Welcome to the Astro-Siesta page!
Astro-Siesta are informal talks on various astrophysical/astronomical research projects, but different topics are also welcome!
Astro-Siesta are usually held by IASF staff members and last 20 min (30 min for “external” people), plus additional time for questions. It is recommended to include a brief general introduction on the topic for non-experts in the presentation.
The next astro-siesta are listed below. Astro-siesta are held in the IASF meeting room (Sala riunioni) on the fourth floor every other Wednesday (holidays permitting) at 11:00am.
Board:
From September 2018: Adriana Gargiulo, Mariachiara Rossetti
January 2007 – June 2018: Adamantia Paizis, Mauro Fiorini, Andrea Giuliani
| When | Who | What |
| 11 October 2023 | Martino (Marelli) | XMM detection of the prompt emission of the BOAT GRB 221009A |
| 7 November 2023 | Letizia (Cassarà) | A virtual immersion in ENGAGE |
| 22 November 2023 | Bianca (Garilli) | Six years later: subjective retrospective |
| 28 February 2024 | Mariachiara (Rossetti) | Robust reconstruction of temperature profiles for CHEX-MATE galaxy clusters |
| 6 March 2024 | Giulia Campitiello | The X-ray appearance of galaxy clusters – Properties, discontinuities and anomalies of the intracluster medium distribution |
| 27 March 2024 | Patrizia (Caraveo) | SN1987A in the JWST era |
| 3 April 2024 | Mario (Pasquato) | Bringing causality to astronomy |
| 24 April 2024 | Bianca (Garilli) | L’Ultima Thule – Entering the Post-ELT Era: The Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope |
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