Artificial Intelligence at CIERA
Research with Artificial Intelligence
Programs
CIERA Colloquia
Weekly Colloquia by Distinguished Researchers
CIERA Connections
Informal seminars on careers outside academia.
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
Giant Magellan Telescope
Founding Partner of the Giant Magellan Telescope since 2024
GravitySpy
Pairing Citizen Science & Machine Learning to Help Discover Gravitational Waves
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
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
Research Communication Training Program (RCTP)
Training Researchers in Science Communication
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET)
Summer Astronomy Program for High School Teachers
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
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