Department of Astronomy
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Astronomy Calendar

Events

Events

  • Oct
    08

    ALMA and JWST team up to understand the formation of planets @ 10:00 am WiCOR

    Exoplanets are a common outcome of the star-formation process. Some of the most relevant properties of planetary systems are set during their formation: the number of planets, mass, architecture, and composition. In this talk, I …

  • Oct
    08

    Worlds in the Making Space Place Speaker Series @ 7:00 pm Space Place

    Worlds in the Making: Origins of Stars, Planets, and Life A series of talks by UW-Madison scientists from the Wisconsin Center for Origins Research (WiCOR), hosted by UW Space Place. Oct 8: Prof. Zoe Todd …

  • Oct
    10

    Astronomy Colloquium: Abygail Waggoner @ 3:30 pm 4421 Sterling Hall

    Speaker: Abygail Waggoner Institution: UW-Madison Title: Our Chemical Origins: Tracing the History of Cold and Hot Gas During Planet Formation Abstract: The gas and dust of protoplanetary disks are a window into the history of …

  • Oct
    10

    Sherry Hour @ 4:30 pm Sterling 4th Floor Kitchen

  • Oct
    11

    Stars Coffee @ 1:00 pm 3517 Sterling or Zoom

    Hosted by Erin Motherway

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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 Francisco at fley@astro.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.