Past Events

2021

LIGO data release

12:00–1:00 pm ERC 401

This weekend LIGO will release their latest data.

Nov 8

Astro2020: the decadal survey report

1:00–2:30 pm ERC 401

The Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey (Astro2020) will develop a comprehensive research strategy and vision for a decade of transformative science at the frontiers of astronomy and astrophysics.

Nov 4

KICP seminar: Ken Ng (MIT)

11:30 am–12:30 pm ERC 401 & zoom

Ken Ng (MIT) “Search for ultralight bosons and primordial black holes with a population of binary black holes – the present and the future”

Nov 4

KICP colloquium: Clem Pryke (University of Minnesota)

3:30–4:30 pm ERC 161

Clem Pryke (University of Minnesota) “The Search for Inflationary B-modes: Latest Results from BICEP/Keck”

Nov 3

KICP Seminar: Arianna Long (UC Irvine)

12:00–1:00 pm ERC 401

Arianna Long (UC Irvine) “Missing Giants: The First Massive Galaxies Are Dust-Obscured”

Oct 28

A&A Colloquium: Dimitar Sasselov (Harvard)

3:30–4:30 pm ERC 161

Exoplanet Ocean Water-Worlds: How salty?

In our quest to understand the formation, demographics, and evolution of
small planets (Earth-size to super-Earth-size), we need to understand water-rich exoplanets
and know how to distinguish them observationally. This talk will touch on some current
issues in modeling ocean water-worlds.

Oct 27

KICP Seminar: Anna Ho (UC Berkeley)

12:00–1:00 pm ERC 401

Anna Ho (UC Berkeley) “The Landscape of Relativistic Stellar Explosions”

Oct 21

KICP colloquium: Tongyan Lin ( UC San Diego)

3:30–4:30 pm ERC 161

Tongyan Lin ( UC San Diego) “14 billion years in the life of a dark matter particle”

Oct 20