Policy Talks

Interested in hearing about science policy from your AAS Executive Office staff? The AAS will share expenses for a member of our policy staff to come out for a colloquium or more informal talk about science policy and our AAS advocacy efforts. Available for local talks are:

  • Joel Parriott, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Director of External Affairs and Public Policy
  • Roohi Dalal, Deputy Director of Public Policy
  • Colin Hamill, John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellow

Contact [email protected] for more information or to invite the AAS out to your institution!

Upcoming and Recent Colloquia

Date  Location  Speaker 
9 February 2026 University of Kansas Colin Hamill
26 January 2026 Johns Hopkins University Colin Hamill
24 October 2025 Carnegie Earth and Planets Laboratory Colin Hamill
21 October 2025 Lycoming College (virtual for Society of Physics Students) Colin Hamill
7 October 2025 Georgia State University Colin Hamill
14 March 2025 Towson University Colin Hamill
16 February 2022 STScI/JHU Julie Davis
27 January 2022 College of Charleston  Julie Davis
30 September 2020  CfA  Kelsie Krafton (Bahcall Fellow '19-'21)
28 September 2020  WKU  Kelsie Krafton 
23 September 2020  PSU  Kelsie Krafton 
22 September 2020   ASU (virtual 5 min video for online course)  Kelsie Krafton 
31 May 2020  Boise State  Kelsie Krafton 
20 May 2020  Caltech/IPAC Kelsie Krafton 
7 February 2020   SwRI  Kelsie Krafton 
5 December 2019  Haverford College Kelsie Krafton