Blaauw Lecture 2026

Every year, the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute organizes the Blaauw Lecture.
This is a lecture by an internationally renowned astronomer which everyone, including the general public, can attend. The level of the lecture is such that everyone should be able to understand it.

Professor Evan Skillman of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, the US, will give the Blaauw Lecture in 2026.

Blaauw Professor 2026: Evan Skillman

Evan Skillman is a Distinguished Professor from the University of Minnesota and former director of the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society with visiting appointments at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, the Institute of Astronomy of Cambridge University, and the Canary Islands Institute for Astrophysics. He was a co-investigator of the Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury program which produced NASA's largest single image.

Blaauw Lecture 2026

The Blaauw Lecture will be on Tuesday 3 November 2026.
Tickets will be available via Studium Generale Groningen from early/mid October.