2024
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 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”
KICP seminar: Elena Pinetti (FNAL)
11:00 am–12:00 pm ERC 401
Elena Pinetti (FNAL) “Probing dark matter with cosmic voids”
A&A Colloquium: Samar Safi-Harb (University of Manitoba)
3:30–4:30 pm ERC 161
Samar Safi-Harb (University of Manitoba) “Pulsar Wind Nebulae: Today and the Future”