Event Category: Colloquium
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Apr 9Astronomy Colloquium: Roberta Paladini
4421 Sterling
Speaker: Dr. Roberta Paladini Institution: IPAC Title: The SPHEREx Space Mission: Preliminary Results Abstract: The Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) is a Medium-Class Explorer (MIDEX) NASA mission launched on March 11th 2026. SPHEREx has just completed the second full sky coverage in 102 spectral bands from …
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Apr 16Astronomy Colloquium: Prof. Daniel Stevens
4421 Sterling
Speaker: : Prof. Daniel Stevens Institution: UMN-Duluth Title: Single-lined Eclipsing Binary Stars: A Stellar Astronomy Multi-Tool Abstract: Precisely and accurately measured stellar properties such as mass and radius are important for a wide range of science cases, from characterizing nearby exoplanets to inferring properties of distant galaxies. Double-lined eclipsing binary stars (DLEBs) have long been …
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Apr 23Astronomy/WiCOR Joint Colloquium: Prof. Victoria Meadows
4421 Sterling
Speaker: Victoria Meadows Institution: Senior Research Scientist, SETI Institute Title: The Virtual Planetary Laboratory and the Search for Signs of Life on Exoplanets Abstract: The Virtual Planetary Laboratory is a massively interdisciplinary research group that has been working since 2001 to put a strong scientific foundation under the search for signs of life on exoplanets. …
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Apr 30Astronomy Colloquium: Whitford Lecturer Prof. Bruce Draine
4421 Sterling
Speaker: Prof. Bruce Draine Institution: Princeton University Title: TBD Abstract: TBD Host: TBD Zoom link here.