This webpage provides information for the 10th Heidelberg Summer School with the topic on the
The school took place September 21-25, 2015 in the Max Planck House in Heidelberg, Germany.
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, Landessternwarte Koenigstuhl, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies.
Scientific organizing committee: Ralf Klessen & Simon Glover (ITA, Heidelberg).
Alexander Tielens, Leiden University
Stefanie Walch, University of Cologne
The focus of the school is on the dynamics of the interstellar medium (ISM) and star formation. Basic aspects of the ISM such as the composition, the different phases, turbulence and the main heating and cooling processes will be discussed, as well as the chemistry of the ISM, the formation molecular clouds and star and the stellar feedback to the ISM. Another important topic is the observational approach to the ISM - the questions which tracers we can use and what observational techniques we may employ.
(1) Lectures are presented by leading experts in their fields,
including
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low, Peter Schilke, Alexander Tielens, and Stefanie Walch.
(2) Hands-on computer exercises were prepared for selected topics.
(3) A few presentations on specific scientific applications were given by scientists from astronomical research institutes in Heidelberg.
In addition, a social program was organized, intended to provide a pleasent and relaxed atmosphere for fruitful scientific discussions between all participants and the lectures.
