Artificial Intelligence at CIERA
Research with Artificial Intelligence
Programs
Astronomy LIVE (Legacy)
Live. Interactive. Virtual. Educational.
Astronomy Night Out
Lectures for the Public by CIERA Scientists
Astronomy on Tap
Science Talks & Trivia at Chicago-area Pubs
CIERA Annual Public Lectures
Lectures for the Public by Renowned Scientists
CIERA Astronomer Evenings
Monthly Conversations with Astronomers at Dearborn Observatory
CIERA Colloquia
Weekly Colloquia by Distinguished Researchers
CIERA Connections
Informal seminars on careers outside academia.
CIERA Graduate Fellowships
The Riedel Family Fellowship and CIERA BoV Fellowship
CIERA REACHes Out to Chicago Schools (CROCS)
A free CIERA-led program designed for Chicago-area high school teachers to bring space scientists into their classroom
Citizen Science
“People-powered Research”
Code / Astro
A Software Engineering Workshop for Astronomy
Community and Belonging at CIERA
See Community and Belonging at Northwestern
Computing Tutorials
Expertly-led training on computational topics
Conferences & Workshops
Bringing Astronomers Together at National and International Meetings
Cosmos in Concert (Legacy)
Astronomy & Live Classical Music
External Graduate Student Fellowships
Supporting and Recognizing Student Research
Giant Magellan Telescope
Founding Partner of the Giant Magellan Telescope since 2024
Graduate Student Speaker Series (Legacy)
Presentations and Curriculum Discussions with Teachers at Local Schools
GravitySpy
Pairing Citizen Science & Machine Learning to Help Discover Gravitational Waves
IDEAS
Interdisciplinary Training in Data Science for Graduate Students
Illinois Space Grant
Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Astronomy and Space Science
Interdisciplinary Colloquia
Research Talks on Astronomy and Beyond
Journal Clubs
Research Journal Discussion Groups for the CIERA Community
La Silla Schmidt Southern Survey
Founding member of the La Silla Schmidt Southern Survey Collaboration since 2023
Lindheimer Fellowship
Continuing Northwestern’s Legacy of Excellence
LSSTC Data Science Fellowship Program
Big-Data Training for Astronomy Graduate Students
Mentorship
Extending mentorship beyond the traditional research-focused advising structures
Observational Astronomy Meetings
Informal Weekly Discussions for Observational Astrophysicists
Observing at CIERA
Access to World’s Largest Optical/IR Telescopes
Pathfinder Brochures
Educational brochures designed for a general audience
REACH
Research Experiences in Astronomy at CIERA for High School students
Reach for the Stars (Legacy)
Lesson Plans Co-Developed by Graduate Students and K-12 Educators
Research Communication Training Program (RCTP)
Training Researchers in Science Communication
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET)
Summer Astronomy Program for High School Teachers
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
NSF Sponsored Summer Program for Interdisciplinary Astrophysics Research
Science Happy Hour (Legacy)
Informal forum for virtual science talks & socializing
SCOPE
Online Science Communication Training for Graduate Students and Postdocs
Special Astronomy Seminars
Scientific Talks by Visiting Researchers
Star Eyes Initiative
Communicate Science Through Music
The SkAI Institute
NSF-Simons AI Institute for the Sky
Theory Group Meetings
Informal Weekly Theory Discussion Group for CIERA and Visiting Astrophysicists
Vera C. Rubin Observatory (LSST)
Institutional member of the LSST Discovery Alliance since 2014
Visiting Researchers Program
Researchers from Around the World Invited to Visit CIERA