
Astronomy & the Arts
Visual Art, Music, Architecture, and more
Visual Art, Music, Architecture, and more
Live. Interactive. Virtual. Educational.
Lectures for the Public by CIERA Scientists
Science Talks & Trivia at Chicago-area Pubs
Weekly Seminars by Invited Researchers
Lectures for the Public by Renowned Scientists
Monthly Conversations with Astronomers at Dearborn Observatory
Informal seminars on careers outside academia.
The Riedel Family Fellowship and CIERA BoV Fellowship
“People-powered Research”
Bringing Astronomers Together at National and International Meetings
Astronomy & Live Classical Music
Presentations and Curriculum Discussions with Teachers at Local Schools
Pairing Citizen Science & Machine Learning to Help Discover Gravitational Waves
Interdisciplinary Training in Data Science for Graduate Students
Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Astronomy and Space Science
Research Talks on Astronomy and Beyond
Research Journal Discussion Groups for the CIERA Community
Continuing Northwestern’s Legacy of Excellence
Big-Data Training for Astronomy Graduate Students
Informal Weekly Discussions for Observational Astrophysicists
Access to World’s Largest Optical/IR Telescopes
Educational brochures designed for a general audience
Research Experiences in Astronomy at CIERA for High School students
Graduate Student Partnerships in K-12 Science Classrooms
Training Researchers in Science Communication
Summer Astronomy Program for Middle and High School Teachers
NSF Sponsored Summer Program for Interdisciplinary Astrophysics Research
Informal forum for virtual science talks & socializing
Online Science Communication Training for Graduate Students and Postdocs
Our Center’s efforts to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion
Scientific Talks by Visiting Researchers
The Star Eyes Initiative uses diverse styles of music to communicate physics topics with wide and varied audiences in refreshing ways, breaking conventional music-science...
Informal Weekly Theory Discussion Group for CIERA and Visiting Astrophysicists
Institutional member since 2014
Researchers from Around the World Invited to Visit CIERA