Adler Planetarium Astronomy Conversations September 2017 Date Time Speaker September 1, 12:00–1:00 pm Dr. Ben Montet 2017 University of Chicago Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics September 1, 2:00–3:00 pm Dr. Dan Fabrycky 2017 Astronomer, University of Chicago Exoplanets September 2, 1:00–3:00 pm Yuanyuan Zhang 2017 Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics Astronomy and Cosmology September 3, 1:00–3:00 pm Stephen Hoover 2017 Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics Cosmology, Cosmic Microwave Background September 4, 12:00–1:00 pm TBD 2017 September 4, 2:00–3:00 pm Dr. Mark SubbaRao 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium Large Scale Structure, Cosmology September 5, 12:00–1:00 pm Dr. Grace Wolf-Chase 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium Star Formation, IR and Radio Astronomy September 5, 2:00–3:00 pm Dr. Mark Hammergren 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium Asteroids, Solar System September 6, 12:00–1:00 pm Ken Walczak 2017 Far Horizons, Adler Planetarium General Astronomy September 6, 2:00–3:00 pm Dr. Lucianne Walkowicz 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium Exoplanets September 7, 12:00–1:00 pm Rick Kessler 2017 Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics Astrophysics, Dark Energy September 7, 2:00–3:00 pm Dr. Lucianne Walkowicz 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium Exoplanets September 8, 12:00–1:00 pm Dr. Mark Hammergren 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium Asteroids, Solar System September 8, 2:00–3:00 pm Cynthia Tarr 2017 Far Horizons, Adler Planetarium September 9, 1:00–3:00 pm Amy Lowitz 2017 September 1:00–3:00 pm Daniel Dutcher 10, 2017 Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics Cosmology with the South Pole Telescope September 12:00–1:00 pm Dr. Grace Wolf-Chase 11, 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium Star Formation, IR and Radio Astronomy September 2:00–3:00 pm Dr. Lucianne Walkowicz 11, 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium Exoplanets September 12:00–1:00 pm Ken Walczak 12, 2017 Far Horizons, Adler Planetarium General Astronomy September 2:00–3:00 pm Dr. Geza Gyuk 12, 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium High Energy Astronomy September 12:00–1:00 pm Dr. Pedro Raposo 13, 2017 Curator, Adler Planetarium History of Astronomy and Adler’s Collections September 2:00–3:00 pm Dr. Grace Wolf-Chase 13, 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium Star Formation, IR and Radio Astronomy September 12:00–1:00 pm Dr. Adam Miller 14, 2017 Northwestern University, Adler Planetarium September 2:00–3:00 pm Dr. Mark Hammergren 14, 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium Asteroids, Solar System September 12:00–1:00 pm Cynthia Tarr 15, 2017 Far Horizons, Adler Planetarium September 2:00–3:00 pm Ken Walczak 15, 2017 Far Horizons, Adler Planetarium General Astronomy September 1:00–3:00 pm Leslie Rogers 16, 2017 Exoplanets September 1:00–3:00 pm Anne Schukraft 17, 2017 Astro Particle Physics/IceCube experiment at South Pole September 12:00–1:00 pm Dr. Mark Hammergren 18, 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium Asteroids, Solar System September 2:00–3:00 pm Dr. Grace Wolf-Chase 18, 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium Star Formation, IR and Radio Astronomy September 12:00–1:00 pm Dr. Pedro Raposo 19, 2017 Curator, Adler Planetarium History of Astronomy and Adler’s Collections September 2:00–3:00 pm Dr. Geza Gyuk 19, 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium High Energy Astronomy September 12:00–1:00 pm Dr. Aaron Geller 20, 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium Star Cluster Evolution September 2:00–3:00 pm Dr. Geza Gyuk 20, 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium High Energy Astronomy September 12:00–1:00 pm Cynthia Tarr 21, 2017 Far Horizons, Adler Planetarium September 2:00–3:00 pm Patrick McPike 21, 2017 Space Visualization Engineer, Adler Planetarium September 7:00–8:00 pm Sebastian Bocquet 21, 2017 Galaxy Clusters, Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics September 8:00–9:00 pm Faustin Carter 21, 2017 Detector fabrication, South Pole Telescope September 9:00–10:00 pm Akash Dixit 21, 2017 Cosmology, AstroParticle, Dark Matter September 12:00–1:00 pm Cynthia Tarr 22, 2017 Far Horizons, Adler Planetarium September 2:00–3:00 pm Cynthia Tarr 22, 2017 Far Horizons, Adler Planetarium September 1:00–3:00 pm Alex Gurvixh 23, 2017 Hydrodynamic simulations of galaxy formation/evolution September 1:00–3:00 pm Katie Brievik 24, 2017 Planet Formation & Exoplanets September 12:00–1:00 pm Dr. Grace Wolf-Chase 25, 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium Star Formation, IR and Radio Astronomy September 2:00–3:00 pm Patrick McPike 25, 2017 Space Visualization Engineer, Adler Planetarium September 12:00–1:00 pm Dr. Andrew Johnston 26, 2017 VP of Astronmy, Adler Planetarium September 2:00–3:00 pm Dr. Geza Gyuk 26, 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium High Energy Astronomy September 12:00–1:00 pm Dr. Mark SubbaRao 27, 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium Large Scale Structure, Cosmology September 2:00–3:00 pm Dr. Aaron Geller 27, 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium Star Cluster Evolution September 12:00–1:00 pm Dr. Lucianne Walkowicz 28, 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium Exoplanets September 2:00–3:00 pm Nadejda Marounina 28, 2017 September 12:00–1:00 pm Dr. Mark SubbaRao 29, 2017 Astronomer, Adler Planetarium Large Scale Structure, Cosmology September 2:00–3:00 pm Cynthia Tarr 29, 2017 Far Horizons, Adler Planetarium September 1:00–3:00 pm Abigail Vieregg 30, 2017 CMB, Neutrinos, Cosmic Rays .