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Wed, October 14, 2026
Event Start Time: 12:00 pm
Event Location: Hybrid: McPherson 4054 and Zoom
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Tue, October 20, 2026
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Event Location: Hybrid: PRB 4138 & Zoom
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Thu, October 22, 2026
Event Start Time: 3:00 pm
Event Location: Hybrid: Chem & Biomolecular Eng & Chem (CBEC) - Room 130 and Zoom
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Sat, October 24, 2026
Event Start Time: 11:00 am
Event Location: West Campus Quad near Byrd Polar and Carmack Lots

Recent News

By Tatyana Woodall

New observations regarding the composition of distant galaxies reveal insights into the earliest phases of the universe that confirm decades of scientific understanding of the elements and…

Gamma Ray Burst
By Tatyana Woodall

In a new study, a team of astronomers has identified wavelengths of light that could be useful for tracing the chemical evolution of the universe.

Using computational modeling to simulate…

Artists image of the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope
By Tatyana Woodall

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches this week with a field of view large enough to unravel some of the universe’s most mysterious puzzles.

Quasars have been found with luminosities between 10 to 100,000 times that of the Milky Way.
By Tatyana Woodall

An international team of scientists has used machine learning to identify seven rare quasar candidates, according to a new study.

Quasars, distant cores of galaxies powered by supermassive…

People Directory

Department Chair, Allan H. Markowitz Endowed Chair in Astronomy, Professor of Astronomy and Physics (Courtesy), University Distinguished Scholar
CCAPP Fellow (2025–)
Professor Emeritus