Barring university holidays, Astronomy colloquia occur every Thursday at 3:30pm in the Physics and Astronomy Auditorium (A102), with refreshments served at 3:00pm. Speakers are invited to meet with graduate students for a casual dinner afterwards, typically around 5pm. Graduate students may also nominate a colloquium speaker during the Spring quarter.
Autumn 2025 Series
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| October 2nd | Jessica Werk Astronomy Chair | Welcome/State of the Department |
| October 9th | Nir Mandelker The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Feeding Massive Galaxies in the Early Universe from the Cosmic Web |
| October 16th | Elli Theobald University of Washington | Teaching for Heads and Hearts: Maximizing STEM student success |
| October 23rd | Yingjie Cheng University of Washington | TBD |
| October 30th | Quentin Buat University of Washington | Testing the weak force to unprecedented precision with the PIONEER experiment |
| November 6th | Alex Amon Princeton University | TBD |
| November 13th | Toby Burnett University of Washington | TBD |
| November 20th | Ethan Nadler University of California/San Diego | Revealing Dark Matter and Galaxy Formation with Small-scale Structure |
| December 4th | Brian O'Shea Michigan State University | TBD |
| December 11th | FINALS WEEK |
Previous colloquia speakers can be viewed on the speaker history spreadsheet.