All events free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Download printable (pdf) schedule here.
Friday, Jan. 16
William R. Farrand Public Lecture
“The Future of NASA” | More Info
Tony England, Former astronaut and
Assoc. Dean of Engineering, U-M.
Rackham Amphitheatre, 7:30 pm
Astronomy of the 21st Century
Distinguished Speaker Series
Fridays at 7:30 p.m.
1800 Dow Chemistry Bldg.
Telescope viewing at Angell Hall
following lectures (weather permitting)
Jan. 23:
“Witnessing the Formation of Galaxies”
Charles C. Steidel (Caltech), Mohler Prize lecture
Feb. 6:
“A Revolution in Planetary Science”
Alan Stern, former NASA Associate Administrator
Feb. 20:
”Unveiling the Black Hole at
the
Center of our Galaxy”
Andrea Ghez (UCLA), 2008 MacArthur Fellow
Mar. 13:
“Binary Pulsars and Relativistic Gravity”
Joseph H. Taylor (Princeton),
1993 Nobel Prize Winner
Apr. 3:
“The Future of our Universe”
Fred Adams (U-M), 1996 Warner Prize Winner
Eyes on the Universe Lecture Series | More Info
Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.
Exhibit Museum of Natural History
Jan. 28:
"Staring into Space: The Telescopes
of Modern Astronomy”
Mario Mateo (U-M Astronomy)
Feb. 18:
“Revealing the Universe from Space”
Jon Miller (U-M Astronomy)
Mar. 18:
“Hot Places, A Michigan Story of
the Exploration of Mercury,”
Thomas Zurbuchen (U-M Space Sciences)
Hatcher Library Gallery Films | More info
Thursday, Jan. 29:
Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens
Hatcher Library Gallery, Room 100, 12:10 pm
Wednesday, Feb. 18
Queen of Outer Space
Hatcher Library Gallery, Room 100, 7:00 pm
M-Flicks Film Series
Friday, Jan. 30:
Alien/Aliens Double Feature
Friday, Mar. 6:
The Fifth Element
Friday, Mar. 20:
2001: A Space Odyssey
Friday, Jan. 30
"Expanding Hubble’s Vision" | More Info
Mike Weiss, Hubble Space Telescope
Deputy Program Manager/Technical
- and -
"The James Webb Space Telescope" | More Info
Jonathan Gardner, Chief of the
Observational Cosmology Laboratory
at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Exhibit Museum, 7:30-9 pm
Thursday, Feb. 5
Penny Stamps Distinguished Visitor Series
“Science Communication
through Art and Technology”
José Francisco Salgado, PhD
Adler Planetarium
Michigan Theater, 5 p.m.
Saturday Morning Physics
Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.
170 Dennison | More info
Feb. 7:
“400 Years of Cosmic Discovery”
Timothy McKay (U-M Physics)
Feb. 14:
“How Earth Got its Water”
Ted Bergin (U-M Astronomy)
Mar. 7:
“Building Planets: when and how?”
Nuria Calvet (U-M Astronomy)
Mar. 14:
“Amateur Astronomy: From
Ann Arbor to the Universe”
University Lowbrow Astronomers
Mar. 21:
“Supermassive Black Holes
and the Evolution of Galaxies”
Douglas O. Richstone (U-M Astronomy)
Mar. 28:
“Black Holes along the Cosmic Time”
Marta Volonteri (U-M Astronomy)
Apr. 4:
“Milky Way Galaxy: Keeper of the Darkest
Secrets of the Universe”
Oleg Gnedin (U-M Astronomy)
Thursday, Feb. 12
Whitesell Memorial Lecture | More info
Politics and Astrology in the Galileo Affair
Michael Shank (Univ. of Wisconsin)
Hatcher Library Gallery at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 17
Josie Kearns Poetry Reading
U-M poet reads from her new work,
The Theory of Everything
Shaman Drum Bookshop
311-315 S. State St., 7-8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 3
Poetry Reading by Josie Kearns
Josie Kearns reads from her new book of physics-inspired poetry, "The Theory of Everything"
Slusser Gallery at 4 p.m. (1 p.m. Second Life time)
Pre-registration is required to attend in Second Life if you are not a member of the Wolverine Community. Information is available here.
Wednesday, Mar. 4
Program in the Environment Lecture
Secondhand Planet
Robert S. Chen (Center for International Earth
Science Information Network, Columbia University)
Exhibit Museum, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Mar. 10
The Henry Russel Lecture
Civil Space and the National Agenda
Lennard A. Fisk (U-M Space Sciences)
Rackham Amphitheatre, 4 p.m.
Sunday, Mar. 22
The Planets
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra Family
Concert, Michigan Theater, 4 p.m.
Tickets: $12/adults, $5/children.
Wednesday, Mar. 25 | More Info
Ford Motor Company Distinguished Lecture in Physics
Inflationary Cosmology: Is
Our Universe Part of a Multiverse?
Alan Guth (MIT)
1324 East Hall, 4:15 p.m.
The Life of Galileo | More Info
Theater production by Bertolt Brecht.
Residential College Auditorium, Mar. 26-28,
7:30 p.m.; Mar. 29, 2 p.m. $10/adults,
students with ID free.
Saturday, Mar. 28
The Life of Galileo Panel Discussion | More Info
This panel discussion will focus on the identity of Galileo the man, the scientist, and the character that Brecht created. The panel features Tim McKay (U-M Physics), Martin Walsh (the Residential College faculty member who plays Galileo in this production, and a Brecht scholar), and Fred Peters (the Residental College faculty member who teaches a course on Galileo in the philosophy program in the RC).
Residential College Aud., 2 p.m.
Wednesday, April 1
Shapiro Library Spotlight Series | More info
Spotlight on Astronomy:
The U-M Galileo Manuscript
Peggy Daub, U-M Special Collections Library
Shapiro Undergraduate Library, Room B136 (basement), at 7 pm
Monday, April 6 | More Info
Poetry Reading by Members
of the U-M Community
Exhibit Museum of Natural History
6 pm (3 pm SLT)
Pre-registration is required to attend in Second Life if you are not a member of the Wolverine Community. Information is available here.
Tuesday, April 14
Yuri's Night: Celebration of the
first human space flight by Yuri Gagarin
Screening of film, "Orphans of Apollo", about MirCorp, the first private human spaceflight venture. Following pizza reception, SEDS member Pierre-Damien Vaujour discusses his work with the Google Lunar X PRIZE. Rackham Amphitheater, 7 - 10 PM.
EXPERIENCE
Science Café Series | More Info
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Presented by the Exhibit Museum of
Natural History at Conor O’Neill’s Pub,
318 S. Main St., Ann Arbor
Jan. 14:
Religion and Science
Feb. 11:
Astrobiology
Mar. 11:
Dark Energy and the Accelerating Universe
Apr. 15:
Manned vs. Unmanned Space Exploration
Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Reads | More info
Annual community reading program and civic dialogue, this year featuring Seeing In The Dark: How Amateur Astronomers Are Discovering The Wonders of The Universe, by Timothy Ferris.
Lecture by the author: Thurs. Jan. 29 at 7:30 pm.
Morris Lawrence Building, Washtenaw
Community College
Friday, February 6
Exhibition Tour on Second Life
See Calendar of Events for more information
12:00pm
Mar. 14 & 22, Apr. 11 & 19, May 23
Detroit Observatory Open Houses | More info
Docent-led tours of the restored
1854 observatory, from 1-4 p.m.
Monday, March 16
Reading of Astronomers' Favorite Poems
Astronomers willing to read or who wish to suggest a poem should contact Shannon Murphy (aquilla@umich.edu) by 3/12.
845 Dennison at 4 p.m. (1 p.m. Second Life time)
Pre-registration is required to attend in Second Life if you are not a member of the Wolverine Community. Information is available here.
Friday, March 20
Astronomy Sites on Second Life: Spaceport Alpha
See Calendar of Events for more information
12:00 noon
Friday, April 3
Astronomy Sites on Second Life:
NASA's Explorer Island
See Calendar of Events for more information
12:00 noon
Sunday, Apr. 5
FestiFools Parade | More Info
Annual street festival of huge puppets and
April foolery; Main St. between William and
Washington at 4 pm
Monday, April 6
Astronomy Poetry by the U-M Community
Members of the U-M community (any campus, any status, you just need a uniqname) who have a poem they would like to read should contact Shannon Murphy (aquilla@umich.edu) by 4/2.
Exhibit Museum of Natural History at 6 p.m.
(3 p.m. in Second Life time)
Pre-registration is required to attend in Second Life if you are not a member of the Wolverine Community. Information is available here.
Saturday, Apr. 18
Solar System Walk | More info
Presented by the Exhibit Museum
of Natural History. Pick up your passport
and tour the solar system on the U-M
Diag and Ingalls Mall
11 am – 3 pm
Exhibit Museum Planetarium Shows
New digital projection system.
Current shows include Hubble Vision, The Sky
Tonight, and Black Holes.
Tickets: $4.75
See website for schedule:
www.lsa.umich.edu/exhibitmuseum