SUMMER SCHOOL “ASTROCHEMISTRY: FROM SPACE TO EARTH"
astrochem2016.sciencesconf.org/
KEY DATES:
16 April 2016: Deadline for submission of applications
30 April 2016: feedback to applicants regarding successful / unsuccessful applications
AIMS OF THE SCHOOL
Astrochemistry is the field that studies how interstellar atoms (and molecules) combine into (new) molecules, in the gas phase and on the surfaces of the interstellar grains. It is the interplay between these two processes that leads to the rich chemistry observed in space, at galactic and extragalactic scales. To extract all the information from the astronomical observations of molecules and exploit them at the best is, however, a truly multidisciplinary endeavor. It requires complementary approaches (observations, modeling, laboratory, theory) to be combined with accurate knowledge in several fields: astrophysics, chemistry, atomic and molecular physics, solid state physics. This implies different communities to work together and to learn to understand each other, whose languages are often very different.
The school aims to offer a series of courses on all the above interdisciplinary aspects of Astrochemistry, from the basic concepts to the state-of-the-art research in each of them. The scope is to train PhD students and young researchers of the different communities that make up Astrochemistry and foster the collaboration/networking among them.
VENUE AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION
The Summer School of Astrochemistry will take place at Grenoble (France), from 29 August to 9 September 2016.
The attendance will be restricted to 30 students, divided in about three equal groups with background in astronomy, theoretical and experimental chemistry, respectively.
The students will be lodged in the student residence of the Université Grenoble Alpes (France).
The school will provide financial support to French students and to students eligible for COST funding (i.e. those studying in a country that is part of the CM1401 action or from a Near Neighbor Country) as a bursary in accordance with COST rules, and dependent on the final COST settlement received in the 2016/17 year. Lunches will be offered by the School. No fees are requested. It is unlikely the bursary will cover all the costs.
APPLICATIONS
Given that the School is limited to approximately 30 participants, we encourage the interested students to proceed with the online registration as soon as possible.
A template for the application can be found at
http://astrochem2016.sciencesconf.org/conference/astrochem2016/pages/application_v_3.docx
Please send the file to
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Note: the deadline for submission is the 16th April.
The School SOC: C.Ceccarelli (chair), G.Nyman (co-chair), N. Balucani, A.Bergeat, S.Jerosimic, D.Talbi, P.Theulé
And LOC: P.Hily-Blant (chair), B.Bishop, C.Favre, C.Kahane, B.Lefloch, A.Faure
The School is co-organized by the Institut de Planétologie de Grenoble (IPAG), the EU COST Action CM1401, and the French National Program PCMI.
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