Program

We look forward to seeing you in-person at our Annual Gadget Night where members are given the floor to share their favorite gadget! Gadgets can be an item you purchased or made, a concept or idea – just about anything you’d like to share about your astronomy setup that may help or inspire fellow members. We also kick off the SDAA

Title: Astronomy at Yerkes Observatory – past, present, and future Speaker: Dr. Luke Schmidt, Observatory Project Scientist Join us for our upcoming SDAA Zoom program as we explore the rich history and bright future of Yerkes Observatory with Observatory Project Scientist, Dr. Luke Schmidt! About the Speaker: Dr. Schmidt is responsible for managing activities that

Topic: The Explosive Universe Speaker: Griffin Hosseinzadeh, PhD Hosted at Oasis Event Center, we will enjoy a talk on The Explosive Universe given by Griffin Hosseinzadeh, PhD. We look forward to welcoming you all in person for this exciting discussion. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.  Griffin Hosseinzadeh, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at UCSD specializing

Title: Resolving the Galactic Center Black Hole with the Event Horizon Telescope. Speaker: Dr. Chi-kwan “CK” Chan, University of Arizona Dr. Chi-kwan “CK” Chan is an Associate Astronomer and Research Professor at Steward Observatory and the Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona (UArizona). He served as the Secretary of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration

The next program meeting will be hosted in person at AleSmith Brewery on Wednesday, July 29 at 7pm. Our Speaker: Jarred Roberts, PhD, is an associate project scientist exploring the fascinating and awe-inspiring high-energy phenomena of our Universe. He works on multiple cutting-edge astrophysics missions, including COSI—a NASA MeV gamma-ray space telescope scheduled to launch in 2027—that

Speaker: Douglas C. Leonard, Professor of Astronomy at San Diego State University SDAA Program Meeting is this Wednesday at 7:00 PM on Zoom. We’ll hear from one of our Greater San Diego Science & Engineering Fair award winners, then our main speaker will be Douglas C. Leonard, Professor of Astronomy at San Diego State University.

Topic: A Focus on Focusing – Joel Martin, Ph. D.
Also, Winners from the Greater San Diego Science fair who have received awards from SDAA are coming to tell us about their winning projects in a variety of Space and Astronomy based topics.

Meeting features presentations by Siddharth Thambidurai on Exoplanet detection and by Professor Shelley Wright on Unique Astronomical Instrumentation.

Subject: SDAA Town Hall Membership Meeting, Thursday, Feb 19 via Zoom: Zoom Meeting Link Meeting ID: 841 3570 3991 Passcode: 445223 Meeting Join Instructions Updates, Open Discussion, and Next Steps 60 minutes. Less “program meeting,” more member input. Hi everyone — please join us for our SDAA Town Hall on February 19, 2026, at 7:00PM

November 19, 2025 SDAA Program Topic: Annual Gadget Night Location: Ballast Point Brewing at Miramar https://ballastpoint.com/location/miramar Gadget Night is Back – Fresh Ideas, Cool Tech, Great Company! ***Seating is limited – stay tuned for sign-up details!*** Join us for SDAA’s Annual Gadget Night on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, from 6–9 PM at Ballast Point Miramar! This