Training

IAA-CSIC's Instrumental and Technological Development Unit (UDIT) has prepared an introductory course to the Ansys Workbench environment.

Ansys is one of the most remarkable programs among finite element simulators. Workbench is the most modern and friendly environment to define the boundary conditions for its calculation engine.

The course will deal with mechanical and thermal simulations, and will be very complete, from the very basics:

• Introduction to the interface.

• Preparation of the model.

• Boundary conditions.

• Mesh.

Up to concepts applied in rocket launch processes:

• Natural frequencies of vibration.

• Random uploads and PSD.

Upon completion, you will have all the tools and knowledge necessary to face any simulation.

Lessons will be held every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from June 10th to July 1st, from 9:30 to 13:30.

This school will be tutorized by Dr. Jesús Mínguez Algarra

We are waiting for you!!

The second edition of the IAA-CSIC Severo Ochoa School on Machine Learning, Big Data, and Deep Learning in Astronomy (SOMACHINE 2020) will be held at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC), Granada, from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd of April 2021. It is directed at researchers in astrophysics of all levels and aims at providing them with a thorough background in the advanced data processing techniques of Machine Learning, Big Data, and Deep Learning. Classes will be taught by experts from the Andalusian Institute of Data Science and Computational Intelligence (DaSCI) of the University of Granada (UGR), that belongs to the worldwide leading research institutes in its field. The theoretical lessons will be complemented by practical hands-on lessons and lectures on applications of Machine Learning, Big Data, and Deep Learning in astrophysical research.

The IAA-CSIC Severo Ochoa School on (exo)planetary systems will be held as an online event at the Aula Virtual of the CSIC organised by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC), Granada, from the 18th to the 29th of January 2021. The school aims at providing a comprehensive understanding of the planetary systems in a broad context such that the current knowledge about exoplanetary systems and solar system can be viewed in a common frame. The lectures cover topics related to protoplanetary discs, the host star, rocky planets, habitability, fluid and icy giants, satellites, clouds and escape in the atmosphere, minor bodies and debris discs and are mainly addressed to Master and PhD students and young Post-Docs. Junior and senior researchers are invited to attend as well. Lectures will be given by international renowned scientists at the most prestigious research institutions from all over the world. The attendees will have the opportunity to interact with the lecturer for one hour (after having taken the lesson) according to a schedule that will be distributed in due time. Please, fill in the form (URL below) if you are interested in the mentioned school (i.e., pre-register). The deadline for pre-registration is December 18, 2020. No registration fee is required. Details for full registering and accessing the contents of the school will be provided only to pre-registered students.

The sky has gone hand in hand with the development of different civilizations. Before us is
poses a major challenge, to join forces to ensure a sufficiently dark sky, for the
enjoyment of future generations, and for the scientific development and knowledge, taking care
especially the skies of the astronomical observatories, our windows to the universe.

The main objective of the course is to update knowledge related to conservation and
preservation of the dark sky and analyze this resource from various perspectives: research
scientific, legislative bases, public administrations, management projects and initiatives
and conservation of the dark sky; The analysis of the sky as an economic, tourist resource will be addressed,
heritage and of course scientific.

The training proposal goes beyond the mere transmission of knowledge, so the sessions
will be interactive, including practical sessions, highlighting the "Guided Tour
of the Night Sky", in which an astronomical observation guided by professionals will be made.

The training action is aimed at students in the last years of their career, professionals (physicists,
chemists, biologists, geologists, environmentalists, doctors, etc.), engineers and technicians, technical staff
of public administrations, social and political actors and entrepreneurs in the tourism sector.

This course has been specifically designed at the request of the Severo Ochoa IAA Scientific Committee. It is specially addressed to IAA staff with other non-specific training in astrophysics (electronic engineers, mechanics, computer scientists, etc.) . This course is intended to be a tool to facilitate the work of all personnel who do not have training in these subjects, but who are immersed in their day-to-day work in a multidisciplinary work environment. The content covers all the basic points of astronomy and astrophysics on which to build a subsequent more in-depth study of each subject. The school will be tutorized by Dr. Víctor Manuel Muñoz, Dr. Marcos Villaverde and Dr. Natalia Sol Molina