2018 Events

Astro Lunch: Jack Elvin-Poole

May 11, 12:00 PM

Jack Elvin-Poole will speak about getting the most out of galaxy clustering in combined probes cosmology at CMU in Wean 8352. READ MORE

Astro Lunch: Mark Vogelsberger

May 4, 12:00 PM

Professor Vogelsberger will speak about simulating galaxy formation: Illustris, IllustrisTNG and beyond at CMU in Wean 8352. READ MORE

Physics Colloquium: Meg Urry

April 30, 4:30 PM

Professor Urry will speak about the growth of supermassive black holes and their possible effect on galaxy evolution at CMU in Wean Hall 7500. READ MORE

Astro Lunch: Carles Sánchez

April 27, 12:00 PM

Dr. Sanchez will speak about true bayesian redshifts in the Dark Energy Survey at the the University of Pittsburgh 321 Allen Hall. READ MORE

Buhl Lecture: Bob Kirshner

April 24, 4:30 PM

Dr. Kirshner will give the 2018 Buhl Lecture titled, "Exploding Stars, Dark Energy and the Accelerating Cosmos" at CMU in the Mellon Institute Auditorium. READ MORE

Astro Lunch: Hao-Yi Wu

April 13, 12:00 PM

Dr. Wu will speak about probing dark energy with galaxy clusters at the the University of Pittsburgh 321 Allen Hall. READ MORE

Astro Lunch: Adam Solomon

April 10, 12:00 PM

Dr. Solomon will speak about cosmic acceleration without dark energy or modified gravity at CMU in Wean 8352. READ MORE

Astro Lunch: Dan Milisavljevic

March 30, 12:00 PM

Dr. Milisavljevic will speak about Reverse Engineering Supernovae at the the University of Pittsburgh 321 Allen Hall. READ MORE

Astro Lunch: Simon DeDeo

March 23, 12:00 PM

Dr. Dedeo will speak about Data Science and Information Geometry from the Big Bang to the French Revolution at CMU in Wean 8352. READ MORE

Astro Lunch: Axel Brandenburg

March 20, 12:00 PM

Dr. Brandenburg will speak about the chiral magnetic effect in the early universe at CMU in Wean 8352. READ MORE

Astro Lunch: Francois Lanusse

March 16, 12:00 PM

Dr. Lanusse will speak about facing the challenges of modern cosmological surveys with deep learning at the University of Pittsburgh 321 Allen Hall. READ MORE

Astro Lunch: Ben Pope

March 13, 12:00 PM

Dr. Pope will speak about What are the tidal streams constraining? at CMU in Wean 8352. READ MORE

Astro Lunch: Ana Bonaca

March 9, 12:00 PM

Dr. Bonaca will speak about Finding Exoplanets around Bright Stars at CMU in Wean 8352. READ MORE

AstroStats Lunch: Santiago Gonzalez-Gaitan

March 2, 12:00 PM

Dr. Gonzalez-Gaitan will speak about Extinction studies towards type Ia supernovae at University of Pittsburgh in 321 Allen Hall. READ MORE

Astro Lunch: Christopher Lovell

Feburary 27, 12:00 PM

Christopher Lovell will speak about Characterising and Identifying Galaxy Protoclusters at CMU in Wean 8352. READ MORE

Special Physics Seminar: Doug Berry

Feburary 26, 4:30 PM

Dr. Berry will speak about Searches for New Physics and Dark Matter using TopQuarks at CMS at CMU in Wean 7316. READ MORE

Physics Colloquium: Kelley Holley-Bockelmann

Feburary 26, 4:30 PM

Professor Holley-Bockelmann will speak about Supermassive Black Holes as Revealed by LISA at the University of Pittsburgh in 102 Thaw Hall. READ MORE

Astro Lunch: Wyn Evans

Feburary 23, 12:00 PM

Dr. Evans will speak about The Shapes and Alignments of Dwarf Galaxies at CMU in Wean 8352. READ MORE

Special Astronomy Colloquium: Alexander Drlica-Wagner

Feburary 23, 12:00 PM

Dr. Drlica-Wagner will speak about Small Galaxies, Big Science: Using Cosmic Surveys to Study the Fundamental Nature of Dark Matter at the University of Pittsburgh in 321 Allen Hall.

Special Physics Seminar: Alexander Drlica-Wagner

Feburary 22, 2:00 PM

Dr. Drlica-Wagner will speak about Small Galaxies, Big Science: Using Cosmic Surveys to Study the Fundamental Nature of Dark Matter at the University of Pittsburgh in 321 Allen Hall. READ MORE

Astro Lunch: Larry Widrow

Feburary 20, 12:00 PM

Dr. Widrow will speak about Galactoseismology in the Age of Gaia at CMU in Wean 7316. READ MORE

Special Astronomy Colloquium: Dan Scolnic

Feburary 16, 12:00 PM

Dr. Scolnic will speak about Measuring Dark Energy With Supernovae and Kilonovae at the University of Pittsburgh in 321 Allen Hall.

Special Physics Seminar: Dan Scolnic

Feburary 15, 2:00 PM

Dr. Scolnic will speak about Measuring Dark Energy With Supernovae and Kilonovae at the University of Pittsburgh in 321 Allen Hall. READ MORE

Special Astronomy Colloquium: Sean Johnson

Feburary 13, 12:00 PM

Dr. Johnson will speak about joint surveys of galaxy evolution and fuel supplies over 10 billion years of cosmic history at the University of Pittsburgh in 321 Allen Hall.

Special Physics Seminar: Sean Johnson

Feburary 12, 2:00 PM

Dr. Johnson will speak about joint surveys of galaxy evolution and fuel supplies over 10 billion years of cosmic history at the University of Pittsburgh in 321 Allen Hall. READ MORE

Special Astronomy Colloquium: Yashar Hezaveh

Feburary 9, 2:00 PM

Dr. Hezaveh will speak about a detailed mapping of the small-scale distribution of dark matter with strong gravitational lensing, new surveys, and machine learning at the University of Pittsburgh in 321 Allen Hall.

Special Physics Seminar: Yashar Hezaveh

Feburary 8, 12:00 PM

Dr. Hezaveh will speak about a detailed mapping of the small-scale distribution of dark matter with strong gravitational lensing, new surveys, and machine learning at the University of Pittsburgh in 321 Allen Hall. READ MORE

Astro Lunch: Mei-Yu Wang

Feburary 2, 12:00 PM

Dr. Wang will speak about Dark Matter in Milky Way Satellite Galaxies at CMU in Wean 8352. READ MORE

Special Astronomy Colloquium: Chihway Chang

Janurary 30, 2:00 PM

Dr. Chang will speak about The invisible landscape — Weak lensing mass maps with the Dark Energy Survey and beyond at the University of Pittsburgh in 321 Allen Hall. READ MORE

Special Physics Seminar: Chihway Chang

Janurary 29, 1:15 PM

Dr. Chang will speak about The invisible landscape — Weak lensing mass maps with the Dark Energy Survey and beyond at the University of Pittsburgh in 321 Allen Hall.

Astro Lunch: Qirong Zhu

Janurary 26, 12:00 PM

Dr. Zhu will speak about Formation of a Malin1–like galaxy in IllustrisTNG by stimulated accretion at CMU in Wean 8352. READ MORE

Special Astronomy Seminar: Robyn Sanderson

Janurary 23, 12:00 PM

Dr. Sanderson will speak about Insights into dark matter from the stellar halos of galaxies at the University of Pittsburgh in 321 Allen Hall.

Special Physics Colloquium: Robyn Sanderson

Janurary 22, 2:00 PM

Dr. Sanderson will speak about Insights into dark matter from the stellar halos of galaxies at the University of Pittsburgh in 321 Allen Hall. READ MORE

Physics Colloquium: Tracy Webb

Janurary 8, 4:30 PM

Professor Webb will speak about The Growth of the Most Massive Galaxies in the Highest Density Regions at the University of Pittsburgh in 102 Thaw Hall. READ MORE