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HELLENIC ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER
NUMBER 81 November 2004
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E-mail: elaset@astro.auth.gr WWW: http://www.astro.auth.gr/elaset
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TOPICS:
1. Short News
2. Job opening
3. New issue of IPPARCHOS
4. Members in new positions
5. The Science Center and Technology Museum of Thessaloniki
6. The International Max-Planck Research School on Astrophysics
7. JENAM 2005
8. Calls for proposals
9. About this newsletter
1. SHORT NEWS
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We would like to congratulate Dr. Konstantinos Dimopoulos who was
recently elected and moved to a tenure track faculty position of
Lecturer in the Physics Department of Lancaster University (UK).
We would like to congratulate Dr. Christos Tsagas (Univ. of
Cambridge, UK) who was recently elected to an assistant professor
position at the Dept. of Physics of the University of Thessaloniki.
We congradulate Dr. Spyros Kitsionas, the recipient of a highly
competitive fellowship from the Mobility-5 Fellowship Programm, within
FP5, of the Eyropean Union (Intra European Fellowships). On this
occasion, Dr Kitsionas recently moved from the National Observatory
of Athens to the Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam (Germany).
2. JOB OPENING
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The procedure for opening a new tenure track position at the level
of "Lecturer" in the field of "Dynamics" has been initiated at the
Department of Physics of the University of Thessaloniki. The
deadline for the applications has not been determined yet. More
information will be provided in the web page of Hel.A.S. as well as
in a future newsletter when it becomes available.
3. NEW ISSUE OF IPPARCHOS
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The 2004 issue of the Hel.A.S. edition IPPARCHOS is beeing
prepared by its new editor, Assoc.prof. K. Kokkotas. We would like
to urge all our members to send ASAP to Dr Kokkotas their news on
the research activities of their group, or Department, etc., which
took place recently, or are planned for the near future.
4. MEMBERS IN NEW POSITIONS
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Dr. Padelis Papadopoulos recently moved from the Space Science
Department of ESA to a new 4-year postdoctoral fellowship at the
Institut fur Astronomie, ETH, Zurich (Switzerland).
5. THE SCIENCE CENTER AND TECHNOLOGY MUSEUM OF THESSALONIKI
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On Wednesday, 27/10/2004, the Science Center and Technology Museum
of Thessaloniki was inaugurated by the President of Democracy of
Greece, K. Stephanopoulos. The Science Centre, built on a 49000 m2
area at the suburb of Thermi, covers 4000 m2 of roofed facilities,
including a "Planetarium", a "Large Format Theatre (IMAX)", a
"Simulator" an "Auditorium" for 200 people, a large "Science and
Technology Museum", a "Temporary Exhibition" area, "Food and
Recreational" areas, a "Science Shop" and it is surrounded by an
area dedicated to a "Techno Park". It will play an important role as
an educational tool and a focus for public understanding of all
sciences in northern Greece.
For more information visit: http://www.tmth.edu.gr
6. THE INTERNATIONAL MAX-PLANK RESEARCH SCHOOL IN ASTROPHYSICS
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For the 5th time, the International Max-Planck Research School on
Astrophysics (IMPRS) is soliciting applications for its PhD program.
Located in the beautiful Munich-Garching area in southern Bavaria
(Germany), the school offers a unique environment for graduate
students due to the presence of four internationally renowned
institutes which form the school:
* The Max-Planck Institute for extraterrestrial Physics (MPE)
* The Observatory of the University of Munich (LMU/USM)
* The Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA)
* The European Southern Observatory (ESO)
Applications for the program are open to students from all
countries. More details on the IMPRS program and the admission
requirements can be found at the IMPRS website
http://www.imprs-astro.mpg.de/
The closing date for applications for the program starting in
September 2005 is December 15, 2004. Please apply by using the IMPRS
application form available online at
http://www.imprs-astro.mpg.de/admission.html
7. JENAM 2005
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The next Joint European and National Astronomy Meeting (JENAM 2005)
will take place in LIEGE (Belgium), from July 4 to 8 with the general
title: "Distant Worlds". The main topics proposed so fat are:
- asteroseismology
- massive luminous stars and high energy astrophysics
- extragalactic astrophysics
- high angular resolution and interferometry
- astrobiology and solar system exploration
For suggestions of other parallel sessions, contact the chairs of
the SOC, J.P. Swings or H. Butcher.
8. CALLS FOR PROPOSALS
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NASA and The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) announced
the Cycle 14 Call for Proposals for Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
Observations and funding for Archival Research and Theoretical
Research programs. The proposal deadline is January 21, 2005. For
more infromation visit:
http://www.stsci.edu/hst/
NASA and the Spitzer Science Center are opening the Cycle-2 Call
for Proposals for the Spitzer Space Telescope in early November
2005. Funding is available for Archival Research and Theoretical
Research programs. The proposal deadline is February 12, 2005. For
more infromation visit:
http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/
Participation in these programs is open to all categories of
organizations, both domestic and foreign, including educational
institutions, profit and nonprofit organizations, NASA Centers, and
other Government agencies.
9. ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER
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This Newsletter was edited by Vassilis Charmandaris and Kanaris
Tsinganos. It was forwarded to the 240, out of the 259, members of
Hel.A.S. who have e-mail access.
The next edition of the Newsletter will be mailed around December 1st
2004. Please send your announcements (e.g. appointments/departures,
job openings, research opportunities, awards, conferences in Greece)
or comments before November 25, 2004. All correspondence concerning the
Newsletter should be addressed to:
tsingan@phys.uoa.gr
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
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