Seminars & Events
Astronomy & Astrophysics hosts several weekly events and partners with Physics and CASS on weekly seminar and event series. This page lists all weekly events, including Astrophysics Colloquium, Journal Club, PhD Defenses, and Special Seminars.
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DATE (YY-MM-DD) |
EVENT | SPEAKER(S) | TITLE | LOCATION |
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x-2023-08-17 Thurs, 11am |
Ph.D. Defense | Caleb Choban | Modeling Interstellar Dust Evolution in Cosmological Galaxy Simulations |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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2023-09-29 Fri, 12-1pm |
Journal Club | Christopher Theissen (UCSD) | Journal Club Orientation |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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2023-10-02 Tues, 12-1pm |
IGPP/SIO Planetary Seminar | Dr. Anna Gulcher- Caltech/ NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Unveiling Venus through Geodynamics modeling of Mantle Dynamics, Tectonics, and Volcanism |
Munk Conference Room Zoom link |
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2023-10-04 Weds, 3-4 pm |
Astrophysics Colloquium | Alison Coil (UCSD) | Meet-and-greet |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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2023-10-06 Fri, 12-1pm |
Journal Club | Sanchit Sabhlok | Circumgalactic Environments around Radio-loud Quasars |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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2023-10-10 Tues, 12-1pm |
IGPP/SIO Planetary Seminar | Prof. Lars Stixrude (UCLA) | Molten Rock at Extreme Conditions and the Magma Ocean |
Munk Conference Room Zoom link |
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2023-10-11 Weds, 3-4 pm |
Astrophysics Colloquium | Jorge Moreno- Pomona College | The intriguing lives of galaxies lacking dark matter |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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2023-10-13 Friday, 12 - 1pm |
Journal Club |
Bryan Bryzki - UC Berkeley Grad, UCSD Visiting Scholar Yue Samuel Lu |
Detecing ISM Scintillation in Narrowband Signals: A New Filter for Radio SETI Three Radial Zones in the Structure and Dynamics of Massive High-z Cosmic-Web Filaments |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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2023-10-18 Weds, 3 - 4pm |
Astrophysics Colloquium | Devontae C. Baxter (UC San Diego) | TBD |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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2023-10-20 Fri, 1 - 2 pm |
Journal Club | Thomas Wong |
Multi-messenger Constraint on the Hubble Constant with Tidal Disruption Events |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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2023-10-25 Weds, 3 - 4pm |
Astrophysics Colloquium |
Justin Myles (UC Berkeley) |
TBD |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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2023-11-01 Weds, 3 - 4pm |
Astrophysics Colloquium |
Marshall Perrin (Space Telescope Science Institute) |
TBD |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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2023-11-03 Fri, 12 - 1pm |
Journal club | Molly Peebles & Marshal Perrin | Career Paths in Astronomy |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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2023-11-08 Weds, 3 - 4pm |
Astrophysics Colloquium |
Molly Peebles (Space Telescope Science Institute) |
TBD |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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2023-11-15 Weds, 3 - 4pm |
Astrophysics Colloquium |
Jessie Christiansen (NExScl/Caltech) |
TBD |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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2023-11-29 Weds, 3 - 4pm |
Astrophysics Colloquium |
JB Ruffio (UC San Diego) |
TBD |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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2023-12-06 Weds, 3 - 4pm |
Astrophysics Colloquium |
Jamie Holder (University of Delaware) |
TBD |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
AY2023-24 Seminars
Past seminar events from Academic Year (AY) 2023-2024.
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DATE (YY-MM-DD) |
EVENT | SPEAKER(S) | TITLE | LOCATION |
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x-2023-06-13 Tuesday 1-2pm |
Thesis Defense |
Joe Siebert |
Integration and Validation of the Simons Observatory Small Aperture Telescope |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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x-2023-04-20 Thursday 4-5pm |
Physics Colloquium |
Luca Giomi (Professor, Universiteit Leiden) |
Multiscale liquid crystal order in biological tissues |
Liebow Auditorium, BSB |
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x-2023-04-07 Friday 12-1pm |
Journal Club |
Shelley Wright Alyssa Johnson |
Panoramic SETI The Atacama Cosmology Telescope & Cosmic Birefringence |
SERF 383 |
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x-2023-04-12 Weds 12-1pm |
Astrophysics Seminar |
Imke de Pater (Prof. Astronomy, UC Berkeley) |
ERS observations of the Jovian System as a demonstration of JWST’s capabilities for Solar System science |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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x-2023-04-14 Friday 12-1pm |
Journal Club |
Mingyun Cao Eric Michelsen |
How does stochastic magnetic field affect ballooning mode?
--- a slab model demonstrating toroidicity effect
Is the Poynting Vector Real? A Case Study into the Nature of Science, and How I Almost Became a YouTube Celebrity |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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x-2023-04-19 Weds 12-1pm |
Astrophysics Seminar |
Sean Pike (Postdoctoral Scholar, UC San Diego) |
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SERF 383 Zoom link |
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x-2023-04-21 Friday 12-1pm |
Journal Club |
Fredy Ramirez Lindsey Hands |
Staircase Resiliency in a Fluctuating Cellular Array AGN, ISM, and PAH: what James Webb can tell us about feedback in NGC 7469 |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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x-2023-04-26 Weds 12-1pm |
Astrophysics Seminar |
Guido Roberts-Borsani (Postdoctoral Scholar, UC San Diego) |
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SERF 383 Zoom link |
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x-2023-04-27 Thursday 4-5 pm |
Physics Colloquium |
Alex Kusenko (Professor, UCLA) |
Black holes from the Big Bang |
Liebow Auditorium, BSB |
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x-2023-04-28 Friday 12-1pm |
Journal Club |
James Wiley Eltha Teng |
Liger development for W. M. Keck Observatory The physics of CO-to-H2 conversion factor variations in nearby galaxy centers |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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x-2023-05-03 Weds 12-1pm |
Astrophysics Seminar |
Nia Imara (Assistant Professor, UC Santa Cruz)
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A Star is Born |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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x-2023-05-04 Thurs 12:30 - 2pm |
ARMS-BSP Symposium |
Nia Imara (Assistant Professor, UC Santa Cruz) |
Society of Physics Students Advocating for and Representing Minority Students (ARMS) group and the Black Studies Project (BSP) Symposium |
pre-register at this link. |
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x-2023-05-05 Friday 12-1pm |
Journal Club |
Hannah Koziol Casey Carlile |
Studying star formation in the galactic center: CMZoom survey results AGN Outflows |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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x-2023-05-04 Thursday 4-5pm |
Physics Colloquium |
Fabian Walter (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg) |
Constraining the Cosmic Baryon Cycle with ALMA |
Liebow Auditorium, BSB |
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x-2023-05-10 Weds 12-1pm |
Astrophysics Seminar |
Ana Lobo (Postdocotral Scholar, UC Irvine) |
From Tatooine to Endor: the Climate of M-dwarf Planets |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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x-2023-05-12 Friday 12-1pm |
Journal Club |
Ilyse Clark Beck Dacus |
PDRs4All: Past, Present, and Future Fantastic Planets and Where to Find Them: Guiding Direct Imaging Searches Using Astrometry |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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x-2023-05-12 Friday 4-5pm |
James R. Arnold Lecture (hosted by Dept Chemistry) |
Prof. Meenakshi Wadhwa (Arizona State University) |
From Asteroids to Mars: Recent Adventures in Solar System Exploration via Sample Return Missions |
Natural Science Building Auditorium (reception to follow) |
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x-2023-05-19 Friday 12-1pm |
Journal Club |
Preethi Karpoor Emma Softich |
Dwarf Stars, Tiny Worlds: Exploring Small Transiting Exoplanets with Roman Space Telescope Born to be Wide: the distribution of wide binaries in the field and soft binaries in clusters |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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x-2023-05-24 Weds 12-1pm |
Astrophysics Seminar |
Robyn Sanderson (Assistant Professor, Univ. of Penn) |
Dynamical Tests of Dark Matter and Galaxy Formation Theories in the Milky Way |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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x-2023-05-31 Weds 12-1ppm |
Astrophysics Seminar |
Mukol Sholapurkar (Postdoctoral Scholar, UC San Diego) |
Backgrounds in low-threshold direct detection experiments |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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x-2023-06-02 Friday 12-1pm |
Journal Club |
Sarah Blunt (Caltech) |
The Orbits of Young Giant Exoplanets as Formation Clues |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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x-2023-06-07 Weds 12-1pm |
Astrophysics Seminar |
Yi Yang (Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Berkeley) |
The Shape of Cosmic Explosions |
SERF 383 Zoom link |
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x-2023-06-09 Friday 12-1pm |
Journal Club |
Malina Desai Natalie Lam |
Discovering Ultracool Dwarfs in Deep Surveys using Machine Learning Methods Extent and Kinematics of AGN-driven Outflow in F05189-2524 |
SERF 383 Zoom link |