2025 Mid-American Regional Astrophysics Conference (MARAC)

MARAC will be held on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO on December 4-5, 2025

We invite abstracts for posters and contributed talks, especially from undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdocs! All professional scientists involved in teaching and/or research in astronomy, astrophysics, and space science are invited to attend. 

Registration submission: Registration can be paid at this link

Abstract submission: Abstracts can be submitted at this link 

The Program can be found here.

Keynote Speaker: Caitlin Casey 

Caitlin Casey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin_Casey) is a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her pioneering research investigates galaxy formation in the early universe, focusing especially on the most massive, dust-obscured systems. As Principal Investigator of the COSMOS collaboration along with Jeyhan Kartaltepe, and most recently the COSMOS-Web survey, she is at the forefront of mapping high-redshift galaxies and testing fundamental models of cosmology and astrophysics.  Prof. Casey is also deeply committed to equity in STEM and founded the TAURUS program to provide underrepresented undergraduates with summer research opportunities.

Important dates:

• Registration opened: Oct. 29th
• Abstract opened: Oct. 21st

• Registration Deadline: Nov. 27th 

  Late registration: Dec. 3rd

• Abstract Submission Deadline: Nov. 14th
• Program announced: Nov. 21st
• Conference: Dec. 4-5th at Memorial Union

All participants must abide by the Meeting Code of Conduct

Organizing committee:

• Charles Steinhardt, University of Missouri
• Yicheng Guo, University of Missouri
• Gourab Nandi, University of Missouri
• Harold Quiroz, University of Missouri
• Shakeila Davis, University of Missouri

For questions please contact Charles Steinhardt or Shakeila Davis