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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Mentorship Kick Off
9:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Theory Group
Sep 24, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Sep 25, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Astronomer Evenings
Sep 25, 2026
9:00 PM
Dearborn Observatory
CIERA Colloquium: Ke Fang
Sep 29, 2026
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7th floor, 7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
Sep 29, 2026
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Theory Group
Oct 01, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Oct 02, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
Sara Seager: "TBA"
Oct 08, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Annual Public Lecture by Dr. Sara Seager
Oct 08, 2026
6:00 PM
Cahn Auditorium
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Oct 09, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Colloquium: Bharat Ratra "Dark Energy Dynamics, Spatial Curvature, Neither, or Both?"
Oct 13, 2026
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7th floor, 7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
Oct 13, 2026
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Theory Group
Oct 15, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Oct 16, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Colloquium: Ian Crossfield
Oct 20, 2026
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7th floor, 7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
Oct 20, 2026
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Theory Group
Oct 22, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Oct 23, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Colloquium: Maria Drout
Oct 27, 2026
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7th floor, 7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
Oct 27, 2026
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Theory Group
Oct 29, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Oct 30, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Astronomer Evenings
Oct 30, 2026
8:00 PM
Dearborn Observatory
CIERA Colloquium: Xiaohui Fan
Nov 03, 2026
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7th floor, 7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
Nov 03, 2026
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Theory Group
Nov 05, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Nov 06, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Colloquium: Vicky Kaspi
Nov 10, 2026
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7th floor, 7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
Nov 10, 2026
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Theory Group
Nov 12, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Nov 13, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Colloquium: Kailash Sahu
Nov 17, 2026
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7th floor, 7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
Nov 17, 2026
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Theory Group
Nov 19, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Nov 20, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Colloquium: Peter Senchyna
Dec 01, 2026
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7th floor, 7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
Dec 01, 2026
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Theory Group
Dec 03, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Dec 04, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Astronomer Evenings
Dec 04, 2026
8:00 PM
Dearborn Observatory
CIERA Theory Group
Jan 07, 2027
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Jan 08, 2027
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Theory Group
Jan 14, 2027
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Jan 15, 2027
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Colloquium: Jenny Greene
Jan 19, 2027
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7th floor, 7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
Jan 19, 2027
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Theory Group
Jan 21, 2027
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Jan 22, 2027
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Colloquium
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7th floor, 7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
Jan 26, 2027
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Theory Group
Jan 28, 2027
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Jan 29, 2027
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Colloquium
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7th floor, 7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
Feb 02, 2027
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Theory Group
Feb 04, 2027
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Feb 05, 2027
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Colloquium: Kristen McQuinn
Feb 09, 2027
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7th floor, 7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
Feb 09, 2027
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
CIERA Theory Group
Feb 11, 2027
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Café)
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