Name: INAF PhD School Francesco Lucchin - Spring 2026
Start: 2026-05-24T16:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-29T23:59:00+00:00
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INAF PhD School Francesco Lucchin - Spring 2026

from Sunday, 24 May 2026 (16:00) to Friday, 29 May 2026 (23:59)

Monday, 18 May 2026
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Thursday, 21 May 2026
Friday, 22 May 2026
Saturday, 23 May 2026
Sunday, 24 May 2026

16:00 Transfer to the venue: check your registration page to select the preferred option for shuttle service

16:00 - 21:00

Monday, 25 May 2026

08:45 Welcome and logistics
Welcome and logistics
08:45 - 09:00

09:00 Exoplanets: Discovery methods and Exoplanets Demography - Laura Affer
Discovery methods and Exoplanets Demography - Laura Affer
09:00 - 10:45

10:45 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:45 - 11:00

11:00 Gamma Astronomy: Gamma Ray Astronomy - Marco Tavani
Gamma Ray Astronomy - Marco Tavani
11:00 - 12:45

12:45 Greetings from INAF and UNICT
Greetings from INAF and UNICT
12:45 - 13:00

13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:30

14:30 Exoplanets: Discovery methods and Demography - Laura Affer
Discovery methods and Demography - Laura Affer
14:30 - 16:20

16:20 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:20 - 16:40

16:40 Gamma Astronomy: Cherenkov Techniques - Razmik Mirzoyan
Cherenkov Techniques - Razmik Mirzoyan
16:40 - 18:30

18:30 Break & Dinner
Break & Dinner
18:30 - 21:00

21:00 Communication: Communicating science from data to new technologies - Daniela Sicilia & Laura Leonardi
Communicating science from data to new technologies - Daniela Sicilia & Laura Leonardi
21:00 - 22:30
Tuesday, 26 May 2026

09:00 Gamma Astronomy: Gamma Ray Astronomy - Marco Tavani
Gamma Ray Astronomy - Marco Tavani
09:00 - 10:50

10:50 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:50 - 11:10

11:10 Exoplanets: Present and future of atmospheric characterization of exoplanets - Lorenzo Pino
Present and future of atmospheric characterization of exoplanets - Lorenzo Pino
11:10 - 13:00

13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:30

14:30 Gamma Astronomy: Cherenkov Techniques - Razmik Mirzoyan
Cherenkov Techniques - Razmik Mirzoyan
14:30 - 16:20

16:20 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
16:20 - 16:40

16:40 Exoplanets: Present and future of atmospheric characterization of exoplanets - Lorenzo Pino
Present and future of atmospheric characterization of exoplanets - Lorenzo Pino
16:40 - 18:30

18:30 Break & Dinner
Break & Dinner
18:30 - 21:00

21:00 Communication: Science and communication strategies for media, institution and general public - Laura Leonardi & Daniela Sicilia
Science and communication strategies for media, institution and general public - Laura Leonardi & Daniela Sicilia
21:00 - 22:30
Wednesday, 27 May 2026

09:00 Exoplanets: Evolution and stability of exoplanetary systems - Francesco Marzari
Evolution and stability of exoplanetary systems - Francesco Marzari
09:00 - 10:50

10:50 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:50 - 11:10

11:10 Gamma Astronomy: MultiMessenger & VHE - Antonio Stamerra
MultiMessenger & VHE - Antonio Stamerra
11:10 - 13:00

13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:30

14:30 Exoplanets: Evolution and stability of exoplanetary systems - Francesco Marzari
Evolution and stability of exoplanetary systems - Francesco Marzari
14:30 - 16:20

16:20 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
16:20 - 16:40

16:40 Gamma Astronomy: Pevatrons and gamma rays - Elena Amato
Pevatrons and gamma rays - Elena Amato
16:40 - 18:30

20:30 Social dinner

20:30 - 23:30
Thursday, 28 May 2026

09:00 Gamma Astronomy: VHE & fundamental physics - Francesco Gabriele Saturni
VHE & fundamental physics - Francesco Gabriele Saturni
09:00 - 10:50

10:50 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:50 - 11:10

11:10 Exoplanets: Hands-on MC - Luca Malavolta
Hands-on MC - Luca Malavolta
11:10 - 13:00

13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 15:00

15:00 Trip to Serra la Nave - Mt. Etna

15:00 - 20:00

20:00 Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 22:00
Friday, 29 May 2026

09:00 Exoplanets: Hands-on MC - Luca Malavolta
Hands-on MC - Luca Malavolta
09:00 - 10:50

10:50 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:50 - 11:10

11:10 Gamma Astronomy: Hands-on on MC simulations - Antonio Pagliaro
Hands-on on MC simulations - Antonio Pagliaro
11:10 - 13:00

13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 15:00

15:00 Students presentation

15:00 - 19:00

20:00 Goodbye party
Goodbye party
20:00 - 23:59

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