MARCH 2007 - TOPICS |
- The 8th Hellenic Astronomical Conference
- Job opening
- Memorial service for N. Voglis
- IKY Scholarships
- Neon Observing School
- Les Houches Winter School on Herschel
- Stellarium: An open source planetarium program
- Upcoming Astronomy meetings in Greece
- About this Newsletter
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1. THE 8th CONFERENCE OF HELAS |
We wish to inform all Hel.A.S. members that the deadline for
submission of abstracts for the upcoming 8th conference of
Hel.A.S. will be the 15th of May 2007. The conference web page is
under development and it will be announced in the next newsletter.
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2. JOB OPENING |
There is a new position opening at the level of Researcher C at
the Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics of the National
Observatory of Athens. The research area of the opening is
"Observational Astrophysics with emphasis in the X-ray astronomy and
Cosmology" and the application deadline is 28 March 2007. For more
information contact Mrs. Ourania Koumentakou at +30-210-8109172 &
+30-210-3490105.
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3. MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR N. VOGLIS |
A memorial service for the 40 days since the passing away of
Dr. N. Voglis will take place at the church of Ag. Antonios in
Aulona (Atikis) at 9:30am on Sunday 11 March 2007.
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4. IKY SCHOLARSHIPS |
The Greek National Institute of Fellowships (IKY) has announced
its graduate and post graduate fellowship program for 2007-2008.
The application deadline is March 23rd, 2007. This year there are no
dedicated positions for astrophysics, but it appears that all fields
of physics are merged together. There is one (1) position for
graduate studies abroad and five (5) for graduate studies in Greece.
Clearly this is worse than the situation of last year when there
were 5 fellowships just in astrophysics and space physics. For more
information on the requirements and application forms visit:
http://www.iky.gr/scholarships/ellines/
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5. THE 2007 NEON OBSERVING SCHOOL |
The tradition of the observing schools organized by the Network
of European Observatories in the North (NEON) continues this year
and it will take place in Asiago Observaatory between 4 and 18
September 2007. As was the case in the past the school will consist
of introductory lectures on topics of general interest, work in
small groups, execution of a real research project, and presentation
of the results at the end of the school. The application deadline is
April 15 2007. For more information visit:
http://eas.iap.fr/neon2007.html
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6. LES HOUCHES WINTER SCHOOL ON HERCHEL |
The Herschel Space Observatory will be launched by the European
Space Agency in 2008. Herschel will completely open the domain of
submillimeter and far infrared wavelengths to astronomy.
In order to distribute information and knowledge on the Herschel
project, we have organised a winter school in Les Houches, from 23
April to 4 May 2007. This school is open to all astronomers, but
especially dedicated to students and young post-docs.
The format of the school is organised such as providing ample time
for training using the software tools specially prepared for
preparing and analysing the observations, as well as for discussions
and presentations of results. The main scientific domains which will
benefit from Herschel observations will be presented by experts in
the fields.
The registration deadline is 15 March 2007, and the school is
limited to 60 participants. For more information visit:
http://aramis.obspm.fr/~houches/
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7. STELLARIUM: AN OPEN SOURCE PLANETARIUM |
We would like to bring to the attention of our members the
availability of Stellarium, a free open source planetarium for a
computer. The program, which is availble for Windows, Mac, and Linux
operating systems, shows a realistic sky in 3D with a variety of
very useful features. To download the program visit:
http://www.stellarium.org/
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8. UPCOMING ASTRONOMY MEETINGS IN GREECE |
The following meetings will take place in Greece. Please check the corresponding web page or contact the organizers by e-mail for more information.
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Bursts, Pulses and Flickering: Wide-field monitoring of the dynamic radio sky
Kerastari, 12 - 15 June 2007
- Community of European Solar Radio Astronomers (CESRA) Workshop
"Solar Radio Physics and the Flare-CME Relationship"
Ioannina, June 12-16, 2006
- 3rd Coronal Loops Workshop
Santorini Island, 18 - 21 June 2007
- Extreme solar Systems
Santorini Island, 24 - 29 June 2007
- X-ray Surveys: Evolution of Accretion,
Star-formation and Large Scale Structure
Rhodes Island, 2 - 6 July 2007
- 8th Hellenic Astronomical Conference
Thasos Island, 13 - 15 September 2007
- Chaos in Astronomy
Athens, 17 - 20 September 2007
- Solar Extreme Events 2007 International Symposium:
Funtamental Science and Applied Aspects
Athens, 24 - 27 September 2007
- 5th Conference of Greek Amateur Astronomers
Patras, 5-7 October 2007
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9. 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 1st 2007. Please send your
announcements (e.g. appointments/departures,job openings, research opportunities, awards,
conferences in Greece) or comments before March 25, 2007. 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.
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MARCH 2007 EXTRA - TOPICS |
- The 8th Hellenic Astronomical Conference
- Special Issue of Hipparchos
- Job opening
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1. THE 8th CONFERENCE OF HELAS |
We wish to inform all Hel.A.S. members that the first announcement
of the upcoming 8th Hellenic Astronomical Conference is available
online at:
http://www.astro.auth.gr/elaset/events/thassos_1st.pdf
The web page of the conference is:
http://www.ee.duth.gr/hac/index.htm
and the registration deadline is May 15, 2007
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2. SPECIAL ISSUE OF HIPAPRCHOS |
The Governing Council of Hel.A.S. has decided to produce a special
issue of Hipparchos dedicated to Observatories and Telescopes in
Greece, as well as Greek efforts in astronomical instrumentation and
involvement in space astrophysics.
We would like to encourage anybody interested to contribute an
article to contact the editorial board. The members of the board are
M. Plionis (guest editor), K. Kokkotas, V. Charmandaris,
D. Hatzidimitriou, P. Niarchos, J. Seiradakis, N. Stergioulas, and
K. Tsinganos.
We should note that the articles should be focused on the
development of infrastructure, instruments, etc. rather than on
science topics. The deadline for article submission is June 15,
2007.
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3. JOB OPENING |
Postdoctoral Position in Astronomy/Astrophysics and Computer
Cluster Administration
The Theoretical Astrophysics group at Northwestern University is
seeking a qualified postdoctoral associate for a position that
combines research in any of the areas described below and computer
cluster administration (50%-50% time split). The position is
available from September 2007.
At present the Theoretical Astrophysics group at Northwestern
includes three faculty (V. Kalogera, F. Rasio, R. Taam), nine
postdoctoral associates, five graduate students, and several
undergraduate research students. Research interests and activities
include gravitational-wave and X-ray astrophysics, black hole
formation and evolution, stellar dynamics and relativistic
hydrodynamics, binary stellar evolution, radio pulsars, accretion
astrophysics, and extrasolar planets.
Apart from research in any of these areas, the successful applicant
will also be responsible for the administration and management of a
new computer cluster with about 100 quad-core compute nodes
available for research by the group members. The initial appointment
will be for two years and could be extended to a total of four
years; the salary for the first year is set to $45,000 and
competitive, high-quality benefits plans are available with the
position.
For further information, contact Vicky Kalogera (vicky@northwestern.edu).
Applications should include a CV, a brief description of research
interests, and contact information for a minimum of two references,
at least one of which can comment on the applicant's computer
administration skills and experience; applications should be
submitted to Sarah Beverton (beverton@northwestern.edu) by May 1,
2007. Later applications will be considered until the position is
filled.
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