AUGUST 2019 - TOPICS

Short News 14th Hellenic Astronomical Conference Student and Postdoctoral Research Opportunities Abroad Upcoming Astronomy Meetings in Greece About this Newsletter

1. Short News

Our Society is proud to announce that Academician Stamatios Krimizis, distinguished member or Hel.A.S., was recently appointed pro bono Advisor for the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance. The Society would like to congratulate Elias Koulouridis who was recently appointed Assistant Researcher at the National Observatory of Athens. The Society is happy to congratulate Dr. Koulouridis and extends its best wishes for further successes in his professional pursuits. The Society would like to congratulate Dimitris Stathopoulos who recently completed his PhD at the Department of Physics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens under the supervision of Prof. M. Danezis. His thesis is entitled "Study of the broad absorption lines of Si IV and C IV in the UV spectra of Broad Absorption Line Quasars". The Society extends its best wishes to Dr. Stathopoulos for further successes in his professional pursuits.

2. 14th Hellenic Astronomical Conference The 14th Conference of Hel.A.S. took place in the second week of July. The meeting was attended by 102 registered participants affiliated with institutions from 11 countries besides Greece. The snap national elections that were held on Sunday, July 7, forced the Organizing Committee to reschedule the Sunday events for Monday, July 8. The Conference also sponsored events in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the International Astronomical Union, including four public outreach talks. We were impressed by the high level of conceptual understanding of astronomical issues by the audience, thanks to the work of the very active Astronomy and Space Society (ASS) of the city of Volos. Within the framework of the Conference, the 37th General Assembly of the Society convened on Wednesday, July 10. We would like to thank the Local Organizing Committee, especially Prof. Loukas Zachilas and Dr. Maria Kontaxi-Zachila, members of the educational staff at the Department of Economics of the University of Thessaly, as well as the students and members of the ASS who offered their assistance as volunteers during the conference. Moreover, we would like to thank the sponsors of the Conference, namely the University of Thessaly, the National Observatory of Athens and the Academy of Athens. More information about events, photos, as well as the minutes of the 37th General Assembly will be posted on the Conference website in the coming days.

3. Student and Postdoctoral Research Opportunities Abroad

The list below may be refreshed or updated with further established lists: ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science. Applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships in Space Science to begin in Autumn 2020. Preference will be given to candidates in an early stage of their career. Candidates who have not yet acquired their PhD are encouraged to apply, but they must provide evidence that they will have received their degree before the fellowship start date. The deadline for applications is 1 October 2019. More information can be found here. Questions on the scientific aspects of the Fellowship can be sent by e-mail to the Fellowship Coordinators, Dr. Oliver Jennrich or Dr. Jan-Uwe Ness at fellowship@cosmos.esa.int  . The XXXI edition of the Canary Islands Winter School in Astrophysics is dedicated to the Computational Fluid Dynamics in astrophysics (La Laguna, Tenerife, 19-20 November 2019), in order to overview CFD simulations in many astrophysical regimes. For more information look here The Institute of Theoretical Physics IFT CSIC/UAM welcomes applications to a postdoctoral position in astroparticle phenomenology (1+1 years). The position starts in fall 2019, the candidate should have the PhD before June 30, 2019. For more info look here The first ever ESO Summer Research Program provides the unique opportunity to students, not yet enrolled into a PhD program, to carry out a 6-week long research project at the ESO Headquarters in Garching (Germany). For more info look here Any Member of the Society who wishes to contribute another credible link with opportunities, or individual opportunities that will, however, be shown in a single-liner format as above, is encouraged to contact the Secretary of the Society.

4. Upcoming Astronomy Meetings in Greece

4th OBSPM/LAM Summer School Galaxy Formation and Evolution in a Cosmological Context Spetses 28th August – 5th September 2019. Crete III-Through Dark Lanes to New Stars Celebrating the Career of Prof. Charles Lada 23th-27th September Hersonissos, Greece

5. About this Newsletter

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