2023
Why This Universe Live with Diana Powell and Daniel Holz
3:00–4:00 pm
The “Why This Universe” is going to be doing its first live event next week at the UCPN Festival, featuring interviews with Diana Powell and Daniel Holz.
Astro Tuesday: Austin Joyce
12:00–1:00 pm ERC 501
We will have Austin Joyce tell us something about what he has been thinking about. As a completely impartial observer, I am sure that it will be extremely interesting.
Diving Into Math with Emmy Noether
7:00–8:10 pm KPTC 106
Join us for a theatre performance about the life of one of history’s most influential mathematicians.
KICP seminar: Christian Herwig (Fermilab)
11:00 am–12:00 pm ERC 401
Christian Herwig (Fermilab) “The Light Dark Matter eXperiment, LDMX”
A&A Colloquium: Leslie Rogers (UChicago)
3:30–4:30 pm ERC 161
Leslie Rogers (UChicago) “Deciphering the Nature, Origins, and Compositions of Exoplanets”
A&A talk: Konstantin Gerbig (Yale University)
10:00–11:00 am ERC 401
Konstantin Gerbig (Yale University) “New Perspectives on Planetesimal Formation through Diffusive Instabilities”
PhD Thesis Defense: Jisheng Zhang
3:00–4:00 pm ERC 401
PhD Thesis Defense: Jisheng Zhang “Thermal and Magnetic History of Rocky Exoplanets”
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1st Year Orientation 2023
Through September 25, 2023
Welcome incoming 1st year graduate students!
1st year graduate students: Sana Elgamal, Saba Razavi, Alex Thomas, Johnny Pitocco, Aidan Simpson, Daisy Bissonette, Qiao Xue, Mckenzie Ferrari, Chris Wirth, Ritvik Basant, Tanisha Jhaveri, Shrihan Agarwal
Open Group Seminar: Madeleine McKenzie (Australian National University)
11:00 am–12:00 pm ERC 517
Madeleine McKenzie (Australian National University) “Nucleosynthesis at the isotopic level: how Mg isotope ratios challenge our view of globular clusters and dwarf galaxies”
Symposium: "Invisible Labor in Astronomy and Astrophysics"
Through September 16, 2023 UChicago Library
“Invisible Labor in Astronomy and Astrophysics” is an interdisciplinary symposium organized by the University of Chicago Library and the Capturing the Stars research group.