Category: Public lecture

Please join us for our next seminar in person. This seminar will be analytics-focused seminar will feature Erick Wikum from Wikalytics, LLC who will discuss practicing analytics in a target rich environment

3:30 - Graduate seminar
4:30 p.m. - Reception

*Required attendance for students in IE 5773, 8773, and 8774

About the seminar

Join members of the MnDRIVE Environment Community for a Meet-And-Greet at the Fulton Brewery Taproom as we celebrate the opening of Byproduct, a new site-specific art installation by artist Aaron Dysart. Byproduct will carbonate the façade of the taproom with shifting colors generated from an enormous mirror ball. The colors show the results of a sustainable wastewater research project conducted by Paige Novak and her team at the University of Minnesota.

Please join us for our first seminar of fall semester via Zoom. This fall, there will be a mixture of in-person and virtual seminars with two different tracks: research and analytics. This first seminar will be research-focused and will feature Florin Ciocan from INSEAD who will discuss price delegation with learning agents.

11:30 a.m. (Central) Networking lunch
Noon-1 p.m. (Central) Lecture

Join us for the first installment in the College of Science and Engineering’s new public lecture series, Rising to the Moment. Learn about Professor Chun Wang's polymer “wafer” technology, which when placed under the tongue, can effectively deliver and preserve protein-based vaccines.

Every December the Geminid meteor shower can be seen. It’s one of the northern hemisphere’s best meteor showers. But what are these “shooting stars” that streak across the sky? When should we look for them, and how do I know if I found a rock from space? The Bell Museum planetarium team will guide you on meteorites and meteor-wrongs, as we view the night sky through our telescopes from the Bell’s observation deck.

It’s been 49 years since the last manned mission to the Moon. Now, NASA is preparing to launch the first woman and the first person of color to the Moon later this decade. Before humans take their next steps on the lunar surface, the uncrewed Artemis I mission, using the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft, will launch this winter. The mission: to enter lunar orbit and return safely to Earth.

Join Starkey and the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Minnesota for a virtual grand rounds event featuring Starkey CTO Achin Bhowmik and UMN Associate Professor Zhi Yang.

The next MIfA Public Lecture will be presented in Fall 2021 by Professor Michael Coughlin. 

5-4-3-2-1 Blast Off! The highly anticipated launch of the James Webb Space Telescope is almost here. To gear up and get ready for the launch, our planetarium team will dig into the science and engineering of the Webb while we enjoy views of the sky through our own, ground-based, telescopes. Webb is scheduled to launch no earlier than Oct 31, 2021.

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The James Webb Space Telescope will be the largest, most powerful and complex space telescope ever built and launched into space. Building upon the legacy of the Hubble Space Telescope, Webb will be able to look deeper and reveal more than ever before.

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Zoom link will be sent to registered participants.

Universe in the Park is a summer outreach program hosted by the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics and area state and local parks. This annual program is headed by faculty member Evan Skillman and graduate student Nico Adams.

Universe in the Park is a summer outreach program hosted by the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics and area state and local parks. This annual program is headed by faculty member Evan Skillman and graduate student Nico Adams.