Particle Acceleration in Highly Magnetized Plasmas with Luca Comisso
Luca Comisso (hosted by Manel Errando) from Columbia University will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on Particle Acceleration in Highly Magnetized Plasmas.
Past Events
EEPS Colloquium: Sarah Stamps
Dr. Sarah Stamps, Associate Professor of Geophysics, Geodesy and Tectonophysics Laboratory, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
A Physics Approach to Deep Learning Theory with Blake Bordelon
Blake Bordelon (hosted by Zohar Nussinov) from Harvard University will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on A Physics Approach to Deep Learning Theory.
Compton 340
mosAIcs & brAIns: engaging mosaics emerging from art, aesthetics, and AI with Ralf Wessel
Ralf Wessel from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on mosAIcs & brAIns: engaging mosaics emerging from art, aesthetics, and AI.
Crow 201
EEPS Brown Bag: Earth Data Challenge
Team Formation and Project Kickoff
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
EEPS Colloquium: John Higgins
Dr. John Higgins, Professor, Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
The present and future of gravitational-wave astronomy with Michael Coughlin
Michael Coughlin (hosted by Tansu Daylan) from the University of Minnesota will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on The present and future of gravitational-wave astronomy.
Compton 340
Surprises in the Math of Bouncing and Rolling: Finding Stability Where Randomness and Chaos are Expected with Renato Feres
Renato Feres from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on Surprises in the Math of Bouncing and Rolling: Finding Stability Where Randomness and Chaos are Expected.
Crow 201
AI and the Smart Telescope: How Both May Change Amateur Astronomy: The St. Louis Astronomical Society February Meeting
Jesus Ponce de Leon will be presenting a talk at the February meeting of the St. Louis Astronomical Society, "How will (may) AI change Amateur Astronomy."
McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
Stellar Bumper Cars! Collisional Dynamics in Galactic Nuclei with Sanaea Cooper Rose
Sanaea Cooper Rose (hosted by Tansu Daylan) from Northwestern University will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on Stellar Bumper Cars! Collisional Dynamics in Galactic Nuclei.
Compton 241
EEPS Colloquium: Emma "Mickey" MacKie
Dr. Emma "Mickey" MacKie, Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences, University of Florida
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
Mistakes on the way to a good idea: Feenberg Lecture with Helen Quinn
Helen Quinn (hosted by Bhupal Dev) from Stanford University will be presenting the Feenberg Lecture on Mistakes on the way to a good idea.
Compton 340
Probability in Quantum Mechanics: From Stern-Gerlach, to Antenna Polarizations, to Quantum Qubits with Joe Zehnle
Joe Zehnle will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on Probability in Quantum Mechanics: From Stern-Gerlach, to Antenna Polarizations, to Quantum Qubits.
Crow 201
EEPS Brown Bag: Earth Data Challenge
Intro to Jupyter, GIT, and Google Earth Engine
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
Designing New Optics to Investigate Galactic Positron Generation with Dustin Swarm
Dustin Swarm (hosted by Manel Errando) from the University of Iowa will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on Designing New Optics to Investigate Galactic Positron Generation.
Compton 241
New Neutrino Interactions and Core-Collapse Supernovae with Anna M. Suliga
Anna M. Suliga (hosted by Writasree Maitra) from New York University will be presenting the Physics Theory Seminar on New Neutrino Interactions and Core-Collapse Supernovae.
Compton 241
Numerical simulations of strongly correlated electron systems with Fakher Assaad
Fakher Assaad (hosted by Shaffique Adam) from the University of Würzburg will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Numerical simulations of strongly correlated electron systems.
Compton 340
Worm Regeneration and Reproduction: A Story in Several Segments with Duygu Özpolat
Duygu Özpolat from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on Worm Regeneration and Reproduction: A Story in Several Segments.
Crow 201
EEPS Colloquium: Sherilyn Fritz
Dr. Sherilyn Fritz, George Holmes University Professor
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Biological Sciences
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
Supercooled liquids and glasses: a many-body perspective with Zohar Nussinov
Zohar Nussinov from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Supercooled liquids and glasses: a many-body perspective.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
EEPS Brown Bag: Earth Data Challenge
Earth Data Challenge Overview
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
EEPS Colloquium: Anne Hofmeister Retirement Lecture
Research Professor Emeritus of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
Neutrino-nucleus interactions and the quest for new and precision physics searches in neutrino experiments with Vishvas Pandey
Vishvas Pandey (hosted by Bhupal Dev) from Fermilab will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on Neutrino-nucleus interactions and the quest for new and precision physics searches in neutrino experiments.
Compton 241
EEPS Colloquium: Jacob Jordan
Dr. Jacob Jordan, Chief Science Officer at Mati Carbon
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
New Frontiers in Electrical, Thermal, and Thermoelectric Transport Predictions with Jenny Coulter
Jenny Coulter (hosted by Shaffique Adam) from the Flatiron Institute will be presenting the Physics Colloquium on New Frontiers in Electrical, Thermal, and Thermoelectric Transport Predictions.
Crow 204
Planets with Two Suns: The St. Louis Astronomical Society January Meeting
Ekrem Esmer, Washington University in St. Louis, will be presenting a talk at the January meeting of the St. Louis Astronomical Society, "Planets with Two Suns: What Eclipsing Binaries Can Tell Us About Their Hidden Worlds."
McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
EEPS Colloquium: Jeffrey Catalano
Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Director of Environmental Studies
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
The Ultraview Effect: The St. Louis Astronomical Society December Meeting
Deana Weibel, Grand Valley State University, will be presenting a talk at the December meeting of the St. Louis Astronomical Society, "The Ultraview Effect."
McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
Black Hole Accretion from the Inside Out with Jason Dexter
Jason Dexter (Hosted by Alex Chen) from Colorado University, Boulder will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on Black Hole Accretion from the Inside Out
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM
Brown Bag: Kun Wang
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
New Class of Three-Nucleon Forces and Their Implications with Maria Dawid
Maria Dawid (Hosted by Saori Pastore) from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting at the Physics Theory seminar on New Class of Three-Nucleon Forces and Their Implications.
Compton 241
EEPS Colloquium: Grace Barcheck
Assistant Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
Edwin Thompson Jaynes Fellowship Symposium
Join us for the annual Edwin Thompson Jaynes Fellowship Symposium!
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245
The Making of an Enterprise: How Star Trek Helped NASA Dream Big and How NASA Helped Star Trek Survive: The St. Louis Astronomical Society November Meeting
Glen Swanson, historian and author, will be featured at the November meeting of the Saint Louis Astronomical Society.
McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
From Variable Stars to Dark Matter – The Expanding Legacy of Henrietta Leavitt
The WashU Departments of Physics & Performing Arts have partnered for a colloquium celebrating the life and contributions of Henrietta Leavitt in honor of the upcoming PAD production of 'Silent Sky' - a play focused on Leavitt's life and discoveries.
Seigle 206
Electromagnetic Signals of High-Frequency Gravitational Waves with Asher Berlin
Asher Berlin (Hosted by Jim Buckley) from Fermilab will be presenting at the Physics Theory seminar on Electromagnetic Signals of High-Frequency Gravitational Waves.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 12:45pm
Astrophysics & Space Sciences seminar with Richard Feder-Staehle and Lindsey Gordon
Richard Feder-Staehle from UC Berkeley / LBNL and Lindsey Gordon from UMN (Hosted by Tansu Daylan) will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences seminar on "From Pixels to Primordial Non-Gaussianity and Beyond: Mission Status and Science with the SPHEREx All-Sky Survey" and "AGN Jets in Complex Cluster Environments", respectively.
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM
Silent Sky
Before Edwin Hubble and Stephen Hawking, there was Henrietta Leavitt. 'Silent Sky' takes audiences on Leavitt’s real-life journey as one of Harvard Observatory’s female “human computers” at the turn of the 20th century.
A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre
EEPS Colloquium: Joe Guinness
Associate Professor of Statistics & Data Science at Washington University
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
WashU Physics Research Symposium
Join us for the seventh annual WUPRS poster session!
Compton Library
Running COSMOS.exe: Astronomy on Tap
Yajie Yuan and Alex Chen will be presenting this month's Astronomy on Tap: Running Cosmos.exe — how we use computers to understand the wildest objects in the universe.
Urban Chestnut - The Grove Meeting Room
Cosmic Crust Pizza Party
Explore galaxies, meet astrophysicists, grab a slice, and discover your place among the stars!
Compton Library
Critical Slowing Down and Bulk Viscosity in Binary Neutron Star Mergers with Rachel Steinhorst
Rachel Steinhorst (Hosted by Liam Brodie) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be presenting at the Physics Theory seminar on Critical Slowing Down and Bulk Viscosity in Binary Neutron Star Mergers.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm
EEPS Colloquium: Nicole Nie
Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
The Incubator Unbound: Scales of Life
Life thrives across scales, from the microbiome to the world's forests, throughout urban cityscapes, and perhaps even on exoplanets light years away. Bring your openness and curiosity for a conversation that rethinks the big questions of our time.
Lobby of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
The Physics of Mysterious Cellular Droplets with Trevor GrandPre
Trevor GrandPre from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on The Physics of Mysterious Cellular Droplets.
Crow 201
Brown Bag: Stephanie Zhang / Abby Santis
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
Pulsar Wind Nebulae: A Treasure Trove of High-energy Astrophysics with Niccolo Bucciantini
Niccolo Bucciantini (Hosted by Henric Krawczynski) from INAF Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri and University of Firenze will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on Pulsar Wind Nebulae: A Treasure Trove of High-energy Astrophysics.
Compton 241
2025 Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lectures Public Lecture: The NASA Psyche Mission: First Visit to an Unknown World
Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Director, University of California, Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory and Principal Investigator of the NASA Psyche mission, will present the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences 2025 Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lectures, Public Lecture: "The NASA Psyche Mission: First Visit to an Unknown World"
Whitaker 100 | Free and open to the public
2025 Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lectures Colloquium: The NASA Psyche Mission: Preparing for the Science of an Unknown Object
Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Director, University of California, Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory and Principal Investigator of the NASA Psyche mission, will present the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences 2025 Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lectures, Colloquium: "The NASA Psyche Mission: Preparing for the Science of an Unknown Object"
Whitaker 100 | Refreshments in Whitaker Hall Atrium | 3:30 pm
Physics Family Fun Day
Illuminate your curiosity! Discover what light can do & what physics can explain.
Crow Hall, 2nd Floor
Physics and the Puzzle of Artificial Intelligence with Zohar Nussinov
Zohar Nussinov from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on Physics and the Puzzle of Artificial Intelligence.
Crow 201
Cosmic Tricks and Multiwavelength Treats: From Galactic PeVatrons to Solar Axions with Jooyun Woo
Jooyun Woo (Hosted by Manel Errando) from Columbia University will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on Cosmic Tricks and Multiwavelength Treats: From Galactic PeVatrons to Solar Axions.
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM
EEPS Colloquium: Kiya Riverman
Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Portland
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
Reconstructing Multi-frequency Movies of Supermassive Black Holes with PRIMO with Lia Medeiros
Lia Medeiros (hosted by Andrea Gokus) from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be presenting at the Colloquium on Reconstructing Multi-frequency Movies of Supermassive Black Holes with PRIMO.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245
Why You Might Want Your Brain at the Very Edge of Chaos with Keith Hengen
Keith Hengen from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting this week's Saturday Science lecture on Why You Might Want Your Brain at the Very Edge of Chaos.
Crow 201
Event Canceled - EEPS Colloquium: Morgan Cable
Research Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
The Terahertz Intensity Mapper with Joaquin Vieira
Joaquin Vieira (hosted by Tansu Daylan) from UIUC will be presenting at the Colloquium on The Terahertz Intensity Mapper.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245
Venus: the St. Louis Astronomical Society October Meeting
Paul Byrne, Washington University in St. Louis, will be presenting "Venus" at the October meeting of the St. Louis Astronomical Society
McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
Brown Bag: Bavan Rajan / Lauren Wratchford
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
New Theoretical Insights into Black Hole Coronae with Navin Sridhar
Navin Sridhar (Hosted by Alex Chen) from Stanford University will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences seminar on New Theoretical Insights into Black Hole Coronae.
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM
Thermal Resummation, Dark Matter, and Baryogenesis: Higgs-Portal Windows into the Early Universe with Subhojit Roy
Subhojit Roy (Hosted by Bhupal Dev) from Argonne National Lab will be presenting at the Physics Theory seminar on Thermal Resummation, Dark Matter, and Baryogenesis: Higgs-Portal Windows into the Early Universe.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm
EEPS Colloquium: Stefano Nerozzi
Research Professor and Planetary Geologist, University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
Connecting the Lab to Cosmos: Probing the Densest Matter in the Universe with Jaki Noronha-Hostler
Jaki Noronha-Hostler (hosted by Maria Piarulli) from UIUC will be presenting at the Colloquium on Connecting the Lab to Cosmos: Probing the Densest Matter in the Universe.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245
EEPS Dissertation Defense: Emily Millman
"Selective Absorption of Amino Acids to Smectite and Serpentine Clays under Varying Fluid Conditions"
Rudolph Hall 301
Brown Bag: Zhihua Xiong
Diffusive Isotope Fractionation In Minerals: Implications for the Thermal and Chemical Evolution of Planetary Bodies
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
Searching for Circumbinary Planets and Initial Results from the Indian X-ray Polarimeter
Ekrem Esmer from WashU and Ketan Rikame (hosted by Henric Krawczynski) from the Raman Research Institute in Bengaluru, India will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences seminar
Compton Hall 241
Small Galaxies, Big Science: Fundamental Physics from the Faintest Galaxies with Alex Drlica-Wagner
Alex Drlica-Wagner (hosted by Jim Buckley) from University of Chicago and Fermilab will be presenting at the Colloquium on Small Galaxies, Big Science: Fundamental Physics from the Faintest Galaxies.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245
Physics Department Showcase - Arts & Sciences WOWS Fall Series
Virtual | Zoom
WashU Danforth Shared Research Facilities Expo
Whitaker Hall Atrium
International Observe the Moon Night
Join us to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night
Crow Observatory, Crow Hall
New Clues to an Old Mystery: GRB Emission Mechanisms and Hidden Populations with Maria Edvige Ravasio
Maria Edvige Ravasio (Hosted by Henric Krawczynski) from Radboud University will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences seminar on New Clues to an Old Mystery: GRB Emission Mechanisms and Hidden Populations.
Compton 241
EEPS Colloquium: Jonathan Lunine
Chief Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
Searching for New Physics with High-Energy Atmospheric and Cosmic Neutrinos with Carlos Argüelles-Delgado
Carlos Argüelles-Delgado (hosted by Bhupal Dev) from Harvard University will be presenting at the Colloquium on Searching for New Physics with High-Energy Atmospheric and Cosmic Neutrinos.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:00pm Compton 245
Brown Bag: Xuanyu Liu / Megan Broussard
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
EEPS Colloquium: Yang Liu
Larry Haskin Memorial Lecture
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
Equinox Party: Astronomy on Tap
Astronomy on Tap is hosting an Equinox Party with Mikhail Tikhonov and Zifan Lin from WashU
Urban Chestnut - The Grove
The Roman Space Telescope: The Roman View of Strong Lenses: the St. Louis Astronomical Society September meeting
Tansu Daylan, Washington University in St. Louis, will be presenting "The Roman View of Strong Lenses" at the September meeting of the St. Louis Astronomical Society
McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
Brown Bag: Alex Meyer / Skandalaris Center
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
Journey from Research Scientist to Science Communicator with Diana Hannikainen
Diana Hannikainen (Hosted by Michael Nowak) from Sky & Telescope will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences Seminar on Journey from Research Scientist to Science Communicator.
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM
EEPS Colloquium: Professor William Holt
Professor of Geophysics, Stony Brook University
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
Brown Bag: Eric Hiatt
Constraints on the Early Mars Paleoclimate Through Observed Geomorphology and Groundwater Modeling
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
The Roman Survey for Gravitational Lenses Across Cosmic Time
Tansu Daylan, Washington University, will be presenting the ESE Seminar, "The Roman survey for gravitational lenses across cosmic time"
Green Hall, Rodin Auditorium room 0120
EEPS Colloquium: Jonathan Aurnou
Jonathan Aurnou Professor of geophysics and planetary physics and Chair of the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
Piecing Together the Dining Habits of Supermassive Black Holes with Peter Boorman
Peter Boorman (Hosted by Andrea Gokus) from Caltech will be presenting the Astrophysics & Space Sciences seminar on Piecing Together the Dining Habits of Supermassive Black Holes.
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM
EEPS Colloquium: David Fike
Glassberg/Greensfelder Distinguished University Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
Electron and Neutrino Interactions with Nuclei with Saori Pastore
Saori Pastore (hosted by Wim Dickhoff) from Washington University in St. Louis will be presenting at the Colloquium on Electron and Neutrino Interactions with Nuclei.
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
Aspects of cosmological gravitational waves at Pulsar Timing Arrays with Fabrizio Rompineve
Fabrizio Rompineve (Hosted by Francesc Ferrer) from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona & IFAE will be presenting the Physics Theory seminar on Aspects of cosmological gravitational waves at Pulsar Timing Arrays.
Compton 241 | COFFEE: 2:45PM
Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences Open House
Rudolph Hall
EEPS Colloquium: Mark Jellinek
How do explosive eruptions through water change climate and why does it matter?
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
EEPS Dissertation Defense: Patrick Matulka
“Studies of seismicity in the Alaska subduction zone and Antarctica"
Rudolph Hall 301
A Journey to the Ring Giant - The Legacy of Cassini Huygens
Megan Dickson, University of Missouri, St. Louis, will be presenting "A Journey to the Ring Giant - The Legacy of Cassini Huygens" at the August meeting of the St. Louis Astronomical Society
McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
From NewAthena to Gamma-Ray Lenses: The Potential of Silicon Pore Optics with Nicolas Barrière
Nicolas Barrière from Cosine will be presenting the seminar on From NewAthena to Gamma-Ray Lenses: The Potential of Silicon Pore Optics.
Crow 206
The Search for Interstellar Objects of Technological Origin: St. Louis Astronomical Society July Meeting
Abraham (Avi) Loeb, Harvard University, will be presenting "The Search for Interstellar Objects of Technological Origin"
McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
First Look at the Cosmos with NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Join us to tune in with viewers around the world to watch the unveiling of the first spectacular images from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory!
Crow 201
The Variable High Energy Sky: St. Louis Astronomical Society June Meeting
Mike Nowak, Washington University, will be presenting "The Variable High Energy Sky"
McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
EEPS Dissertation Defense: Thomas Condus
"Spectral Mixture Analyses of Hematite-Rich and Clay-Bearing Terrains in Meridiani and Oxia Planum, Mars"
Rudolph Hall Room 301
Astronomy on Tap with Nicole Osborn and Nathan Whitsett
Nicole Osborn and Nathan Whitsett, WashU, will be presenting talks for the June Astronomy on Tap
Urban Chestnut Brewery | The Grove Meeting Room
Guest Lecture: Dr. Pierre Sikivie
Crow Hall 204
MCSS 50th Anniversary Symposium
Join us for our 50th Anniversary Symposium!
Knight Center
The Digital Age of Astronomy Panel Discussion: St. Louis Astronomical Society May Meeting
The St. Louis Astronomical Society will be hosting a panel discussion on "The Digital Age of Astronomy" for its May meeting
Wilson 214 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
Astronomy on Tap with Nicole Osborn and Nathan Whitsett
Nicole Osborn and Nathan Whitsett, WashU, will be presenting talks for the May Astronomy on Tap
Urban Chestnut Brewery | The Grove Meeting Room
Graduate Hooding & Recognition Ceremony
Graham Chapel
Scott Rudolph Professor Bradley L. Jolliff Retirement Lecture
Rock of Ages: Timing of Key Events in the Moon’s Geologic Past
Clark-Fox Forum | Hillman Hall
Dissertation Defense: Emily Culley
From Anorthosite to Silicic Volcanics: photometry, composition, and buoyancy of crustal rock types on the Moon
Rudolph Hall Room 301
Physics Theory Seminar with Wenzer Qin on CMB limits on decaying dark matter: going beyond the ionization threshold
Wenzer Qin (Hosted by Chris Cappiello) will be presenting the seminar on CMB limits on decaying dark matter: going beyond the ionization threshold.
Compton 241 | COFFEE: 2:45PM
Seeing the Universe with Lights, Waves, Particles, and Fridges: Astronomy on Tap
Bhupal Dev and Ephraim Gau, Washington University in St. Louis, will be presenting "Seeing the Universe with Lights, Waves, Particles, and Fridges" for April's Astronomy on Tap
Urban Chestnut Brewery | The Grove Meeting Room
2025 McDonnell Distinguished Lectures: Public Lecture with Priyamvada Natarajan on Unveiling the Invisible Universe
Priyamvada Natarajan, Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Yale University, will present the 2025 McDonnell Distinguished Lectures, "Unveiling the Invisible Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope"
Whitaker 100
2025 McDonnell Distinguished Lectures: Colloquium with Priyamvada Natarajan on the Formation of the First Black Holes
Priyamvada Natarajan, Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Yale University, will present the 2025 McDonnell Distinguished Lectures, Colloquium, "New Insights into the Formation of the First Black Holes"
Wilson 214 | Refreshments in Wilson Hall, 3:15pm
Inaugural Research Pitch Competition
Tansu Daylan, MCSS Fellow and Assistant Professor of Physics, is among the presenters at the inaugural Research Pitch Competition. He will be presenting, "Witnessing the Next Decade of Cosmology in Your Kitchen Glassware."
Knight Center | Anheuser-Busch Dining Room
Beyond Particles: The Elegant Universe of Strings: St. Louis Astronomical Society April Meeting
Megan Dickson, University of Missouri - St. Louis, will be presenting "Beyond Particles: The Elegant Universe of Strings"
McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
Space Sciences/Astrophysics Seminar with Lia Hankla on Kinetic and Two-Temperature Physics of Black Hole Accretion Disks and Coronae
Lia Hankla (Hosted by Manel Errando) from University of Maryland will be presenting the seminar on Kinetic and Two-Temperature Physics of Black Hole Accretion Disks and Coronae.
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM at Compton Hall 241
EEPS Colloquium: Catherine Johnson
The Enigmatic Innermost Planet: A Magnetic Field Perspective
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
Physics Colloquium with Phil Kaaret on "Science Results from the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)"
Phil Kaaret (hosted by Henric Krawczynski) from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will be presenting on "Science Results from the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)" at the Colloquium.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
Center for Quantum Leaps Symposium
Knight Center, Classroom 220
Space Sciences/Astrophysics Seminar with Joseph Neilsen on Revealing the Most Extreme Accretion Disk Winds with XRISM
Joseph Neilsen (Hosted by Michael Nowak) from Villanova University will be presenting the seminar on Revealing the Most Extreme Accretion Disk Winds with XRISM.
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM at Compton Hall 241
The Life of a Mars Rover: WashU's Connections to Past and Present Missions to the Red Planet
Scott VanBommel, Senior Research Scientist, will be presenting this talk as part of the WashU Wellness Star Trak challenge.
Rudolph 301
Star Trak Observatory Event
Welcome to the Star Trak Observatory Event!
Crow Observatory, Crow Hall
Saturday Science: Future Innovators with Sheng Ran on Unveiling material mysteries of the universe
Sheng Ran from the Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis, will be hosting this Saturday's Science Lecture, "Unveiling material mysteries of the universe"
Crow 201
Space Sciences/Astrophysics Seminar with Howard Isaacson on Ground-based Radial Velocity Surveys as the Foundation for Future Space Missions
Howard Isaacson (Hosted by Tansu Daylan) from UC Berkeley will be presenting the seminar on Ground-based Radial Velocity Surveys as the Foundation for Future Space Missions.
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM at Compton Hall 241
Physics Theory Seminar with Francesca Bonaiti on First-Principles Studies of Nuclear Electromagnetic Observables Relevant for Astrophysics
Francesca Bonaiti (Hosted by Saori Pastore) from FRIB/ORNL will be presenting the seminar on First-Principles Studies of Nuclear Electromagnetic Observables Relevant for Astrophysics
Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm Compton 241
Physics Colloquium with Andrei M. Beloborodov on Magnetars
Andrei M. Beloborodov (hosted by Alex Chen) from Columbia University will be presenting at the Colloquium on Magnetars.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
Saturday Science: Future Innovators with Tansu Daylan & Bryce Wedig on Seeing the dark with gravitational lensing
Tansu Daylan and Bryce Wedig from the Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis, will be hosting this Saturday's Science Lecture, "Seeing the dark with gravitational lensing"
Crow 201
Space Sciences/Astrophysics Seminar with Mükremin Kılıç on A Revolution in Stellar Astrophysics, and the Remaining Challenges
Mükremin Kılıç (Hosted by Tansu Daylan) from University of Oklahoma will be presenting the seminar on A Revolution in Stellar Astrophysics, and the Remaining Challenges
Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM at Compton Hall 241
The Cosmic Mystery and History of Fast Radio Bursts: St. Louis Astronomical Society March Meeting
Duncan Lorimar, West Virginia University, will be presenting a talk for the March St. Louis Astronomical Society meeting, "The Cosmic Mystery and History of Fast Radio Bursts"
Wilson 214 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
EEPS Colloquium: Katherine de Kleer
Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io: Tidal heating, mass loss, and chemical evolution
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
Discover Fast Radio Bursts : Astronomy on Tap
Duncan Lorimer, West Virginia University, will be presenting the Astronomy on Tap lecture, "Discover Fast Radio Bursts"
Urban Chestnut - The Grove
Physics Colloquium with Duncan Lorimer on The growing population of fast radio bursts
Duncan Lorimer (hosted by Tansu Daylan) from West Virginia University will be presenting at the Colloquium on The growing population of fast radio bursts.
Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245