Frontiers in Climate Systems Engineering
Through May 19, 2026 David Rubenstein Forum
Join us May 18-19, 2026 for a two-day event hosted by the University of Chicago Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth and the Climate Systems Engineering initiative to advance the understanding of climate engineering through rigorous analysis and open debate.
Brinson Lecture - Roger Blandford
6:00–7:30 pm Adler Planetarium
Roger Blandford, “The Extreme Universe”
The universe is full of black holes, from which light cannot escape and neutron stars, as heavy as the sun yet smaller than Chicago. Remarkable astronomical discoveries have revealed the varied ways in which they behave. They expand the physics of the laboratory and everyday life into new territory characterized by extremes of energy, density, temperature, magnetism and so on. In this lecture I will attempt to explain, in simple language, what we have learned from astronomical observations, and how the study of black holes and neutron stars expands our appreciation of physical science.
Free tickets are now available. Doors open at 5:30 pm.