2016 4th Meeting
University of Antioquia (Medellin, Colombia)
July 18-29, 2016
The AstroTwinCoLO 2016 4th Meeting is the fourth event celebrated as part of the Astronomy Twinning Program between the University of Antioquia (Colombia) and Leiden Observatory (Leiden). The meeting will be held in Medellin (Colombia) on July 18-29, 2016. Participants from Colombia and in general from all the Andean region are welcome to come and participate in the Courses that will be offered during the meeting.
Invited Lecturers
Dr. Carmen Toribio
I received my degree in Mathematics (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, July 2004) and my PhD in Astronomy at the University of Barcelona (July 2010). After that, I have concatenated two postdoc positions as a support scientist for two different radio interferometers: for the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) at ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (2012-2015), and in the Leiden Observatory for the Atacama Large Millimiter Array (ALMA, 2015- present).
My research is mainly focused on the study of the cold gas properties of galaxies, aiming to gain more insight into the relation of the different phases of the interstellar medium with the star formation, and how are they affected by environmental interactions. Throughout the development of my research projects and as a support scientist, I have acquired experience in data acquisition, reduction and analysis of both single-dish and interferometric radio observations, as well as in the analysis of multiwavelength galaxy properties.
I have experience in teaching observational astronomy for undergraduate physics students. I was also a faculty fellow to support students with all first-year courses in the degree of Mathematics. Finally, I was part of the organizing committee of the European Radio Interferometry School (2013) and in several LOFAR data hands-on sessions, which has given me the experience to give an introductory course to radioastronomy with special focus on practical data reduction.
Dr. Alan Heays
I was trained as a molecular physicist studying the physics of small molecules theoretically and experimentally. After my PhD studies I began working with the astrochemists at Leiden Observatory trying to interpret molecular signals emanating within the Galaxy, where I learned about the large scale physics of astronomical objects and the capabilities of telescope observations. My teaching experience extends to the supervision of undergraduate and graduate students, and laboratory tutoring experience in undergraduate physics. I am however keen to share knowledge from my research career about fundamental physical processes and how they influence chemistry in the interstellar medium more directly. An exchange to Medellin is a perfect opportunity for this.