Past Events

2023

KICP seminar: Zach Atkins (Princeton University)

11:00 am–12:00 pm ERC 401

Zach Atkins (Princeton University) “The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Map-Based Noise Modeling for DR6”

Nov 9

CANCELED - KICP Colloquium: Manuela Campanelli (Rochester Institute of Technology)

3:30–4:30 pm ERC 161

Manuela Campanelli (Rochester Institute of Technology) “Numerical Relativity, Gravitational Waves and Astrophysics”

Nov 8

AI+Science Series: Aleksandra Ćiprijanović (Fermilab)

4:30–6:00 pm ERC 401

Aleksandra Ćiprijanović (Fermilab) “Bridging the Gap Between Astronomical Datasets: From Proof of Concept to AI Model Deployment with Domain Adaptation”

Nov 7

Astro Tuesday: Viraj Pandya (Columbia) and James Sullivan (Berkeley)

12:00–1:00 pm ERC 501

Please join us tomorrow (Tuesday Nov. 7) at *12pm* in the Hubble lounge for pizza and science. This week we have two visitors who will tell us about their work.

Nov 7

Open Group Seminar: Anya Nugent (Northwestern)

3:30–4:00 pm ERC 545

Anya Nugent (Northwestern) “Characterizing the Host Environments of Short GRBs: From the Ultra Faint to the Highest-Redshift”

Nov 2

KICP seminar: Tri Nguyen (MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research)

11:00 am–12:00 pm ERC 401

Tri Nguyen (MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research) “Decoding Dark Matter through the lens of Machine Learning”

Nov 2

Dark Matter Day

5:00–9:00 pm Adler Planetarium

This year Dark Matter Day will be held at Adler Planetarium as part of the “Adler at Night” series on Wednesday, November 1st from 5PM-9PM. Adler at Night is free to Illinois residents!

Nov 1

KICP Colloquium: Keith Bechtol (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

3:30–4:30 pm ERC 161

Keith Bechtol (University of Wisconsin-Madison) “Vera C. Rubin Observatory: from Commissioning to Cosmology”

Nov 1

Astro Tuesday: Mike Gladders

12:00–1:00 pm ERC 501

Mike Gladders “COOL-LAMPS at Year Five:  Strong Lensing Discovery by Chicago Undergraduates”

Oct 31

Open Group Seminar: Akshara Viswanathan (Groningen/Flatiron)

3:30–4:00 pm ERC 517

Akshara Viswanathan (Groningen/Flatiron) “Tracing the Milky Way’s ancient footsteps: Insights from chemodynamical investigations of bright and distant metal-poor stars”

Oct 26