Welcome to the Van Allen Observatory website. The University of Iowa Department of Physics and Astronomy maintains these pages as a guide to the Van Allen Observatory (VAO) located on the roof of Van Allen Hall in downtown Iowa City.

Please note that due to summer 2024 Van Allen Hall roof renovations, the Van Allen Observatory will be closed for summer 2024.

View of Phillips, Van Allen, Biology Buildings via Drone Sept 2021

Events

Condensed Matter Physics Seminar - Associate Professor Stephanie Law; Department of Material Sciences and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University promotional image

Condensed Matter Physics Seminar - Associate Professor Stephanie Law; Department of Material Sciences and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University

Monday, September 16, 2024 11:30am to 12:30pm
Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories
Photons, plasmons, and polaritons: infrared and terahertz modes in quantum materials
Nuclear and Particle Physics Seminar - Professor Yannick Meurice; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa promotional image

Nuclear and Particle Physics Seminar - Professor Yannick Meurice; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa

Monday, September 16, 2024 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Van Allen Hall
Quantum Computing for High-Energy Physics: Recent Work at the University of Iowa
Plasma Physics Seminar - Jacob McLaughlin; University of Iowa promotional image

Plasma Physics Seminar - Jacob McLaughlin; University of Iowa

Monday, September 16, 2024 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Van Allen Hall
Observations of Dipole-Confined Plasma