Oct 15 – 17, 2024
Padova, Astronomical Observatory
Europe/Rome timezone

Scientific Program

15 October 2024

 

Session 1: Introduction to stellar evolution

 9.00-  9.10:   A. Vallenari: Welcome

9.10-10.10 :  G. Costa/ M. Trabucchi Introduction to stellar evolution models

10.10-11.10:  A. Vallenari: The Gaia mission and stellar physics 

 

11:10-11.30 Coffee break

 

11:30-12:30  Seminar: G. Meynet: Nucleosynthesis of the first stellar generations

 

12:30-13:30 lunch

 

Session 2: Participant presentations and project work

13-30-14:30 G. Pastorelli:  AGB stars, their importance in the stellar population studies

14.30-16.00  A. Bragaglia: The importance of spectroscopic surveys

 

16:00-16:15  coffee break

 

16:15-17:17 : G. Pastorelli: STEV, Trilegal and tools for population studies

17:15 -18:15 PhD Student presentation and project description 

 

18:15-19.15 Visit to La Specola

 

 

16 October 2024

 

Session 3; The art of deriving stellar ages 

 

 9.00-10.00 : G. Meynet  Uncertainties on age estimates

10.00-11.00 :  Sprint time Session 1

 

11.00-11:30 coffee break

 

11.30-12.30  A. Zanella:  Inclusive approach to outreach

 

12.30-14:0 lunch

 

14.00-15.00: M. Pasquato: machine learning for age determination 

 

15.0-15.30 coffee break

 

15.30.-16.30: M. Pasquato:  tutorial on machine learning 

16.30-17.30 : Sprint time Session 2

 

 

20:00 Social dinner

 

 

 

17 October 2024

 

Session 4: Asteroseismology

 

9.00-10.00: D. Bossini: Principles of Asteroseismology

 

10.00-10.30. coffee break

 

10.30-11.30 D. Bossini/M. Trabucchi: Tutorial: deriving stellar parameters with asteroseismology

 

 

11.30-12.30  Sprint session 3



12.30-13.30 lunch

 

Session 5: Project wrap ups

 

13:30-14.30 Sprint session 4

14.30-16.00 Project wrap ups

 

16.00-16.30  coffee break