Events
Department Talks and Public Lectures
- Department Colloquia - Held on Wednesdays at 4:05pm in ATL 2400
- PALS: Planetary Astronomy Lunchtime Series - Usually held on Mondays at 11:15am in ATL 1250
- BANG!: Better Astronomy for a New Generation Series - Usually held on Thursdays from 4-5pm in PSC 1136
- CTC: Center for Theory and Computation Seminars - Usually held on Wednesdays at 11:30 in PSC 1136
- HEAT: High-Energy and Transients - Usually held on Fridays at 2-3PM in PSC 1136
- Hot Papers on astro-ph (hp-astro-ph) - Meets most Tuesdays at 11:45am-12:15pm in PSC 1136; Open to all department members
Special Accommodations for individuals with disabilities can be made by calling 301-405-3001. We appreciate being notified at least one week in advance.
Dec 1
PALS: Katherine Bennet (JHU), The Life of a Space Telescope (JWST’s Version): Or, How We’re Learning More About Rocky Worlds and Gas Giants Than Ever Before
Mon, Dec 1 2025
11:15am - 12:15pm
ATL 1250 and Zoom
The Life of a Space Telescope (JWST’s Version): Or, How We’re Learning More About Rocky Worlds and Gas Giants Than Ever Before
Dec 3
Dept Colloquium: Drs. Lia Hankla & Hayley Beltz, UMD Astronomy
Wed, Dec 3 2025
4:05 - 5:00pm
ATL 2400
Connecting Black Hole Accretion Disks, X-ray Coronae, and Winds & A Tale of Two B-Fields: Magnetically Dominated Circulation of Hot and Ultrahot Jupiters
Dec 11
BANG! Series: Quantum steampunk: Real-world science fiction
Thu, Dec 11 2025
4:00 - 5:00pm
PSC 1136 & Zoom
Quantum steampunk: Real-world science fiction Speaker: Nicole Yunger Halpern (Adjunct Professor at UMD Physics and Author)