Physics and Astronomy

Please join us for the Astronomy Public Talk series, where we host short, accessible talks on a wide range of astronomy and physics-related topics — free and open to the public! This event will feature a presentation by UI Physics and Astronomy graduate student Philip Griffin, who will share a brief overview of spectroscopy: a technique astronomers use to study how light interacts with matter to uncover the composition and properties of stars, planets, and galaxies. A public observing session at...

Please join the University of Iowa Physics and Astronomy department as we use the Van Allen Observatory and small telescopes to tour the summer sky. To attend this Astronomy observation session, follow the signs in Van Allen Hall to the east elevator to reach the roof.

Please join us for the Astronomy Public Talk series, where we host short, accessible talks on a wide range of astronomy and physics-related topics — free and open to the public! This event will feature a presentation by UI Physics and Astronomy undergraduate student Meredith LeFevre, who will share how astronomers use x-rays to study the galactic center. A public observing session at the Van Allen Observatory will immediately follow this talk, weather permitting.