4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm
Institution: CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow at Northwestern University Title: Old New Worlds: Planetary Destruction and Renewal over Stellar Lifetimes Abstract: Planetary systems are ubiquitous, but not eternal. In this two-part talk, I will describe recent work on long-term …
Professor Jim Cleaves
DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building @ 7:30 pm
Professor Jim Cleaves (Department of Chemistry, Howard University) will present a lecture entitled “Understanding the Chemical Origins of Life” for the Fall 2025 WiCOR Lecture on Oct 8 at 7:30 PM. This event is open …
Prof. Ray Pierrehumbert
6515 Sterling Hall @ 10:00 am
Institution: Halley Professor of Physics, University of Oxford Title: The Geology of Planetary Atmospheres Abstract: In this lecture, I will highlight some examples of the interplay between planetary envelopes and planetary interiors, focusing on lava …
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm
Institution: The Ohio State University Title: Reaching for Distant Worlds: Exoplanet Atmospheres at High Spectral ResolutionAbstract: The study of exoplanets has rapidly advanced over the last three decades, with thousands of planets now known. With …
1129 E Wilson Street Madison WI 53703 @ 7:00 pm
https://astronomyontap.org/event/aotmadison/
Joanne Dawson
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm
Institution: Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia Title: Small-Scale Structure of the “Dark ISM”Abstract: It is now known that a significant fraction of the Milky Way ISM resides in a so-called “dark” phase, usually defined as a …
Young Blood Beer Co. @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
https://www.facebook.com/aotmadison/
Astronomy on Tap (AoT) Madison is a free event that tries to reach people of all ages and backgrounds, hosted by members of the UW-Madison Astronomy Department. The audience can range from people who haven’t …
WiCOR (6th Floor Sterling Hall) @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Join us for the annual Undergraduate Symposium on Friday, May 2, from 12:00 to 2:00 PM in the Wisconsin Center for Origins Research (WiCOR) space! This is a fantastic opportunity for undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students to get practice …
Jonathan Fortney
4421 Sterling Hall @ 3:30 pm
Speaker: Jonathan Fortney Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz Bio: Jonathan Fortney is the Department Chair of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is a planetary astrophysicist who works to …
Jonathan Fortney
2241 Chamberlin @ 7:00 pm
Over 6000 planets have now been found around other stars, but we only have information about what their atmospheres are like for a few dozen. NASA’s powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which features a …