January 16, 2025 11:30 AMEEPS Colloquium : Scott VanBommelDr. Scott VanBommel, Senior Research Scientist, Washington University Earth, Environmental, and Planetary SciencesRudolph Hall | Room 301
January 17, 2025 7:30 PMFinding New Physics in Debris from Colliding Neutron Stars: St. Louis Astronomical Society January MeetingBhupal Dev, Associate Professor of Physics at WashU, will be presenting “Finding New Physics in Debris from Colliding Neutron Stars”McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
January 23, 2025 3:00 PM Physics Theory Seminar with Abigail Lee on The J-region Asymptotic Giant Branch (JAGB) method: An Independent Measurement of the Hubble Constant using Carbon Stars as Standard CandlesAbigail Lee (Hosted by Anastasia Sokolenko) from University of Chicago will be presenting the seminar on The J-region Asymptotic Giant Branch (JAGB) method: An Independent Measurement of the Hubble Constant using Carbon Stars as Standard Candles. Compton 241 | COFFEE: 2:45PM
January 25, 2025 1:00 PMExploring Stone and Metal: Scott Burton’s Material ChoicesPulitzer Arts Foundation | 3716 Washington Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63108
January 29, 2025 3:00 PM Physics Colloquium with Michael Wiescher on Threshold effects in stellar reaction processesMichael Wiescher (hosted by Lee Sobotka) from University of Notre Dame will be presenting at the Colloquium on “Threshold effects in stellar reaction processes”Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
January 30, 2025 11:30 AMEEPS Colloquium: Marine DenolleAI as a new paradigm for GeosciencesRudolph Hall | Room 301
January 30, 2025 3:00 PM Physics Theory Seminar with Gonzalo Herrera Moreno on New multi-messenger probes of dark matter and the cosmic neutrino backgroundGonzalo Herrera Moreno (hosted by Takuya Okawa) from Virginia Tech will be presenting the seminar on New multi-messenger probes of dark matter and the cosmic neutrino background.Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm, Compton 241
January 31, 2025 9:00 AM Space Sciences/Astrophysics Seminar with Lanqing Yuan on Towards an ultimate search for light dark matter with XENONnTLanqing Yuan (Hosted by Karthik Ramanathan) from University of Chicago will be presenting the seminar on "Towards an ultimate search for light dark matter with XENONnT"Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM at Compton Hall 241
February 07, 2025 9:00 AM Space Sciences/Astrophysics Seminar with Melodie Kao on Comparative Magnetospheric Science: Bridging Planets to Low-Mass StarsMelodie Kao (hosted by Tansu Daylan) from the Lowell Observatory will be presenting a seminar on Comparative Magnetospheric Science: Bridging Planets to Low-Mass Stars.Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM at Compton Hall 241
February 20, 2025 11:30 AMEEPS Colloquium: William McKinnon and Ryan OglioreVolcanism on Io and the Prometheus MissionRudolph Hall | Room 301
February 21, 2025 7:30 PMSquare Kilometer Array (SKA), the Next Big Thing in Radio Astronomy: St. Louis Astronomical Society February MeetingMichael Malolepszy, St. Louis Astronomical Society, will be presenting “Square Kilometer Array (SKA), the Next Big Thing in Radio Astronomy”McDonnell 162 | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
February 22, 2025 10:00 AMSaturday Science Lecture with Michael Ogilvie on Chaos from order, order from chaosMichael Ogilvie from the Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis, will be hosting this Saturday's Science Lecture, "Chaos from order, order from chaos" Crow 201
February 26, 2025 3:00 PM Physics Colloquium with Pepi Fabbiano on 25 years of ChandraPepi Fabbiano (hosted by Mike Nowak) from Chandra X-ray Center will be presenting at the Colloquium on 25 years of Chandra.Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
February 27, 2025 11:30 AMEEPS Colloquium: Mike KrawczynskiVolcanism and Io: A comparative planetology perspectiveRudolph Hall | Room 301
February 27, 2025 3:00 PM Physics Theory Seminar with Elena Pinetti on Hunting axions with the James Webb Space TelescopeElena Pinetti (Hosted by Anastasia Sokolenko) from Flatiron Institute will be presenting at the seminar on Hunting axions with the James Webb Space Telescope.Compton 241 | Coffee: 2:45pm Compton 241
March 01, 2025 10:00 AMSaturday Science Lecture with Stella Schindler on Harnessing the strong forceStella Schindler will be hosting this Saturday's Science Lecture, "Harnessing the strong force: Physics at America's future Electron-Ion Collider" Crow 201
March 03, 2025Weissman Lecture with Dr. Jack W. Szostak from University of Chicago at 4:30pmPlease join us for our annual Weismann Lecture Series featuring our guest speaker, Dr. Jack Szostak Wrighton Hall 300
March 04, 2025Weissman Lecture with Dr. Jack W. Szostak from University of Chicago at 11:00amPlease join us for our annual Weismann Lecture Series featuring our guest speaker, Dr. Jack Szostak McMillen Labs 311
March 07, 2025 9:00 AM Space Sciences/Astrophysics Seminar with Rafael Luque on Towards a holistic understanding of sub-NeptunesRafael Luque (hosted by Tansu Daylan) from the University of Chicago will be presenting a seminar on Towards a holistic understanding of sub-Neptunes.Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM at Compton Hall 241
March 19, 2025 3:00 PM Physics Colloquium with Duncan LorimerDuncan Lorimer (hosted by Tansu Daylan) from West Virginia University will be presenting at the Colloquium.Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
March 20, 2025 11:30 AMEEPS Colloquium: Katherine de KleerAssistant Professor Katherine de Kleer, Caltech Planetary Science and AstronomyRudolph Hall | Room 301
March 21, 2025 7:30 PMSt. Louis Astronomical Society March MeetingDuncan Lorimar, West Virginia University, will be presenting a talk for the March St. Louis Astronomical Society meetingTBD | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
March 28, 2025 9:00 AM Space Sciences/Astrophysics Seminar with Mükremin Kılıç on A Revolution in Stellar Astrophysics, and the Remaining ChallengesMükremin Kılıç (Hosted by Tansu Daylan) from University of Oklahoma will be presenting the seminar on A Revolution in Stellar Astrophysics, and the Remaining ChallengesCompton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM at Compton Hall 241
March 29, 2025 10:00 AMSaturday Science: Future Innovators with Tansu Daylan & Bryce Wedig on Seeing the dark with gravitational lensingTansu 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 204
April 02, 2025 3:00 PM Physics Colloquium with Andrei M. BeloborodovAndrei M. Beloborodov (hosted by Alex Chen) from Columbia University will be presenting at the Colloquium.Crow 204 | Coffee: 2:30pm Compton 245
April 04, 2025 9:00 AM Space Sciences/Astrophysics Seminar with Howard Isaacson on Ground-based Radial Velocity Surveys as the Foundation for Future Space MissionsHoward 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
April 06, 2025 10:00 AMSaturday Science: Future Innovators with Sheng Ran on Unveiling material mysteries of the universeSheng 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 204
April 11, 2025 9:00 AM Space Sciences/Astrophysics Seminar with Joseph NeilsenJoseph Neilsen (Hosted by Michael Nowak) from Villanova University will be presenting the seminar.Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM at Compton Hall 241
April 16, 2025 3:00 PM 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
April 18, 2025 9:00 AM Space Sciences/Astrophysics Seminar with Lia HanklaLia Hankla (Hosted by Manel Errando) from University of Maryland will be presenting the seminar.Compton Hall 241 | Coffee: 8:45 AM at Compton Hall 241
April 18, 2025 7:30 PMInterstellar: The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars: St. Louis Astronomical Society April MeetingAvi Loeb, Harvard University, will be presenting "Interstellar: The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars"TBD | Also available on Zoom. Contact the St. Louis Astronomical Society for the link.
April 23, 2025 4:00 PM2025 McDonnell Distinguished Lectures: Colloquium with Priyamvada NatarajanPriyamvada Natarajan, Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Yale University, will present the 2025 McDonnell Distinguished Lectures, ColloquiumWilson 214 | Refreshments in Wilson Hall, 3:15pm
April 24, 2025 7:00 PM2025 McDonnell Distinguished Lectures: Public Lecture with Priyamvada NatarajanPriyamvada Natarajan, Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Yale University, will present the 2025 McDonnell Distinguished Lectures Whitaker 100
May 06, 2025 4:30 PMScott Rudolph Professor Bradley L. Jolliff Retirement LectureScott Rudolph Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences and Director of the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences Bradley L. Jolliff will give a retirement lecture which will be followed by a reception hosted in the Clark-Fox ForumClark-Fox Forum | Hillman Hall