Name: EXPLORE 2024 Summer School
Start: 2024-08-18T18:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-08-23T23:30:00+02:00
Location: FIAS

EXPLORE 2024 Summer School

from Sunday, August 18, 2024 (6:00 PM) to Friday, August 23, 2024 (11:30 PM)

Monday, August 12, 2024
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Friday, August 16, 2024
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Sunday, August 18, 2024

6:00 PM Welcome dinner "Zum Gemalten Haus" (Schweizer Straße 67, 60594 Frankfurt am Main)

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Monday, August 19, 2024

9:45 AM Registration

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Faculty Lounge

10:00 AM Welcome: Prof. Dr. Laura Sagunski and Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schaffner-Bielich (on behalf of the EXPLORE team)

10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Room: Faculty Lounge

10:10 AM Welcome: Mikael Horstmann (City Councilor of Frankfurt)

10:10 AM - 10:20 AM
Room: Faculty Lounge

10:20 AM Welcome: Prof. Dr. Eckhard Elsen (scientific director of FIAS)

10:20 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Faculty Lounge

10:30 AM Welcome: Prof. Dr. Reinhard Dörner (Dean of Studies of the Department of Physics at Goethe University)

10:30 AM - 10:40 AM
Room: Faculty Lounge

10:40 AM Summer School Picture

10:40 AM - 10:55 AM
Room: Faculty Lounge

10:55 AM Coffee break

10:55 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: Faculty lounge

11:15 AM Invited talk: Numerical Astrophysics - Bipradeep Saha, "Understanding the role of early stars in galaxy formation and evolution using cosmological simulations"

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Faculty Lounge

12:00 PM EXPLORE student talk: Sonja Köhler (Goethe University Frankfurt)

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Room: Faculty Lounge

12:30 PM Lunch break

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM Invited lecture: Observational Astrophysics – Prof. Dr. Camilla Hansen, "Dark matter in galaxies via M/L-ratios"

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Faculty Lounge

3:30 PM Coffee break

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Faculty Lounge

4:00 PM Scientific speed dating

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Faculty Lounge
Tuesday, August 20, 2024

9:00 AM Preparatory tutorial: Observational Astrophysics – Prof. Dr. Camilla Hansen, "Dark matter in galaxies via M/L-ratios"

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Faculty Lounge

10:30 AM Coffee break

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Faculty lounge

11:00 AM Tutorial: Observational Astrophysics – Prof. Dr. Camilla Hansen, "Dark matter in galaxies via M/L-ratios"

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Faculty Lounge

12:30 PM Lunch break

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM Travel to the city center

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Faculty Lounge

3:00 PM City quest Frankfurt

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

9:30 AM Welcome: Dr. Mohab Abou Zeid (administrative director of ELEMENTS)

9:30 AM - 9:40 AM
Room: Faculty Lounge

9:40 AM Welcome and invited talk: Leonora Jürgens (Program Manager Goethe Research Exchange Program), Presentation of the Goethe Research Exchange Program (GREP) and the International Lab Visit Program

9:40 AM - 10:10 AM
Room: Faculty Lounge

10:10 AM Coffee break

10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Faculty Lounge

10:30 AM Tutorial: Observational Astrophysics – Prof. Dr. Camilla Hansen, "Dark matter in galaxies via M/L-ratios"

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: FIAS

12:00 PM Lunch break

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Room: Faculty Lounge

1:00 PM Travel to the boathouse

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Faculty Lounge

2:00 PM Standup paddleboarding (team 1)

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

4:30 PM Standup paddleboarding (team 2)

4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday, August 22, 2024

9:30 AM GREP-EXPLORE student talk: Muhammad Azeem (York University)

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Faculty Lounge

10:00 AM Coffee break

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Faculty Lounge

10:30 AM GREP-EXPLORE student talk: Karan Alavi (York University)

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Faculty Lounge

11:00 AM GREP-EXPLORE student talk: Zeinab Imani (York University)

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Faculty Lounge

11:30 AM Coffee break

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Faculty Lounge

12:00 PM GREP-EXPLORE student talk: Lauren Morley (York University), "SPHerical Dynamics of Miniquasars and Dark Matter Minihalos"

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Room: Faculty Lounge

12:30 PM Lunch break

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Faculty Lounge

2:00 PM Feedback session

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Faculty Lounge

3:30 PM Coffee break

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Faculty Lounge

4:00 PM International evening

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday, August 23, 2024

10:00 AM GREP-EXPLORE student talk: Hemish Ahuja (York University), "The Fine Imprint of the Dark Side: Quantum Black Hole Shadows"

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Faculty Lounge

10:30 AM GREP-EXPLORE student talk: Sian McGarva (University of Alberta), "Thermal Effects on Dark Boson Stars: Stellar Structure and Formation"

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Faculty Lounge

11:00 AM Coffee break

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Faculty Lounge

11:30 AM Plenary talk: Theoretical Astrophysics – Prof. Dr. Elisa G. M. Ferreira, "How to build a dark matter model: evidences and the landscape of dark matter candidates"

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Faculty Lounge

12:30 PM Lunch with the Speaker

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Faculty Lounge

2:00 PM Farewell session

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Faculty Lounge

2:30 PM Free time (e.g., to visit a Frankfurt museum)

2:30 PM - 5:30 PM

5:30 PM Optional: Visit of the MUSE|UMS|UFER|FEST 2024 (https://museumsuferfest.de/)

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

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