Spring School "The birth of Solar Systems"

“Evolution, observation and modelling of protoplanetary disks and planet formation”

Bertinoro, Italy,  25 February  – 6 March 2025

The school will be held at the Bertinoro Castle (link: https://www.ceub.it/) close to Bologna overlooking the Padanian valley during the time of the blooming of the cherry and peach trees in the quaint small town of Bertinoro (link: https://www.visitbertinoro.it/en/).

The school will consist of the following parts:

• Introductory talks into the basic issues of the course subjects by participants
• Lectures by leading researchers on
  • Formation of stars and planetary systems
  • Formation and early evolution of protoplanetary disks
  • Late stages of protoplanetary disks and formation of planets
• Practical exercises working with data from the Atacama Large Millimetre Array (ALMA) (link: https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/home/)
• Poster sessions

The event is aimed for graduate (masters and Ph. D.) students and early career scientists. Senior scientists and citizen scientists are also eligible but have lower priority.

Bursaries are available for researchers and students from almost all European countries (see a list at: https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA22133/#tabs+Name:Management%20Committee). These bursaries will cover:

• Travel to and from the venue by economy class flight and/or equal surface transport
• Accommodation during the summer school (24 February evening – 7 March morning) at the course venue
• Meals (breakfasts, lunches, dinners) from dinner on 24th February until breakfasts on 7th March
• Coffee breaks
• Excursions

Application deadline is 30th November 2024. Please find all information about the spring school at the website: https://europeanastrobiology.eu/the-birth-of-solar-planets-summer-school-homepage/

With Warm Regards,

Julia Martikainen, IAA-CSIC, on behalf of the management committee of the COST Action CA22133 PLANETS