2024
KICP seminar: Annika Peter (Ohio State University)
11:00 am–12:00 pm ERC 401
Annika Peter (Ohio State University) “Big news about dark matter from the centers of small galaxies”
PhD Thesis Defense: Zhuowen (Ben) Zhang
10:00–11:00 am ERC 501
Zhuowen (Ben) Zhang “Forward modeling of cluster systematics for cluster cosmology”
Open Group Seminar: Scott Carlsten (Princeton University)
3:30–4:30 pm ERC 545
Scott Carlsten (Princeton University) “Dwarf Satellite Systems beyond the Milky Way with the ELVES Survey”
KICP Cosmology Lunch (Thunch)
12:15–1:15 pm ERC 445
Please join us for an informal lunch discussion, led by KICP fellows, of recent news and papers in cosmology. Topics range from experiment and observations to theory in all areas of KICP science.
KICP Colloquium: Paul Martini (Ohio State University)
3:30–4:30 pm ERC 161
Paul Martini (Ohio State University) “Cosmology with Large Spectroscopic Surveys”
PhD Thesis Defense: Mandy Chen
3:00–4:00 pm ERC 501
Mandy Chen “Toward a Physical Understanding of the Dynamic Circumgalactic Medium”
Open Group Seminar: Jaco de Swart (MIT)
1:30–2:30 pm ERC 401
Jaco de Swart (MIT) “How Dark Matter Came to Matter: a History of Missing Mass,1930-1974”
Astro Tuesday: Haowen Zhang (University of Arizona)
12:00–1:00 pm ERC 501
Haowen Zhang (University of Arizona) “Hunting for Banana Galaxies with Imaging to Spectroscopy”
PhD Thesis Defense: Jason Poh
10:00–11:00 am ERC 401
Jason Poh “Strong Gravitational Lensing Science in the Era of Large Astronomical Surveys”
Physics Colloquium: James Beatty (Ohio State University)
3:30–4:30 pm Maria Geoppert-Mayer Lecture Hall
James Beatty (Ohio State University) “Cosmic Rays and Cosmic Neutrinos in the 21st Century”