Events
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.
Apr 15
CTC Seminar: L. Y. Aaron Yung, STScI
Wed, Apr 15 2026
11:30am - 12:30pm
PSC 1136
Three years of searching for the most distant galaxies with JWST and what have we learned so far?
Apr 15
Dept Colloquium: Anna Voelker, SciAccess
Wed, Apr 15 2026
4:05 - 5:00pm
ATL 2400
SciAccess: Advancing Accessibility in Astronomy and Human Spaceflight
Apr 16
BANG! Series: Chris Reynolds, UMD Astronomy
Thu, Apr 16 2026
4:00 - 5:00pm
PSC 1136 & Zoom
How is arXiv moderated?
Apr 17
HEAT mtg: Alberto Floris, University of Crete
Fri, Apr 17 2026
2:00 - 3:00pm
PSC 1136
Polarization variability in Tidal Disruption Events
Apr 22
Dept Colloquium: Drs. Yoni Brande & Robert David Stein, UMD Astronomy
Wed, Apr 22 2026
4:05 - 5:00pm
ATL 2400
Carbon dioxide and evidence for water in the Hottest exo-Neptune & TDE 2025abcr: A Tidal Disruption Event in the Outskirts of a Massive Galaxy
Apr 29
Dept Colloquium: Mike Grudić, Flatiron Institute Center for Computational Astrophysics
Wed, Apr 29 2026
4:05 - 5:00pm
ATL 2400
Stars and atoms on supercomputers
May 1
HEAT mtg: Yuxin (Vic) Dong, Northwestern University
Fri, May 1 2026
2:00 - 3:00pm
PSC 1136
Tracing Fast Radio Burst Origins through Their Environments and Counterparts