PSem2: Galactic Archeology

Bachelor seminar in winter term 2017/2018
2 SWS

Fridays 9:15 AM - 11 AM
First meeting October 20, 2017
Last meeting February 9, 2010
Chrismas break: 20.12.17 - 7.1.18

Physikalisches Institut, Philosophenweg 12, R 058

Lecturers: Karin Lind, Maria Bergemann
Contact: klind at mpia de, bergemann at mpia de

This is a mandatory seminar for bachelor students (PSem) with marks, and will consist of a presentation plus a 2-page handout for the talk.

Credit points (3 CP, Leistungspunkte)
2 CPs for the presentation and attending the seminar
1 CPs for a written report
both will be graded

The seminar will be held in english. The main goal is to deepen knowledge in special topics in modern astrophysics, with a special focus on the evolution of galaxies, stellar physics, and stellar populations in the Milky Way.

Optional
weekly Stellar Astrophysics meetings at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and Landessternwarte
Tuesdays, 11 AM - 12:30 AM
please inform the lecturers if you would be interested to attend

Schedule
November 10: The formation of the Milky Way
Daisy Moncrief presentation

November 24: Measuring the Hubble constant with Cepheids
Marlen Bentner presentation

December 1: Primordial Nucleosynthesis in the Precision Cosmology Era
Manuel Kramer presentation

December 15: Measuring stellar abundance ratios
Tina Neumann presentation

January 12: The Halo of the Galaxy
Dane Spaeth presentation

Potential topics