Instrumentation School

Introduction to Astronomical Instrumentation

Tools and Techniques for Pioneering Astronomers

 

The Dunlap Institute’s annual, five-day summer school provides an introduction to cutting-edge astronomical instrumentation for current and future telescope facilities. The school is designed around both lecture and interactive laboratory activities led by astronomers from around the world who specialize in the development of astronomical instruments. The program will introduce students to the basic principles of optics and detectors, as well as to advanced topics in instrument design and development. It includes a focus on laboratory, computer and data acquisition skills.

Who should attend?

We encourage applications from senior undergraduates and graduate students with an interest in the development of new astronomical instruments and how to use them for answering the most fundamental questions about the Universe. The school is designed for students with a background in astronomy, physics, or engineering, but participants do not require a background in instrumentation.

DATE: 11 – 16 August 2013

LOCATION: University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

ORGANIZER: Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics

APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED.

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Additional Information

Still have a question? Contact us at summer.school@di.utoronto.ca

 

 

Invited Instructors

  • Prof. John Carlstrom (University of Chicago)
  • Prof. Matt Dobbs (McGill University)
  • Prof. Debra Fischer (Yale University)
  • Dr. Olivier Guyon (University of Arizona & Subaru National Observatory)
  • Prof. Jamie Lloyd (Cornell University)
  • Dr. David Naylor (University of Lethbridge)
  • Prof. George Rieke (University of Arizona)
  • Dr. David Wilner (Harvard University)

Dunlap Institute Instructors

  • Dr. Tuan Do, Dunlap Fellow
  • Dr. Rachel Friesen, Dunlap Fellow
  • Prof. James Graham, Director
  • Dr. Jérôme Maire, Dunlap Fellow
  • Dr. Suresh Sivanandam, Dunlap Fellow
  • Prof. Keith Vanderlinde
  • Prof. Shelley Wright

2012 Science and Local Organizing Committee

  • Alice Chow
  • Dr. Tuan Do
  • Prof. Debra Fischer (Yale)
  • Dr. Rachel Friesen
  • Prof. James Graham
  • Dr. David Law
  • Prof. Jamie Lloyd (Cornell)
  • Dr. Jérôme Maire
  • Prof. Peter Martin
  • Dr. Michael Reid
  • Chris Sasaki
  • Dr. Suresh Sivanandam
  • Prof. Keith Vanderlinde
  • Prof. Shelley Wright

Sponsors

Cerro Chajnantor Atacama Telescope