2022
KICP seminar: Sylvia Biscoveanu (MIT)
12:15–1:15 pm ERC 301
Sylvia Biscoveanu (MIT) “From black holes to the Big Bang: astrophysics and cosmology with gravitational waves and their electromagnetic counterparts”
KICP colloquium: Mustafa Amin (Rice)
3:30–4:30 pm ERC 161
Mustafa Amin (Rice) “A Spin on Wave Dark Matter”
Astro Tuesday: Judit Prat and Austin Joyce
12:00–1:00 pm ERC 501
Judit Prat “Stress-testing ΛCDM combining probes from the late-time Universe” and Austin Joyce “Taking the square root of a black hole”
A&A Colloquium: Dr. Jane Rigby
3:30–4:30 pm ERC 161
“Commissioning JWST, and early science”
Dr. Jane Rigby
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Open group seminar: John ZuHone (CfA)
11:30 am–12:30 pm ERC 545
John ZuHone (CfA) “Magnetic Fields, Jets, Velocities, and Cosmic Rays in Merging Galaxy Clusters”
KICP workshop: "The quest for precision gravitational wave cosmology"
Through September 23, 2022 Chicago
This workshop will bring together experts in the field of GW cosmology to discuss and prepare for the next challenges in our quest for precision GW cosmology. The workshop will be dynamic and discussion driven. Ample time for collaboration and self-organized discussions will be provided.
South Side Science Festival
11:00 am–6:00 pm UChicago Science Quads
Come to the South Side Science Festival, where science is for everyone!
The Festival will take place Saturday, Sept. 17th, 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. in the UChicago Science Quads (5734 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637)
PhD Thesis Defense: Joshua Sobrin
11:00 am–12:00 pm ERC 401
Joshua Sobrin, “The SPT-3G Receiver and the First Galaxy Cluster Catalog from the SPT-3G Survey”