KICP Colloquium - Salman Habib
3:30–5:00 pm ERC 161
Salman Habib (ANL) will give the KICP Colloquium on 4/30 in ERC 161 and via Zoom.
A&A Colloquium - Brant Robertson
3:30–5:00 pm ERC 161
Brant Robertson (UC Santa Cruz) will give the A&A Colloquium on 5/7 in ERC 161 and via Zoom.
Brinson Lecture 2025 - Saul Perlmutter: What We Learn When We Learn that the Universe is Accelerating
6:00–7:00 pm Adler Planetarium (Johnson Star Theater), 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago IL 60605
Brinson Lecture 2025 - Saul Perlmutter, Nobel Laureate (UC Berkeley):
What We Learn When We Learn that the Universe is Accelerating
The discovery that the universe’s expansion is accelerating was not only unexpected, but it also led to the hunt for a mysterious Dark Energy that apparently comprises almost three-quarters of the “stuff” of the universe. How was this discovery made? What has been the progress since? And what does this tell us about how science – and scientific-style critical thinking – work?
KICP Seminar - Sanaea Cooper
11:00 am–12:00 pm ERC 401
Sanaea Cooper (Northwestern) will give the KICP Seminar on 4/3 at 11am in ERC 401 and via Zoom.
A&A Colloquium - Saul Perlmutter
12:00–1:00 pm GCIS W301/303
Saul Perlmutter (UC Berkeley) will give the A&A colloquium on 5/15 in GCIS W301/303 and via Zoom at 12pm.