Events

Weekly reoccurring coffees and seminars for department members include:

  • Monday Science Seminar, 12-1 on Mondays in 4530 Sterling Hall
  • Journal Club, 12-1 PM on Tuesdays in 4421 Sterling Hall
  • Galaxies Coffee, 1-2 PM on Fridays in 4530 Sterling Hall
  • Oct 22
    Astronomy Colloquium: Stella Ocker

    Institution: Brinson Prize Postdoctoral Fellow, Caltech Title: Probing Cosmic Plasmas from Sub-AU to Gigaparsec Scales Abstract: Most of the ordinary matter in the universe takes the form of diffuse ionized gas, or plasma. Characterizing the full distribution of this plasma is critical to understanding how the universe forms its main structures. In this talk, I …

  • Oct 26
    Monday Science Seminar

  • Oct 29
    Astronomy Colloquium: Lewis McCallum

    Institution: Harvard-CfA Title: TBD Abstract: TBD Host: Bob Benjamin Tea and cookies begin at 3:15 PM. Zoom link found here.

  • Nov 2
    Monday Science Seminar

  • Nov 5
    Astronomy Colloquium: Sarah Millholland

    Institution: MIT Title: Migration, Tides, and the Diversity of Extrasolar Worlds Abstract: Many exoplanetary systems contain planets orbiting close to their host stars, with orbital periods of only days to weeks. These planets experience strong tidal forces that can reshape both their orbits and their interiors. Energy dissipation by time-dependent tidal deformations can drive orbital …

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Other Events to Note:

Español y Vino: Español y Vino es una iniciativa nacida en el departamento de astronomía para juntarse entre todos quienes hablamos español, sin importar si eres nativo o hablas sólo un poco. La única regla que hay es que hay que hablar en español (o lo más posible, si es que cuesta un poco). La parte del vino es opcional.

Español y Vino is a new initiative in the astronomy department to gather those who speak Spanish, whether you are a native speaker or speak only a little, and have a shared dinner. The only rule of the gathering is that everyone must speak in Spanish for the duration of the event. It’s a great way to strengthen developing language skills with native speakers.

To learn more information or get involved, contact Estephani at torresvillan@wisc.edu.

 

Universe in the Park: Universe in the Park (UitP) is a popular outreach program of the Department of Astronomy at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. UitP travels to state parks throughout Wisconsin during the summer camping season, giving talks and slide shows, answering questions, and letting the general public view astronomical objects through one of the UitP telescopes.

To request a UitP program, see the Badger Talks web site at https://badgertalks.wisc.edu/uitp/. To learn more information or get involved, view the UitP page or contact Jim Lattis at lattis@astro.wisc.edu.

 

Do you have an event you would like added to the Astronomy calendar? Contact Sophia Didier at smdidier@wisc.edu.