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IMPRS summer school 2011: Characterizing exoplanets - from formation to atmospheres
Event Details:
From: 01 August 2011  
To: 05 August 2011  
Address: Max Planck House
Heidelberg
Country: Germany
More info: Link to event website

The topic of the 6th Heidelberg Summer School, organized by the International Max Planck Research School for Astronomy and Cosmic Physics at the University of Heidelberg (IMPRS-HD), is "characterizing exoplanets - from formation to atmospheres".

The goals of the IMPRS Summer Schools are to:

  • bring together research students of various fields for discussion and exchange of ideas;
  • encourage young researchers and advanced students to continue research in these fields; and
  • strengthen future interdisciplinary research in these areas.

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

Last Update: 25 July 2011

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