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Astrophysics Calendar

The calendar is a collection of events hosted by The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University, and other local institutions and groups focused on Astrophysics and Astronomy. Emails are sent out every Friday with the calendar for the upcoming week and daily emails are sent with each days events. If you are interested in being added to the calendar distribution list, please contact Amanda Cenker, Academic Assistant at IAS.

Apr
16
2025

University of Pennsylvania Astrophysics Seminar

High-redshift star formation under the cosmic microscope with SPT+ALMA+JWST
Joaquin Vieira
3:30pm|U.Penn, David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 4E19

The South Pole Telescope (SPT) has uncovered a population of high-redshift strongly gravitationally lensed starburst galaxies in a 2500 square degree cosmological survey. We have conducted the first ALMA spectroscopic survey for a complete sample of...

Apr
17
2025

Institute for Advanced Study Astrophysics Seminar

Strongly Magnetized Black Hole Accretion Flows: Jets, Spin Evolution, and New Observational Probes
Angelo Ricarte
11:00am|Bloomberg Lecture Hall

Spatially resolved polarimetric images of black holes with the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) favor models with strong magnetic fields, so-called Magnetically Arrested Disks or MAD models.  MADs can produce efficient jets via the Blandford-Znajek (BZ...

Apr
17
2025

Princeton University Thunch Talk

Formation and Evolution of Brightest Cluster Galaxies: nature vs nurture?
12:00pm|Princeton University, Peyton Hall, Grand Central

The formation and evolution of brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs), the most massive galaxies in the universe, is not a well-understood issue in astrophysics.  Are BCGs special compared to other cluster member galaxies?  If so, were they born special...

Apr
17
2025

Princeton University Donald R. Hamilton Lecture

The Search for the Most Distant Galaxies
Marcia J. Rieke
6:00pm|McDonnell Hall, A-02

Abstract: The James Webb Space Telescope was called the "First Light Machine" when it was being studied as a potential NASA mission.  It quickly became obvious that it would be impossible to prove that the "first" galaxy had been seen, but much more...

Apr
18
2025

Princeton University Galread [Galactic/Extragalactic Reading Group]

TBA
11:00am|Zoom and Peyton Hall, Grand Central

Each week, we hold a relatively informal seminar/discussion series with an emphasis on extra-galactic and large-scale structure astrophysics.

During Galread a leader/visitor presents a recent paper to the discussion group. The PDF of the paper is...

Apr
21
2025

Princeton University Gravity Initiative Spring Seminar Series

Using Multi-Scale Simulations to Probe the Physics of Multi-Messenger Transients
Ore Gottlieb
12:30pm|Jadwin Hall, Princeton Gravity Initiative, 4th Floor

Abstract: With the advent of next-generation multi-messenger observatories, multi-messenger events will offer unprecedented opportunities to address profound questions in black hole physics, heavy element nucleosynthesis, jet dynamics, cosmic...