SEPTEMBER 2012 - TOPICS

Short News IMPRS Schools for Astrophysics International Olympiad of Astronomy and Astrophysics Upcoming Astronomy Meetings in Greece About this Newsletter

1. SHORT NEWS

We would like to congratulate Dr. Vassiliki Petropoulou who was recently awarded her PhD from the University of Granada (Spain) under the supervision of Prof. Jose Manuel Vilchez and Dr. Jorge Iglesias-Paramo. The title of her dissertation was: "Chemical history of star-forming galaxies in nearby clusters". Dr. Petropoulou has received a post-doctoral research fellowship and and will move next October to the Observatory of Brera (INAF), Milan, to work in the group of Dr. Angela Iovino.

2. IMPR SCHOOLS FOR ASTROPHYSICS

The "IMPRS for Astronomy and Astrophysics" (http://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/en/imprs), a collaboration of the Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, the University of Bonn, and the University of Cologne, is accepting applications until 15 of November 2012 for post-graduate studies which will start on September 2013. The same deadline, for the September 2013 fall term, is applicable for the "International Max Planck Research School on Astrophysics" (http://www.imprs-astro.mpg.de/), which is a collaboration between the Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), the University Observatory Munich (USM), the Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophysics (MPA), and the European Southern Observatory (ESO). Finally, the deadline for applications to the "International Max Planck Research School for Astronomy and Cosmic Physics at the University of Heidelberg" (http://www.mpia.de/imprs-hd/), for the September 2013 term, is December 1, 2012.

3. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIAD OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS

During this year's 6th International Olympiad of Astronomy and Astrophysics, the Greek team performed very well. All the team members won awards, and three of them won medals (one silver and two bronze). The team's success this year received widespread coverage in the Greek media, and we would like to congratulate the Volo's "Society of Astronomy and Space" which is responsible for the team's selection, and preparation for the participation to the competition each year.

4. UPCOMING ASTRONOMY MEETINGS IN GREECE

Half a Century of X-ray Astronomy Mykonos, 17 – 21 September 2012

5. ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER

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