EXPLORATION PROGRAM IN ASTROPHYSICS RESEARCH (EPAR)

Tay Nguyen university, Buon Ma Thuot and Nha Trang, Summer 2019

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Summary

This is the second EPAR program, the unique type of training program in Vietnam which will bring astronomers and students together to work on specific research topics in astrophysics. In 2019, the program runs 2 weeks, hosted by Tay Nguyen University and Nha Trang National Astronomical Observatory. The program welcomes students from all parts of the world who are senior undergraduate students or graduate students searching for an internship or research experiences. Vietnamese students who are searching for a place to host their chuyen de, khoa luan are also welcomed. Participants can come for a shorter period or for the whole duration of the program, and are encouraged to come back year after year. The Exploration Program in Astrophysics Research runs for 2 weeks. We welcome 2-4 visiting scientists and ~10 students to team up and conduct common research projects. Maximum 2 projects are conducted in each program. The projects are designed such that they can be sub-divided into individual sub-projects and tailored to match with the availability of the supervisor that year. Each week, one or two scientists are responsible for the scientific theme and student supervision. Typically, a daily lecture/seminar of one hour in the morning is demanded which then followed by the teamwork conducting the research projects throughout the day. Students are expected to present their progress in the Friday's afternoon. We foresee a weekend visiting National Observatory in Nha Trang or ICISE in Quy Nhon.

Program mission & innovation

Train student to conduct research, generating new knowledge in a real environment
Enhance the communication between students and researchers
Bridging between the advance innovative cultures and the emerging cultures

Registration

To register, please send an email to lmtan@ttn.edu.vn

LOC

Le Minh Tan (Tay Nguyen University, LOC-Chair)

Tran Quoc Lam (Tay Nguyen University, Local governance)

Nguyen Luong Quang (IBM) (SOC-Chair)

Lecturers

Dr Dimitris Stamatellos (University of Central Lancashire)

Dr Mark Rawlings (East Asian Observatory) (July 2nd - 7th, ICISE afterward)

Professor Yoichi Itoh (NAOH/NHAO)

Dr Nguyen Luong Quang (IBM)

Dr Kim (KASI)

Dr Sung (KASI)

At this momoment, the schools will have 30 students who participating in the morning lectures and 12 students participating also in the afternoon project.

Program & Projects

Program content

Research project:

Project 1:

Project 2:

Project 3:

Example of schedule from last year

Other Lecture Note

1. Professor Neal Evans's lecture note in 2017: Lecture Note 1, Bài Giảng 1, Lecture Note 2, Bài Giảng 2, Lecture Note 3, Bài Giảng, Lecture Note 3 short, Bài Giảng 3

2) This is a good lecture note created by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
ERA in pdf
ERA in html
3) Please also check these:
Universe of Spectroscopy
Diagram of our universe

Software used in EPAR

ds9: A very easy to use astronomy image visualization tool
makali'i: An astronomy image visualization tool
CADC: JCMT archive: students should get JCMT data from here
JCMT-OT: JCMT OT: tool to plan the proposal and observations
JCMT-data reduction: JCMT Data reduction tutorial
Python-matplotlib: Standard Python package for visualization