First Announcement and Call for Applications

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First Announcement and Call for Applications
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The "International Max Planck Research School for Astronomy & Cosmic Physics at the University of Heidelberg" (IMPRS-HD)

announces the

6th Heidelberg Summer School:

Characterizing exoplanets - from formation to atmospheres

August 1-5, 2011

IMPRS Heidelberg invites graduate students and postdocs to its 6th Heidelberg Summer School.

The focus of this school is to link current observations and theory from formation and detection of planets to explore their atmosphere and characterizing habitable environments. It will highlight the newest results in extra solar planet search in a cross-disciplinary environment, discuss different formation scenarios and observables, recently discovered Super-Earths to potential habitability of rocky planets in a very interactive environment.

The main lecturing program is presented by invited speakers and is accompanied by science talks on specific topics by local experts.

Invited lecturers are:

1. Willy BENZ, University of Bern
2. Peter HAUSCHILDT, University of Hamburg
3. Anders JOHANSEN, Lund Observatory
4. Lisa KALTENEGGER, MPI for Astronomy, Heidelberg
5. Stephane UDRY, Observatory of Geneva

Deadline for application is June 1, 2011.

Please find more information, our poster, and the application forms under
www.mpia.de/imprs-hd
http://www.mpia.de/imprs-hd/SummerSchools/2011

A limited number of grants are available to partially cover travel expenses of participants.

IMPRS-HD is an independent part of the Heidelberg Graduate School for Fundamental Physics.

With kind regards,
Christian Fendt
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Coordinating Scientist
International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for
Astronomy and Cosmic Physics at the University of Heidelberg

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Koenigstuhl 17, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany

Tel: +49(0)6221-528-387 Email: imprs-hd@mpia.de
Fax: +49(0)6221-528-339 Url: www.mpia.de/imprs-hd
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