Department of Astronomy
Events and Lectures

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

Lion Shrine
Science and Space Policy in the Current Era
Kelsie Krafton (American Astronomical Society)
Astronomy Colloquium
Wed, 9/23 4:00 pm - Wed, 9/23 5:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
Lion Shrine
Lunch Talk: Zhenyuan Wang & James Gurian
Zhenyuan Wang & James Gurian
Astronomy Lunch Talk
Tue, 9/29 12:00 pm - Tue, 9/29 1:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
Lion Shrine
Going further with high-energy multi-messenger astronomy
Kumiko Kotera (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris)
Astronomy Colloquium
Wed, 9/30 4:00 pm - Wed, 9/30 5:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
Lion Shrine
The Architectures and Dynamics of Kepler’s Multiplanet Systems
Gregory Gilbert (University of Chicago)
CEHW Seminar
Mon, 10/05 12:10 pm - Mon, 10/05 1:30 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
Lion Shrine
Lunch Talk: Phoebe Sandhaus & Fan Zou
Phoebe Sandhaus & Fan Zou
Astronomy Lunch Talk
Tue, 10/06 12:00 pm - Tue, 10/06 1:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
Lion Shrine
What Juno is telling us about the origin of Jupiter
Jonathan Lunine
Astronomy Colloquium
Wed, 10/07 4:00 pm - Wed, 10/07 5:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
Lion Shrine
The TESS Objects of Interest Catalog from the TESS Prime Mission
Natalia Guerrero (MIT)
CEHW Seminar
Mon, 10/12 12:10 pm - Mon, 10/12 1:30 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
Lion Shrine
Lunch Talk: Stephen Kerby & Andrew Pellegrino
Stephen Kerby & Andrew Pellegrino
Astronomy Lunch Talk
Tue, 10/13 12:00 pm - Tue, 10/13 1:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
Lion Shrine
A disc-dominated and clumpy circumgalactic medium of the Milky Way seen in X-ray emission
Philip Kaaret (University of Iowa)
Astronomy Colloquium
Wed, 10/14 4:00 pm - Wed, 10/14 5:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
Lion Shrine
Exploring Extreme Exoplanets in the Era of TESS and JWST
Knicole Colon (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
CEHW Seminar
Mon, 10/19 12:30 pm - Mon, 10/19 1:30 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
Lion Shrine
Lunch Talk: V. Ashley Villar
V. Ashley Villar
Astronomy Lunch Talk
Tue, 10/20 12:00 pm - Tue, 10/20 1:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
Lion Shrine
TBD
Imre Bartos (University of Florida)
Astronomy Colloquium
Wed, 10/21 4:00 pm - Wed, 10/21 5:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
Lion Shrine
Relative Biosignature Yields from Future Direct Imaging Missions
Noah Tuchow (Penn State)
CEHW Seminar
Mon, 10/26 12:10 pm - Mon, 10/26 1:30 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
Lion Shrine
Cal-Bridge: Overcoming Barriers to Engagement of Underrepresented Students in STEM PhD Programs
Alexander Rudolph (Cal Poly Pomona)
Astronomy Colloquium
Wed, 10/28 4:00 pm - Wed, 10/28 5:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
Lion Shrine
EXPRES: A Next-Generation Spectrograph
Lily Zhao (Yale University)
CEHW Seminar
Mon, 11/02 12:10 pm - Mon, 11/02 1:30 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
Lion Shrine
Prompt Planet Formation: Theoretical and Observational Evidence
Philip Armitage (Stony Brook University)
Astronomy Colloquium
Wed, 11/04 4:00 pm - Wed, 11/04 5:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
Lion Shrine
Lunch Talk: Stephanie Wissel
Stephanie Wissel
Astronomy Lunch Talk
Tue, 11/10 12:00 pm - Tue, 11/10 1:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics
Lion Shrine
Fast Radio Bursts
Victoria Kaspi (McGill University)
Astronomy Colloquium
Wed, 11/11 4:00 pm - Wed, 11/11 5:00 pm
Science Seminars Astronomy and Astrophysics