IAU Division D Bulletin N. 17: October 1, 2017
INDEX:
* IAU PhD Prize
* Upcoming conferences, meetings, workshops and schools (new announcements)
* In memoriam
* IAU PhD Prize
This is a reminder to nominate students who are eligible for the IAU PhD Prize. This prize recognizes outstanding scientific achievement in astrophysics around the world. This is an excellent opportunity for young and talented scientists to get some recognition and exposure.
The deadline for nominations is December 15th, 2017.
All information on the application procedure for the PhD Prize can be found here: https://www.iau.org/science/grants_prizes/phd_prize/
Please read the official announcement of the Prize here: http://www.iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann16044/ and the announcement of the winners of the 2017 prize here: https://www. iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann17024/
* Upcoming Conferences, Meetings, Workshops and Schools
17th Zimanyi Winter School
Budapest, Hungary
December 4-8, 2017
http://zimanyischool.kfki.hu/17/
A decade of AGILE: results, challenges, and prospects of gamma-ray astrophysics
Rome, Italy
11-13 December, 2017
http://www.iaps.inaf.it/gamma_symposium
FRB2018: Finding and Understanding Fast Radio Bursts
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
February 14-16, 2018
http://www.caastro.org/event/2018-frb2018,
IAU Symposium 340: Long–Term Datasets for the Understanding of Solar and Stellar Magnetic Cycles
Jaipur, India
February 19-24, 2018
http://www.iiap.res.in/iaus340/
Advanced school on Infrared and Sub-millimeter Astrophysics
[COSPAR capacity building workshop, no fees, lodging and meals provided]
Quito, Ecuador
5-16 March, 2018
http://oaq.epn.edu.ec/infrarrojo/
Time-Domain Astronomy: A High Energy View
June 13-15, 2018
Madrid, Spain
https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/2018-workshop
IAU Symposium 346: High Mass X-ray Binaries: illuminating the passage from massive binaries to merging compact objects
Vienna, Austria
August 27-31, 2018
http://www.astro.physik.uni-potsdam.de/IAUS346
* In memoriam
We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of the following Division members.
Professor Leon Mestel
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/sep/20/leon-mestel-obituary
Dr Svetlana Petrova
http://rian.kharkov.ua/index.php/en/ri-news-en/78-novosti/859-gliboko-sumuemo
Dr Helen Walker
https://space.blog.gov.uk/2017/10/02/helen-walker/
If you wish to share with IAU Div D any information about matters that may be relevant to the activities of Div D Members, please send an e-mail to A.L.Watts@uva.nl . This will appear in the next Bulletin, which will be sent out on November 1, 2017. Thank you in advance for your inputs, and best regards.
Dr Anna Watts Secretary of IAU Div D Steering Committee
Associate Professor, University of Amsterdam
Email: A.L.Watts@uva.nl
http://staff.fnwi.uva.nl/a.l.watts