Upcoming Colloquia
Galaxies and supermassive black holes at Cosmic Dawn with JWST
Cody Hall, 50 St. George Street
Prof. Rachel Somerville, Rutgers University
October 21, 2026
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Since the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope nearly five years ago, its observations of the early Universe have uncovered multiple new puzzles around how the earliest galaxies and black holes formed and evolved. Apparently, galaxies formed surprisingly early and vigorously, and have ISM…
Beadwork as a knowledge translation methodology and tool for reconciliation in astronomy and astrophysics
Cody Hall, 50 St. George Street
Dr. Danielle Lussier (Queen’s University) and Dr. Gregg Wade (Royal Military College of Canada)
November 04, 2026
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Abstract: In collaboration with the Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute, Dr. Lussier (Red River Métis legal scholar) and Dr. Wade (settler astrophysicist) are developing beadwork-based artwork as vehicles for astrophysical knowledge translation. Beading works as a science methodology because it is both…
Enhancing our Views of Star Formation in a Galactic Context
Cody Hall, 50 St. George Street
Prof. Erik Rosolowsky, University of Alberta
November 11, 2026
2:00pm - 3:00pm
The conditions in molecular gas must set the initial conditions for star formation. The rate of star formation and the mass distribution of resulting stars are essential inputs into our models of galaxy evolution. Thus, we hope to understand the physics that regulates star formation…
Colloquium with Prof. Laurence Perreault Levasseur
Cody Hall, 50 St. George Street
Prof. Laurence Perreault Levasseur, University of Montreal
November 18, 2026
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Colloquium with Prof. Eiichi Egami
Cody Hall, 50 St. George Street
Prof. Eiichi Egami, University of Arizona
November 25, 2026
2:00pm - 3:00pm
More information coming soon…