Chandra 20th
Anniversary Events
Anniversary Events
- January
- 6-10
- American Astronomical Society
- Washington State Convention Center
- Seattle, WA
- Plenary Lecture
- 8:10AM - Wednesday, Jan 9
- Ryan Hickox
- Special Session
- 10:00AM - Tuesday, Jan 8
- Chair: Belinda Wilkes
- Speakers: David Buote, Wen-Fai Fong, Laura Lopez, Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo
- February
- 11
- Science Pub Night Hosted by the Linda Loring Nature Foundation
- Rudy Montez
- Saltbox Tavern & Table
- Nantucket, MA
- March
- 4
- 4:00-5:00 PM
- Rochester Institute of Technology/University of Rochester Colloquium
- Rudy Montez
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Rochester, NY
- RIT Carlson, Room 1125
- 18
- American Astronomical Society/High Energy Astrophysics Division
- Portola Hotel and Spa
- Monterey, CA
- Special Session
- Chair: Dave Huenemoerder
- Speakers: Tom Ayres, Lia Corrales, Elena Gallo, Frits Paerels, Christoper Reynolds
- April
- 2
- Chandra Colloquium
- Aneta Siemiginowska
- University of Illinois
- Urbana, IL
- https://calendars.illinois.edu/detail/598?eventId=33337184
- 10
- Astronomy on Tap
- Speaker: Rudy Montez (CXC)
- Lansing, MI
- https://www.facebook.com/AoTLansing/
- 11
- 3:30PM
- Chandra Colloquium
- Rudy Montez
- Michigan State University
- East Lansing, MI
- 1415 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building
- 13-16
- American Physical Society
- Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel
- Denver, CO
- Special Session
- 1:30PM - Saturday, Apr 13
- Chair: Daniel Castro
- Speakers: Belinda Wilkes, Daryl Haggard, Carles Badenes
- 14
- Cambridge Explores the Universe
- Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
- Cambridge, MA
- https://www.cambridgesciencefestival.org/event/cambridge-explores-the-universe-2/
- 16
- Bringing the Universe Down to Earth (in 2D and 3D)
- Kim Arcand
- Haller Hall, 24 Oxford St.
- Cambridge, MA
- https://www.cambridgesciencefestival.org/event/behind-the-images-bringing-the-universe-down-to-earth-in-2d-3d/
- 17
- Astronomy on Tap
- Speakers: Margaret Lazzarini (University of Washington) and Daniel Castro (CXC)
- Seattle, WA
- https://www.facebook.com/AoTSeattle/
- 18
- Observatory Night - Twenty Years of Science with the Chandra X-ray Observatory
- Belinda Wilkes
- Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
- Cambridge, MA
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x04Jp0UbGOs
- 22
- Astronomy on Tap
- Speakers: Sibasish Laha (UCSD) and Melissa Walter
- San Diego, CA
- https://www.facebook.com/AstroOnTapSanDiego/
- 22
- 5:00PM - 9:30PM
- Space Night at Harvard
- Kim Arcand
- Austin Hall 100 (North), 1515 Massachusetts Ave.
- Cambridge, MA
- https://economicsofspace.hbs.harvard.edu/event/space-night-harvard
- 28
- Astronomy on Tap
- Speaker: George Chartas (College of Charleston)
- Charleston, SC
- https://www.facebook.com/aotcharleston/
- 29
- Astronomy on Tap
- Hosted by Space@yourService
- Speakers: Astronaut Claude Nicollier and Jean-Paul Kneib (LASTRO)
- Lausanne, Switzerland
- http://aotlausanne.ch/EN/index.html
- May
- 6
- 29th New England Regional Quasar/AGN Meeting (NERQUAM)
- MIT
- Cambridge, MA
- Chandra Session
- 11:30AM - 1:15PM
- Chair: Belinda Wilkes
- Speakers: Belinda Wilkes, Rozenn Boissay-Malaquin, Mackenzie Jones, Bradford Snios, Paul Nulsen, Dachen Lin, Francesca Civano, Francesca Fornasini, Wei Yan, Peter Maksym, Alberto Masini
- https://rboissay.scripts.mit.edu/Nerquam2019dyn/Nerquam2019_program.php
- 9
- 20 Years of Chandra Science
- Andrea Prestwich
- Belmont Women's Alliance
- Belmont, MA
- 13
- Chandra Colloquium
- Rudy Montez
- Cal Poly
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- 14
- 7:00 PM (PDT)
- Chandra Public Talk
- Rudy Montez
- Cal Poly - Spanos Theater
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- https://calpolynews.calpoly.edu/news_releases/2019/May/Chandra
- June
- 2
- World Science Festival 2019
- Chandra 20th Exhibit and Cassiopeia A Augmented Reality Unveiling
- New York City, NY
- https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/festival/world-science-festival-2019/
- 8
- Touch Tomorrow - A Festival of Science, Technology, and Robots
- 3D Printing, Virtual Reality, and Chandra 20th Movie
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Worcester, MA
- https://wp.wpi.edu/touchtomorrow/
- 9-13
- American Astronomical Society
- St. Louis, MO
- https://aas.org/meetings/aas234
- 12
- Astronomy on Tap
- Speakers: Rachel Frisbie and Ryan Urquhart (both from Michigan State University)
- Lansing, MI
- https://www.facebook.com/AoTLansing/
- 12
- Astronomy on Tap
- Speakers: Sarah Cantu and Tarini Konchady (both from Texas A&M University)
- Bryan/College Station, TX
- https://www.facebook.com/events/918659565136376
- 17
- Astronomy on Tap
- Speakers: Stephanie LaMassa and Joe DePasquale (both from Space Telescope Science Institute) and Brian Williams (NASA-GSFC)
- Washington, DC
- https://www.facebook.com/AstronomyOnTapBaltimore/
- 18
- Astronomy on Tap
- Speakers: Jeremy Drake (Chandra X-ray Center), David Pooley (Trinity University), and David Wilson (UT Austin)
- Austin, TX
- Video Intro: https://youtu.be/gXELsdNJ_dE
- Austin Astronomy on Tap Page: https://www.facebook.com/AoTATX/
- 19
- 7:00 PM
- 20 Years of Looking at the X-ray Universe
- Rudy Montez
- 33 Washington St Facility
- Nantucket, MA
- Maria Mitchell Association Science Speaker Series
- https://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/popup.php?op=view&id=134627196&crd=mariamitchell
- 21
- 7:00 PM
- Chandra X-ray Observatory 20th Anniversary Event
- Belinda Wilkes and Kim Arcand
- Framingham State University Planetarium
- Framingham, MA
- https://moon-landing.org/events/chandra
- July
- 15
- 7:30PM
- Chandra 20th Presentation and Film Premier
- Kim Arcand
- Waterfire Arts Center
- Providence, RI
- 17
- Astronomy on Tap
- Speakers: Kiran Lakhchaura and Francois Mernier (Eötvös Loránd University)
- Budapest, Hungary
- https://www.facebook.com/AoTBudapest/
- 20
- 10:00AM-4:00PM
- Apollo Anniversary - Space Day
- Chandra 20th Booth
- JFK Library
- Boston, MA
- https://www.jfklibrary.org/
- 23
- 20th Anniversary of Chandra's Launch
- 29
- Astronomy on Tap
- Leiden, The Netherlands
- https://www.facebook.com/aotleiden/
- August
- 8
- NASA's Universe of Learning Museum Alliance Briefing
- Belinda Wilkes and Rutuparna Das
- https://www.universe-of-learning.org/science-briefings
- 20
- 7:00 PM
- NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory: 20 Years of the X-ray Sky in Sharp Focus
- Belinda Wilkes
- Nantucket Atheneum
- Nantucket, MA
- Maria Mitchell Association Science Speaker Series
- https://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/popup.php?op=view&id=134627532&crd=mariamitchell
- 22
- 3:30-4:30 PM
- Chandra Colloquium
- Pat Slane
- Purdue University
- West Lafayette, IN
- Room: PHYS 203
- http://www.physics.purdue.edu/events/colloq/index.html
- 31
- 10:00 PM
- 20 Years of the Chandra X-ray Observatory
- Roy Kilgard (Wesleyan University) and Stephanie LaMassa (STScI)
- DragonCon
- Atlanta, GA
- September
- 5
- 6:30PM (CST)
- 20 Years of Science with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
- US Space and Rocket Center Planetarium
- 1 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, AL
- Moderator: Kim Arcand
- Panelists: Eileen Collins, Aneta Siemiginowska, Harvey Tananbaum, Martin Weisskopf
- 17
- Astronomy on Tap
- Rudy Montez
- Edinburgh, UK
- https://www.facebook.com/AOTEDI
- 21
- 20 Years of the High Energy Universe
- Rudy Montez
- Hispanic Heritage Family Day at the National Air and Space Museum
- Washington, DC
- September 27 - November 14
- Chandra Art Installation
- Pryor Art Gallery, Columbia State Community College
- Columbia, TN
- Opening Reception September 28, 2:00-8:00 PM
- October
- 3
- 4:00PM EDT
- Chandra's Sharp View of the X-ray Sky: 20 Years and Counting - CfA Colloquium
- Belinda Wilkes
- Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
- Cambridge, MA
- https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/colloquia/
- 10
- Chandra Public Talk
- Scott Randall
- University of Maine
- Orono, ME
- M.F. Jordan Planetarium
- https://astro.umaine.edu/publicevents/
- 10
- Astronomy on Tap
- Col. Eileen Collins (NASA Shuttle Commander) and Rudy Montez (CXC)
- Witte Museum
- San Antonio, TX
- https://astronomyontap.org/locations/san-antonio-tx/
- 11
- 3:15PM EDT
- Chandra Colloquium
- Scott Randall
- University of Maine
- Orono, ME
- Bennett Hall, Room 140
- https://physics.umaine.edu/physics-colloquium/
- 12
- "NASA Eyes, Kansas Minds" Symposium
- Jan Vrtilek
- University of Kansas
- Lawrence, KS
- 25
- Chandra Colloquium
- Pepi Fabbiano
- University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis, MN
- 31
- Chandra Colloquium
- Rudy Montez
- University of Michigan
- Ann Arbor, MI
- November
- 1
- 7:30PM-9:30PM PST
- All Space Considered
- Pat Slane
- Griffith Observatory
- Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater
- Los Angeles, CA
- http://www.griffithobservatory.org/asc/all_space.html
- 4
- Chandra Colloquium
- Belinda Wilkes
- California Academy of Sciences
- San Francisco, CA
- 6
- 11:00AM EST
- Chandra Colloquium
- Jeremy Drake
- Rutgers University
- Physics and Astronomy Lecture Hall
- Piscataway, NJ
- 7
- 11:00AM PST
- The X-ray Sky in High Definition: Twenty Years of Science with the Chandra X-ray Observatory
- Pat Slane
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Room 169-336
- Pasadena, CA
- https://sciencetalks.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi/mtgabstract.cgi?series=astrophysics&meetingfile=../meetings/2019/ac2019110701.txt
- 11
- 7:00PM-9:00PM EST
- Astronomy on Tap
- Manel Errando and Mike Nowak (Washington University in St. Louis)
- Urban Chestnut Grove Brewery
- St. Louis, MO
- https://physics.wustl.edu/events/astronomy-tap-2?d=2019-11-11
- 13
- Chandra Colloquium
- Francesca Civano
- University of Hawaii/Institute for Astronomy (Manoa Campus)
- Honolulu, HI
- 15
- 20 Years of Stellar Explosions with the Chandra X-ray Observatory
- Rudy Montez
- Framingham State University Planetarium
- Framingham, MA
- 16
- 9:00AM EST
- What We Have Learned About Active Galactic Nuclei, through X-ray Observations
- Belinda Wilkes
- Remote Lecture
- Radio Astronomy Research Group
- South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO)
- December
- 3-6
- 20 Years of Chandra Science Symposium
- Boston Park Plaza Hotel
- Boston, MA
- http://cxc.harvard.edu/symposium_2019/