TF1 funded projects Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/tf1/ Astronomy for a better world! Fri, 22 Feb 2019 13:29:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://astro4dev.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-03_OAD_symbol_colour_2-32x32.jpg TF1 funded projects Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/tf1/ 32 32 final report https://astro4dev.org/final-report-36/ Fri, 22 Feb 2019 13:29:22 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=18289 Project report The 2nd Regional Workshop of IAU South West and Central Asian Regional Office of Astronomy for Development was held on 20 September 2018 in Byurakan in frame of the meeting “Instability Phenomena and Evolution of the Universe” dedicated to Viktor Ambartsumian’s 110th anniversary. The workshop: • Brought together astronomers from the region • [...]

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]]> Final report https://astro4dev.org/final-report-34/ Mon, 11 Feb 2019 14:35:24 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=18271 Project report (PDF) The overall aim of KAS18 was to mentor and upskill advanced undergraduate and early graduate Nepali students in both professional and academic areas through engagement with 4 a highly-qualified international faculty. KAS18 saw the participation of 25 undergraduate and graduate Nepali (19) and international (6) students, with maximal gender diversity (12 females [...]

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]]> update: regional workshop https://astro4dev.org/17973/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 10:31:36 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=17973 The 2nd Regional Workshop of IAU South West and Central Asian Regional Office of Astronomy for Development was held on 20 September 2018 in Byurakan. Representatives from the IAU, Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Turkey were present. Scientific talks were given during the Conference on Sep 17-20. Among the participants of the workshop [...]

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]]> update: summer school and projects https://astro4dev.org/update-summer-school-and-projects/ Tue, 27 Nov 2018 08:56:35 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=17966 DASN Summer School update: We assigned students different projects and we received more than 25 reports from students. B.Sc. Physics Project Work Assistance: We are currently working with different colleges of the students. We have formulated few problems for the interested students and will be guiding them for their research work. We are receiving several [...]

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]]> Final report https://astro4dev.org/final-report-33/ Tue, 23 Oct 2018 15:19:07 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=17833 The West African International Summer School for Young Astronomers (WAISSYA) is an innovative short course in astronomy for West African university students that is designed and taught by a global collaboration of astronomers using educational research principles. The school is designed to give West African science students the opportunity to further develop their interest in [...]

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]]> update: School themes https://astro4dev.org/update-school-themes/ Mon, 22 Oct 2018 05:43:30 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=17824 The preparation for the school is underway ArAS SfA-3 will cover the following fields: Theoretical themes: (i) Star Formation and Nuclear Astrophysics, (ii) Statistical methods for Astronomical Data analysis Writing a proposal: How to write a proposal to obtain observational time in professional telescope Data/Observation: How to get data from telescope archives and How to [...]

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]]> Final report https://astro4dev.org/final-report-32/ Wed, 19 Sep 2018 09:37:05 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=17703 Project report The widespread interest in astronomy can be tapped not only to increase knowledge but also to illuminate the nature of science with the interdisciplinary nature of astronomy and its natural links with technology and instrumentation. The tutorial Astrolab has been developed in that context. It allows undergraduate students in sciences to plan and [...]

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]]> update: Final report https://astro4dev.org/guasa2017-final-report/ Thu, 02 Aug 2018 04:47:21 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=17594 The third GUAtemalan School of Astrophysics (GUASA) was held in Guatemala City and it was on Compact Objects under the motto: Compact Objects: Neutron Stars, White Dwarfs and Black Holes. The school aimed to bring together local Central American/Caribbean undergraduate students of physics /mathematics /engineering, with experts from prestigious astronomical institutions from around the world. [...]

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]]> update: Final report https://astro4dev.org/17578/ Mon, 30 Jul 2018 12:09:22 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=17578 The educational system of Myanmar is government-operated. There are 158 Universities in total under the management of Ministry of Education. There are three types of Universities, the Arts and Science Universities including our University (Mandalay University), University of Computer Science and Technological Universities. Role of Astronomy Education in Myanmar Universities has diminished for decades due [...]

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]]> update: short report https://astro4dev.org/update-short-report/ Mon, 30 Jul 2018 09:55:17 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=17570 The HASC project aims to deploy an All Sky Camera in Haiti and set up a collaboration between the University of Maryland and a number of higher ed institutions in Haiti. Students from Maryland and Haiti collaborate via github to understand aspects of the data taken with such a camera. In modern parlor: A Time [...]

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