Astronomy & the Arts
Visual Art, Music, Architecture, and more
Programs
Astronomy LIVE
Live. Interactive. Virtual. Educational.
Astronomy Night Out
Lectures for the Public by CIERA Scientists
Astronomy on Tap
Science Talks & Trivia at Chicago-area Pubs
Astrophysics Seminars
Weekly Seminars by Invited Researchers
CIERA Annual Public Lectures
Lectures for the Public by Renowned Scientists
CIERA Astronomer Evenings
Monthly Conversations with Astronomers at Dearborn Observatory
CIERA Connections
Informal seminars on careers outside academia.
CIERA Graduate Fellowships
The Riedel Family Fellowship and CIERA BoV Fellowship
Citizen Science
“People-powered Research”
Conferences
Bringing Astronomers Together at National and International Meetings
Cosmos in Concert
Astronomy & Live Classical Music
Graduate Student Speaker Series
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
Lindheimer Fellowship
Continuing Northwestern’s Legacy of Excellence
LSSTC Data Science Fellowship Program
Big-Data Training for Astronomy Graduate Students
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
Graduate Student Partnerships in K-12 Science Classrooms
Research Communication Training Program (RCTP)
Training Researchers in Science Communication
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET)
Summer Astronomy Program for Middle and High School Teachers
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
NSF Sponsored Summer Program for Interdisciplinary Astrophysics Research
Science Happy Hour
Informal forum for virtual science talks & socializing
SCOPE
Online Science Communication Training for Graduate Students and Postdocs
Social Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiative
Our Center’s efforts to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion
Special Astronomy Seminars
Scientific Talks by Visiting Researchers
Star Eyes Initiative
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...
Theory Group Meetings
Informal Weekly Theory Discussion Group for CIERA and Visiting Astrophysicists
Vera C. Rubin Observatory (LSST)
Institutional member since 2014
Visiting Researchers Program
Researchers from Around the World Invited to Visit CIERA