DAWN Winter School

Europe/Copenhagen
Zoom Webinar (online)

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Francesco VALENTINO (Niels Bohr Institute - University of Copenhagen), Iary DAVIDZON (NBI/Cosmic Dawn Center)
Description

Photo by Gabe Brammer

Astrophysics still requires a large amount of practical knowledge in order to carry out compelling research, either from an observational or theoretical  perspective. There are many cutting-edge concepts and "tricks of the trade" that are often overlooked in university classes, despite being crucial to perform (or at least have a critical understanding of) state-of-the-art studies. For example: How galaxy properties are measured nowadays? And how to judge the reliability of the estimates in a certain paper? What are the caveats one should be aware of, before using the results of a cosmological simulation? And how to download the right information from the data base?

Besides that, there are fundamental soft skills to write convincing proposals, increase the impact of a paper, make a code easily re-usable by other scientists... Despite their importance, most of the students acquire these skills rather casually, e.g. from internet websites or during informal conversations with colleagues. 

The DAWN Winter School aims at addressing these "off-the-textbook" topics in a structured way, making the students' learning curve less steep. Being conceived for astrophysicists at the very beginning of their journey, it will also be the occasion to discuss promising research perspectives with the next-generation facilities, along with potential career developments. 

Since this event is organized by the Cosmic DAWN Center, emphasis will be placed on topics related to galaxy formation and evolution in the early universe. However, students from any discipline may attend the last two days, which will be dedicated to the soft skill that are useful also outside Astrophysics. See the scheduled lectures and hands-on tutorials will be available at this link.

The activities have been originally conceived for students in their last year of MSc and those who just enrolled in a PhD programme. Nonetheless, more senior students and researchers are also very welcome to join! More details can be found in the Scientific and Didactic Rationale.

The Winter School will be fully online, from February 7th to 11th, 2022. There is no limitation to the number of slots for virtual participation. In the FAQ page you will find the latest updates regarding Zoom attendance and other issues.

 


International lecturers:

 

Lecturers and tutors from DAWN, Niels Bohr Institute, DTU:

 

SOC & LOC:

  • Francesco Valentino (DAWN/University of Copenhagen, chair)
  • Iary Davidzon (DAWN/University of Copenhagen, co-chair)
  • Georgios Magdis (DAWN/Danish Technical University)
  • et al.

 

We acknowledge support from IDA – Instrumentcenter for Dansk Astrofysik, the Niels Bohr Institute Fund, the Danish National Research Foundation through grant No. 140, and from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 896225. Photo by Gabe Brammer (all rights reserved)

 

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In preparation for the online event
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    • 1
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      The organizers will introduce the Cosmic Dawn Center and also provide some information about the virtual infrastructure and the guidelines of this event.

      Speakers: Allan HORNSTRUP, Francesco VALENTINO (Niels Bohr Institute - University of Copenhagen)
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      Galaxy physical properties from spectral/SED fitting Zoom Webinar

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      Speaker: Emma CURTIS-LAKE
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      BAGPIPES tutorial Zoom Meeting Room

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      This will be hosted on a Zoom Meeting Room. Link and passcode will be provided on the Webinar (for which you already registered) and via email.

      For this tutorial we will use Google Colab

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      Speaker: Adam CARNALL
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      Cosmological galaxy simulations Zoom Webinar

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      Speaker: Annalisa PILLEPICH
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      Illustris-TNG tutorial Zoom Webinar

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      For this tutorial we will use TNG JupyterLab. Since it may take some time to set up your TNG account we strongly recommend to take the following actions at least 5 days before the Winter School starts.

      Analyzing a large cosmological simulation like Illustris-TNG is often very expensive in terms of memory storage and computational power. Given the large number of students attending our Winter School, there is the possibility that this tutorial may overload the JupyterLab system. If this happens, we will modify/replace part of the "live demo" e.g. asking the participants not to engage the system all at the same time.

      Your to-do list before the beginning

      1. register at https://www.tng-project.org/users/register/, being sure to use the same email address you used to register to the Winter School, and write "DAWN Winter School" in the Location box.

      2. request access to https://www.tng-project.org/data/lab/ with the TNG credentials created in step 1.

      3. [optional] after your request is approved, you can log in and launch the TNG JupyterLab (e.g., you can have a look to this quick demo).

      Speaker: Mohammadreza AYROMLOU (Heidelberg University)
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      Galaxy spectra Zoom Webinar

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      Speaker: Lise CHRISTENSEN
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      Spectral analysis tools tutorial Zoom Webinar

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      For this tutorial we will use a Jupyter Notebook (stored here) that will run fully online via Binder. However, there is an extra exercise that anyone can download and run on their computer. See instructions below.

      Your to-do list before the beginning

      Main exercise

      1. Click on the following link to load the Notebook on your browser: https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/keheintz/SpecAnalysis/HEAD?labpath=DWS20222_specutils.ipynb. It may take a few minutes to start.
      2. Once the JupyterLab page is up and running, you can use the Notebook without installing software or libraries locally.

      Extra exercise (not mandatory)

      1. Open a Terminal on your computer
      2. Download the repository with the command git clone https://github.com/keheintz/SpecAnalysis.git
      3. Enter the directory: cd SpecAnalysis
      4. Install the required package: pip install VoigtFit
      5. Launch the interactive Python script: python VoigtFit_example.py
      6. Follow the instructions on the interactive window. If the window doesn't pop up, we'll provide assistance during the tutorial to solve the problem.
      Speaker: Kasper HEINTZ (University of Iceland)
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      Photometry and Photometric redshift Zoom Webinar

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      Speaker: Gabriel BRAMMER (Cosmic Dawn Center, NBI, KU)
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      EAZY tutorial Zoom Webinar

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      Tutorial on the SED modeling code EAZY (Brammer+2008, ApJ, 686, 1503).

      GitHub: https://github.com/gbrammer/eazy-py
      Demo for visualization tool at the very end of this GitHub page.

      Exercise on Binder:
      https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/claragimenez/eazy_tutorial/HEAD

      Speakers: Clara GIMÉNEZ ARTEAGA, Katriona GOULD
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      Galaxy gas and dust Zoom Webinar

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      This lecture is divided in two parts:
      Prof. Magdis will talk about gas content in galaxies and how to measure gas mass.
      Prof. Greve will discuss modeling of photo-dissociation regions (PDR) and iterstellar medium (ISM) diagnostics.

      Speakers: Georgios MAGDIS, Thomas GREVE (UCL)
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      Present and Future of Interferometry Zoom Webinar

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      Speaker: Fabian WALTER
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      Zoom-in Hydrodynamical Simulations Zoom Webinar

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      Speaker: Freeke VAN DE VOORT
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      Machine Learning: not all that glitters is gold Zoom Webinar

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      Speaker: Tom CHARNOCK
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      Tools for sharing your code and basics of cloud computing Zoom Webinar

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      We will mainly discuss the use of GitHub and Binder to make software more accessible to the astro-community (and beyond).
      We might try an interactive example of multi-user code development (repository "fork" and "push request"). In that case, it would be helpful (but not mandatory) if you have a GitHub account already in place.

      Speaker: Iary DAVIDZON (NBI/Cosmic Dawn Center)
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      Connections between Academia and Industry Zoom Webinar

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      Speaker: Desiree DELLA MONICA FERREIRA
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      Writing telescope proposals Zoom Webinar

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      Speaker: Prof. Johan FYNBO (Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen University)
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      Writing grant/fellowship applications Zoom Webinar

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      Speaker: Christa GALL (Dark Cosmology Centre)
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      Cope with stress, and work-life balance during a PhD Zoom Meeting Room

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      *** A dedicated Zoom link for this session has been circulated via email ***

      Stress has become part of most students’ academic life. Research shows that approximately one third of PhD students sometimes feel worn out and that their work takes up so much time and energy that it affects their private life. But it does not have to be like that!

      By attending the workshop, you will become aware of your own indicators and causes of stress, and gain insights to how to build a repertoire of stress prevention strategies to obtain a batter work-life balance.

      After attending the workshop, you can:
       Identify your own stress indicators and know when to act on them
       Be aware of the causes of stress
       Build a repertoire of stress preventions strategies
       Identify your life values and plan accordingly to embrace a work-life balance

      These 3 hours include work in groups (Zoom breakout rooms) and active feedback from the audience. Sensitive/personal matters may be discussed, therefore this seminar will not be recorded.

      To gain the best experience of the workshop we recommend that you join from a computer or device on which you can download (and use) the material below, and interact on the Mural website (join Mural from this link).

      Speaker: Liv GISH
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      FAIR principles and Open Science Zoom Webinar

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      Speaker: Michel DUMONTIER
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      Final thoughts and goodbye Zoom Webinar

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