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 Thursdays (holidays permitting) at 2:30pm.
Board:
From September 2018: Adriana Gargiulo, Mariachiara Rossetti
January 2007 – June 2018: Adamantia Paizis, Mauro Fiorini, Andrea Giuliani
| When | Who | What |
| 27 October 2022 | Giacomo (Riva) | Measuring metal abundance in intermediate-temperature galaxy clusters |
| 10 November 2022 | Manuela (Molina) | INTEGRAL at 20: two decades of exploration of the high energy extragalactic sky |
| 24 November 2022 | Shah (Varun) | Asymmetries in surface thermal map of neutron stars |
| 15 December 2022 | Stefano Sandrelli | The scientific imagery between Dante and Calvino |
| 12 January 2023 | Marco (Bonici) | Julia: a fresh approach to numerical computing |
| 26 January 2023 | Davide (De Grandis) | Is RX J1856.5-3754 the “most perfect” blackbody in the Galaxy? |
| 9 February 2023 | Graziano (Chiaro) | SETI within 30 pc from Earth. Will we communicate with other civilizations? Astrophysical constrains. |
| 23 February 2023 | Marco (Balboni) | A first look at the CHEXMATE-LOFAR spatially resolved studies in galaxy clusters |
| 23 March 2023 | Silvano (Molendi) | Metal enrichment: the apex accretor perspective |
| 6 April 2023 | Davide Basilico | Looking at the Sun with solar neutrino |
| 13 April 2023 | Mario (Belfiore) & Paolo (Franzetti) | Werewolf – a small computing facility at IASF-MI |
| 27 April 2023 | Giustina (Vietri) | Extremely high-velocity UV outflows in AGN: discovery, implications & perspectives |
| 25 May 2023 | Beatrice Vaia | The power of the rings 2: mapping the Galaxy with the brightest gamma-ray burst of all time |
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