Events
Astrophysics Colloquium
The weekly colloquium features world-class astrophysicists speaking on current topics of astronomy & astrophysics research. Presentations are aimed at the graduate and post-graduate level, but are open to the general public. The Astrophysics Colloquium is scheduled for Wednesdays at 3–4 p.m.
Astronomy Club
The Astronomy Club at UC San Diego aims to promote an interest in astronomy and astrophysics among UC San Diego undergraduates. Our organization will focus on the exploration of the universe. We hope to help students interested in astronomy get to know each other and facilitate their access to professional faculty. Contact the Astronomy Club here.
ArXiv Hour
ArXiv Hour is an informal gathering to discuss recent astro-ph articl
BASH
BASH (Balcony Astronomy Social Hour) is a Friday 4:30 p.m. informal social hour that occurs on the SERF balcony. Faculty, researcher, postdocs, and graduate students are welcome to attend.
Journal Club
The A&A program jointly hosts Journal Club at noon on Fridays. The Journal Club is crafted to be a very informal and friendly environment where graduate students can present talks on any subject of interest to them, be it a recent journal paper, their own research work, or any topic. Pizza is served at noon for in-house UC San Diego talks.
STRAND meetings
During the weekly “STRAND” Simulations TheoRy AND more meetings, participants hear about the latest theory and simulations research in astrophysics through a combination of talks, news, updates, and announcements. The meetings are open to all. For more information visiting the STRAND website. Meetings take place on Thursdays at 3 p.m. in SERF 383.
SMASH meetings
The “SMASH” Initiative (UC San Diego Meetings between Astro/physics, SDSC, & HDSI) is a new collaborative effort on the UCSD campus to tackle the big data era in Astronomy & Physics: making discoveries about our cosmos in an era with rapidly increasing data size, data complexity, and dimensionality. SMASH has bi-weekly meetings, usually on Tuesday at noon with lunch included, and rotating locations (SDSC, HDSI, the Astronomy & Astrophysics Department, and the Physics Department).
A&A-SIO Joint Seminar
The bi-weekly seminar is jointly held between the Astronomy & Astrophysics department and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Through a mix of talks and discussion with external and internal speakers, the seminar aims to bring the two communities together to identify big questions that can be solved through interdisciplinary approaches. Meeting schedule can be found here.