2021
Broader Horizons: Ali Vanderveld, Senior Staff Data Scientist at Wayfair
4:00–5:00 pm ERC 401
Astrophysics to Data Science
Ali Vanderveld (Senior Staff Data Scientist at Wayfair)
Astronomy & Astrophysics Virtual Graduate Admissions Information Session
Through November 19, 2021 online
The Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics invites you to join us in a virtual workshop regarding the graduate admissions process on Monday, November 18 and Tuesday, November 19, 2021 CDT.
KICP colloquium: Satya Gontcho A Gontcho (LBNL)
3:30–4:30 pm ERC 161
Satya Gontcho A Gontcho (LBNL) “Status of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument”
Astro Tuesday Series: Anowar Shajib & Adina Feinstein
12:00–1:00 pm ERC 401
This Tuesday (November 16th) we will return to the 2-speaker lunch science talks format. Our speakers this coming Tuesday are Anowar Shajib and Adina Feinstein.
KICP seminar: Morgane Konig (MIT & Dartmouth College)
12:00–1:00 pm ERC 401
Morgane Konig (MIT & Dartmouth College) “A theory of Hybrid monodromy inflation with two fields”
A&A Colloquium: Erik Shirokoff (UChicago)
3:30–4:30 pm ERC 161
New instruments for mm-wavelength line intensity mapping
Line intensity mapping uses the spectral lines from atoms and molecules in unresolved galaxies to build a 3D map of the high redshift universe. It will complement and extend studies of large scale structure and future CMB instruments. It will also provide a unique window into the history of star formation from the epoch of reionization to the period of peak star formation. To realize these goals, a new class of instrument is required: integral field unit spectrometers with hundreds to thousands of densely packed spectroscopic pixels. I’ll discuss the progress toward this goal, including the near-future pathfinder instruments SuperSpec and SPT-SLIM, as well as new approaches to extend on-chip spectroscopy to higher resolving powers and higher frequencies.
Astro Tuesday: Community Conversation with Jackie Serrato, South Side Weekly
12:00–1:00 pm ERC 161
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.