January 28, 2006
Going out in a Blaze of Glory: Black Holes, Neutron Stars, and Gravitational Radiation
Dr. Joshua Faber Department of Physics, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

February 11, 2006
Cosmology and Active Galactic Nuclei
Professor Robert Brunner, Department of Astronomy & NCSA, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

February 25, 2006
Examining the Scientific Search for Extraterrestrial Life: Are We Alone?
Professor Leslie Looney, Department of Astronomy, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

February 5, 2005
Is a newly discovered, exotic class of Black Holes sending X-rays in our direction?
Professor You-Hua Chu, Astronomy, UIUC

February 19, 2005
Dark Energy in Our Expanding Universe
Professor Joseph Mohr, Astronomy and Physics, UIUC

March 5, 2005
When Stars Attack! In Search of Killer Supernovae
Professor Brian Fields, Astronomy and Physics, UIUC

February 21, 2004
Astrophysics in the Early Universe: Ingredients of the Primordial Soup
Professor Brian Fields, Astronomy and Physics, UIUC

March 6, 2004
When Galaxies Collide: Star Formation and the Feeding of Black Holes
Professor Susan Lamb, Physics and Astronomy, UIUC

March 13, 2004
The Formation of the Largest Objects in the Universe
Professor Paul Ricker, Astronomy & NCSA, UIUC

Sponsored by the Department of Physics, the National Center for Supercomputer Applications,
and the Department of Astronomy, UIUC