Come check out Astronomy on Tap in the Triangle, our North Carolina chapter of short and engaging talks about astronomy over beer! Astronomy on Tap in the Triangle features accessible, engaging science presentations from real astronomers on topics ranging from stars and planets to black holes and the beginning of the Universe. In addition to talks, each event has trivia and plenty of time to interact with the presenters and other astronomers in the audience.
Astronomy on Tap Triangle events are currently organized by UNC Chapel Hill graduate students and professors, and held on the first Tuesday of the month at Fullsteam ATC in Durham, NC. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram (@aottriangle) or sign-up for our email list in order to stay up-to-date on our upcoming events. We can’t wait for you to come drink in the universe with us!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Astronomy on Tap in the Triangle: Dark Energy – A Mystery that Won’t Sit Still
Future Events:
Tue, Oct 6, 2026: Coming Soon!
Tue, Nov 3, 2026: Coming Soon!
Tue, Dec 1, 2026: Coming Soon!
Past Events:
Wed, May 6, 2026: Andy Boyle (UNC-CH)
Wed, Apr 1, 2026: Mike Menzel (NASA)
Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Dr. Susan Mullally (STScI)
Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Dr. Igor Andreoni (UNC-CH)
Wed, Dec 3, 2025: Dr. Niko Sarcevic (Duke University)
Wed, Nov 5, 2025: Dr. Don Ellison (NC State)
Sat, Oct 18, 2025: Stargazing on Tap
Wed, Oct 1, 2025: Brian Cook (UNC-CH)
Wed, Sep 3, 2025: Dr. Arun Jayaraman (Duke University)
Wed, May 14, 2025: Dr. Chris Richardson (Elon University)
Wed, Apr 9, 2025: Dr. Eve Vavagiakis (Duke)
Sat, Mar 15, 2025: Stargazing on Tap
Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Dr. Alan Vaszquez (UNC-CH)
Wed, Feb 12, 2025: Jon Carney (UNC-CH)
Wed, Dec 11, 2024: Dr. Sheila Kannappan
Wed, Nov 13, 2024: N. Berry (UNC-CH)
Sat, Nov 9, 2024: Stargazing on Tap
Wed, Oct 2, 2024: Dr. Naresh Adhikari (High Point University)
Wed, Sep 4, 2024: Dr. Brad Barlow (UNC-CH)
Sat, June 29, 2024: Stargazing on Tap
Wed, May 1, 2024: Dr. Thanassis Psaltis (Duke)
Wed, Apr 3, 2024: Nick Eakes (Morehead Planetarium)
Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Fabian Mattig (University of Potsdam, UNC-CH)
Wed, Feb 7, 2024: Lawrence Machia (UNC-CH)
Wed, Dec 6, 2023: Dr. Diane Markoff (NC Central)
Sat, Nov 18, 2023: Stargazing on Tap
Wed, Nov 1, 2023: Dr. Poojan Agrawal (UNC-CH)
Wed, Oct 4, 2023: Dr. Dan Reichart (UNC-CH)
Wed, Sep 6, 2023: Dr. Fabian Heitsch (UNC-CH)
Sat, July 15, 2023: Stargazing on Tap!
Wed, May 3, 2023: Dr. Adrienne Erickcek (UNC-CH)
Wed, Apr 5, 2023: Nick Eakes (Morehead Planetarium), Dr. Greg Sloan (UNC-CH, STSci)
Wed, Mar 1, 2023: Dr. Kate Scholberg (Duke)
Wed, Feb 1, 2023: Dr. Carl Rodriguez (UNC-CH)
Wed, Dec 7, 2022: Dr. Joel Green (STSci), Dr. Amy Sayle (Morehead Planetarium)
Wed, Nov 2, 2022: Jonathan Bush (UNC-CH), Kelsey Lund (NC State)
Wed, Oct 5, 2022: Mae Dubay (UNC-CH), Mackenna Wood (UNC-CH)
Wed, Sep 7, 2022: Dr. Brad Barlow (High Point University), Ben Kaiser (UNC-CH)
Tue, May 3, 2022: Dr. Gerald Cecil (UNC-CH), Nikki Rider (UNC-CH)
Tue, April 5, 2022: Stephen Schmidt (UNC-CH), Madyson Barber (UNC_CH)
Tue, March 1, 2022: David Calvert (NC State), Alex Sobotka (UNC-CH)
Tue, Feb 1, 2022: Dr. Rongmon Bordoloi (NC State)
Tue, Dec 7, 2021: ErinBrady (High Point University)
Tue, Nov 2, 2021: Dr. Rachel Smith (NC Museum of Natural Sciences)
Tue, Oct 5, 2021: Mugdha Polimera (UNC-CH), Reilly Milburn (UNC-CH)
Tue, May 4, 2021: Dr. Greg Sloan (UNC-CH, STSci)
Tue, Apr 6, 2021: Alan Rich (NASA-JPL)
Tue, Mar 2, 2021: Mugdha Polimera (UNC-CH), Zack Hutchens (UNC-CH)
Tue, Feb 2, 2021: Dr. Michael Droxel (Duke)
Tue, Dec 1, 2020: Dr. Robert Janssens (UNC-CH)
Tue, Nov 10, 2020: Reece Boston (UNC-CH)
Tue, Oct 6, 2020: Ryan Hegedus (UNC-CH), Joshua Reding (UNC-CH)
Tue, May 5, 2020: Dr. Amy Nicholson (UNC-CH)
Tue, Mar 3, 2020: Dr. Brad Barlow (High Point University), Nathan Grinalds (High Point University)
Tue, Feb 4, 2020: Jeff Regester (High Point University), Amy Glazier (UNC-CH)
Tue, Dec 3, 2019: Mackenna Wood (UNC-CH), Ben Kaiser (UNC-CH)
Tue, Nov 5, 2019: Dr. Gerald Cecil (UNC-CH), Dr. Rongmon Bordoloi (NC State)
Tue, Oct 1, 2019: Dr. Amber Lauer (Duke, TUNL), Charles Stapleford (NC State)
Tue, May 7, 2019: Zach Nasipak (UNC-CH), Dr. Chris Richardson (Elon)
Tue, Apr 2, 2019: Dr. Chris Walter (Duke), Dr. Reyco Henning (UNC)
Tue, Mar 5, 2019: Dr. Dan Reichart (UNC-CH)
Tue, Feb 5, 2019: Hank Corbett (UNC-CH), Dr. Dan Scolnic (Duke)
Tue, Dec 4, 2018: Dr. JJ Hermes (UNC-CH), Dr. Brad Barlow (High Point)
Tue, Nov 6, 2018: Dr. Andrew Mann (UNC-CH), Dr. Jeremy Murphy
Tue, Oct 2, 2018: Dr. Fabian Heitsch (UNC-CH), Joshua Reding (UNC-CH)
Tue, May 1, 2018: Dr. Kate Scholberg (Duke), Ward Howard (UNC)
Tue, Apr 3, 2018: Dr. Christian Iliadis (UNC-CH), Dr. Richard Longland (NC State)
Tue, Mar 6, 2018: Dr. Chris Clemens (UNC-CH), Dr. Nick Law (UNC-CH)
Tue, Feb 6, 2018: Dr. Katie Mack (NC State), Dr. Adrienne Erickcek (UNC-CH)
Dec 5, 2017: Dr. Rachel Smith (NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Appalachian State), Dr. Greg Sloan (UNC-CH, STScI)
Nov 7, 2017: Dr. Bart Dunlap (UNC-CH), Kyle Slinker (UNC-CH)
Oct 3, 2017: Erik Dennihy (UNC-CH), Sam Flynn (NC State)
May 2, 2017: Dr. Patrick Treuthardt (NC Museum of Natural Sciences), Chris Frazer (UNC-CH)