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Picture of the Milky Way and a Telescope

CIERA's 4th Annual Astronomy Night Out

Featuring a Lecture by Professor Emeritus David Meyer "Exploring the Milky Way"

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First radio pulses traced to dead-star binary

First radio pulses traced to dead-star binary

White dwarf and red dwarf bump together to emit a radio blast every two hours

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Prof. Jason Wang and CIERA postdoctoral alum named Sloan Research Fellows

Prof. Jason Wang and CIERA postdoctoral alum named Sloan Research Fellows

Northwestern University, along with MIT, has the most faculty in the 2025 cohort

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A cosmic love story

A cosmic love story

Black holes’ spins align in a Valentine’s embrace

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Prof. Adam Miller receives Cottrell Scholar Award

Prof. Adam Miller receives Cottrell Scholar Award

He will use the teacher-scholar award to study white dwarf supernovae

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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.

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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 Theory Group

Apr 03, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

Observational Astronomy Meeting

Apr 04, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

CIERA Special Seminar: Alyssa Goodman "Seeing the Milky Way in 3D"

Apr 07, 2025
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7th floor, 7-600)

Tea Time

Apr 07, 2025
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)

CIERA Journal Club

Apr 08, 2025
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

CIERA Theory Group

Apr 10, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

Observational Astronomy Meeting

Apr 11, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

Tea Time

Apr 14, 2025
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)

CIERA Colloquium: Elisabeth Krause: "TBA"

Apr 15, 2025
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7-600)

CIERA Journal Club

Apr 15, 2025
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

CIERA Theory Group

Apr 17, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

Observational Astronomy Meeting

Apr 18, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

Tea Time

Apr 21, 2025
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)

Apr
22
2025

CIERA Colloquium: Elena D'Onghia: "TBA"

11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7-600)

CIERA Journal Club

Apr 22, 2025
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

CIERA Theory Group

Apr 24, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

Observational Astronomy Meeting

Apr 25, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

CIERA Astronomer Evenings

Apr 25, 2025
9:00 PM
Dearborn Observatory

Tea Time

Apr 28, 2025
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)

Apr
29
2025

CIERA Colloquium: Chris Conselice: "TBA"

11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7-600)

CIERA Journal Club

Apr 29, 2025
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

CIERA Theory Group

May 01, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

Observational Astronomy Meeting

May 02, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

CIERA Connections: Bharath Pattabiraman "Software Engineering Careers in Tech"

May 05, 2025
11:45 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

Tea Time

May 05, 2025
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)

May
06
2025

CIERA Colloquium: Malena Rice: "TBA"

11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7-600)

CIERA Journal Club

May 06, 2025
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

CIERA Theory Group

May 08, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

Observational Astronomy Meeting

May 09, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

Tea Time

May 12, 2025
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)

CIERA Colloquium: Nick Winters: "TBA"

May 13, 2025
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7-600)

CIERA Journal Club

May 13, 2025
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

CIERA Theory Group

May 15, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

Observational Astronomy Meeting

May 16, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

Tea Time

May 19, 2025
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)

CIERA Colloquium: Jared Males: "TBA"

May 20, 2025
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7-600)

CIERA Journal Club

May 20, 2025
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

CIERA Theory Group

May 22, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

Observational Astronomy Meeting

May 23, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

Tea Time

May 26, 2025
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)

CIERA Colloquium: Scott Gaudi: "TBA"

May 27, 2025
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7-600)

CIERA Journal Club

May 27, 2025
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

CIERA Theory Group

May 29, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

Observational Astronomy Meeting

May 30, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

CIERA Astronomer Evenings

May 30, 2025
9:00 PM
Dearborn Observatory

Tea Time

Jun 02, 2025
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)

CIERA Journal Club

Jun 03, 2025
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

CIERA Theory Group

Jun 05, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

Observational Astronomy Meeting

Jun 06, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

Tea Time

Jun 09, 2025
3:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Skylounge)

CIERA Journal Club

Jun 10, 2025
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

CIERA Theory Group

Jun 12, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

Observational Astronomy Meeting

Jun 13, 2025
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)

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