5th Summer School
Galaxy Formation and Evolution in a Cosmological Context
AKSS, Spetses (Greece), 16th June – 23rd June 2024
DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF APPLICANTS THE PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE HAS BEEN MOVED FORWARD TO TUESDAY 12TH MARCH 2024
Lecturers:
- Andrea Cattaneo (Observatoire de Paris) - School Coordinator
- Claudia Cicone (Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, Oslo)
- Avishai Dekel (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
- Julien Devriendt (University of Oxford)
- Andrea Ferrara (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa)
- Gary Mamon (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris)
- Adrianne Slyz (University of Oxford)
- Sandro Tacchella (University of Cambridge)
Aim:
To bridge the gap between master courses and the knowledge required to lead an autonomous research project.
Andrea Cattaneo and Olivier Le Fèvre (deceased in 2020) started the first Summer School Galaxy Formation and Evolution in a Cosmological Context at the Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille in 2013. In 2017 the School moved to Spetses, where it is hosted by the AKSS Foundation and has attracted a more international audience.
Since 2013 the School has already trained 108 students from 22 countries.
Programme
The School is structured around 7 lecture courses:
- Models of galaxy formation in a cosmological context (Andrea Cattaneo)
- The formation of galaxies in cosmological simulations (Julien Devriendt/Adrianne Slyz)
- Galaxy formation and evolution in deep surveys (Sandro Tacchella)
- Galactic winds (Claudia Cicone)
- The first stars and cosmic reionisation (Andrea Ferrara)
- Groups and clusters of galaxies (Gary Mamon)
- Galaxy formation at high redshift (Avishai Dekel)
| Date | Time | Topic | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 16/6 | 18:00-20:00 | From primordial fluctuations to virialised haloes | A. Cattaneo | Sun 16/6 | 20:00-21:00 | Dinner at the AKSS |
| Mon 17/6 | 09:00-11:00 | From the primordial spectrum of density fluctuations to the halo mass function | A. Cattaneo |
| Mon 17/6 | 11:30-13:30 | Setting up cosmological simulations: initial and boundary conditions | J. Devriendt |
| Mon 17/6 | 13:30-14:30 | Lunch at the AKSS | |
| Mon 17/6 | 18:00-20:00 | Collisionless N-body simulations | A. Slyz |
| Tue 18/6 | 09:00-11:00 | Star formation in primordial gas | A. Ferrara |
| Tue 18/6 | 11:30-13:30 | Hydrodynamics | A. Slyz |
| Tue 18/6 | 18:00-20:00 | The physics of galaxy formation | J. Devriendt | Tue 18/6 | 20:00-21:00 | Dinner at the AKSS |
| Wed 19/6 | 09:00-11:00 | Multiphase outflows: observational methods | C. Cicone |
| Wed 19/6 | 11:30-13:30 | Recent results from cosmological hydrodynamic simulations | A. Slyz/J. Devriendt |
| Wed 19/6 | 18:00-20:00 | Galaxy formation and evolution with observations/surveys | S. Tacchella | Wed 19/6 | 20:00-21:00 | Dinner at the AKSS |
| Thu 20/6 | 09:00-11:00 | The outflow literature jungle: robust observational results | C. Cicone |
| Thu 20/6 | 11:00-13:15 | Stellar-mass build-up on cosmic and resolved scales | S. Tacchella |
| Thu 20/6 | 18:00-20:00 | The intergalactic medium | A. Ferrara | Thu 20/6 | 20:00-21:00 | Dinner at the AKSS |
| Fri 21/6 | 09:00-11:00 | Interpreting outflow studies: comparing data and theory | C. Cicone |
| Fri 21/6 | 11:30-13:30 | Finding and characterising early galaxies | S. Tacchella |
| Fri 21/6 | 18:00-20:00 | Cosmic reionisation | A. Ferrara | Fri 21/6 | 20:00-21:00 | Dinner at the AKSS |
| Sat 22/6 | 09:00-11:00 | Galaxy formation at high redshift | A. Dekel |
| Sat 22/6 | 11:30-13:30 | Groups and clusters of galaxies: cosmological tools, mass profiles, compact groups | G. Mamon |
| Sat 22/6 | 18:00-20:00 | Semi-analytic models of galaxy formation | A. Cattaneo | Sat 22/6 | 20:00-21:00 | Dinner at the AKSS |
| Sun 23/6 | 09:00-11:00 | Galaxy formation at high redshift | A. Dekel |
| Sun 23/6 | 11:30-13:30 | Environmental effects on galaxy evolution | G. Mamon |
Venue/Accommodation
The School will take place at the Anargyrion and Korgialenion School of Spetses (AKSS), on the beautiful Greek island of Spetses, at two hours' boat from the Athenian port of Piraeus. Once a prestigious school for boys, the AKSS is now a non-profit foundation with the educational mission to host cultural and academic events.
The AKSS seafront complex comprises five buildings labelled A, B, C, D and E. Building A contains: on the ground floor, the School's lecture theatres, an indoor self-service cafeteria, and a coffee shop with outside tables (the Magus Art Café); on the first floor the offices of the AKSS's administration. Building C will accommodate the School's participants. The registration fees include accommodation at the AKSS, breakfast, and one meal a day.
How to reach the AKSS
The bus X96 connects Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos to the port of Piraeus. The journey from the Airport to Pireaus takes about 90 minutes and there is a bus every twenty minutes throughout most of the day (view route and timetable). The price of a one-way ticket is 6 euros. Alternatively, a taxi will take you from the airport to the port of Piraeus in a time between 40 and 60 minutes. The typical taxi fare is around 50 euros.
The AKSS Foundation is at 1.4 km from the port of Spetses, connected to the port of Piraeus (Athens) by at least four boats back and forward every day. Two companies assure this connection: Alphalines and Hellenic Seaways. The sea journey from Piraeus to Spetses takes about three hours.
With the exception of a few taxis (difficult to find), there are no cars in Spetses. However, for 10 euros, a horse-drawn carriage can take you and your luggage from the port of Spetses to the AKSS so that you arrive at the School in style.
Pre-registration
The School has a registration fee of 995 euros, which includes accommodation and lunch at the AKSS. The registration fee is paid in two instalments: an advance of 495 euros before the registration deadline (26th April 2024) and the rest (500 euros) at the AKSS on the first day of the School.
To pre-register please fill in the online application form below.
Due to the high number of applicants the pre-registration deadline has been move forward to Tuesday 12th March 2024:
Contact/Enquiries
For all enquiries, please send an e-mail to the School's coordinator:
Andrea Cattaneo
galaxyformationschool2024@observatoiredeparis.psl.euPoster
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