Dust to DNA
PhD summer school: Dust to DNA
A one-week course, aimed at PhD students, that covers the journey from interstellar dust to habitable planets and the conditions for life
Interdisciplinary lectures and hands-on sessions using perspectives from astronomy, cosmochemistry, geology, and astrobiology, within the framework of exoplanet systems and the potential for life to emerge
Confirmed Teachers
Martin Bizzarro (Globe - University of Copenhagen) Eloi Camprubi (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley) James Connelly (Globe - University of Copenhagen) Caroline Dorn (ETH Zürich) Tue Hassenkam (Globe - University of Copenhagen) Jens Hoeijmakers (Lund University) Anders Johansen (Globe - University of Copenhagen) Elishevah van Kooten (Globe - University of Copenhagen) Michael Küffmeier (Niels Bohr Institute - University of Copenhagen) Michiel Lambrechts (Globe - University of Copenhagen) Martin Schiller (Globe - University of Copenhagen) Haiyang Wang (Globe - University of Copenhagen)
Location
Globe Institute at the University of Copenhagen
Lectures at the top floor of the Maersk Tower and at the Natural History Museum of Denmark
Access instructions to get to the meeting venue at Mærsk Tower (Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 København N):
- Enter at the Main Entrance (map)
- The meeting room is on the 15th floor in building 7 (the main tower)
- Once inside the building, press the 15th floor button before entering the elevator
- The meeting is in the Faculty Lounge (Room 7.15.107A)
Registration
The registration deadline (31/05/2024) has passed. Please contact michiel.lambrechts@sund.ku.dk if you are interested in joining, we likely have some free places left!
We welcome all PhD students in the fields of astronomy, cosmochemistry, geology, astrobiology and other fields related to planetary sciences. Postdocs are also welcome to apply.
Organisation
Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions you may have: Michiel Lambrechts - michiel.lambrechts@sund.ku.dk Elishevah van Kooten - elishevah.vankooten@sund.ku.dk Anders Johansen - anders.johansen@sund.ku.dk
Program
This course corresponds to 3.4 ects - but you can set the ects individually with your respective PhD school.
Monday 19/8 – Formation and the evolution of the first solids in protoplanetary disks with Michael Küffmeier and Michiel Lambrechts
09:00-09:30 Intro to school, practicalities and setting up work groups 09:30-10:30 Michael Küffmeier – star formation 10:30-11:00 Coffee break with snacks 11:00-12:00 Michael Küffmeier – formation of protoplanetary discs 12:00-13:00: Lunch at Maersk Tower 13:00-14:00: Michiel Lambrechts – protoplanetary disc evolution 14:00-14:15 Break 14:15-15:00 Michiel Lambrechts – first stages of planet formation 15:30-18:00: Poster and mingle session
Tuesday 20/8 – The theory of planet formation and evolution with Anders Johansen and Haiyang Wang
08:45-09:00 Recap of the previous day 09:00-10:30 Anders Johansen - planet formation 10:30-11:00 Coffee break 11:00-12:00 Anders Johansen - planetary differentation and early atmospheres 12:00-14:00 Lunch at Maersk Tower 14:00-15:00 Haiyang Wang - planetary compostion 15:00-15:15 Coffee break with snacks 15:15-16:00 Haiyang Wang - planetary composition exercises
Wednesday 21/8 – Cosmochemistry: insights from Extra-terrestrial samples with Elishevah van Kooten, Martin Bizzarro and Martin Schiller
08:45-09:00 Recap of the previous day 09:00 -10:30 Elishevah van Kooten - The Formation of our Solar System: from Meteorites and Missions 10:30-11:00 Coffee 11:00-12:00 Elishevah van Kooten 12:00-14:00 Lunch at Under Uret - afternoon session at the museum 14:00-15:00 Martin Schiller - Analytical methods in cosmochemistry 15:00-16:00 James Connelly - StarPlan lab tour
Thursday 22/8 – Exoplanets with Jens Hoeijmakers and Caroline Dorn
08:45-09:00 Recap of the previous day 09:00-10:30 Jens Hoeijmakers - exoplanets 10:30-11:00 Coffee 11:00-12:00 Jens Hoeijmakers - spectroscopic observations of exoplanet atmospheres 12:00-13:30 Lunch (outdoors) 13:30-14:30 Caroline Dorn - (exo)planet interiors 14:30-14:45 Break 14:45-15:30 Caroline Dorn - exoplanet mass-radius relations 15:30:16:00 Break 16:00-16:30 Guest Speaker: Giulia Perotti (MPIA Heidelberg) 18:30-21:00 Boat tour
Friday 23/8 – Origins of life with Tue Hassenkam and Eloi Camprubi
08:45-09:00 Recap of the previous day 09:00-10:30 Eloi Camprubi - origin of life (OoL) and prebiotic chemistry 10:30-11:00 Coffee 11:00-12:00 Eloi Camprubi - life beyond Earth 12:00-13:30 Lunch (outdoors) 13:30-14:30 Tue Hassenkam 14:30-14:45 break 14:45-15:30 Tue Hassenkam
Registered Participants
(last update 03/06)
| Name | Host Institute |
|---|---|
| Christian Granzow Holm | University of Copenhagen |
| Areli Castrejon | University of Copenhagen |
| Philippine Griveaud | Nice Observatory |
| Viktor Sparrman | University of Copenhagen |
| Jesper Nielsen | University of Copenhagen |
| Massimo Germanà | University of Catania |
| Alexandra Muresan | Chalmers University of Technology |
| Gloria Canocchi | Stockholm University |
| Jenny Frediani | Stockholm University |
| Cyprien Camplong | University of Copenhagen |
| Guido Jonker | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| Leandro Esteves | Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris |
| Naoya Torrii | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Gaurav Papola | University of Cologne |
| Francesca Bertolino | University of Geneva |
| Till Kaeufer | Austrian Space Research Institute |
| Davey Plugers | University of Copenhagen |
| Tamami Okamoto | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Søren Overballe-Petersen | University of Copenhagen |
| Benjamin Eskesen | University of Copenhagen |
| Jakob Snöink | University of Bremen |
| Camilla Cioria | d’Annunzio University |
| ... | ... |