Colloquium Schedule

Astronomy department colloquia are held in the department classroom, VVO 110. Unless otherwise noted, talks are on Wednesdays, starting at 4:15 p.m. with tea and cookies in the department library starting at 4:00 p.m.

Spring 2013, schedule coming soon

February 13 High resolution spectroscopy of low-metallicity quasar DLA systems, GRBs, and supernovae  Bryan Penprase (Pomona College)
March 6 Serendipity in Star-Formation Studies: Cloudshine, Red Fuzzies, and the Brick Jonathan Foster (Yale University)
March 27 Characterizing Super-Earth Interiors Nikku Madhusudhan (Yale University)
Thursday, April 18*, 7:30pm Sturm Lecture: Supernovae and the Discovery of the Accelerating Universe Adam Riess (Johns Hopkins University)
Friday, April 19**, 2pm Precision Measurements of the Hubble Constant and PASS Adam Riess (Johns Hopkins University)
April 24 Tracking Planet Footprints in Dusty Disks Catherine Espaillat (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Thursday, May 30**, 4pm RR Lyrae Stars in M31, M32 and M33 Ata Sarajedini (University of Florida)

 

* This talk will take place in the CFA Hall. Note the non-standard, day, time, and location.
** Note the non-standard day and time