2025
Picture an Astronomer Public Talk - Anna Frebel
6:00 pm William Eckhardt Research Center - Rm 161
Picture an Astronomer, University of Chicago Women’s Board | Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
Throughout February, we are hosting public talks featuring a prominent and inspiring woman in astrophysics. Each talk will be followed by a structured Q&A.
Note that separate registration is required for each talk.
Picture an Astronomer Public Talk - Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell
7:00 pm Adler Planetarium (Zoom only)
Picture an Astronomer, University of Chicago Women’s Board | Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
Throughout February, we are hosting public talks featuring a prominent and inspiring woman in astrophysics. Each talk will be followed by a structured Q&A.
Note that separate registration is required for each talk.
Picture an Astronomer Public Talk - Save the Date
6:00 pm William Eckhardt Research Center - Rm 161
Picture an Astronomer, University of Chicago Women’s Board | Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
Throughout February, we are hosting public talks featuring a prominent and inspiring woman in astrophysics. Each talk will be followed by a structured Q&A.
Note that separate registration is required for each talk.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science Celebration
2:30–4:30 pm Eckhardt Research Center Room 161
In collaboration with GRIT & the PME GSC, the SHPE UChicago chapter is organizing an International Day of Women and Girls in Science Celebration. We invite all Latinx/Hispanic women, gender minorities, and allies to a day filled with delicious Latinx refreshments, science arts and crafts, and meaningful round table discussions.
Clear Skies, Clear Minds: Harnessing Open Research to Find Climate Solutions
8:30 am–1:30 pm The Joseph Regenstein Library, Room 122
Learn about climate change and its impacts as explained in plain language, develop an understanding of climate systems engineering as a solution to climate change problems, and discover how open science can help advance climate research and education about climate change. Free and open to the public. Registration required.
John Jumper (Google DeepMind) - Bloch Lecture
3:45–5:00 pm Kent Chemical Laboratory, Room 120
This year’s Bloch lecture will be given by John Jumper, who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his development of Alphafold2, an AI model that predicts the structures of proteins and nanostructures.
Jumper is a University of Chicago Department of Chemistry alum (PhD’17) who worked with Prof. Karl Freed and Prof. Tobin Sosnick.
Picture an Astronomer Public Talk - Katie Mack
6:00 pm William Eckhardt Research Center - Rm 161
Picture an Astronomer, University of Chicago Women’s Board | Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
Throughout February, we are hosting public talks featuring a prominent and inspiring woman in astrophysics. Each talk will be followed by a structured Q&A.
Note that separate registration is required for each talk.
WISE Winter Meet & Greet with Breakfast and Speed Networking
8:00–10:00 am Keller Center Sky Suite, Harris School of Public Policy
The University of Chicago Women in STEM resource group invites you to the Winter Meet and Greet with Breakfast and Speed Networking. Established in 2023, UChicago Women in STEM is a formal resource group to connect, network, engage, and support female members of the University of Chicago and UChicago Medicine science, technology, engineering, and math community, including faculty, staff, post-doctoral researchers, residents, and students in STEM. Anyone interested is encouraged to join—all are welcome! This event is open to all.
Picture an Astronomer Public Talk - Dara Norman
6:00 pm William Eckhardt Research Center - Rm 161
Picture an Astronomer, University of Chicago Women’s Board | Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
Throughout February, we are hosting public talks featuring a prominent and inspiring woman in astrophysics. Each talk will be followed by a structured Q&A.
Note that separate registration is required for each talk.
Picture an Astronomer Event Series Kick-Off
6:00 pm William Eckhardt Research Center - 1st floor
Join UChicago’s Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics and the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics as they kick off their Picture an Astronomer event series on Jan. 30! Attendees can enjoy light refreshments, a free book, and a night of scientific fun with faculty talks, a panel discussion, science demos, and more. The event is free and open to all.