Hi all,
Im not involved with the summer school below, so I cant vouch for it, but it looks like it might be of interest to some students in CASPER. Cheers, Peter From: physgrad2-boun...@lists.stanford.edu [mailto:physgrad2-boun...@lists.stanford.edu] On Behalf Of Maria Elizabeth Frank Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 8:10 AM To: physgr...@lists.stanford.edu; physug...@lists.stanford.edu Subject: Fwd: Reminder: Application Deadline April 12 for Dunlap Institute Summer School 2013 ======================================= Dunlap Institute Summer School 2013 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTATION: Tools and Techniques for Pioneering Astronomers University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada 11-16 August 2013 This summer school is designed with both lecture and laboratory activities that are intended for senior undergraduates and graduate students with a background in Astronomy, Physics, or Engineering. Register at: <http://dunlap.utoronto.ca/instrumentation-school> dunlap.utoronto.ca/instrumentation-school Registration & Travel Grant Deadline: 12 April 2013 Registration Fee (without waiver): $500.00 SUMMER SCHOOL INCLUDES: * The basic principles of astronomical instrumentation * How telescopes work * How long- and short-wavelength detectors work * How high-precision spectrographs work * Hands-on laboratory activities working directly with optics and mechanical equipment * Hands-on experience with Fourier Transform Spectrometers PROGRAM TOPICS: * What are the latest and upcoming innovative instruments and telescopes? * How are we discovering extrasolar planets? * How do we discover and weigh supermassive black holes? * How and what do we see at the edge of the observable universe? * How do we measure the growth of structure in the universe? * How will future instruments discover the first stars and galaxies? * How will new millimetre-wave telescopes reveal shrouded sites of star formation? * How and why do we use Adaptive Optics on ground-based telescopes? INVITED INSTRUCTORS: Matt Dobbs (McGill University) Debra Fischer (Yale University) Olivier Guyon (University of Arizona & Subaru National Observatory) Jamie Lloyd (Cornell University) David Naylor (University of Lethbridge) George Rieke (University of Arizona) David Wilner (Harvard University) DUNLAP INSTITUTE INSTRUCTORS: Tuan Do Rachel Friesen James Graham Jérôme Maire Suresh Sivanandam Keith Vanderlinde Shelley Wright SCIENCE AND LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Alice Chow, Tuan Do, Debra Fischer (Yale), Rachel Friesen, James Graham, David Law, Jamie Lloyd (Cornell), Jérôme Maire, Peter Martin, Michael Reid, Chris Sasaki, Suresh Sivanandam, Keith Vanderlinde, Shelley Wright
