Topic: galaxies

The society’s annual meeting spans solar and planetary research, exoplanets and astrobiology, stellar populations and interstellar chemistry, high-energy phenomena, galaxies and cosmology. Instrumentation, data science and astronomy education are also represented. The event is hosted jointly by IIT (BHU) and BHU and is held entirely in person. Eligible participants include society members and researchers or students in astronomy and related subjects affiliated with educational or research institutions.

Laura Blecha’s group recruits a researcher to study supermassive black holes, gravitational-wave and multimessenger source populations, and the cosmic evolution of black holes and galaxies. The preferred start is 16 August 2027. The appointment renews annually for two years, with a possible third year subject to performance and funding. It provides a $60,000 salary, travel funding, benefits and access to the HiPerGator computing cluster. Applications received by 4 December 2026 receive full consideration; the listed closing date is 28 February 2027.

Most cosmic matter and energy remain unidentified, while galaxies trace a structured network of filaments, walls, voids and clusters. This seminar explains how that network emerges through hierarchical growth and how sky surveys reconstruct its changing distribution. Mapping the cosmic web connects observations of large-scale structure with the expansion and evolution of the Universe.