Astro-ph Coffee

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Calendar of Events

Seminars and Colloquia in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Physics at UofT


 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9:00am




10:30am-11:00am astro-ph coffee
 Coffee Coffee astro-ph coffee
 Coffee
11:00am

Education Discussion Group (occasional)

12:00pm



CITA Cosmology Discussion
1:00pm




2:00pm

DI Tea
 CITA Seminar Astro Colloquium
3:00pm CITA seminar
G2000 Talks
Colloquium Refreshments
4:00pm Extragalactic Journal Club (occasional)
 Tea & Cookies
Physics Colloquium CITA Dessert
after 5:00pm


Public Lecture Colloquium Dinner

Formal Talks

  • Astronomy Colloquium: weekly Astronomy talk during the school terms. Cody Hall.
  • CITA seminar: weekly twice-weekly Theoretical Astrophysics seminars. Room MP408 or CITA lounge.
  • G2000 Talks: weekly research progress talk, by graduate students, postdocs, faculty: one hour, three talks. Cody Hall.
  • Physics Colloquium: weekly Physics Department talk. Room MP 102.

Informal Special-Interest Meetings

  • astro-ph: open discussion of new & interesting astro-ph papers. Astro Lounge.
  • Education Discussion Group: bi-weekly or less frequent. Discussions related to astronomical education. Astro Lounge.
  • DI Tea: informal progress reports from DI members and associated people. Astro Lounge.
  • CITA Cosmology Discussion: 5-10 min per paper; everybody is encouraged to contribute and submit arXiv papers via www.cosmocoffee.info. In the hidden room on the 15th floor (north side) of the Burton Tower at 12 pm. 

Social Events

  • Coffee: brown water. Casual discussions. Astro Lounge.
  • Tea & Cookies: light brown water & biscuits (not to be dipped into aforementioned water). Casual discussions. Astro Lounge.
  • Warm chocolate and croissants: dipping compulsory. No time for discussion: "Mmmmhh!!!!" Currently in planning.
  • Colloquium Refreshments: cheese, cookies, fresh fruits for after the colloquium. Bug the speaker! Astro Lounge.
  • CITA dessert: weekly Friday dessert. Everyone welcome (with or without a stomach for even more food). CITA Lounge.
  • Colloquium Dinner: graduate students take out the colloquium speaker for a weekly, department-subsidized dinner.

Outreach & Other Events

  • Public Lecture: first Thursday of every month, free tour of rooftop telescopes, public talk, planetarium show.
  • Special talks, graduate volleyball, graduate soccer, Friday dinner club, Department parties...