Research at CIERA
Researchers at CIERA study a wide variety of topics, all with the aim of advancing the field of astrophysics and expanding our understanding of the Universe.
Black Holes & Dead Stars
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Black Holes & Dead Stars
Supermassive, Intermediate & Stellar Mass Black Holes, White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars . . .
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Exoplanets & The Solar System
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Exoplanets & The Solar System
Planet Formation, Planet Dynamics, Protoplanetary Disks . . .
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Galaxies & Cosmology
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Galaxies & Cosmology
Galaxy Formation, Intergalactic Medium, Galaxy Clusters, Early Universe . . .
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Gravitational Waves & Multi-Messenger Astronomy
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Gravitational Waves & Multi-Messenger Astronomy
Black Hole & Neutron Star Mergers, Gravitational Wave Sources & Their Electromagnetic Counterparts . . .
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Life & Death of Stars
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Life & Death of Stars
Interstellar Medium, Star Formation & Evolution, Supernovae & Their Remnants . . .
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Stellar Dynamics & Stellar Populations
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Stellar Dynamics & Stellar Populations
Star Clusters, Galactic Nuclei, Stellar Collisions & Mergers, Interacting Binaries . . .
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Our Faculty
There are many different methods used to study the cosmos. CIERA researchers use observations and data science to make new discoveries, use theory and computation to explain and predict what we see, and build innovative new instruments to see farther and in more detail than ever before.
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CIERA en español
Nov 06, 2024
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)
CIERA Theory Group
Nov 07, 2024
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Astronomy on Tap Chicago: Cosmic Road Trip: Touring Planets Near & Far
Nov 07, 2024
7:00 PM
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Nov 08, 2024
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Migrating to Python 3.13
1:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (Rubin Room)
Tea Time
Nov 11, 2024
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)
CIERA Colloquium: Joshua Frieman "Is Dark Energy Evolving? Probing Cosmology with Large Surveys and AI"
Nov 12, 2024
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
Nov 12, 2024
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
HPC Workshop: GPU Programming Using OpenACC
10:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue
CIERA Special Colloquium: Stephon Alexander "Is the Universe Right-Handed?"
Nov 13, 2024
10:30 AM
Technological Institute (F160)
CIERA Theory Group
Nov 14, 2024
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA 15th Anniversary Public Astronomy Lecture by Dr. Stephon Alexander
Nov 14, 2024
7:00 PM
Lutkin Memorial Hall
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Nov 15, 2024
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Tea Time
Nov 18, 2024
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)
CIERA Colloquium: Smadar Naoz: "It's Raining Black Holes...Hallelujah!"
Nov 19, 2024
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
Nov 19, 2024
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA en español
Nov 20, 2024
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)
CIERA Theory Group
Nov 21, 2024
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Nov 22, 2024
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Colloquium: Rafael Martinez Galarza: "The Chandra Source Catalog: A Legacy Product for Machine Learning Discovery in High Energy Astrophysics"
4:00 PM
Technological Institute (L211)
Tea Time
Nov 25, 2024
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)
CIERA Journal Club
Nov 26, 2024
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Theory Group
Nov 28, 2024
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Nov 29, 2024
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Microaggressions in the Workplace
Dec 02, 2024
12:30 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th flr, Cafe)
Tea Time
Dec 02, 2024
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)
CIERA Journal Club
Dec 03, 2024
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA en español
Dec 04, 2024
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)
CIERA Theory Group
Dec 05, 2024
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Dec 06, 2024
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Astronomer Evenings
Dec 06, 2024
8:00 PM
Dearborn Observatory
Tea Time
Dec 09, 2024
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)
Postdoc Panel Discussion
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, CIERA Cafe)
Tea Time
Dec 16, 2024
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)
CIERA en español
Dec 18, 2024
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)
Tea Time
Dec 23, 2024
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)
Tea Time
Dec 30, 2024
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Jan 03, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Tea Time
Jan 06, 2025
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)
CIERA Journal Club
Jan 07, 2025
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Theory Group
Jan 09, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Jan 10, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Tea Time
Jan 13, 2025
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)
CIERA Journal Club
Jan 14, 2025
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Theory Group
Jan 16, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Jan 17, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Tea Time
Jan 20, 2025
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)
CIERA Colloquium: TBA: "TBA"
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
Jan 21, 2025
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Theory Group
Jan 23, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Jan 24, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Tea Time
Jan 27, 2025
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)
CIERA Colloquium: Pieter van Dokkum: "TBA"
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
Jan 28, 2025
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Theory Group
Jan 30, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Jan 31, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Tea Time
Feb 03, 2025
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)
CIERA Colloquium: TBA: "TBA"
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
Feb 04, 2025
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Theory Group
Feb 06, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
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