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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.

Jan
27
2026

Rutgers University Astrophysics Seminar

Atmospheric refraction as a tool for stellar flare science in the LSST era
Riley Clarke
11:00am|Serin Hall Rm 330W, Rutgers and Zoom

Differential chromatic refraction (DCR) manifests as a wavelength dependent shift in source position towards the zenith of an observer, and must be corrected for in terrestrial surveys to ensure accurate astrometric solutions. Despite this, DCR can...

Jan
27
2026

Institute for Advanced Study / Princeton University Joint Astrophysics Colloquium

The Role of Bayesianism and Anthropics in Searches for Life
David Kipping
11:00am|Jadwin A10, Princeton University

The search for life in the Universe is frustrated by a single known example, ourselves - a data point loaded with selection bias. In such a data starved regime, priors have an outsized role and it's tempting to throw our arms in the air in despair...

Jan
27
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...

Jan
28
2026

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) Colloquium

AI4Fusion: Possibilities and Applications in Enhanced Diagnostics, Control and Science Discovery
Egemen Kolemen
2:00pm|Virtual Meeting

Advancements in AI are driving transformative progress in fusion energy. I will provide an overview and highlight the achievements of our group in this area: 1) Robust plasma state prediction even when there is diagnostic failure 2) Finding the...

Feb
02
2026

Princeton University Gravity Initiative Seminar

Where is the Second Multi-Messenger Compact Object Merger? Insight from Observations of GRBs, Kilonovae and Afterglows
Jillian Chin Rastinejad
12:30pm|Jadwin Hall, Princeton Gravity Initiative, 4th Floor

Abstract: With only one joint gravitational wave (GW)-electromagnetic (EM) detection to date, observations of the EM counterparts to neutron star mergers are a key path to probing the physics of these unique systems and predicting the behavior of...