Upcoming Events
C2ST achieves its mission by hosting relevant, independent, and credible public STEM programs across all scientific fields at locations throughout Chicagoland. With nine out of ten program attendees’ expectations fulfilled, our supporters agree that C2ST is accomplishing its mission of increasing the public’s understanding of science and technology.
We are dedicated to providing a professional and inclusive environment for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, or religion. Please be respectful of diversity in individuals and in cultures at our events.
Miss an event? Anyone across the globe can access our STEM program library by visiting our YouTube channel, C2ST TV. Also be sure to follow us on Facebook, where we livestream many of our programs.
Check out below what programs we have planned and discover what we’ve hosted in the past.
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March 2, 2022
5:00 pm
– 5:45 pm
Facebook Live and C2ST YouTube TV
Program Series:
Physical ScienceTechnology and Engineering
Join C2ST and cosmologist, Dr. Chihway Chang for a presentation on this mysterious force. Together we will seek to answer questions such as:
- What is dark energy in simple terms?
- Why is dark energy important to us?
- Is dark energy everywhere?
- And how does dark energy affect humans?
August 19, 2021
6:00 pm
– 7:00 pm
Facebook Live and C2ST YouTube TV
Program Series:
Physical ScienceScience and Society
C2ST and Argonne National Laboratory are excited to continue our 75th anniversary partnership celebration by taking a close look at how Argonne made its name–the production of clean nuclear energy. The lab has grown extensively since its founding, tackling an array of societal challenges in science, energy, the environment, and national security, but nuclear research was there at the start and is still an important part of Argonne’s portfolio today. Read more…
February 16, 2021
6:00 pm
– 7:15 pm
Facebook Live and C2ST YouTube TV
Program Series:
Physical ScienceTechnology and Engineering
Join C2ST as we connect with researchers LIVE from the NSF-funded telescope projects in the South Pole and Chile to unlock some great mysteries to the origin of the cosmos. Read more…
July 2, 2020
4:30 pm
– 5:30 pm
C2ST Facebook Live & C2ST TV Youtube Live
Program Series:
Physical Science
Join C2ST and Fermilab for the Neutrino 2020 Physics Slam! Read more…
Join C2ST on Facebook Live for a discussion on how art and physics complement one another! Read more…
November 1, 2019
7:30 pm
– 9:00 pm
Dark Matter Lab
734 North Western Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA
Program Series:
Physical Science
Our Universe is full of surprises, from ghost remnants of black hole jets to exotic planets around distant stars to Boyajian’s star, the most mysterious star in our galaxy. Read more…
