astro coffee ☕

Every weekday, the Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University gathers in Peyton Hall's Grand Central to discuss the latest arXiv astro-ph posting at 10:30 AM over coffee. Visitors to the department are always welcome to join these discussions.

• We gather every day at 10:30 AM for 30 minutes in Grand Central and on Zoom.
• It is an opportunity to share news, introduce new members/visitors, and discuss new papers on arXiv over coffee/tea.
• We expect the coffee interaction to be informal and friendly.
• We encourage hosts and attendees to bring to attention any important, interesting, or discussion-worthy papers, from inside or outside the department, including papers from previous days or weeks.
• All department members, from undergraduates to faculty, should feel free to join with diverse backgrounds and expertise. Especially during the summer, the coffee presentations should aim to be more pedagogical.
• We welcome local-author papers, but avoid making them the default focus. For example, hosts would not need to actively approach local authors, but local authors would be encouraged to contact hosts if they would like their paper to be discussed.
• Visitors with a recent paper can also present at coffee — the host should inform them this is not a mini-talk and to keep their words and discussion within ~10 minutes.

The coffee interactions should be respectful and professional, conforming to the department community expectations. Coffee expectation and guidline.

We hope coffee time is enjoyable and a good start to the day for everyone!