Friday Lunch Seminars 2026-2027

The Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences Friday Lunch Seminar (APSFLS): A community-building opportunity

APSFLS is a seminar advertised to the Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences Department members and related research organizations. The seminar series aims to provide an opportunity for scientists (especially junior) to speak about their scientific work, as well as an opportunity for members of our community to informally socialize, network, and build collaborative relationships.  While the lunch seminar's primary focus is scientific research, we welcome discussion of diversity, equity, and inclusion topics related to conducting work in our scientific field if the speaker wishes.

When: Fridays from 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm. Free pizza available at 12:00 pm

Location: Foothills Room (JILA 10th Floor) & hybrid

Please if you would like to present such a talk at CU in the 2026-2027 academic year or to nominate someone else to be invited as a speaker. We particularly encourage nominations for speakers from historically excluded groups. 

Talks are primarily held in-person, but there is an option to speak via Zoom. For in-person presenters, travel funds may be available upon request.

Contact information: Dang Pham (Dang.Pham@colorado.edu), Jane Bright (Jane.Bright@colorado.edu), Ricardo Vega (Ricardo.Vega@colorado.edu) & Teddy Smith (Teddy.Smith@colorado.edu). 

Missed a talk? Check out the recordings at APS Friday Lunch Seminar's .

APS Friday Lunch Seminar

Our Speakers

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Visal Sok & David Barker

September 11, CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï

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Tessa Frincke

September 18, Michigan State University

Matthew Green

Matthew Green

September 25, The University of Oklahoma

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Mark Ivan Gabo Ugalino

October 2, University of Maryland

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Gaurav Waratkar

October 9, Caltech

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Elisha Jhoti

October 16, UCLA

Tiger Lu

Tiger Lu

October 23, Center for Computational Astrophysics

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Mark Dodici

October 30, University of Toronto

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Niranjan Roy

November 6, University of Connecticut 

Loraine

Loraine Sandoval Ascencio

November 13, UC Irvine

Ben Hyatt

Ben Hyatt

November 20, Northwestern

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Sahil Hegde

December 4, UCLA

April 24, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

April 17, CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï

April 10, CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï

April 3, University of Maryland

March 27, CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï 

March 13, Northwestern University 

Feb 20, JILA

Feb 13, Harvard University

Feb 6, SWRI

Jan 16 

Sept 19, Stanford University 

Sept 26, UC Santa Barbara

Oct 3, CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï

Oct 10, Harvard 

Oct 17, MIT

Oct 24, The Institute for Scientist & Engineer Educators

Oct 31, University of Arizona

Nov 7, North Carolina State University

Nov 14, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics

Dec 5, University of Arizona

Dec 12, Kyoto UniversityÂ