next up previous
Next: Future Means of Access Up: IRAM Newsletter 47 (February 2001) Previous: IRAM Newsletter 47 (February 2001)

IRAM Summer School 2001 - First Announcement




-- Observing Techniques and Applications --

September 14-21, 2001
Pradollano (Sierra Nevada, Spain)



The purpose of the school is to attract new users to current and future mm-telescopes. This first school organized by IRAM in Spain will concentrate on single dish mm-astronomy.

There will be lectures on mm-techniques and their application to different areas of research, scientific highlight talks, observations with the IRAM 30-m telescope and a lab course on ``Data analysis and interpretation''.

Topics: 1. mm-astronomical observing techniques
  2. Inter- and circumstellar chemistry
  3. Physical conditions of the interstellar medium
  4. Extragalactic astronomy and cosmology
  5. Imaging

Lecturers: F. Bertoldi (MPIfR), J. Cernicharo (CSIC), R. Mauersberger (IRAM),
  K. Menten (MPIfR) and others, plus five teaching assistants.
LOC: F. Damour, A. Duflos, T. Gallego, U. Lisenfeld, J. Lobato, R. Mauersberger



Applications will be accepted from young scientists with little previous experience in mm-astronomy. The course is limited to 30 students, who will be selected on the basis of their CV and references. Financial support for travel and lodging for young researchers might become available.



Further information can be found on http://www.iram.es/summerschool

Letters of intent to participate can already be sent to: summerschool@iram.es



The 2002 IRAM Summer School will be devoted to Interferometry as in 1998 and 2000.



Rainer MAUERSBERGER


next up previous
Next: Future Means of Access Up: IRAM Newsletter 47 (February 2001) Previous: IRAM Newsletter 47 (February 2001)
bremer@iram.fr