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Webcast of the 2010 Kavli Prize laureates announcements
18 May 2010
A live webcast of the 2010 Kavli Prize laureate announcements by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Oslo, Norway, as well as coverage of a special Prize program from the World Science Festival in New York City will take place 3 June, 14:30-16:00 CEST. Webcast and program: http://www.kavlifoundation.org/kavli-prize
The Programme includes an opening address by Harold Varmus, Co-Chair of President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, and a panel discussion about the Prizes led by ABC news journalist Elizabeth Vargas. Joining Vargas are three renowned scientists to discuss each prize field: Antonio Damasio (neuroscience), Mostafa A. El-Sayed (nanoscience) and Kip Thorne (astrophysics). Moderating the announcements from Oslo, Norway is scientist and science writer Jim Al-Khalili.
Read more about the Kavli Prize at: http://www.iau.org/grants_prizes/kavli_prize/
Invitation for Nominations for the Fizeau and Michelson Prizes in Interferometry by June 1, 2010
28 April 2010
The IAU Commission 54 (Optical and Infrared Interferometry), the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur (OCA), and the Mt. Wilson Institute (MWI) are pleased to announce the creation of two prizes in Interferometry, the Fizeau Prize and the Michelson Prize. The two prizes are similar but complementary, with the Michelson Prize emphasizing application of interferometry to astrophysical research, and the Fizeau Prize emphasizing innovative technical and theoretical work.
An invitation for nominations for the first award of these prizes is hereby extended to the astronomy community, with a due date of June 1, 2010.
For the complete announcements with requirements and other information, see http://www.mtwilson.edu/michelson.php and http://www.oca.eu/fizeau-award
Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 268 online
27 April 2010
Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 268
Light Elements in the Universe
Eds. Corinne Charbonnel, Monica Tosi, Francesca Primas & Christina Chiappini
Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780-521-76506-0
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Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 262 online
14 April 2010
Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 262
Stellar Populations - Planning for the Next Decade
Eds. Gustavo Bruzual & Stephane Charlot
Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780-521-76484-1
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Peter and Patrica Gruber Foundation Fellowship 2010 awarded to Smadar Naoz
13 April 2010
The PPGF annually awards a fellowship of $50,000 to a postdoctoral candidate selected by the IAU. From a field of truly excellent candidates the IAU has selected Smadar Naoz from Israel as the 2010 Fellow to study in the United States.
After studying the spiral arms of the Milky Way for her Master’s Degree at the Racah Institute of the Hebrew University, Smadar completed her Ph.D. studies at the Tel Aviv University, where she studied the formation of the first generation of galaxies and the use of 21cm fluctuations as a probe for this era.
Smadar is currently working at the Northwestern University's Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) together with Professor Vicky Kalogera and with Professor Fred Rasio. As a PPGF Fellow, she plans to investigate the global properties of galactic globular cluster systems, using state-of-the-art cosmological simulations, as well as the connection between the early galaxies in the Universe, globular clusters and black holes.
Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 263 online
8 April 2010
Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 263
Icy Bodies in the Solar System
Eds. J.A. Fernández, D. Lazzaro, D. Prialnik and R. Schulz
Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780-521-76488-9
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Near Earth Asteroids — A Chronology of Milestones
31 March 2010
"Near Earth Asteroids - A Chronology of Milestones" is an extensive timeline of key events in the field of Near Earth Asteroids. It is available online on: http://www.iau.org/public/nea/ .
Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 265 online
12 March 2010
Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 265
Chemical Abundances in the Universe: Connecting First Stars to Planets
Eds. Katia Cunha, Monique Spite & Beatriz Barbuy
Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780-521-76495-7
Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 264 online
1 March 2010
Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 264
Solar and Stellar Variability: Impact on Earth and Planets
Eds. Alexandre Andrei, Alexander Kosovichev and Jean-Pierre Rozelot
Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-76499-5
The IYA2009 Legacy - Roadmap to IYA2009's Living Heritage
2 February 2010
The document "The IYA2009 Legacy - Roadmap to IYA2009’s Living Heritage" is now available for download on this link (PDF format, 155.8 KB).
Introduction: The International Year of Astronomy 2009 was never foreseen to be a “one-off” event for one year, but a means to creating structures for collaboration, lasting self-sustaining activities and innovative concepts for the communication of astronomy. Within the IYA2009 project this “living heritage” goes under the name “IYA2009 Legacy”. This paper aims at giving, already in the last month of IYA2009, an overview of this legacy to the thousands of involved participants in IYA2009 at all levels – from SPoCs/project Chairs/stakeholders onwards. It will serve as a way to communicate the ideas for the future to everyone and will hopefully inspire nations and projects to find ways for the continuation of activities and collaborations that have long-term potential.
