Bringing together researchers from around the world, CIERA hosts and supports a variety of conferences, workshops, and meetings. These events foster the exchange of ideas and promote innovation across all areas of astrophysics.
Topics include:
- Dense stellar systems
- Extreme solar systems
- Binaries
- Black holes
- General relativity
- Telescope science & big data
- Supernovae
- Circumgalactic medium
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NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Annual MeetingOrganizer: Vicky Kalogera & Michelle PaulsenSeptember 25 – 27, 2019 |
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Hot-Wiring the Transient UniverseOrganizer: Raffaella MarguttiAugust 19 – 22, 2019 |
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Extreme Solar Systems IVOrganizers: Doug Lin & Fred RasioAugust 19 – 23, 2019 |
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American Physical Society Conference for Undergraduate Women in PhysicsOrganizers: Wen-fai Fong & Zosia KrusbergJanuary 18 – 20, 2019 |
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Circumgalactic Medium WorkshopOrganizers: Jonathan Stern & Claude-André Faucher-GiguèreJuly 30 – August 3, 2018 |
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12th International LISA SymposiumOrganizers: Shane Larson & Fred RasioJuly 8 – 13, 2018 |
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MODEST-18: Dense Stellar Systems in the Era of GAIA, LIGO & LISAOrganizers: Andrea Ghez & Fred RasioJune 25 – 29, 2018 |
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ALMA Community DayOrganizer: Deanne CoppejansMarch 29, 2018 |
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Supernovae: The LSST RevolutionOrganizers: Vicky Kalogera, Raffaella Margutti, and Michael SchmittMay 31 – June 2, 2017 |
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Formation and Dynamical Evolution of ExoplanetsOrganizers: Katherine Deck, Eric Ford, Fred Rasio, and Hilke SchlichtingMarch 26 – April 1, 2017 |
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Fellows at the FrontiersOrganizer: Fred RasioAugust 31 – September 2, 2016 |
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LSSTC Data Science Fellowship ProgramOrganizers: Adam Miller & Lucianne WalkowiczAugust 1 – 5, 2016 |
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Extreme Solar Systems IIIOrganizers: Michel Mayor & Fred RasioNovember 29 – December 4, 2015 |
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Midwest Relativity Meeting – General Relativity Centennial SessionOrganizers: David Garfinkle, Vicky Kalogera, Shane Larson, and Robert M. WaldOctober 1 – 3, 2015 |
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Black Holes in Dense Star ClustersOrganizers: Laura Chomiuk, Andrea Ghez, Vicky Kalogera, Fred Rasio, and Steinn SigurdssonJanuary 17 – 22, 2015 |
The Physics of Astronomical Transients2012 |
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Exoclimes2012 |
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Extreme Solar Systems IIOrganizer: Fred RasioSeptember 11 – 17, 2011 |
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CIERA’s Inaugural Conference: The Future of AstronomyOrganizers: Nick Cowan, Will Farr, Evghenii Gaburov, Aaron Geller, Daryl Haggard, Smadar Naoz, Laura TrouilleAugust 31 – September 3, 2011 |
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International Conference on BinariesOrganizers: Vicky Kalogera, Nick Kylafis, and Andreas ZezasJune 22 – 25, 2010 |
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Extreme Solar SystemsOrganizers: Fred Rasio, John Seiradakis, and Alex WolszczanJune 25 – 29, 2007 |
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MODEST-6 (MOdeling DEnse STellar systems)Organizers: Craig Heinke, Natasha Ivanova, and Fred RasioAugust 29 – 31, 2005 |