Calendar of Events
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Stars Coffee
Stars Coffee
These sessions will be hosted in hybrid format. Everyone is welcome to join, regardless of your background in stars. Contact Andrew Nine for Zoom link.
Sherry Hour
Sherry Hour
Informal event held by the postdocs in the Sterling Hall 4th floor kitchen. Please feel free to bring wine/drinks/cheese or just bring yourself.
2 events,
Catherine Witherspoon PhD Defense
Catherine Witherspoon PhD Defense
Title: Quenching Star Formation in Low-Mass Galaxies Hosting Active Galactic Nuclei Zoom link in case you would prefer to attend virtually: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/98006139640
2 events,
Saturday Science Workshop
Saturday Science Workshop
Saturday workshops are always free and open to the public and are offered during the school year. This program is held in person only. The workshop starts promptly at 10:00 and is typically over by …
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Journal Club
Journal Club
Journal Club is a weekly pre-presentation for the week’s colloquium given by two grad students.
Astronomy Colloquium — TBD
Astronomy Colloquium — TBD
Title: Multi-messenger observations of cosmic collisions: progenitors, relativistic ejecta, and remnants Abstract: The births and mergers of neutron stars and black holes, the most exotic objects in the universe, can launch the fastest cosmic jets …
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Stars Coffee
Stars Coffee
These sessions will be hosted in hybrid format. Everyone is welcome to join, regardless of your background in stars. Contact Andrew Nine for Zoom link.
Astronomy Colloquium — Julia Kregenow
Astronomy Colloquium — Julia Kregenow
Speaker: Julia Kregenow Field: Teaching in Astronomy Institution: Penn State University Title: Students Learn More from Interactive and Inclusive Teaching Abstract: For over twenty years, research has consistently shown that students learn more from active learning …
Sherry Hour
Sherry Hour
Informal event held by the postdocs in the Sterling Hall 4th floor kitchen. Please feel free to bring wine/drinks/cheese or just bring yourself.
2 events,
Exoplanet Coffee
Exoplanet Coffee
Join us every other Friday as we meet over coffee to informally discuss exoplanet papers that have been featured on the arXiv. This event will be hosted on a rotating basis by Melinda Soares-Furtado, Leon …
Monthly MIoWSA Lunch
Monthly MIoWSA Lunch
Minoritized Identities of Wisconsin Strengthening Astronomy (MIoWSA, pronounced meow-sa) is a space inclusive to all marginalized and minoritized individuals of our local astronomy community. Learn more about MIoWSA here. Located at 7th floor lounge area outside …
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Saturday Science Workshop
Saturday Science Workshop
Saturday workshops are always free and open to the public and are offered during the school year. This program is held in person only. The workshop starts promptly at 10:00 and is typically over by …
1 event,
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Monday Science Seminar
Monday Science Seminar
Our next installment of the Monday Science Seminar series will be Dr. Jane Kaczmarek (in person!), a fellow UW alum and researcher at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory. See the talk details and Zoom link …
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Space Place Guest Presentations
Space Place Guest Presentations
Space Place guest presentations are always free and open to the public and are offered the 2nd Tuesday of the month. This program will be held both virtually and in person. To watch the talk …
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1 event,
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Party With the Stars
Party With the Stars
Party With the Stars is always free and open to the public. This program is in person only. Join us to find out what objects are currently visible in the night sky. We will have …
2 events,
Saturday Science Workshop
Saturday Science Workshop
Saturday workshops are always free and open to the public and are offered during the school year. This program is held in person only. The workshop starts promptly at 10:00 and is typically over by …
1 event,
3 events,
IRAM-Wisc-CAS Seminar
IRAM-Wisc-CAS Seminar
Densities and star formation rates in molecular clouds: towards a 3D view of the local ISM Seminar by Jan Orkisz (Gre), 20 March 2023, 16h CET (15h UT) The volume density of interstellar gas is …
Michael Nicandro Rosenthal Thesis Proposal
Michael Nicandro Rosenthal Thesis Proposal
Please join us on Monday, March 20th at 1 PM in the fourth floor colloquium room for Michael's thesis proposal, Resolving Dusty Star-Forming Galaxies with NOEMA. Zoom link can be found here.
4 events,
Journal Club
Journal Club
Journal Club is a weekly pre-presentation for the week’s colloquium given by two grad students.
Astronomy Colloquium — Meredith Hughes
Astronomy Colloquium — Meredith Hughes
Speaker: Meredith Hughes Institution: Wesleyan University Title: Planet formation insights from debris disk dust and gas Abstract: Debris disks are more massive analogs of our solar system's Kuiper Belt, and they trace the final assembly stages …
Astronomy on Tap: March Event
Astronomy on Tap: March Event
This event will take place at Leopold's (1301 Regent Street, Madison WI 53715). The Facebook RSVP event link is here. View the Astronomy on Tap official page here. Contact information is listed below!
1 event,
3 events,
Stars Coffee
Stars Coffee
These sessions will be hosted in hybrid format. Everyone is welcome to join, regardless of your background in stars. Contact Andrew Nine for Zoom link.
Sherry Hour
Sherry Hour
Informal event held by the postdocs in the Sterling Hall 4th floor kitchen. Please feel free to bring wine/drinks/cheese or just bring yourself.
1 event,
Exoplanet Coffee
Exoplanet Coffee
Join us every other Friday as we meet over coffee to informally discuss exoplanet papers that have been featured on the arXiv. This event will be hosted on a rotating basis by Melinda Soares-Furtado, Leon …
1 event,
Saturday Science Workshop
Saturday Science Workshop
Saturday workshops are always free and open to the public and are offered during the school year. This program is held in person only. The workshop starts promptly at 10:00 and is typically over by …
0 events,
1 event,
2 events,
Journal Club
Journal Club
Journal Club is a weekly pre-presentation for the week’s colloquium given by two grad students.
4 events,
Stars Coffee
Stars Coffee
These sessions will be hosted in hybrid format. Everyone is welcome to join, regardless of your background in stars. Contact Andrew Nine for Zoom link.
Astronomy Colloquium — Fred Ciesla
Astronomy Colloquium — Fred Ciesla
Speaker: Fred Ciesla Field: Planet Formation Institution: University of Chicago Title: Photochemical Processing in Protoplanetary Disks: Insights from Our Solar System Abstract: Protoplanetary disks are sites of active chemistry, where materials inherited from a natal molecular cloud …
Sherry Hour
Sherry Hour
Informal event held by the postdocs in the Sterling Hall 4th floor kitchen. Please feel free to bring wine/drinks/cheese or just bring yourself.
1 event,
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 learn more information or get involved, view the UitP page here 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.