Astronomy on Tap -- Cradle of Astronauts

Astronomy on Tap satellite series serving the Lafayette, IN area // Organized by Noah Martin @noahmartin_10 and Aleksey Mohov

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Astro on Tap is back this fall and looking for interested speakers! Are you a space-person interested in speaking at an upcoming Astro on Tap? Fill out this form! If you know other people who have cool things to say about space, send them the form too! https://t.co/6Foe69zJlm

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Following August’s talk, we will have Dr. Peri Johnson, a postdoc from @PurdueEAPS, who will discuss her research on ice around the solar system in her talk “A Guide to Solar System Ski Resorts”!🏂

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AoT is TONIGHT! Let’s hear a bit more about our two wonderful speakers!

First up is August Bliese, a 4th year astrophysics graduate student who will discuss his research on Baby Star Forming Galaxies (Far Away)🌌

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AoT is TONIGHT! Let’s hear a bit more about our two wonderful speakers!

First up is August Bliese, a 4th year astrophysics graduate student who will discuss his research on Baby Star Forming Galaxies (Far Away)🌌

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Astronomy on Tap returns to Lafayette on Tuesday, September 8th at 7pm! Featuring Purdue researchers August Bliese from @PurduePhysAstro and Dr. Peri Johnson from @PurdueEAPS! Join us for some interesting talks (more info coming soon) and a fun trivia game!

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Astronomy on Tap returns to Lafayette on Tuesday, September 8th at 7pm! Featuring Purdue researchers August Bliese from @PurduePhysAstro and Dr. Peri Johnson from @PurdueEAPS! Join us for some interesting talks (more info coming soon) and a fun trivia game!

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AoT is tonight! With only one talk, we will be doing trivia first, so don’t be late!

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Join us on Tuesday for another fun AoT event, featuring our first ever dual-presenter talk by Sedi Biassey-Bogart and Emma Kostecki from @PurdueEAPS! See you at The Spot on March 31st!

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We will be wrapping up Women's history month with a talk from two amazing women researchers! They will be talking about some of the important women who have helped to shape the fields of planetary science and astronomy.
Oh, and don't forget the trivia!

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Join us on Tuesday for another fun AoT event, featuring our first ever dual-presenter talk by Sedi Biassey-Bogart and Emma Kostecki from @PurdueEAPS! See you at The Spot on March 31st!

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@PurduePhysAstro @PurdueEAPS Ian will discuss Ceres, a dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt!

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Our next event is 2 days away! For some light reading during this cold snowy day, check out our speaker introductions below. Stay warm, and be sure to join us at The Spot this Tuesday at 7!

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@PurduePhysAstro Our second speaker will be Ian Pamerleau from @PurdueEAPS! Ian studies planetary geophysics.

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Join us next week on Tuesday for the first AoT event of 2026! Featuring Ian Pamerleau from @PurdueEAPS, Dillon Hasenour from @PurduePhysAstro, and some fun space trivia. See you at The Spot on January 27th!

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Tonight at 7! See you at the Spot for some interesting talks and fun cosmic holiday trivia!

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Join us this Tuesday for the last AoT event of 2025! Featuring Henry Manelski from @PurdueEAPS, Dr. Jeffrey Gerber from @PurduePhysAstro, and some holiday themed space trivia. See you at The Spot on November 11th!

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Henry will be discussing how nickel is related to life and what that means for research on Mars!

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Our second speaker will be Henry Manelski from @PurdueEAPS. Henry is a member of the Perseverance rover science team using data to study Mars’ past and potential for past life!

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Dr. Gerber will be discussing how our Sun works and what its future looks like!

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AoT is tomorrow night, so let’s introduce our speakers! First up is Dr. Jeffrey Gerber from @PurduePhysAstro. Dr. Gerber is an assistant professor of practice at Purdue, and was previously a post-doc in Germany!

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Join us this Tuesday for the last AoT event of 2025! Featuring Henry Manelski from @PurdueEAPS, Dr. Jeffrey Gerber from @PurduePhysAstro, and some holiday themed space trivia. See you at The Spot on November 11th!

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AoT tonight at 7! New trivia and new drink special! See you there!!!

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Join us next week for the first AoT event of the ‘25-‘26 academic year! Featuring Trevor Erwin from @PurdueEAPS and Danielle Dickinson from @PurduePhysAstro. See you at The Spot on September 23rd!

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Danielle will be discussing the complex interaction between matter and light!

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Our second speaker will be Danielle Dickinson from @PurduePhysAstro! Danielle studies supernova to determine what happens to massive stars before their death.