Pre-Seminar: Astronomy & Astrobiology in the Atacama Desert
Lecturer: Dr. J. Feige, Dr. A. Airo Farulla
Time: Tuesday 16-18, Place: Eugene-Paul-Wigner-Gebäude der TU, Hardenbergstr. 36, EW 246, Begin: 2020-04-21 (weekly)
Language: German
Important:
Content:
Astronomy and Astrobiology in the Atacama Desert - Pre-Seminar: Southern sky observations, VLT and ALMA, solar eclipse, desert soil habitability, extremophile microbiology, hyperacid desert sedimentology and geomorphology, Mars surface processes. Each student will select a topic relevant for the field trip and prepare a presentaton given in the seminar. Also required is the preparation of a corresponding interim report as a section for the field guide.
Performance:
Student talks supervised by professors and research assistants.
Target group:
This module aims to primarily address master students in the fields of Astronomy, Bio- or Geosciences.
Note:
Maximale Teilnehmerzahl: 10
This course is part of the module Astronomy and Astrobiology in the Atacama Desert which consists of a Pre-Seminar, a Field-Trip and a Post-Seminar. For further information, please read the module description at moseskonto.tu-berlin.de/moses/modultransfersystem/index.html.