News
CIERA Events and Upcoming Visitors
For descriptions and schedules of individual science series please see their associated program pages
Below is the calendar of CIERA events and upcoming visitors. CIERA members can find more information on the CIERA Guide.
Academic Events
CIERA Theory Group
Apr 09, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Apr 10, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Time Domain Journal Club
10:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Colloquium: Decker French "Temporally resolving the connections between nuclear activity and galaxy evolution"
Apr 14, 2026
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7th floor, 7-600)
Giant Magellan Summit
1:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Journal Club
Apr 14, 2026
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Theory Group
Apr 16, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Apr 17, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Theory Group
Apr 23, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
Apr 24, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Connections - Francesca Valsecchi: "My Transition from Academia to Industry: Discovering a Passion for Startups"
Apr 27, 2026
11:45 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Time Domain Journal Club
10:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Colloquium: Pawan Kumar "The Physics of FRBs and Their Use as Cosmological Probes"
Apr 28, 2026
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7th floor, 7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
Apr 28, 2026
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Theory Group
Apr 30, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
May 01, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Time Domain Journal Club
10:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Colloquium: Xavier Prochaska
May 05, 2026
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7th floor, 7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
May 05, 2026
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Theory Group
May 07, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
May 08, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Time Domain Journal Club
10:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Colloquium: Liliana Rivera Sandoval
May 12, 2026
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7th floor, 7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
May 12, 2026
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Theory Group
May 14, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Observational Astronomy Meeting
May 15, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Time Domain Journal Club
10:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Colloquium: Yuri Levin "Exotic Dynamics of Neutron Star Interiors"
May 19, 2026
11:00 AM
1800 Sherman Avenue (7th floor, 7-600)
CIERA Journal Club
May 19, 2026
4:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
CIERA Theory Group
May 21, 2026
12:00 PM
1800 Sherman Avenue (8th floor, Cafe)
Events for the Public
CIERA Astronomer Evenings
Apr 24, 2026
9:00 PM
Dearborn Observatory
CIERA Astronomy Night Out Featuring a Lecture by Professor Nick Winters
May 28, 2026
7:00 PM
Technological Institute (Ryan Family Auditorium)
CIERA Astronomer Evenings
May 29, 2026
9:00 PM
Dearborn Observatory
CIERA Astronomer Evenings
Jun 26, 2026
9:00 PM
Dearborn Observatory
CIERA Astronomer Evenings
Jul 31, 2026
9:00 PM
Dearborn Observatory
CIERA Astronomer Evenings
Aug 28, 2026
9:00 PM
Dearborn Observatory
CIERA Astronomer Evenings
Sep 25, 2026
9:00 PM
Dearborn Observatory
CIERA's 2026 Annual Public Lecture
7:00 PM
Cahn Auditorium
CIERA Astronomer Evenings
Oct 30, 2026
8:00 PM
Dearborn Observatory
CIERA Astronomer Evenings
Dec 04, 2026
8:00 PM
Dearborn Observatory