2023
Astro Tuesday: Rebecca Diesing and Zhuowen Zhang
12:00–1:00 pm ERC 501
Rebecca Diesing “Understanding the multi-wavelength emission from astrophysical shocks” and Zhuowen Zhang “Covariance modeling for cluster weak lensing observables”
2023 Spring Postdoc Symposium
1:00–4:00 pm ERC 401
We are excited to announce that the second KICP Postdoc Symposium of the year will be held on May 5th from 1pm - 3:45 pm as an in-person event in ERC 501.
A&A Colloquium: Wen-fai Fong (Northwestern University)
3:30–4:30 pm ERC 161
Wen-fai Fong (Northwestern University) “Unfolding the Dynamic and Colorful Lives of Neutron Star Mergers”
Astro Tuesday Talks
12:00–1:00 pm ERC 401
A special Astro lunch, several of our department members will report on their first results using the JWST.
KICP seminar: Benjamin Wallisch (OKC & UT Austin)
12:00–1:00 pm ERC 401
Benjamin Wallisch (OKC & UT Austin) “Power Spectrum Probes of the Early Universe”
KICP colloquium: Nathan Whitehorn (Michigan State)
3:30–4:30 pm ERC 161
Nathan Whitehorn (Michigan State) “What is up with the neutrino sky?”
Astro Tuesday: Claire Guepin and Michael Zhang
12:00–1:00 pm ERC 501
Claire Guepin “Searching for very-high-energy neutrinos with EUSO-SPB2” and Michael Zhang “What emission spectra tell us (or don’t) about exoplanet atmospheres”
PhD Thesis Defense: Celeste Keith
4:00–5:00 pm ERC 401
Celeste Keith “OBSERVATIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF HAWKING RADIATION FROM PRIMORDIAL BLACK HOLES”
KICP seminar: Dan Baxter (Fermilab)
12:00–1:00 pm ERC 401
Dan Baxter (Fermilab) “Leveraging Quantum Sensors for Dark Matter Detection”
A&A Colloquium: Claudia Scarlata (University of Minnesota)
3:30–4:30 pm ERC 161
Claudia Scarlata (University of Minnesota) “Observational constraints on the gas reservoir of the smallest galaxies”