April 2023: Saturday Space Science Series
Virtual Space Science Program for High School Students
Are you fascinated by space? Are you curious about the origins of the Universe or the evolution of galaxies? The CMB-S4 collaboration, a world-wide scientific organization of professional astronomers and astrophysicists invite you to join us for the Saturday Space Science Series! This virtual lecture series for high school students will explore the Big Bang, dark matter, dark energy, the expansion of the Universe, and more. You will learn about current astronomy research and careers in astrophysics and cosmology. Students who attend all four Saturdays will receive a certificate of participation.
Dates: April 8,15,22 and 29
Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm (central time zone)
Series Overview
The first session is on April 8. The speakers are Marilena LoVerde and Kimmy Wu, and they will speak about the Big Bang and the CMB, respectively.
The second session is on April 15, with Erin Healy and Bruce Partridge. They will talk about dark matter and dark energy, respectively.
The third session is on April 22. The speakers are Clara Vergès and Eve Vavagiakis, and they will talk about the first 5 minutes of the history of the Universe, and unsolved problems in cosmology, respectively.
Lastly, the final session is on April 29, with Mark Devlin and Sara Simon. They will speak about the instrument, cryostats, detectors, the sites, etcetera, and how CMB-S4 will answer the open questions in cosmology that Eve will talk about the previous week.
October 2022: Saturday Space Science Series
Virtual Space Science Program for High School Students
The Cosmic Microwave Background Stage 4 (CMB-S4) Saturday Space Science series. Are you fascinated by space? Are you curious about the origins of the Universe or the evolution of galaxies? The CMB-S4 Collaboration, a worldwide scientific organization of professional astronomers and astrophysicists invites you to join us for the Saturday Science Series! This virtual lecture series for high school students will explore the Big Bang, the expansion of the Universe, and more. You will learn about current astronomy research and careers in astrophysics and cosmology. Students who attend all four Saturdays will receive a certificate of participation.
Dates: October 8, 15, 22, and 29
Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm (central time zone)
Register at : https://forms.gle/AjtWYvx26TPR2tRf9
Contact: Juliet Crowell, [email protected]
Scientists & Schedule
- October 8, 10:00am-12:30pm CT: introduction to Cosmic Microwave Background, Caterina Umilta, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Kasey Wagoner, Princeton University
- October 15, 10:00am-12:30pm CT: Dark Matter & Dark Energy, Cynthia Trendafilova, SMU and Martine Lokken, University of Toronto
- October 22, 10:00am-12:30pm CT: Unsolved Problems in Cosmology, Clara Verges, Center for Astrophysics/ Harvard & Smithsonian and Eve Vavagiakis
- October 29, 10:00am-12:30pm CT: Cosmic Microwave Background Instruments, Tom Crawford, University of Chicago and Tyler Natoli, University of Chicago