30 pm
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John Mather
A Survey of Planet Engulfment Amongst Planet Host Systems
Aida Behmard (California Institute of Technology)
CEHW Seminar
Mon, 2/21 11:15 am - Mon, 2/21 12:30 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
John Mather
Multi-messenger observations of cosmic collisions, relativistic blasts, and their remnants
Alessandra Corsi (Texas Tech University)
Astronomy Special Seminar
Tue, 2/22 12:00 pm - Tue, 2/22 1:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
John Mather
Great Balls of FIRE: the Formation, Evolution, Destruction, and Gravitational Wave Production of Star Clusters in a Milky Way-Mass Galaxy
Carl Rodriguez (Carnegie Mellon University)
Astronomy Colloquium
Wed, 2/23 3:45 pm - Wed, 2/23 5:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
John Mather
The Quest to Measure Galaxy Chemistry in the Early Universe
Allison Strom (Princeton University)
Astronomy Special Seminar
Fri, 2/25 1:15 pm - Fri, 2/25 2:15 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
John Mather
New tools for calculating gravitational dynamics in the Solar System and exoplanetary systems
David Hernandez (Center for Astrophyiscs-Harvard & Smithsonian
CEHW Seminar
Mon, 2/28 11:15 am - Mon, 2/28 12:30 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
John Mather
The CAMELS project
Francisco Villaescusa-Navarro (Flatiron Institute)
Astronomy Colloquium
Wed, 3/02 3:45 pm - Wed, 3/02 5:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
John Mather
Career Lunch Talk: Blair Porterfield (Space Telescope Science Institute)
Blair Porterfield (Space Telescope Science Institute)
Astronomy Lunch Talk
Tue, 3/15 12:00 pm - Tue, 3/15 1:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
John Mather
Exploring the Time-Domain Universe with the Young Supernova Experiment and the Dark Energy Science Collaboration
Gautham Narayan (University of Illinois)
Astronomy Colloquium
Wed, 3/16 3:45 pm - Wed, 3/16 5:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
John Mather
MISHAPS: A survey to better understand the ingredients of giant planet formation
Matthew Penny (Louisiana State University)
CEHW Seminar
Mon, 3/21 11:15 am - Mon, 3/21 12:30 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
John Mather
Lunch Talk: Winter Parts and Nick Tusay
Winter Parts and Nick Tusay
Astronomy Lunch Talk
Tue, 3/22 12:00 pm - Tue, 3/22 1:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
John Mather
HETDEX Survey: Early Science Highlights and How You Can Get in on the Fun!
Erin Mentuch Cooper (University of Texas at Austin)
Astronomy Colloquium
Wed, 3/23 3:45 pm - Wed, 3/23 5:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
John Mather
An Extensive Survey of Helium Outflows from Irradiated Exoplanets with the Hobby-Eberly Telescope
Zhoujian ("ZJ") Zhang
CEHW Seminar
Mon, 3/28 11:15 am - Mon, 3/28 12:30 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
John Mather
Lunch Talk: Karthik Yadavalli and Lukas Stone
Karthik Yadavalli and Lukas Stone
Astronomy Lunch Talk
Tue, 3/29 12:00 pm - Tue, 3/29 1:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
John Mather
Microphysical Insights into Protoplanetary Disks and Exoplanet Atmospheres
Diana Powell (Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian)
Astronomy Colloquium
Wed, 3/30 3:45 pm - Wed, 3/30 5:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
John Mather
Tracking Volatile Elements in Protoplanetary Disks
Dana Anderson (University of Virginia)
CEHW Seminar
Mon, 4/04 11:15 am - Mon, 4/04 12:30 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
John Mather
Lunch Talk: Laura Duffy and Mary Ogborn
Laura Duffy and Mary Ogborn
Astronomy Lunch Talk
Tue, 4/05 12:00 pm - Tue, 4/05 1:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics