Hel.A.S. Newsletter 96 - February 2006


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                        HELLENIC ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
                            ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER
             NUMBER 96                                February 2006

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   TOPICS:

   1. Forthcoming Elections of Hel.A.S. - G.C. nominations of candidates.
   2. Members in new positions
   3. Georgios Surlantzis (1964 - 2006)
   4. IUPAP Young Scientist's prize in Astrophysics
   5. Cassini Postdoctoral position in the Academy of Athens
   6. Postoctoral Positions in Astronomy/Astrophysics in France
   7. Call for proposals for the International Space Science Institute
   8. Upcoming Astronomy meetings in Greece
   9. About this Newsletter


  1. FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS OF Hel.A.S.- G.C. NOMINATIONS OF CANDIDATES.
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    This coming June the General Assembly of HelAS will meet to elect
  its officers for the period 2006-2008. Nominations for candidates of
  the Governing Council can be sent to the Secretary of Hel.A.S. till
  February 28, 2006. Further information can be found in the web page:

    http://www.astro.auth.gr/elaset/events.html


  2. MEMBERS IN NEW POSITIONS
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    Dr. Yannis Papaphilippou recently moved to a staff accelerator
  physicist position in the Accelerator and Beam Physics group of the
  Accelerator and Beams division at CERN (CH).

    Dr. Antonis Georgakakis has been awarded a Marie-Curie fellowship
  to work at the Astrophysics Group of Imperial College London (UK)
  on the origin of the X-ray Background and the link between AGN and
  starburst activity.


  3. GEORGIOS SURLANTZIS (1964-2006)
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    Dr Georgios Surlantzis, who was in the process to become a member
  of our Society, died in a tragic accident as he was climbing on Mt
  Lasithi in Crete, together with other members of the climbing group
  of Heraklion, on Saturday January 21, 2006. He graduated from the
  University of Thessaloniki in 1991, obtained a  PhD in Astrophysics
  from the Univ. of Crete in 1995, has been a research fellow at the
  Observatoire de Paris in Meudon, France (1992-1993) and the Univ. of
  Strasbourg (1994) and was curently employed as a Researcher at the
  Hellenic Center for Marine Research and the TEI of Heraklion, in Crete.
  We shall always remember Giorgos for his sincere and friendly character
  and enthusiasm for physics and theoretical astrophysics. He is survived
  by his wife and four very young children. We inform those willing to
  help his family, that his wife Katsioulh Theodora has the account
  358/60728950 at the Commercial Bank of Greece (Emporiki Trapeza).


  4. IUAPAP YOUNG SCIENTIST'S PRIZE IN ASTROPHYSICS
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    The Commission on Astrophysics of the International Union of Pure
   and Applied Physics expects to present a prize to an outstanding
  young astrophysicist in December, 2006 at the 23rd Texas Symposium
  on Relativistic Astrophysics in Melbourne, Australia.  Candidates
  for the prize must not have completed more than 8 years of post-PhD
  research and related activities at the time the prize is awarded.
  The prize will consist of a IUPAP Medal, travel expenses to the
  meeting where the prize is presented, and possibly a small cash
  award. The winner will probably be asked to give a short talk about
  the work for which the prize is awarded.

    Nominations can come from any astrophysicist who knows the nominee's
  work well. A nomination should consist of a letter explaining the
  nominee's qualifications, a complete CV and list of publications, and
  two letters of support, at least one of which must come from someone
  who is not at the nominee's institution, is not a past mentor, and is
  not a frequent co-author or other close collaborator.  Materials must
  arrive by 1 June 2006 for full consideration.  Nominations should be
  sent to the chair and the secretary of the Commission and to the chair
  of the selection committee: Commission Chair: Alexei M. Fridman (Inst.
  of Astronomy, Pyatnitskaya Ul. 48, 109017 Moscow, Russia. flexa@online.ru)
  Commission Secretary: Patricia A. Whitelock (SAAO, PO Box 9, 7935
  Observatory, South Africa, paw@saao.ac.za) Selection Committee
  Chair: Virginia Trimble (Physics Dept, Univ.  of California, Irvine
  CA 92697 USA, vtrimble@uci.edu).


  5. CASSINI POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT THE ACADEMY OF ATHENS
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    A position for a Post-doctoral research associate at the Academy
  of Athens is still available effective as early as February 1, 2006.
  The work involves analyses of data from the MIMI (Magnetospheric
  Imaging Instrument) currently in orbit around Saturn. Information
  about the MIMI investigation team can be found at

                     http://sd-www.jhuapl.edu/CASSINI/

    The position requires a PhD in space plasma physics, good
  knowledge of magnetospheric physics, data analyses techniques, and
  ability to present technical talks in English to international
  scientific audiences. The work will be directed by Academician Stamatis
  Krimizis who is Principal Investigator for the MIMI investigation.
  If interested, please sent a CV via email to both tom.krimigis@jhuapl.edu
  and to skrimizis@academyofathens.gr. The work is funded by a NASA
  contract via the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory,
  and is for one year with possible renewals of up to three years.


  6. POSTOCTORAL POSITIONS IN ASTRONOMY/ASTROPHYSICS IN FRANCE
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    A number of postdoctoral research positions are available via the
  Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in France. For
  details on the requirements visit:

    http://www.sg.cnrs.fr/drhchercheurs/Post_doc_2006/default.htm

   To see the available positions click on the "Liste des offres" in the
  above mentioned web page and select:

   - PNC for "Physique Nucleaire et Corpusculaire"
   - SPM for "Sciences Physiques et Mathematiques"
   - SDU for "Sciences de l'Univers"

   Also, a postdoctoral position in numerical astrophysics is available at
  the Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Grenoble with more information at :

   http://www-laog.obs.ujf-grenoble.fr/~petrucci/pageANR/Postdoc.html


  7. CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE ISSI
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    The International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern,
  Switzerland, invites proposals from International Teams to conduct
  on its premises study activities in space science (solar and solar
  terrestrial science, geophysics, atmospheric science and climate,
  planetary science, astrobiology, astrophysics and fundamental
  physics), based on the analysis and evaluation of existing data from
  several spacecraft and eventual integration with ground observations
  and theoretical models.  Teams would typically consist of about 8-12
  members (some could have a few more and some less, to a minimum of
  3) and assemble for two one-week meetings over a year. One Team
  Leader will take the responsibility for the activity of the Team in
  all its phases and will ensure the interface with ISSI.

    The deadline for the letter of intent is February 18, 2006 while
  the full proposals are due on March 18, 2006.  Detailed information
  on the format and contents of the proposal, selection procedures,
  schedule and support from ISSI can be found on the ISSI site
  http://www.issi.unibe.ch/visitors.html.


  8. UPCOMING ASTRONOMY MEETINGS IN GREECE
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    The following meetings will take place in Greece. Please check the
  corresponding web page or contact the organizers by e-mail for more
  information.

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                International Conference on Archaeoastronomy
                          Rhodes, 6-10 April 2006

                       More information can be found at:
                http://www.rhodes.aegean.gr/tms/SEAC2006.htm

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                  "Galaxy Evolution with Spitzer and Herschel"
                   Agios Nikolaos, Crete, 28 May-2 June 2006

                       More information can be found at:
                        http://galev06.physics.uoc.gr

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   9. ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER
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    This Newsletter was edited by Vassilis Charmandaris and Kanaris
   Tsinganos. It was forwarded to the 251, out of the 271, members of
   Hel.A.S. who have e-mail access.

    The next edition of the Newsletter will be mailed around March 1st
   2006. Please send your announcements (e.g. appointments/departures,
   job openings, research opportunities, awards, conferences in Greece)
   or comments before February 25, 2006. All correspondence concerning
   the Newsletter should be addressed to:

                        tsingan@phys.uoa.gr

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