2020
Maria Goeppert Mayer Lecture Series: Andrea Ghez, Nobel laureate, Physics 2020
3:30–4:30 pm Virtual; see link in full description
The Monster at the Heart of our Galaxy: Learn about new developments in the study of supermassive black holes.
Origins of Life: Sara Walker
1:30–3:00 pm Zoom webinar
Sara Walker from Arizona State University presents “Inferring the ‘Laws of Life’ at a Planetary Scale,” as part of the Origins of Life Speaker Series.
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Origins of Life: Anna Wang
1:30–3:00 pm Zoom webinar
Anna Wang from the University of New South Wales presents “Hierarchical self-assembly of model primitive cells,” as part of the Origins of Life Speaker Series.
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Ada Lovelace Week hosted by Human Computer Integration Lab
Through October 16, 2020 Online
A week of talks/panels to celebrate women and non-binary scientists, artists, and technologists. This event is hosted by Human Computer Integration Lab at University of Chicago, a pursuit in understanding and engineering how future input and output devices will overlap deeply with our bodies.
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Origins of Life: Jack Szostak
1:30–3:00 pm Zoom webinar
Nobel laureate Jack Szostak presents “The emergence of RNA from prebiotic mixtures of nucleotides,” as part of the Origins of Life Speaker Series
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Broader Impacts Fair
12:50–2:30 pm Virtual
The Broader Impacts Fair provides an opportunity for students to meet and volunteer with local and university organizations to further the reach of their scientific work—through educational institutions, museums, community development organizations, public policy initiatives, and student-led programs.
NSF GRFP Presentation and Live Q&A
12:00–12:45 pm Virtual
Planning to apply for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) in autumn 2021? Now is the time to start preparing! Senior Lecturer in Biophysical Sciences Adam Hammond will answer questions about the GRFP on Thursday, October 8, 2020 via Zoom.
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IMSI Opening Conference
Through October 9, 2020 Zoom
The new Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) at UChicago is building a platform to translate applied mathematical and statistical techniques into solutions for urgent scientific and societal problems. At its virtual opening conference on Oct. 7-9, speakers will explore IMSI’s scientific themes: Climate Science, Data and Information, Health Care and Medicine, Materials Science, Quantum Information, and Uncertainty
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CS lecture with Chris Harrison, Carnegie Mellon: Truly Responsive Environments
3:00–4:00 pm Zoom/YouTube
Computer Science lecture by Chris Harrison, A. Nico Habermann Chair and an Associate Professor of Human-Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University, directing the Future Interfaces Group (www.figlab.com). A review of his lab’s efforts over the past few years to bring the promise of smart environments much closer to reality.
Astronomy & Astrophysics and KICP Outreach Symposium
2:00–5:00 pm Zoom Room (online)
Presentations and open discussions that outline the current outreach efforts at A&A/KICP and foster new community engagement initiatives.