March 2024 - TOPICS

Short News Elections of Hel.A.S. ORP Multi-Facility call for proposals ESA Archival Archival Research Visitor Programme Upcoming Astronomy Meetings and Schools in Greece About this Newsletter

1. Short News

We would like to congratulate Dr. Ioannis Liodakis (MSFC/NASA & IA/FORTH) who was recently awarded the prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship for experienced researchers from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The purpose of this ~55,000 Euro fellowship, is to support visits over a period of 18 months in order to strengthen the collaboration between Dr. Liodakis' new ERC-funded group at the Institute of Astrophysics of FORTH in Crete and the Fundamental Physics and VLBI groups at the Max Planck Institute for Radio astronomy in Bonn, Germany. The Society extends its best wishes for further success in his professional pursuits. We would like to congratulate Dr. Mirella Harsoula, who was recently promoted to a Research Director (Researcher A) at the Research Center for Astronomy of the Academy of Athens. The Society extends its best wishes for further success in her professional pursuits. We would like to congratulate Dr. Giorgos Leloudas (DTU Space) was was recently awarded a Villum Foundation grant of 4million DKK (~550,000 Euros) to continue his research on Black hole mass measurements with Tidal Disruption Events (BlackTiDE). The Society extends its best wishes for further successes in his professional pursuits.

2. Elections of Hel.A.S.

The Governing Council of the Hel.A.S. informs all members that the next elections for the Council of the Society for 2024-2026 term will take place on Friday June 28 2024, along with the 43th General Assembly (GA). The call for nominations and the corresponding forms are already available in the "News and Events" section of the Society's website. More information on the forthcoming GA and the elections will become available in the following Newsletters. The elections will be organized according to the new Constitution of our Society which was approved during the 39th GA.

3. ORP Multi-Facility call for proposals

As part of the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 OPTICON-RadioNet PILOT (ORP, Grant Agreement Number 101004719) proposals are invited for observing programs requiring multiple astronomical observing facilities to deliver unique science programs. The ORP brings together expertise and access to a wide range of world leading ground based astronomical facilities covering a multitude of capabilities and wavelengths. This call is an opportunity to request observing time on multiple radio and/or optical facilities via a single science proposal and single review process. Access is provided to over eighteen individual facilities. More information is available at: https://www.orp-h2020.eu/ORP-multi-facility-call

4. ESA Archival Archival Research Visitor Programme

The ESA Archival Research Visitor Programme is open to scientists, at all career levels, affiliated with institutes in ESA Member States and Collaborating States. Early-career scientists (within 10 years of the PhD) and PhD students are particularly encouraged to apply. We encourage applications from women and minorities. Applications received before 1 May 2024 will be considered for visits in autumn and winter 2024/2025.  For further details, including areas of research and contact information, please refer to: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/esdc/visitor-programme

5. Upcoming Astronomy Meetings and Schools in Greece

"COSMO21: Statistical Challenges in 21st Century Cosmology" 20-24 May 2024, Chania, Crete "Supernova Remnants III: An Odyssey in Space After Stellar Death" 9-15 June 2024, Platanias Chania, Crete "The Interstellar Medium of Galaxies and AGN since Cosmic Dawn" 10-14 June 2024, Istros bay, Crete "SynCRETism 2024: Particle physicists dining with Astrophysicists" 17-21 June 2024, Chania, Crete "Charge Exchange X-ray Universe 2024" 17-21 June 2024, Volos "4th Summer School for AstroStatistics in Crete" 8 - 12 July 2024, Heraklion, Crete "Tidal Disruption Events and Nuclear Transients: Entering the Data-Rich Era" 2-6 September 2024, Heraklion, Crete The Nature and the Dynamics of Structures Observed in Galactic Disks (a WE Heraeus-EAS Early Career Researchers in Astronomy Workshop) 15-20 September 2024, Academy of Athens, Athens

5. About this Newsletter

This Newsletter was sent to all members of Hel.A.S. who have e-mail access. The next edition of the Newsletter will be mailed around April 1, 2024. Please send your announcements (e.g., appointments / departures, job openings, research opportunities, awards, conferences in Greece) or comments before March 25, 2024. If you do not wish to receive future issues of this Newsletter or the e-mail address to which it was sent is not your preferred one, please inform the Secretary of Hel.A.S. at secretary@helas.gr.