2021
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.
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”
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”
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”
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.