Physics and Astronomy Colloquia
Physics and Astronomy Colloquia take place most Fridays throughout the term from 3:30-4:30pm in Wilder 104 unless otherwise noted. Please check back frequently for updates to the schedule. Upcoming colloquia are also listed in the events section of the News and Events page.
Summer Term
Spring 2017 Colloquia
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Date |
Speaker |
Affiliation |
Topic |
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3/31/17 |
David Kaiser |
MIT |
“Testing Bell’s Inequality with Astrophysical Observations” (Video) |
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4/7/17 |
Salman Hameed |
UMass Amherst |
"Colliding Cosmologies: Cultural Conflicts and the Future of Astronomy on Mauna Kea" (Video) |
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4/14/17 |
Elisabeth Newton |
MIT |
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4/21/17 |
Lisa Barsotti |
MIT |
"The Dawn of Gravitational Wave Astronomy with LIGO" (Video) |
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4/28/17 |
Michael Johnson |
CfA |
"Imaging Magnetic Fields at the Event Horizon of a Black Hole" (Video) |
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5/5/17 |
Earle Williams |
MIT |
"Lightning Activity in Winter Storms: A Meteorological and Cloud Microphysical Perspective" (Video) |
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5/12/17 |
Lily Childress |
McGill |
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5/19/17 |
Parker Fagrelius |
UC Berkeley |
"The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI): Creating a 3D Map of the Universe" (Video) |
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5/26/17 |
Jerry Goldstein |
SwRI |
"Imaging Space Plasmas, and Robotic Exploration of the Solar Systems" (Video) |
Current Term
Fall 2017 Colloquia
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Date |
Speaker |
Affiliation |
Topic |
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9/15/17 |
Ken Van Tilberg |
IAS |
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9/22/17 |
Roberto Onofrio |
Dartmouth College |
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9/29/17 |
Douglas Finkbeiner |
Harvard |
The Search for WIMP Dark Matter: New Approaches to Stubborn Problems |
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10/6/17 |
Matthew Schwartz |
Harvard |
TBA |
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10/13/17 |
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10/20/17 |
Subir Sachdev |
Harvard |
TBA |
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10/27/17 |
Moira Gresham |
Whitman College |
TBA |
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11/3/17 |
Joseph Formaggio |
MIT |
TBA |
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11/10/17 |
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