About the Astronomy Public Lecture Series:

I run an Astronomy Public Lecture Series at Thomas More University, tied to our Observatory. I strive to communicate science to broader audiences and to connect astronomy to the humanities and other, more down-to-Earth topics.

Each academic year, there are six public lectures. If you are interested in learning more, requesting use of the TMU Observatory, or joining the lecture series as a guest speaker, please contact me.

I include a record of my previous talks below.

Talks:

• (25 Apr 2026) – “The Anthropocene: Understanding Modern Day Earth”
• (21 Feb 2026) – “PLEASE Stop Letting Astronomers Name Things”
• (1 Nov 2025) – “Something Dark and Spooky is Out There…”
• (11 Oct 2025) – “Practical, Down-to-Earth Astronomy”
• (6 Sep 2025) – “Temperatures in the Universe”
• (12 Apr 2025) – “Earth in Cosmic Context”
• (8 Mar 2025) – “Understanding The Immensity of the Cosmos”
• (9 Nov 2024) – “Exoplanets and How to Find Them”
• (19 Oct 2024) – “Studying the Milky Way Galaxy with the Gaia Space Telescope”
• (21 Sep 2024) – “Starstuff: The Remarkable Story of Nearly Everything”
• (18 Nov 2023) – “The Solar System’s Time Capsules: Unlocking the Secrets of Asteroids and Comets”