"For years our program has aimed not only to present the progress of astronomy, but to give an opportunity to our members to hear, see, and visit with eminent scientists who actually are contributing to the ever-widening horizon of our knowledge of the universe. ”
1947 quote from club founder Dr. Jason J. Nassau
The Cleveland Astronomical Society
LECTURE NEWS: MEETINGS:
2025 - 2026
The Cleveland Astronomical Society Lecture Series
has announced the lineup of speakers for the 104th Season.
October 2, 2025
Dr. Karen Bjorkman
Title: Next Generation Astronomy Dr. Karen Bjorkman, Distinguished University Professor of Astronomy (Emerita) of the University of Toledo will speak about new astronomy missions and facilities that are in planning or coming online in the near future that will enable new science, such as the Roman Space Telescope, the Rubin Observatory, the Habitat Worlds Observatory, and others.
Bio Information:
Dr. Karen Bjorkman received a B.S. in Physics from Univ. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Univ. Colorado, Boulder. She was a staff scientist at Univ. Wisconsin, Madison for 7 years before moving to Univ. of Toledo, where she rose through the faculty ranks. There she also served as Department Chair, College Dean, and Provost before returning to her faculty role, from which she recently retired. Her research area is the circumstellar disks and winds of massive stars. She uses both space- and ground-based data, including spectropolarimetry, to study these objects. Karen Bjorkman is a Fellow of the American Astronomical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
In Person at BW or via ZOOM