Important Dates

22.04.2012

Opening of registration

30.06.2012

Deadline for registration

30.06.2012

Outcome for grants requests

30.09 - 06.10.2012

Astrochemistry School

Contact

Program of the school

The Sardinian Summer School in Astrophysics "Astrochemistry: the astronomer's survival kit" will focus on astrochemistry tools and techniques, using as a sample their applications to specific astronomical environments, from interstellar clouds to star forming regions to protoplanetary disks.

Lectures and hands-on activities in support to lectures are planned during the school.
A detailed program with the list of invited speakers will appear in this page as soon as possible.

List of speakers and hands-on activities tutors

  • Patrick Cassam-Chenai, Laboratoire J.-A. Dieudonné, Nice, FR
  • Silvia Casu, INAF-OAC, IT
  • Cesare Cecchi-Pestellini (Chair), INAF-OAC, IT
  • Angela Ciaravella, INAF-OAPa, IT
  • Christine Joblin, IRAP, University of Toulouse, FR
  • Jacek Krelowski, Center for Astronomy, University of Torun, PL
  • Silvia Leurini, Max-Planck-Institut fuer Radioastronomie, Bonn, DE
  • Giusi Micela, INAF-OAPa, IT
  • Giacomo Mulas, INAF-OAC, IT
  • Guillermo Munoz Caro, Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB), INTA/CSIC, SP
  • Jerome Pety, IRAM/Grenoble, FR
  • Paolo Pilleri, Observatorio Astronomico Nacional (OAN,IGN), Spain
  • Serena Viti, University College London, UK


  • Definitive program of the Summer School

    In the following you can find the topics of the school lectures.

    Monday 1 October:

    • Serena Viti: The molecular Universe: introduction to the tools of astrochemistry
    • Cesare Cecchi-Pestellini: Astrochemistry
    • Christine Joblin: Gas-phase chemistry in laboratory and link with the models
    • Guillermo Munoz Caro: Astrochemistry on ices in laboratory and link with the models
    • Giusi Micela: Introduction to exoplanets

    Tuesday 2 October

    • Patrick Cassam-Chenai: Computational methods in astrochemistry: a synthetic outlook of quantum chemistry for astrochemists
    • Silvia Leurini: Star formation: a case study
    • Jerome Pety: Astrochemistry at radio and mm wavelenghts: techniques vs objects
    • Jacek Krelowski: Chemistry of translucent interstellar clouds: observational constrains based on visual/UV spectra
    • Paolo Pilleri: PDRs, a case study
    • Serena Viti: Chemistry in external galaxies

    Wednesday 3 October

    Thursday 4 October

    • Silvia Casu/Giacomo Mulas: Using available databases to build a chemical model
    • Tutorial and beginning of hands-on activities

    Friday 5 October

    • Hands-on activities (including presentation preparation)

    Saturday 6 October

    • Student presentations and concluding remarks

    • The conclusion of the school works is scheduled to saturday noon.

      A bus will leave the Technologial Park at 13:00 to bring students and teacher to the Cagliari Airport.