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!
Past Events
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
Guest Lecture: Dr. Pierre Sikivie
Crow Hall 204
Graduate Hooding & Recognition Ceremony
Graham Chapel
Dissertation Defense: Emily Culley
From Anorthosite to Silicic Volcanics: photometry, composition, and buoyancy of crustal rock types on the Moon
Rudolph Hall Room 301
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
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
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
Saturday Science Lecture with Stella Schindler on Harnessing the strong force
Stella Schindler will be hosting this Saturday's Science Lecture, "Harnessing the strong force: Physics at America's future Electron-Ion Collider"
Crow 201
Saturday Science Lecture with Michael Ogilvie on Chaos from order, order from chaos
Michael 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
Exploring Stone and Metal: Scott Burton’s Material Choices
Pulitzer Arts Foundation | 3716 Washington Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63108
Professor Bruce Fegley Retirement Lecture
Professor Bruce Fegley will give a retirement lecture, 50+ Years in Planetary Chemistry, which will be followed by a reception hosted in Holmes Lounge
Holmes Lounge | Ridgley Hall
Saturday Science Lecture with Karthik Ramanathan on Understanding the nature of dark matter through terrestrial experiments
Karthik Ramanathan from the Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis, will be hosting Saturday's Science Lecture, "Understanding the nature of dark matter through terrestrial experiments"
Crow 201
Dissertation Defense: Christopher Jia-Kuan Yen
Next-Generation Compositional and Chronological Sample Analysis of Lunar Low-Ti Basalts and Volcanic Glasses
Rudolph Hall Room 301
Saturday Science Lecture with L. G. Sobotka on The making of chemical elements from the Big Bang to the laboratory
Lee Sobotka from the Departments of Chemistry and Physics, Washington University in St. Louis, will be hosting Saturday's Science Lecture, "The making of chemical elements from the Big Bang to the laboratory". Please note that this is an in-person only event.
Crow 201
Saturday Science Lecture with Michael Ogilvie on When Forces Collide: Pattern and Structure in our Universe
Michael Ogilvie from the Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis, will be hosting Saturday's Science Lecture, "When Forces Collide: Pattern and Structure in our Universe"
Crow 201
EEPS Brown Bag: Kimberly Gerik
Rudolph Hall | Room 301
Leading in a JEDI Space: The Art of Inspiration
Sian Proctor, a professor at Maricopa Community Colleges and an astronaut, will be presenting this talk as part of the WashU Assembly Series.
Graham Chapel
International Observe the Moon Night
Join us to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night
Rudolph 301 AND Crow Observatory
Public Lecture with Robin Canup on The Origin of the Moon
Robin Canup, Vice President, Solar System Science and Exploration Division of Southwest Research Institute, will present a public lecture, "The Origin of the Moon," as part of the NASA Exploration Science Forum
Graham Chapel