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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.

Mar
10
2026

Rutgers University Astrophysics Seminar

Explaining the appearance of extrasolar worlds
Genaro Suárez
11:00am|Serin Hall Rm 330W, Rutgers and Zoom

The observation and modeling of substellar objects, such as brown dwarfs and exoplanets, allow us to probe the physics and chemistry governing their atmospheres, which is key to understanding their diversity. In this talk, I will present recent...

Mar
10
2026

Princeton University Dark Cosmos Seminar

Freezing-in the Axiverse
Christipher Dessert
4:00pm|Jadwin Hall, Joe Henry Room

Abstract - The presence of light axions in the infrared is a generic feature of many ultraviolet (UV) scenarios, including string theory, with the number of such axions N naturally O(10-100). Even when these axions interact very weakly with the...

Mar
12
2026

Institute for Advanced Study Astrophysics Seminar

Which Microphysics Matters? The Case for Dust Dynamics
11:00am|Bloomberg Lecture Hall

Abstract: Numerical simulations of galaxies and the interstellar medium are now reaching resolutions where small-scale physical processes can be resolved directly. This raises a natural question: which pieces of microphysics must be modeled...

Mar
16
2026

IAS Max Planck-IAS-NTU Center Kick-off Conference

9:00am|Wolfensohn Hall

Organizers:
Nima Arkani-Hamed
Giovanni Maria Tomaselli
Francisco Vazão
Matias Zaldarriaga

This event is the kick-off conference for the Max Planck-IAS-NTU Center for Particle Physics, Cosmology, and Geometry. It is a collaboration between the Max Planck...