Astronomy Seminar Schedule
Astronomy Seminars take place Wednesdays at 1:30pm, unless otherwise noted. Seminars are in person in BPS 1400 and are also simulcast on Zoom.
Current Seminar Schedule
| Date | Speaker | Institute | Title/Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | Climate Survey | ||
| Sep 3 | Group Intros | ||
| Sep 10 | Rachael Roettenbacher | Univ. of Michigan | |
| Sep 17 | Matthew Murphy | MSU | |
| Sep 24 | Kosuke Namekata | NAOJ | |
| Oct 1 | Madison Brady | MSU | |
| Oct 8 | Kyle Kremer | UC San Diego | |
| Oct 15 | No Seminar (astro colloq this week) | Visitor Brett Morris will lead a software workshop in this slot. | |
| Oct 22 | No Seminar (Fall Break) |
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| Oct 29 | Michael Radica | University of Chicago | |
| Nov 5 |
No Seminar (astro colloq this week, Nick Konidaris) |
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| Nov 12 | Ludwig Boess | U Chicago | |
| Nov 19 | Anne Medling | U Toledo | |
| Nov 26 | No Seminar (Thanksgiving) |
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| Dec 3 | Connor McClellan | MSU | |
| Jan 14 2026 | Climate Survey | ||
| Jan 21 2026 | Yuan Li | UMass Amherst | |
| Jan 28 2026 | |||
| Feb 4 2026 | James Beattie | Princeton/CITA | |
| Feb 11 2026 | Evan Kirby | Notre Dame | |
| Feb 18 2026 | |||
| Feb 25 2026 | J Michael Shull | CU Boulder | |
| Mar 4 2026 | No Seminar (Spring Break) |
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| Mar 11 2026 | No Seminar (astro colloq this week, Dani DellaGiustina) | ||
| Mar 18 2026 | No Seminar (astro colloq this week, Andrew Mann) | ||
| Mar 25 2026 | |||
| Apr 1 2026 | |||
| Apr 8 2026 | |||
| Apr 15 2026 | Senior thesis talks | ||
| Apr 22 2026 | Senior thesis talks |
Other Astronomy Related Talks
| Date | Speaker | Institute | Title/Topic | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 (Thursday) |
Wolfgang Kerzendorf | MSU | Calibrating Stellar Explosions are Probes of the Evolving Universe | PA colloquium, 3:30PM |
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Oct 16 |
Brett Morris | STScI | PA colloquium, 3:30PM | |
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Oct 23 (Thursday) |
Darryl Seligman | MSU | PA colloquium, 3:30PM | |
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Nov 6 |
Nick Konidaris | Carnegie Observatories | PA colloquium, 3:30PM | |
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Mar 12 2026 (Thursday) |
Dani DellaGiustina | University of Arizona/LPL | PA colloquium, 3:30PM | |
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Mar 19 2026 (Thursday) |
Andrew Mann | UNC | PA colloquium, 3:30PM |
Graduate Student Committee Meetings/Defenses
| Date | Speaker | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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Oct 28 (Tues) |
Mackenzie Ticoras | Probing Structure of Circumgalactic Medium | 9AM, BPS 1400/Zoom |