September 13-20, 2013 in Pradollano near Granada, Spain
The 7th IRAM 30m summerschool combined lectures on millimeter astronomy with hands-on experience with the IRAM 30m telescope.
Participants formed small work groups to observe a diverse set of objects of the local universe, ranging from distant galaxies at high redshifts to local galaxies and clouds in the Milky Way, and to sun-grazing comets in the solar system.
Science lectures were complemented by dedicated presentations on millimeter instrumentation, observing techniques, and data processing.
Click and check out the program and speakers, and the list of participants.
The school aimed at attracting new astrophysicists to current and future single-dish mm-, submm-, and far-infrared facilities. And the school was primarily meant for young scientists with little previous experience in mm-astronomy. And it was limited to about 40 students who will be selected on the basis of their interests, CV, and references.
The school ran over one week from Friday to Friday, with six days of about 4 hours of lectures per day, leaving ample time to prepare, conduct, and reduce observations at the 30m telescope. The small working groups were led by the lecturers supported by IRAM staff astronomers and students. At the last day of the school, the results of the working groups were presented and discussed. The Fridays were arrival and departure days. The participants were accommodated in the Hotel Kenia in Pradollano (Sierra Neveda). A visit to Granada, the Moorish Alhambra Palace and the old town, the Albaycin was organized. A conference dinner took place.
LOC:
Manuel Gonzalez, Carsten Kramer (chair), Javier Lobato, Pablo Mellado, Miguel Munoz
This school was partially funded by the RadioNet3 program. The visit to the Alhambra is partially funded by the Junta de Andalucia.
