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 - Usually held on Thursdays from 4-5pm in PSC 1136
- CTC: Center for Theory and Computation - 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.
Sep 16
CTC Seminar: Yiting Wang, Wisconsin
Wed, Sep 16 2026
11:30am - 12:30pm
PSC 1136 & Zoom
From Shock-Bubbles to Rings: The Past Life of Odd Radio Circles
Sep 16
Dept Colloquium: Kimberley Griffin, UMD
Wed, Sep 16 2026
4:05 - 5:00pm
ATL 2400
Joyful Mentorship: Improving Relationship Practices and Outcomes for Mentors and Mentees
Sep 17
BANG! Series: Emily Berman, UMD Teaching and Learning Transformation Center
Thu, Sep 17 2026
4:00 - 5:00pm
PSC 1136 & Zoom
GenAI in Education: Practical Strategies for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
Sep 23
Dept Colloquium: Suvi Gezari, UMD ASTR
Wed, Sep 23 2026
4:05 - 5:00pm
ATL 2400
Using Tidal Disruption Events as Probes of Massive Black Hole Formation and Growth Over Cosmic Time
Sep 30
Dept Colloquium: Marta Bryan, Penn State
Wed, Sep 30 2026
4:05 - 5:00pm
ATL 2400
Resolving Planet Formation and Evolution Through the Lens of Jupiters
Oct 1
HEAT Seminar: Sarath Satheesh Sheeba, UNAB/UDP (special Thur session)
Thu, Oct 1 2026
2:00 - 3:00pm
PSC 1136 & Zoom
AGN photometric redshifts in the time-domain era
Oct 7
Dept Colloquium: Sylvia Biscoveneau, Princeton
Wed, Oct 7 2026
4:05 - 5:00pm
ATL 2400
Astrophysics of binary black holes near and far
Oct 9
HEAT Seminar: Israel Martinez Castellanos, UMD ASTR/NASA GSFC
Fri, Oct 9 2026
2:00 - 3:00pm
PSC 1136 & Zoom
The Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI)
Oct 14
Dept Colloquium: Karin Sandstrom, UCSD
Wed, Oct 14 2026
4:05 - 5:00pm
ATL 2400
The Life & Times of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Oct 22
BANG! Series: Anne Marie Porter, Karina Cooper, and William Thomas, AIP Niels Bohr Library & Archives
Thu, Oct 22 2026
4:00 - 5:00pm
PSC 1136 & Zoom
Women in Astronomy and Astrophysics: Past and Present