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Anniversary Events
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
  • 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/
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